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12:50 PM ET, July 14, 2022

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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump on 2024: 'I've Already Made That Decision' … Donald Trump was impeached twice, lost the 2020 election by 7,052,7 votes, is entangled in investigations by federal prosecutors (over the Capitol insurrection and over the mishandling of classified White House documents …
Discussion: Insider, The Hill and Raw Story
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Donald Ayer / The Atlantic:
The DOJ Must Prosecute Trump  —  After seven hearings held by the January 6 committee thus far this summer, doubts as to who is responsible have been resolved.  The evidence is now overwhelming that Donald Trump was the driving force behind a massive criminal conspiracy to interfere …
CNN:
First on CNN: Trump tried to call a member of the White House support staff talking with January 6 committee, sources say  —  (CNN)Former President Donald Trump tried to call a member of the White House support staff who was talking to the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021 …
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The Hill:
Jan. 6 panel changed script for star witness — at a steep cost  —  The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol scrambled to add new testimony from White House counsel Pat Cipollone to its latest hearing on Tuesday, and in the process bumped aside evidence …
Discussion: Right Wing Watch
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
A judge once again declined to delay Steve Bannon's trial for contempt of Congress
Discussion: CNN, CNBC and PoliticusUSA
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Jan. 6 panel's next hearing will focus on Trump's hourslong failure to stop the Capitol riot
Discussion: CNN and Washington Post
Paul Begala / CNN:
Progressives are practically doing Republicans' job for them  —  CNN report: This is why Democrats are frustrated with Biden  —  Paul Begala, a Democratic strategist and CNN political commentator, was a political consultant for Bill Clinton's presidential campaign in 1992 and served as a counselor to Clinton in the White House.
Discussion: The Economist and Washington Post
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:   Covid emerges as a complication for a Democratic economic deal
Myah Ward / Politico:
Republican AG says he'll investigate Indiana doctor who provided care to 10-year-old rape victim  —  Indiana's Republican attorney general said on Wednesday that his office planned to investigate the Indiana doctor who helped a 10-year-old rape victim who crossed state lines to have an abortion.
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The right-wing smear campaign against a doctor who helped a 10-year-old rape victim  —  On July 1, the Indianapolis Star reported that a 10-year-old rape victim was forced to travel from Ohio to Indiana to receive an abortion.  The trip was necessary because of the Supreme Court's decision overturning …
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Washington Post:
Biden defends visit to Saudi Arabia despite Khashoggi killing
Josh Kraushaar / Axios:
The great realignment  —  Shifts in the demographics of the two parties' supporters — taking place before our eyes — are arguably the biggest political story of our time. … Democrats are becoming more elite and a little more white. … Democrats' theory of the case collapses if Republicans …
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Tia Mitchell / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: New poll suggests ticket-splitting in top Georgia races  —  A new poll offers one of the clearest snapshots yet of the state's marquee matchups - and provides further evidence of a budding ticket-splitting trend that could help shape the November outcome.The poll of likely voters commissioned …
Nate Hochman / National Review:
What Happened to Alyssa Farah?  —  In going from the Trump White House to a media career, she has made adaptations.  —  In a February 2021 appearance on CNN, Alyssa Farah, who had recently stepped down as a communications director for the Trump White House, said it was …
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
Geoffrey Skelley / FiveThirtyEight:
What's Behind Biden's Record-Low Approval Rating?  —  In games such as golf, you win by scoring lower than any of your opponents.  But in the realm of presidential job approval, such an approach is a recipe for political upheaval, as President Biden has found over the past few months.
Discussion: HotAir and James's Newsletter
New York Times:
Young Voters Are Fed Up With Their (Much) Older Leaders  —  Led by politicians often three times their age, many voters under 30 are hungry for new blood and new ideas.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Alexandra Chadwick went to the polls in 2020 with the singular goal of ousting Donald J. Trump.
Steffi Cao / BuzzFeed News:
A Mile-Long Procession Of Buses Is Carrying Items From School Shooting Victims To Ted Cruz's House  —  The 4,368 empty seats are meant to honor the number of children killed by gun violence this year.  —  A fleet of 52 yellow school buses will form a mile-long procession to Sen. Ted Cruz's house …
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's return to Washington  —  Donald Trump is returning to Washington later this month for the first time since the end of his presidency, Axios has learned. … - New polling shows nearly half the party's primary voters want a new GOP nominee for president in 2024, with a growing number pledging to desert him if he wins.
Lawrence Andrea / Journal Sentinel:
Pennsylvania congressman launches internal investigation after Ron Johnson's claims about false elector paperwork  —  WASHINGTON - After denying claims from U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson that his office had a hand in the effort to get Vice President Mike Pence false elector paperwork …
Discussion: Raw Story
Pew Research Center:
U.S. journalists differ from the public in their views of ‘bothsidesism’ in journalism  —  Journalists in the United States differ markedly from the general public in their views of “bothsidesism” - whether journalists should always strive to give equal coverage to all sides of an issue - according to a recent Pew Research Center study.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
New York Times:
The Housing Shortage Isn't Just a Coastal Crisis Anymore  —  An increasingly national problem has consequences for the quality of American family life, the economy and the future of housing politics.  —  San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Washington have long failed to build enough housing …
Zach Despart / The Texas Tribune:
Uvalde police officer who drew outrage for checking his phone was waiting to hear from his dying wife during shooting  —  “I couldn't say nothing seeing this man, who's lost everything, maligned as if he was indifferent or actively malicious,” Rep. Joe Moody, a member of the Uvalde House Investigating Committee, said on Twitter.
Zachary Siegel / New York Times:
What's Really Going on in Those Police Fentanyl Exposure Videos?  —  It's nearly impossible for an overdose to be caused by brief contact with the drug.  It is possible these videos will worsen the danger for those truly at risk.  —  For the past five years, I've watched a bizarre news cycle play out on repeat.
Susan Svrluga / Washington Post:
Florida university removes some anti-racism statements, worrying faculty  —  The University of Central Florida temporarily removed some academic departments' statements, prompting fears of self-censorship under a new state law  —  Listen  —  Gift Article
Washington Post:
John Bolton said he planned foreign coups.  The global outcry was swift.  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  When a former White House national security adviser and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says he was involved in planning coups abroad, the world takes notice.
Discussion: The Racket
 
 
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The Daily Beast:
NY Congressional Candidate Carl Paladino Has Kiddie Porn Felon on Payroll
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection:
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Kate Yoder / Grist:
Republicans want climate solutions — just not from Biden
Axios:
GOP takes a fresh look at paid family leave
Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Ukraine says Big Tech has dropped the ball on Russian propaganda
Discussion: Fox News
CNN:
Trump-backed Kari Lake posted support for transgender youth, asked about abortion in the case of birth defects in 2015 and 2016 posts
Discussion: Newsweek
Jeff Coltin / City & State New York:
Rivera, Niou, Goldman form top tier in new 10th Congressional District poll
 Earlier Items: 
Samantha Cole / VICE:
Complaints to Government Show Americans' Slow Descent Into Madness Over Spam Calls
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Confidence in Public Schools Turns More Partisan
Discussion: New York Post and The Hill
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Janet Yellen's global campaign to defund Russia's war machine
Discussion: CNBC, Reuters and Bloomberg
Politico:
Dems tax-increase dreams meet election-year reality
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Senators in both parties want to prevent the next Jan. 6. They're not looking for the select panel's help.
Discussion: Raw Story
Oliver Morrison / 90.5 WESA:
GOP candidate for Pa. governor Mastriano paid $5,000 to the website used by the Tree of Life shooter
 

 
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