Coverage centers on the too-close-to-call Michigan Democratic Senate primary between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens, framed by outlets as a test of progressive versus centrist strength ahead of midterms. Other threads include UK prisoner early-release policy debate, a Capitol Hill dispute involving a lawmaker and senator, White House claims about a past FBI-Trump probe, healthcare fraud crackdowns, and business news on SpaceX, markets, and the Supreme Court's upcoming docket.”}[fixing quote character]{

The Washington Post
@washingtonpost · 19.3M followers
Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens were locked in a tight Democratic primary early Wednesday for Michigan’s open Senate seat, leaving one of the party’s most consequential contests too close to call. Here is your early brief: https://t.co/T9vj3tmnY6

Reuters
@Reuters · 26.2M followers
🔊 SpaceX wants to build data centers in space to rival those on Earth. Is it achievable? ‘Doing that is still very, very ambitious, remains a far-out goal.’ @joroulette on the Reuters World News podcast https://t.co/xhgl7GEat3 https://t.co/9AsHYvCR6K

POLITICO
@politico · 5.1M followers
El-Sayed tells potential Dem presidential candidates to subscribe to his campaign mantra of getting money out of politics, putting money into pockets and passing Medicare for All. “If not, I’m going to dog you up and down the state,” he said in an interview with our @adamwren. https://t.co/jmekmPcqcM

Newsweek
@Newsweek · 3.4M followers
Trump criticized the U.S. oil majors for earning "too much money" thanks to supply disruptions caused by the Iran war. https://t.co/UbFiuGAJXk

The Wall Street Journal
@WSJ · 22M followers
A domestic drama involving a House lawmaker and his former father-in-law, a U.S. senator, has shocked Capitol Hill and prompted escalating accusations with both personal and political consequences. https://t.co/giieMJnBpt

FBI
@FBI · 4M followers
#ICYMI from @FBILosAngeles : A Swedish national who licensed the rights of the late Colombian narco-terrorist Pablo Escobar was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for defrauding investors by marketing and selling products – including flamethrowers and cellphones – that he https://t.co/JyH5wsW37c

Vox
@voxdotcom · 1.1M followers
Our series America After Trump examines how democracies fall, and how they come back. On Aug. 19 at 12:30 PM ET, @zackbeauchamp is continuing the conversation live with Protect Democracy. Register now: https://t.co/TbfcLEzkq6 https://t.co/ot58jhBhuC

The Atlantic
@TheAtlantic · 1.9M followers
America’s greatest rival is single-handedly averting a global energy crisis, and no one knows how the country is doing it—or why, Rogé Karma argues. https://t.co/C1LPYA7YrM
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