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]{

Vox
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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

CNBC
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: SpaceX, AMD, Eli Lilly, Disney & more https://t.co/63lp29kbzu

Bloomberg
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Momentum investor Richard Driehaus took exception to the mantra of buy low, sell high. @jonathanjlevin says his philosophy applies to today's market (via @opinion) https://t.co/o2DTWgsSBo

CBS News
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The White House has declassified information claiming the FBI opened an investigation into whether Trump was acting as an asset for Russia when he fired Comey, a theory an official has said was not backed up by evidence. https://t.co/hXupIBRQka

NBC News
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Left-wing candidates had advanced in Democratic primaries this year in New York and Colorado, but Michigan represented the first test of whether those successes were transferable to a very different sort of playing field — like a purple Midwestern state. https://t.co/CmkKUMOAgc

The Telegraph
@Telegraph · 3.4M followers
Historical child sex offenders will still be eligible for early release despite Andy Burnham’s review of the scheme. The Prime Minister announced earlier this week that rapists and child sex offenders were to be exempt from the freeing of 5,000 prisoners halfway through their https://t.co/qUWxAu2rot

The Washington Post
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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

Financial Times
@FT · 7M followers
Citadel surges 6% after swoop on Situational Awareness https://t.co/0USLOxtbno
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