U.S. WILL NOT ABANDON TAIWAN DESPITE WARNINGS FROM CHINA, PELOSI SAYS House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she and other members of Congress visiting Taiwan are showing they will not abandon their commitment to the self-governing island. Pelosi visited Taiwan despite threats from China. "America's determination to preserve democracy, here in Taiwan and around the world, remains ironclad," she said during a meeting with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen. [AP]
PROGRESSIVE REP. RASHIDA TLAIB WINS MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) won her primary, disappointing centrist Democrats and pro-Israel donors who once again sought to unseat her. Tlaib, a member of the ultra-progressive "Squad" in the U.S. House, defeated three challengers, all more moderate than her. Meanwhile, Rep. Haley Stevens decisively won a contentious Democratic primary in the northern suburbs of Detroit, defeating Rep. Andy Levin, a Jewish progressive targeted by pro-Israel groups. [HuffPost]
DEMOCRATS DESPERATELY HOPING KYRSTEN SINEMA WON'T TANK THEIR AGENDA Having finally convinced red-state Sen. Joe Manchin to support a historic climate and energy bill, Democrats are now waiting to hear from their other quisling: Kyrsten Sinema. The Arizona Democrat isn't saying whether she will vote for the Inflation Reduction Act and bolster her party's chances in the November midterm elections. [HuffPost]
SANDY HOOK PARENT TESTIFIES: ALEX JONES' APOLOGIES 'ARE WORTHLESS' The parent of a child killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting testified that conspiracist Alex Jones must be held accountable for the lies he spread about his dead child over the years.
"Alex Jones' apologies are worthless," Neil Heslin, whose 6-year-old boy Jesse Lewis died in the 2012 shooting, testified. While Heslin testified, Jones went on his Infowars program to accuse Heslin of being "slow" and "on the Spectrum." [HuffPost]
TRUMP-BACKED TUDOR DIXON WILL FACE DEMOCRAT GRETCHEN WHITMER IN MICHIGAN Tudor Dixon emerged the winner in one of the messiest GOP primaries this election cycle, clinching the Republican nomination for governor in Michigan. Trump-endorsed Dixon, a conservative commentator and business owner, will face Democrat Gretchen Whitmer this fall in one of this year's most competitive races for governor. [HuffPost]
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