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7:20 AM ET, July 26, 2022

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ABC News:
Former Pence chief of staff appeared before grand jury probing Jan. 6: Sources  —  Marc Short appeared under subpoena, sources tell ABC News.  —  The former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence appeared last week before a federal grand jury investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol …
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New York Times:
Top Pence Aides Testify to Grand Jury in Jan. 6 Investigation  —  Marc Short, who was chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, and Greg Jacob, a lawyer for Mr. Pence, were subpoenaed in the Justice Department's expanding criminal inquiry.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Washington Post:
Arizona fake-electors subpoenas show breadth of DOJ Jan. 6 probe  —  Requests for information from two state lawmakers were released under a state public records law  —  Gift Article  —  Grand jury subpoenas issued last month to two Arizona state lawmakers show the breadth …
Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Questions Top Pence Aides Over Trump Bid to Overturn Election  —  Marc Short and Greg Jacob, top advisers to Vice President Mike Pence, have appeared before a grand jury, people familiar with the matter say  —  WASHINGTON—The Justice Department has pressed top advisers …
Discussion: Reuters
Zachary Schermele / NBC News:
GOP lawmaker attended gay son's wedding 3 days after voting against same-sex marriage  —  The gay son of Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., got married on Friday.  A few days earlier, his father voted against the Respect for Marriage Act.  —  A Republican lawmaker attended his gay son's wedding …
Andrew Egger / The Dispatch:
Which Trumpism Suits the Show-Me State?  —  Branson, Missouri — A campaign screening of Dinesh D'Souza's 2020 stolen-election movie.  An own-the-libs comedy set from Sen. Ted Cruz.  A state barnstorming tour featuring social-conservative luminaries like the Susan B. Anthony List's Marjorie Dannenfelser …
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   We recommend Lucas Kunce in Missouri Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
Trafalgar Group:   MO Sen GOP July 2022
New York Times:
U.S. Officials Grow More Concerned About Potential Action by China on Taiwan  —  The Biden administration is watching for any moves by China to close off the Taiwan Strait, and they would prefer that Nancy Pelosi cancel her planned trip.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Time is not on Democrats' side  —  After 18 months trying to eke out progress from a 50-seat Senate majority, Democrats are running out of time to do all the things their party hopes to accomplish before the midterms.  —  During the dog days of summer, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer aims …
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NBC News:
Congress sprints to address drug pricing, same-sex marriage and more before recess
Discussion: Slate, New York Magazine, CNBC and E&E
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Why Rupert Murdoch Is Finally Done with Donald Trump  —  The slow learners at the New York Post and Wall Street Journal editorial pages had a revelation on Friday.  As if synchronized to sing the same tune at the same time by their owner, Rupert Murdoch, they cited the proceedings …
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Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Democrats boost right-wing challenger to GOP Trump foe … National Democrats are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to boost a far-right, Trump-endorsed conspiracy theorist in one of the most closely watched House races in the country — further endangering one of the 10 House Republicans …
New York Times:
As Monkeypox Spread in New York, 300,000 Vaccine Doses Sat in Denmark  —  The federal government adopted a wait-and-see response to the monkeypox outbreak, calling for more vaccines to be delivered only after cases were growing exponentially.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: abc7NY
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Biden administration weighs declaring monkeypox a health emergency
Wall Street Journal:
Student Loan Servicers Told to Hold Off on Sending Billing Statements  —  Move spurs industry speculation that Biden administration will further extend the pandemic pause on debt payments that ends Aug. 31  —  Student Loans Are Their Most Expensive in Years.  Here's Why.  —  Skip Ad  —  in 15
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Kushner Says He Was Treated for Thyroid Cancer While in White House  —  In a memoir to be published next month, former President Donald Trump's son-in-law wrote that he wanted the diagnosis and treatment kept quiet.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Biden castigates Trump for failing to act during January 6 insurrection: ‘Donald Trump lacked the courage’
Marin Cogan / Vox:
The deadliest road in America  —  Being a pedestrian in the US was already dangerous.  It's getting even worse.  —  Part of the July 2022 issue of The Highlight, our home for ambitious stories that explain our world.  —  Drive along this part of US-19, a stretch of highway in Pasco County …
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
Sandy Hook Parents to Testify Against Alex Jones, and a Culture of Lies  —  The families of 10 victims have waited years to hold the Infowars conspiracist and the political environment that enabled him to account.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  AUSTIN, Texas …
Jaden Edison / The Texas Tribune:
Uvalde school board pushes Greg Abbott for special legislative session to increase legal age for purchasing assault rifles  —  The gunman who killed 19 elementary students and two teachers bought the assault rifle he used after turning 18 just days before the massacre.  —  Copy link
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Bloomberg:
Coinbase Faces SEC Investigation on Cryptocurrency Listings  —  Coinbase Global Inc. is facing a US probe into whether it improperly let Americans trade digital assets that should have been registered as securities, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Samantha Bee's ‘Full Frontal’ Canceled in Latest Late-Night Cutback … “As we continue to shape our new programming strategy, we've made some difficult, business-based decisions,” TBS said in a statement.  “We are proud to have been the home to “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” and thank Sam …
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Natachi Onwuamaegbu / Washington Post:
‘Full Frontal with Samantha Bee’ is canceled by TBS after 7 seasons
Discussion: Townhall and WTOP News
Hanna Panreck / Fox News:
Democrats ‘worried’ that ‘diehard’ Kamala Harris loyalists are ‘virtually nonexistent,’ The Hill reports  —  Two more Harris staffers announced they were leaving in July  —  McEnany on 12th Kamala Harris staffer departure: ‘This is highly abnormal’  —  The Hill reported on Monday …
Discussion: New York Post
Anita Gates / New York Times:
Paul Sorvino, Master of the Mild-Mannered Mobster, Dies at 83  —  A would-be singing star, he found success in Hollywood playing a variety of roles, but they were often quiet, dangerous men, like Paulie Cicero in “Goodfellas.”  —  Paul Sorvino, the tough-guy actor — and operatic tenor …
Sarah Blaskey / Miami Herald:
Pawnbrokers: How FPL secretly took over a Florida news site and used it to bash critics  —  ORDER REPRINT →  —  When Florida Power & Light faced a spate of bad publicity and political blowback, a small but ambitious news website called the Capitolist sprang to the public utility's defense.
Discussion: Orlando Sentinel
 
 
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Associated Press:
Judge blocks enforcement of N.C. law that demands truth in campaign ads
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Poorer nations could suffer from U.S. efforts to slow inflation
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Cathy Young / The Bulwark:
Sicknick Trutherism Redux
Discussion: American Greatness
Jean Guerrero / Los Angeles Times:
Senate candidate Blake Masters doesn't just want to ‘build the wall.’ He's building a dystopia
Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden's Cybersecurity Czar Says ‘Systemic Racism’ Is Major Threat to US Security
Discussion: Townhall
Wall Street Journal:
Big Hospitals Provide Skimpy Charity Care—Despite Billions in Tax Breaks
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Woman Shot After Opening Fire Inside Dallas Love Field Airport; Flight Ops Resume
Giulia Carbonaro / Newsweek:
Josh Hawley's Humiliation by Jan. 6 Committee ‘Unconstitutional’—Mark Levin
Discussion: Mediaite
Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Study: Millennials didn't stray far from where they grew up
Christopher Hope / Telegraph:
Boris Johnson tells friend: I don't want to resign and will stay on if Tory members back me
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Lisa Murkowski Experiences a Rarity for Senators: A Mid-Campaign Approval Bump
Discussion: Breitbart and The Daily Caller
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission:
Press Release SEC Charges Former Indiana Congressman with Insider Trading
 

 
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