Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-04 21:59 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump’s former personal lawyer appears on track to become attorney general despite reservations over deal withdrawing ‘anti-weaponization fund’
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[2026-08-04 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Caterpillar shares jumped in pre-market trading after reporting a second-quarter beat, driven by strong growth in its heavy machinery, power and energy business amid the data center buildout, reshoring, and other activities reindustrializing the nation under the Trump administration.
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[2026-08-04 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump claims that direct negotiations with Iran are under way, and has warned that the latest round is Tehran’s “last chance” to secure a deal to end the war.
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[2026-08-04 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport, in Morristown, N.J., Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, en route to return to Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-08-04 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In July, Morocco became the first Arab and African nation to deploy its military to the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) in Palestine under Donald Trump’s "peace plan" for Gaza, bolstered by his equally dubious Board of Peace (BoP).
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[2026-08-04 20:46 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: CONFI. Senate staff carry boxes labeled 'confidential funds' containing documents to be presented during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on August 4, 2026.
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[2026-08-04 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A cargo ship was reportedly hit in the Strait of Hormuz by an “unknown projectile” overnight. The incident occurred after US President Donald Trump declared that he was giving Tehran its “last chance before decapitation” to sign a deal on his terms.
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[2026-08-04 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This is our flagship newsletter Morning Wire. You can subscribe here and we’ll email it to you daily.
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[2026-08-04 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis wanted written confirmation that the fund would not be created as they shared concerns with many over the possibility that violent January 6th rioters could be considered for payments.
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[2026-08-04 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump said he doesn’t know what was agreed to on to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination to lead the Justice Department. Trump also weighed in on the situation involving Rep. Max Miller, saying he’ll let the families “figure that out.”
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[2026-08-04 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Ongoing talks are Iran's 'last chance before decapitation,' says Trump
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[2026-08-04 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Michigan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Progressive Abdul El-Sayed leads in polls against centrist Haley Stevens as party looks to regain control of US Senate
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[2026-08-04 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: On Tuesday, a human rights commission will hold an extraordinary hearing over the administration’s alleged attacks on protesters, journalists and others
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[2026-08-04 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Colombia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Luis Carlos Rúa revealed himself to be Elefante blanco just three days before election for ‘his own safety’. Now he is tackling graft from senate floor
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[2026-08-04 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Voters in five US states – Kansas, Missouri, Virginia, Michigan, and Washington – are headed to the polls for another key round of midterm primaries, where they will choose the Republican and Democratic candidates to compete in November’s elections.
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[2026-08-04 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump's weekend somewhat comical, hyperbolic, or even absurd proclamation that he was planning an attack on Iran which would have been "the biggest attack since World War II" and could have been "disastrous" for Iran - before being called off - is raising serious questions.
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[2026-08-04 19:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Why is Trump Media selling early access to Trump's Truth Social posts?
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[2026-08-04 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 4 Aug 2026 at 7:19pm
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[2026-08-04 19:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-04 19:10 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-04 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spanish striker Ferran Torres has said that his MAGA-inspired 'Make Spain Great Again' cap, which he wore during Spain's recent World Cup celebrations, was not a political move and "just to have fun".
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[2026-08-04 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, speaks at a campaign rally, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-08-04 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US president Donald Trump (pictured with UFC president Dana White) met with fighters inside the Oval Office at the White House before the event
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[2026-08-04 18:54 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president hits out at ExxonMobil and Chevron, saying they should ‘give some of that back to the public’
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[2026-08-04 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Board of Peace delegation briefed national security advisers and senior staff representing the Republican and Democratic leadership of the US House of Representatives and Senate in Washington on the implementation of President Donald Trump's Comprehensive Peace Plan, a senior BoP member told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.
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[2026-08-04 18:45 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-04 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US authorities have arrested a man on suspicion of arson in connection with the largest of three wildfires burning around the northwestern city of Spokane in Washington state, where tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate.
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[2026-08-04 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala continued to bask in the glory of her historic breakthrough after the Filipina tennis star made a stunning appearance on social media following her triumphant campaign at the Mubadala D.C. Open in Washington, D.C.
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[2026-08-04 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran believes it is in a position of strategic advantage because the United States is seeking to avoid a broader conflict, former senior Israeli security official Avner Vilan said in an interview with 103FM on Monday.
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[2026-08-04 17:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US-backed panel seeks to calm Israeli pushback over framework for war-torn enclave
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[2026-08-04 17:20 UTC+10:00] [Mohammad Dahlan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US-backed panel seeks to calm Israeli pushback over framework for war-torn enclave
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[2026-08-04 17:06 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: National Foreign Trade Council ‘disappointed’ at move to expand News Bargaining Incentive but Australian experts say government is not going far enough
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[2026-08-04 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Middle East regional media has reported a huge uptick in Israeli military attacks in the Gaza Strip since President Trump announced a "historic" agreement which Hamas finally signed on to.
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[2026-08-04 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Niños de pie en el agua mientras se ven cargueros fondeados al fondo y un pescador cerca, en el estrecho de Ormuz cerca de Bandar Abbas, Irán, el martes 30 de junio de 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP, Archivo)
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[2026-08-04 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump has warned that the latest round of negotiations with Iran is the "last chance" to bring an end to the five-month conflict.
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[2026-08-04 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Wildfires raging on the outskirts of Spokane, Washington, for a third day have destroyed at least 700 buildings and forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in and around the state's second-most populous city, officials said on Monday.
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[2026-08-04 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Brown University President Christina Paxson said on Monday that she would leave her post at the end of the academic year, following a difficult period in which she clashed with President Donald Trump's administration over its threats to slash the Ivy League school's federal funding.
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[2026-08-04 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dallas Wings (19-11, 8-6 Western Conference) at Washington Mystics (16-12, 9-5 Eastern Conference)
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[2026-08-04 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 4 Aug 2026 at 4:09pm
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[2026-08-04 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Britain's BP on Tuesday reported a sharp upswing in second-quarter profit, as energy supermajors reap massive profits from higher fossil fuel prices amid hostilities between the U.S. and Iran.
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[2026-08-04 16:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-08-04 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump announced “a historic agreement” on July 30 for the disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza, framed as the long-awaited move into the second phase of the October 2025 “ceasefire” deal.
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[2026-08-04 15:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un trabajador de Avista se mueve por un terreno tras un incendio en el norte de Spokane, Washington, el lunes 3 de agosto de 2026. (AP Foto/Lindsey Wasson)
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[2026-08-04 15:45 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: There is a classic episode of the radio program This American Life that attempts to diagnose the elements of a fiasco. It asks: What elevates a situation from mere ordinary chaos or disaster to the “more ethereal, specialised realm of fiasco”?
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[2026-08-04 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Eastern Washington wildfires destroyed at least 600 structures and forced 60,000 evacuations in the Spokane area. Lizzie Davis said her family lost her childhood home and family heirlooms. (AP Video shot by Manuel Valdes)
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[2026-08-04 15:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Veterans Ministry brings together 70 descendants of Korean War veterans and history teachers from Korea, US
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[2026-08-04 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Wildfires in Washington State force tens of thousands to flee
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[2026-08-04 14:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-08-04 14:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Alexandra Eala became the first player from the Philippines to win a WTA Tour-level singles title, and Taylor Fritz claimed his first trophy of the season after both rain-delayed Washington Open finals were completed on Monday.
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[2026-08-04 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Michigan voters are set to decide a competitive Democratic U.S. Senate primary in a race that will have major implications for control of the chamber in 2027. (AP video: Mike Householder)
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