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3:50 AM ET, July 23, 2022

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David French / The Atlantic:
The Criminal Case Against Trump Is Getting Stronger  —  Trump might clear the bar for incitement on January 6, and that's far from his only legal risk.  —  Federal and state prosecutors may soon need to decide whether to bring charges against a former president and current front-runner for the Republican nomination.
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Finally, the dam is breaking against Trump  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  During Thursday's prime-time session, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) summed up the explosive impact of this summer's hearings by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
Discussion: Insider
Michelle Cottle / New York Times:
The Good, the Bad and the Chicken on Jan. 6  —  Like any good season finale, the last scheduled public hearing of the Jan. 6 House committee sought to wrap up the action from previous episodes while dangling the promise of more drama yet to come.  —  “Dereliction of duty” was Thursday night's theme …
Washington Post:
Steve Bannon found guilty in Jan. 6 contempt of Congress trial
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Four reasons the Jan. 6 hearings have conquered the news cycle
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump aides at heart of explosive Jan. 6 claims have hired private lawyers, committee member says
Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Post
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Internet troll ‘Baked Alaska’ pleads guilty in Capitol riot  —  A far-right internet personality pleaded guilty Friday to joining the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol, where he streamed live video that incriminated him and other rioters, according to a court filing.
Discussion: Raw Story, Snopes.com and Hackwhackers
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Politico:
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon found guilty for refusing to testify to Jan. 6 panel
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Steve Bannon found guilty in Jan. 6 contempt of Congress trial
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
South Carolina bill outlaws websites that tell how to get an abortion  —  More states could follow, setting up a battle over the future of online speech across the country.  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Shortly after the Supreme Court ruling that overturned the right to abortion in June …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Hyundai subsidiary has used child labor at Alabama factory  —  A subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co has used child labor at a plant that supplies parts for the Korean carmaker's assembly line in nearby Montgomery, Alabama, according to area police, the family of three underage workers …
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Newsom signs California gun bill modeled after Texas abortion law  —  (CNN)California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a bill into law that allows private citizens to bring civil action against anyone who manufactures, distributes, transports or imports assault weapons or ghost guns, which are banned in the state.
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CNN:
Bo Jackson covered all funeral expenses for Uvalde victims' families, governor says  —  Former sports star Bo Jackson covered all funeral expenses for the families of the victims of the Uvalde school massacre “so they would have one less thing to worry about as they grieved,” according to a statement from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Natalia Contreras / Votebeat Texas:
Rightwing group is quietly conducting review of 300,000 Tarrant County ballots from 2020 primary  —  The March ballots are public records under Texas law, but the Tarrant review may just be a warmup for endlessly disputed elections.  —  Around 40 volunteers with a conservative group questioning …
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Cawthorn Campaign Illegally Spent Funds It Wasn't Supposed to Touch  —  Madison Cawthorn's campaign wasn't supposed to touch the money it had for the general election.  Guess what the campaign did. … With two weeks to go until a primary election he was fated to lose, Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) was already underwater.
Discussion: Insider
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Casting Missing Wife's Ballot for Trump  —  Prosecutors in April dropped a first-degree murder charge against Barry Morphew, whose wife, Suzanne Morphew, disappeared in May 2020.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  The husband of a Colorado woman …
Nikki Schwab / Daily Mail:
Biden's doctor says 79-year-old's ‘voice is deeper’ this morning and he took Tylenol for a 99.4 degree fever last night as White House posts new masked-up photos from COVID isolation  — The White House released a new photo of President Joe Biden Friday morning as he works from the residence after testing positive for COVID-19
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John Beauge / PennLive:
Pa. man awaiting sentencing for entering the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot has died  —  SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT — A Lycoming County man awaiting sentencing for illegally entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has died.  —  The death Wednesday of Mark R. Aungst, 47, of South Williamsport …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Ellen McCarthy / Washington Post:
Meet the covid super-dodgers  —  The no-covid club gets more exclusive every day.  And some members have no idea how they're still there.  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Joe and Susannah Altman are serious poker players.  Sometimes, when they play in tournaments, they'll place what's called a …
BBC:
'I can't forget her'- Myanmar's soldiers admit atrocities  —  Soldiers in the Myanmar military have admitted to killing, torturing and raping civilians in exclusive interviews with the BBC.  For the first time they have given detailed accounts of widespread human rights abuses they say they were ordered to conduct.
Discussion: UPI
Richard Winton / Los Angeles Times:
Mystery shrouds colossal Brink's heist at I-5 truck stop: Who stole millions in gems, gold?  —  When experts recall the most notorious jewelry heist in modern history, they talk about the tunneling into Hatton Garden in London or the Antwerp, Belgium, break-in that took months of planning.
OCCRP:
Panama Papers Whistleblower Speaks Out: “Shell Companies are Putin's Best Friend”  —  The anonymous whistleblower behind the bombshell leak known as the Panama Papers has emerged anew to warn how offshore companies are enabling Russia's war machine.  —  John Doe, as the whistleblower insisted …
Zach Williams / New York Post:
Lee Zeldin asked to prove Earth isn't flat day after failed knife attack, video shows  —  Republican gubernatorial nominee Rep. Lee Zeldin just couldn't catch a break Friday on the campaign trail where he fell into the crosshairs of a so-called Flat Earther less than a day after escaping an attack from an unhinged Army vet.
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
Medieval Times Workers Move To Unionize Another Castle  —  After watching coworkers in New Jersey organize, Medieval Times employees in California rounded up union cards in less than a week.  —  Jake Bowman fractured his thumb last month during a live show at the Medieval Times in Buena Park, California.
 
 
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Biden and Democrats should waste no time filling judicial vacancies
Gillian Tett / Financial Times:
Inside Ukraine's open-source war
Natalie Allison / Politico:
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Useful context for the cancellation of a Dave Chappelle performance
New York Post:
Teen charged in 11-year-old Kyhara Tay's death had previous gun-related arrests: source
Isaac Schorr / National Review:
Meet the Americans Facing Years in Prison for Committing the Same Apparent Gun Crimes as Hunter Biden
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Doug Mastriano consultant and Gab CEO: Jewish conservatives like Ben Shapiro aren't welcome in our movement
Discussion: Bucks County Beacon
Bruce Golding / New York Post:
Weapon used in Lee Zeldin attack was $10 plastic cat keychain
Discussion: Mediaite and Big League Politics
Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
The One Time Trump Couldn't Lie His Way Out of a Crisis
Discussion: Raw Story and Insider
Third Way:
Democrats' BIF Opportunity: Selling the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal to American Voters
Discussion: Opinion Today, Politico and HotAir
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Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
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