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Flanagan beats Craig for Minnesota Democratic Senate nod in win for progressives 

• Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won Minnesota's Democratic primary for retiring Sen. Tina Smith's seat, defeating challenger Angie Craig
• Flanagan prevailed in a race against six Democratic candidates total, with Craig as the primary competition
• The outcome is viewed as advancing the progressive wing of the state Democratic Party

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D) is projected to deliver a key victory for progressives and defeat Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) in the Democratic primary for retiring Sen. Tina Smith’s (D-Minn.) seat, according to Decision Desk HQ. Flanagan ran against five other Democrats for the party’s nod, though Craig…

Winners crowned at Patriot Games next to Trump

• Trump administration created first-ever Patriot Games, a youth athletic competition that concluded in Geneva, Ohio
• Event emphasizes competitive sportsmanship and maintains separate male and female competition categories
• Champions crowned across the three-day sporting event with presidential attendance

President Trump visited Geneva, Ohio on Tuesday to watch two American athletes win the first-ever Patriot Games, which were created by his administration to increasingly showcase youth sportsmanship and promote strict biological sex categories in athletics. One male and one female were crowned the champions of the all-American…

Former ‘Summer House’ star loses House Democratic primary to take on Stauber in Minnesota

• Trina Swanson, former immigration official, wins Minnesota's 8th Democratic primary
• She defeated Luke Gulbranson from Bravo's 'Summer House'
• Advances to general election against Republican incumbent Stauber

Former federal immigration official Trina Swanson is projected to win the Democratic primary in Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Swanson defeated Democrats John Munter and Luke Gulbranson — the latter of whom appeared on seasons 4-7 of the Bravo series “Summer House.” By winning…

Trump comes up short with Lindell in Minnesota gubernatorial primary

Minnesota state Rep. Lisa Demuth (R) was projected to win the Republican primary for governor of the North Star State, Decision Desk HQ projects, dealing a blow to President Trump. Trump had endorsed Republican businessman Mike Lindell, the “My Pillow Guy” whom a judge ruled defamed the election…

Trump confirms decoy aircraft switch amid Iranian missile threat

• Trump confirmed a covert aircraft switch over an alleged Iranian missile threat.
• Air Force One reportedly flew as a decoy.
• The operation was kept secret for more than a month.

President Trump has confirmed that he secretly changed aircraft after a Nato summit in Ankara because of an alleged Iranian missile threat. The manoeuvre was intended to protect the President by allowing Air Force One to act as a decoy, highlighting the security measures used when intelligence suggests…

Trump says he switched planes after Nato summit because of possible threat

• Trump confirms secret plane swap after Nato summit over Iranian threat
• Catering truck used to move him to a smaller military jet
• Journalists on decoy Air Force One flight were unaware of the switch

President Donald Trump has confirmed he secretly swapped planes while leaving a Nato summit in Ankara last month due to a possible threat, after reports emerged that he was covertly moved from Air Force One to a smaller military jet using a catering truck. Speaking to reporters on…

Duffy’s son-in-law wins GOP primary for open Tiffany House seat

• Michael Alfonso, 26, won the GOP primary for Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District open seat
• The political newcomer benefited from backing by President Trump and his father-in-law Sean Duffy, the current Transportation Secretary

Michael Alfonso, the son-in-law of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, was projected to win the GOP primary for the open congressional seat in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Alfonso, a 26-year-old political newcomer, was bolstered by the support of President Trump and by his father-in-law,…

Bulgaria beating trial, Dubai influencer’s CCTV hope and Supermassive Games cuts headline briefing

• Two youths have been charged in Plovdiv over an alleged filmed assault on two Nepalese nationals.
• Dubai influencer Brooke George’s self-defence claim will be assessed by the court, despite newly reported CCTV and other evidence.
• Supermassive Games has started consultation on up to 75 redundancies.

In Bulgaria, prosecutors in Plovdiv charged two youths, aged 18 and 17, over the alleged assault of two Nepalese men on the night of 24–25 July. Authorities said a video found on one suspect’s phone recorded the incident, and that the alleged victims, aged 33 and 27, sustained…