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What Happened Today – August 5

🟡 GovBrief Intensity Score 108
Normal range. Baseline political energy.
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🚨 The GOP is manufacturing spectacle and engineering power grabs at the same time.

Epstein subpoenas target only Clintons and ex-DOJ officials while shielding Trump from scrutiny. In Texas they back a mid-decade redistricting that hands them five extra seats and urge police or even the FBI to arrest Democrats who fled in protest.

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Today’s Quote

“I got the highest vote in the history of Texas, as you probably know, and we are entitled to five more seats.” 

-Donald Trump live on CNBC, August 5.

Yesterday’s Most Read Story

Netanyahu prepares full Gaza occupation as Trump demands Hamas accept ‘all or nothing’ hostage-ceasefire deal.

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