Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Texas Dems Threatened, Air Quality Worsens & Women’s Health Boost

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Story Links

All the news stories mentioned in today's episode are listed with links below, so you can spend as much -- or as little -- time as you want to review the latest happenings... 

Read more about the stories in today's show:

Redistricting Battles Growing: CNN, Fox News, AP, WSJ, Axios

Grand Jury to Re-Investigate Trump-Russia Probe: WSJ, The Hill, NY Post, CBS News

Trump Envoy Set to Visit Russia: ABC News, NY Times, The Hill, AP

New U.S. Visa Bond Proposal: Politico, CBS News, AP, USA Today

New Tropical Storms Form: AP, Accuweather, Fox Weather, TWC

Air Quality Alerts Extended: NPR, Fox Weather, NY Times, WaPo, ABC News

Trump Weighs in on Ad Controversy: Forbes, NPR, Bloomberg, Today

Musk’s New Tesla Pay Package: SEC, Fox Business, CNN, WSJ, CNBC

Women’s Health Funding Pledged: Gates Foundation, Axios, Reuters, NewsNation

Trivia Tuesday: What's the only continent without an active volcano?
Last Week’s Q: What did the world's first vending machine dispense? 
Last Week’s A: Holy Water
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