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John Gibbs talks to a room full of people after defeating Peter Meijer in the Republican primary for Michigan's third Congressional District during a GOP unity reception at the Kent County GOP headquarters in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)

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Former President Donald Trump is still the top kingmaker for Republican candidates in primaries, but analysts say he is denting the GOP’s chances to win some of those races in November.

Hunter Biden leaves after President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 people during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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GOP senators strip $35 insulin cap under private insurance from Democrats’ tax and climate bill

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In this photo provided by China’s Xinhua News Agency, a People's Liberation Army member looks through binoculars during military exercises as Taiwan’s frigate Lan Yang is seen at the rear, on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. China is holding drills in waters around Taiwan in response to a recent visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (Lin Jian/Xinhua via AP)

Beijing sends more warships, aircraft toward Taiwan after Pelosi visit

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The U. S Capitol, is seen on Friday, August 5, 2022 in Washington. Senate Democrats have agreed to eleventh-hour changes to their marquee economic legislation, they announced late Thursday, clearing the major impediment to pushing one of President Joe Biden’s paramount election-year priorities through the chamber in coming days. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Democrats’ tax and climate spending bill clears Senate along party lines, heads to House

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Georgia Democratic candidate for governor Stacey Abrams speaks on Thursday, July 28, 2022, during a rally in Clayton, Ga. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

Democrats Stacey Abrams, Richard Blumenthal refuse to say if Biden should run again

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Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., left, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, speak to reporters about designating Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism because of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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In this April 21, 2010 file photo, Hershey's miniatures and kisses are displayed in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, file)

Candy industry warns of Halloween shortages, inflation amid soaring demand

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In this Jan. 11, 2021, photo, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita speaks in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) **FILE**

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Klondike said it will discontinue its Choco Taco product. (Image courtesy of Klondike)

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Mini-bottles of alcohol for sale at the Duty Free Americas shop at the Salt Lake City International Airport, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016. Miniature bottles could soon return to liquor stores in deeply religious Utah, after the state agency that oversees alcohol approved a rule change. The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services Commission unanimously voted in favor of it Tuesday, July 26, 2022. (Scott Sommerdorf/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

Gallup poll: Most Americans think alcohol is harmful but drink anyway

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President Joe Biden speaks before signing two bills aimed at combating fraud in the COVID-19 small business relief programs Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

Democrats see midterm momentum after Biden’s unexpected winning streak

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President Joe Biden speaks before signing two bills aimed at combating fraud in the COVID-19 small business relief programs Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, at the White House in Washington. Over five decades in Washington, President Joe Biden knew that the way to influence was to be in the room where it happens. But in the second year of his presidency, some of Biden’s most striking, legacy-defining legislative victories came about by staying out of it. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool, File)

Biden steps out of the room and finds legacy-defining wins

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National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during a briefing at the White House, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House blasts China for severing talks over Pelosi’s Taiwan trip

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People watch from the gallery before a vote is held on Senate Bill 1 during a special session Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. The bill bans abortions at zero weeks except in the cases of rape, incest or to protect the life of the pregnant person. (Jenna Watson/The Indianapolis Star via AP)

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In this May 17, 2022, file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Anna Rose Layden/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Democrats reject Rubio amendment declaring only women get pregnant

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The U. S Capitol, is seen on Friday, August 5, 2022 in Washington. Senate Democrats have agreed to eleventh-hour changes to their marquee economic legislation, they announced late Thursday, clearing the major impediment to pushing one of President Joe Biden’s paramount election-year priorities through the chamber in coming days. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Democrats’ tax and climate spending bill clears Senate along party lines, heads to House

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks before former President Donald Trump at an America First Policy Institute agenda summit at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, Tuesday, July 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Gingrich describes how to create a red tsunami

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Georgia Democratic candidate for governor Stacey Abrams speaks on Thursday, July 28, 2022, during a rally in Clayton, Ga. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

Democrats Stacey Abrams, Richard Blumenthal refuse to say if Biden should run again

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Calley Malloy, left, of Shawnee, Kan.; Cassie Woolworth, of Olathe, Kan.; and Dawn Rattan, right, of Shawnee, Kan., applaud during a primary watch party Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in Overland Park, Kan. Kansas voters rejected a ballot measure in a conservative state with deep ties to the anti-abortion movement that would have allowed the Republican-controlled Legislature to tighten restrictions or ban abortion outright.(Tammy Ljungblad AP)/The Kansas City Star via AP)

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addresses attendees during the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit, Friday, July 22, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

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In this image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, evacuees wait to board a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 30. 2021. (Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marine Corps via AP, File) **FILE**

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This combination of Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022 photos shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, and Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren during separate news conferences in Tampa, Fla. On Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, Warren vowed to fight his suspension from office by DeSantis over his promise not to enforce the state's 15-week abortion ban and support for gender transition treatments for minors. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Florida prosecutor vows to fight Gov. DeSantis suspension

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Ariz. gun store owner outraged over ATF agent photographing firearm sales records with phone

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Assistant State Attorney Mike Satz, checks into evidence the weapon used in the MSD shooting during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 25, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/ Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)

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This undated photo provided by SeaWorld San Diego shows killer whale Nakai. The nearly 20-year-old killer whale born at SeaWorld San Diego has died of an infection, the park announced Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. (SeaWorld San Diego via AP)

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Brazil's former president, who is running for reelection, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, appears in Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 3, 2022, and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, right, attends a meeting on June 9, 2022, in Los Angeles. Brazilians go to the polls in October, and they'll have a choice between reelecting Bolsonaro, or bringing back former president da Silva. (AP Photos)

Problematic or perilous: Brazil’s environmental choice

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This image taken from video footage aired by Iranian state television March 8, 2022, shows the launch of a rocket by Iran's Revolutionary Guard carrying a Noor-2 reconnaissance satellite in the northeastern Shahroud Desert of Iran as U.S. intelligence agencies warn Tehran could seek 90% enrichment if negotiations to restore Iran’s nuclear deal fail. (Iranian state television via AP, File)

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Colombia's President-elect Gustavo Petro speaks to students at Externado University in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Petro gave a talk to students at his alma mater where he studied economics, ahead of his Aug. 7 inauguration. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Ex-rebel taking oath as Colombia president in historic shift

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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, a Turkish Polarnet cargo ship is loading Ukrainian grain in a port in Odesa region, Ukraine, Friday, July 29, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

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Nick Kyrgios, of Australia, poses with the trophy after he defeated Yoshihito Nishioka, of Japan, during a final at the Citi Open tennis tournament Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, in Washington. Kyrgios won 6-4, 6-3. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

King Kyrgios: Australia’s Nick wins his second Citi Open title in straight sets

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New England Patriots' James White (28) catches a pass against Philadelphia Eagles' Nate Gerry (47) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Commanders add veteran linebacker Nate Gerry even after Tre Walker unretires

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Washington Commanders quarterback Carson Wentz (11) making a throw during training camp at the team's Inova Sports and Performance Center in Ashburn, VA, August 1, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)

Carson Wentz’s accuracy inconsistent, but Commanders ‘not overly concerned’

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Nick Kyrgios, of Australia, returns a shot against Mikael Ymer, of Sweden, during a match at the Citi Open tennis tournament Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Nick Kyrgios advances to Citi Open final in straight sets, will face Yoshihito Nishioka

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In this file photo, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a news conference on March 10, 2022, in Weslaco, Texas. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP, File) **FILE**

Texas starts busing illegal immigrants directly to New York

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Veterans hope push to expand their ranks in Congress will bridge partisan divide

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Construction workers is seen working on a high rise residential and commercial building under construction at the Essex Crossing development on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. On Friday, Aug. 5, the Labor Department delivers its July jobs report. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

U.S. economy added 528K jobs in July, shattering expectations

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Sales associate Elsworth Andrews arranges guns on display at Burbank Ammo &amp; Guns in Burbank, Calif., Thursday, June 23, 2022. The Supreme Court has ruled that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, a major expansion of gun rights. The court struck down a New York gun law in a ruling expected to directly impact half a dozen other populous states. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Monthly gun sales top 1 million for third straight year

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