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Minnesota progressive wins Senate primary over anti-ICE sentiments, as Wisconsin governor’s race remains close – as it happened

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Progressive Peggy Flanagan has won Minnesota's Senate primary, the Guardian reports, in a race defined by anti-ICE sentiment. The Guardian also reports that two of Pete Hegseth's Pentagon Defense Policy Board appointees have venture capital ties to defense contractors: Marc Andreessen's firm Andreessen Horowitz co-invests in defense companies alongside 1789 Capital, a Trump-linked fund, while fellow appointee Blake Masters sits on boards of ventures tied to 1789 Capital.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/11/dona...

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