PeaceMatrix™ Race Relations in the U. S.

Rudy Giuliani is seeking to delay his testimony before a Georgia grand jury probing efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state. https://abcn.ws/3JVMmtz

The White House says that it will communicate "directly" to Beijing its unease with China's recent military exercises as tensions rise higher over Taiwan in the wake of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to the self-governing democracy. https://abcn.ws/3SALM8m

Two House Democrats — from New Jersey and Minnesota — are appealing to members of their own party in Wyoming to "consider" changing their affiliations ahead of that state's contentious Republican primary in order to back incumbent Rep. Liz Cheney. https://abcn.ws/3QrWNa4

THE NOTE: Wisconsin raises MAGA stakes as Republicans defend Trump.

VIA @rickklein, @AveriHarper & @alisawiersema. https://abcn.ws/3BS8sLe

Since news broke that the FBI searched former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday, a growing number of Republicans have spoken out against the raid. https://abcn.ws/3Qq20iw

Nagasaki paid tribute to the victims of the U.S. atomic bombing 77 years ago on Aug. 9, with the mayor saying Russia's war on Ukraine showed the world that another nuclear attack is not just a worry but “a tangible and present crisis.” https://abcn.ws/3zJ1q8X

Australia’s new government announces it plans to prevent development of a coal mine due to the potential impact on the nearby Great Barrier Reef. https://abcn.ws/3vNVIlg

Everytown for Gun Safety is distributing $1.5 million to a select collection of local nonprofit groups working to stop gun violence in their areas before it happens, Everytown officials tell @ABC News. https://abcn.ws/3zE0DX2