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]{

ABC News
@ABC · 18.5M followers
Attorneys for David Hearn, who was alleged to have vandalized the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, filed a motion in D.C. Superior Court, citing "exceptional facts and circumstances" to have the indictment against him dismissed with prejudice. https://t.co/2OURCMceME

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

MarketWatch
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Economic calendar: ADP employment, U.S. services PMI, ISM services https://t.co/bchykcZmbo

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

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

NBC News
@NBCNews · 9.3M followers
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

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
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