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Mizani is a die-hard conservative who, as mayor of Keller, proudly partnered with federal immigration officials, denounced Sharia...","url":"https://www.click2houston.com/news/texas/2026/08/12/trial-lawyers-once-a-force-for-democrats-reclaim-political-clout-in-texas-gops-maga-wing/","source":"KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)","author":"Texas Tribune, Eleanor Klibanoff","publishDate":"2026-08-12T10:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-12T12:01:05.176Z","category":"government","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://thepineypoint.com/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fres.cloudinary.com%2Fgraham-media-group%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Ff_auto%2Fq_auto%2Fc_thumb%2Cw_700%2Fv1%2Fmedia%2Fgmg%2FD5R5VM3BO5ESNHUBOMSTA54XTM.jpg","slug":"trial-lawyers-once-a-force-for-democrats-reclaim-political-clout-in-texas-gops-maga-wing"},{"id":"d2s743","title":"5 masked suspects ambush man while sitting in his garage in southeast Houston","excerpt":"Houston police are searching for five masked suspects after a 29-year-old man was shot multiple times while sitting with his girlfriend inside an open garage Wednesday morning. The shooting happened around midnight in the 9900 block of Tiltree Street. 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Trump downplayed the extraordinary nature of the subterfuge in...","url":"https://www.click2houston.com/news/politics/2026/08/11/why-the-elaborate-ruse-trump-used-in-turkey-isnt-like-other-secret-presidential-trips/","source":"KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)","author":"Will Weissert, Associated Press","publishDate":"2026-08-11T22:20:19.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-12T12:01:05.176Z","category":"parks","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://thepineypoint.com/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fres.cloudinary.com%2Fgraham-media-group%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Ff_auto%2Fq_auto%2Fc_thumb%2Cw_700%2Fv1%2Fmedia%2Fgmg%2FKI3ENY3CU5EVHPIUCVHRWMXDOA.jpg","slug":"trump-says-secret-service-and-the-military-wanted-him-off-air-force-one-in-turkey-due-to-threat"},{"id":"r02x89","title":"North Korea launches another missile toward sea ahead of US-South Korean military drills","excerpt":"North Korea on Wednesday performed its second ballistic missile test in less than a week, its neighbors said, a likely protest of the upcoming South Korea-U.S. military drills that North Korea views as an invasion rehearsal. 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The race was so close that neither side could claim a decisive victory. In other contests, experien...","url":"https://www.click2houston.com/news/politics/2026/08/11/what-to-watch-tuesday-primaries-in-wisconsin-and-minnesota-showcase-democratic-divide/","source":"KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)","author":"Nicholas Riccardi And Tom Beaumont, Associated Press","publishDate":"2026-08-11T04:05:34.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-12T12:01:05.176Z","category":"local","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://thepineypoint.com/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fres.cloudinary.com%2Fgraham-media-group%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Ff_auto%2Fq_auto%2Fc_thumb%2Cw_700%2Fv1%2Fmedia%2Fgmg%2FJFNPRH3Z55CJZABLOCPXIEUALU.jpg","slug":"tuesdays-takeaways-no-clear-direction-for-wisconsin-democrats"},{"id":"vjgnd3","title":"Kosovo begins excavations at newly found mass graves tied to 1998-99 war missing","excerpt":"Erblin Ademi watched from afar as workers excavated recently discovered mass graves from the 1998-99 war in Kosovo. Nearly 30 years after his father went missing, Ademi both feared and wished that his remains will finally be found. 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