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10:40 AM ET, July 18, 2022

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Rolling Stone:
Trump Tells Team He Needs to Be President Again to Save Himself from Criminal Probes  —  The former president is planning on running for the White House — and away from the law  —  When Donald Trump formally declares his 2024 candidacy, he won't just be running for another term in the White House.
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Politico:
A criminal probe of Trump could complicate Jan. 6 cases  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland is under pressure to investigate Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection, but a move against the former president could complicate many of the hundreds of other criminal cases related to the storming of the Capitol.
Karen Townsend / HotAir:
Acting police chief on day of Uvalde mass shooting placed on administrative leave  —  An investigative report that is being described as a preliminary report was released Sunday in Uvalde, Texas.  The subject was the response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24.
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Adam Charlton / CNN:   The fear of gun violence is ending my American dream
Zach Despart / The Texas Tribune:
“Systemic failures” in Uvalde shooting went far beyond local police, Texas House report details
Associated Press:
Chief: 3 dead in Indiana mall shooting; witness kills gunman  —  GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — Three people were fatally shot and two were injured Sunday evening at an Indiana mall after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court and an armed civilian shot and killed him, police said.
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Washington Post:
The U.S. plan to avoid extreme climate change is running out of time
Discussion: Planet Days and Roll Call
William Bender / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Doug Mastriano is deleting his videos from Facebook as he runs for Pa. governor  —  In early April, Doug Mastriano was recording a Facebook Live video on his phone after a legislative session in Harrisburg when he segued into his thoughts on global warming.The state senator from south-central Pennsylvania …
Sarah Owermohle / Politico:
Anthony Fauci wants to put Covid's politicization behind him  —  The most famous scientist in America is facing retirement.  —  After more than five decades of federal service under seven presidents, Anthony Fauci says he's leaving by the end of President Joe Biden's term.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Mother Jones
Ava Sasani / New York Times:
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Enforcement of L.G.B.T.Q. Protections  —  The ruling sided with 20 state attorneys general who sued the Biden administration over guidelines on rights for gay and transgender workers and students.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Raw Story, CNN and Washington Post
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
GOP May Nominate a Pro-Secession Christian Nationalist for Maryland Attorney General  —  Michael Peroutka believes public education is a communist plot, abortion and gay marriage violate God's law, and the concept of separation of church and state is a “great lie.”  —  Cameron Joseph  —  WASHINGTON, US
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Pence endorses Robson for Arizona governor, colliding with Trump in key primary  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence is endorsing Republican Karrin Taylor Robson in the Arizona governor's race, pitting himself against Donald Trump in a primary that is emerging as a proxy fight between …
Azi Paybarah / New York Times:
9/11 Families Call on Trump to Cancel Saudi-Backed Golf Event  —  The LIV Golf tournament is set for the end of July at Donald Trump's Bedminster course in New Jersey.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Relatives of people killed on Sept. 11 are urging former President Donald J. Trump …
Discussion: The Daily Wire and The Hill
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Sharon Otterman / New York Times:
For Monkeypox Patients, Excruciating Symptoms and a Struggle for Care  —  As New York City and the federal government strain to supply enough vaccines, patients face a private battle to find treatment and relief from serious symptoms.  —  Although he was covered with lesions …
Discussion: The Signorile Report, UPI, Axios and Insider
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Gottlieb says window for containing monkeypox ‘probably has closed’
Discussion: HuffPost, ☕️ … and CNN
Ian Richardson / Des Moines Register:
Kim Reynolds' lead widens over Deidre DeJear in governor's race, Iowa Poll shows  —  Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds leads Democratic challenger Deidre DeJear by 17 percentage points with less than four months until November's election.  —  A new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll finds 48% …
David Dayen / American Prospect:
The Impossible, Inevitable Survival of the Trump Tax Cuts  —  How Democrats went from unanimous opposition to an unpopular policy to doing nothing about it in the five years since it became law.  —  President Donald Trump shakes hands with then-House Speaker Paul Ryan during an event …
CNN:
Bannon trial set to begin over failure to comply with Jan. 6 committee subpoenas  —  Inside Steve Bannon's plan to reshape the Republican Party 04:04  —  (CNN)Steve Bannon is headed to trial on two criminal charges for his failure to comply with the House's January 6, 2021 …
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Ramon Antonio Vargas / The Guardian:
Trump won't blunt January 6 inquiry by entering 2024 race, panel member says
Laura Bassett / Jezebel:
Just 3 Weeks Post-Roe, The Stories Emerging Are Worse Than Anyone Imagined  —  We knew it would be awful.  We knew women's lives would be threatened.  We didn't know it would all happen so fast.  —  Reproductive rights advocates have long warned that women would die if abortion were banned again …
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Pam Belluck / New York Times:   They Had Miscarriages, and New Abortion Laws Obstructed Treatment
Tana Ganeva / The Intercept:
Upheaval in the San Francisco DA's Office After Brooke Jenkins Appointment … A week after she was sworn in as San Francisco's interim district attorney, Brooke Jenkins fired 15 people, many of them hired by her predecessor, Chesa Boudin.  Jenkins quit her job in the DA's office in 2021 …
Washington Post:
Abortion fight moves to terrain least favorable to Republicans  —  Gift Article  —  Good Monday morning, where we're hoping you're finding ways to beat the heat.  Send your coolest tips to rachel.roubein@washpost.com.  —  Today's edition: The Senate parliamentarian is expected to hold …
JONATHAN TURLEY:
Anthropologists Call for an End to Classifying Human Remains by Gender and Ancestry  —  There is an interesting controversy brewing in anthropology departments where professors have called for researchers to stop identifying ancient human remains by biological gender because they cannot gauge how a person identified at that the time.
Discussion: The College Fix
Laura Cassels / Florida Phoenix:
Betsy DeVos calls for abolition of federal Education Department she once led  —  Former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, appointed by former president Donald Trump, told conservative activists in Tampa Saturday that the federal Education Department should be abolished, leaving education decisions to state and local boards.
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Tyler Kingkade / NBC News:   Moms for Liberty's conservative activists are planning their next move: Taking over school boards
 
 
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
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Lawfare:
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Andrea Widburg / American Thinker:
A good guy with a gun stopped an armed bad guy on a murderous rampage
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The billionaires buying the midterm elections
David Horowitz / Front Page Magazine:
Southern Poverty Law Center Helping Out With Jan. 6 Witch Hunt
Wall Street Journal:
The West's Climate Policy Debacle
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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Washington Post:
Advocates want Cyber Ninjas, which led Ariz. ballot review, barred from federal work
Discussion: Raw Story
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William Bredderman / The Daily Beast:
Sarah Palin Tied to Builder Who Allegedly Bribed Trump Administration
Discussion: Raw Story
Marina Villeneuve / Associated Press:
Democrat Hochul holds big fundraising lead over GOP's Zeldin
Jordan Uhl / I Hate It Here And Never Want To Leave:
Alabama Wants To Use $400 Million In Covid Funds To Build New Prisons
Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Workers are picking up extra jobs just to pay for gas and food
Discussion: pjmedia.com and Washington Post
Victoria Eavis / Casper Star-Tribune:
For Wyoming Democrats, voting for Cheney is another chance to vote against Trump
 

 
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