Cheney predicts lengthy fight for American democracy in campaign's closing message
Rep. Liz Cheney released a closing video statement ahead of a Republican primary in Wyoming she is expected to lose next week. In her message, she framed the congressional race as a bigger fight for American democracy.
news.yahoo.comPost Politics Now Gas price drop is welcome news for Biden and fellow Democrats
The national average for a gallon of gas has fallen below $4 for the first time since early March. Prices at the pump, and inflation more broadly, have been a major political challenge for Democrats.
washingtonpost.comPolice say executive had weapons in hospital closet
The marketing director of a northern N.J. hospital is facing weapons charges after a bomb threat led to what police said was a cache of weapons in the facility. Reuven Alonalayoff has been arrested in connection with the discovery.
news.yahoo.comChina reaffirms threat of military force to annex Taiwan
China on Wednesday reaffirmed its threat to use military force to bring self-governing Taiwan under its control, amid threatening Chinese military exercises that have raised tensions between the sides to their highest level in years. The statement issued by the Cabinet’s Taiwan Affairs Office and its news department followed almost a week of missile firings and incursions into Taiwanese waters and airspace by Chinese warships and air force planes. An English-language version of the Chinese statement said Beijing would “work with the greatest sincerity and exert our utmost efforts to achieve peaceful reunification."
news.yahoo.comJolin Tsai loses 270K followers after not sharing ‘There is only one China’ post following Pelosi’s Taiwan visit
Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai purportedly lost around 270,000 Weibo followers after not sharing a post that declares "There is only one China" days after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. The backlash started after China Central Television (CCTV) News took down its Aug. 4 post promoting the music radio show “Shi Jian De Ge” and calling the 41-year-old singer’s hit song “Womxnly” a "solace for the youth.” Minutes before Pelosi arrived in Taiwan last week, CCTV News posted an image on Weibo with the words "There is only one China in the world.”
news.yahoo.comSenators introduce bill to eliminate copays for veterans accessing contraception
On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, Richard Blumenthal, and Susan Collins introduced the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act, which will eliminate copayments for contraception covered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.