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11:35 AM ET, July 30, 2022

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Washington Post:
Homeland Security watchdog halted plan to recover Secret Service texts, records show  —  The Department of Homeland Security's chief watchdog scrapped its investigative team's effort to collect agency phones to try to recover deleted Secret Service texts this year, according to four people …
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Washington Post:
Secret Service's ‘ludicrous’ deletion of Jan. 6 phone data baffles experts  —  Cybersecurity specialists said the agency bungled a routine task by telling agents to back up their own records, which is ‘not something any other organization would ever do’  —  Cybersecurity experts …
Discussion: Politico
Washington Post:
Hot mic captured Gaetz assuring Stone of pardon, discussing Mueller redactions  —  Congressman told longtime Trump adviser on eve of 2019 trial that he would not ‘do a day’ in prison  —  As Roger Stone prepared to stand trial in 2019, complaining he was under pressure from federal prosecutors …
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Sinema indicates she may want to change Schumer-Manchin deal  —  Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) had a message for her Democratic colleagues before she flew home to Arizona for the weekend: She's preserving her options. … Any potential modification to the Democrat's climate and deficit reduction package …
Discussion: Jacobin and The Hill
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Washington Post:
The two-week scramble that saved Democrats' climate agenda  —  Inside the private talks and public pressure that led to a deal between Joe Manchin and Charles Schumer  —  Five days after talks collapsed around Senate Democrats' long-stalled package to combat climate change, temperatures were rising — literally and figuratively.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Inside the secret Manchin-Schumer deal: Dems shocked, GOP feels betrayed
Discussion: WTOP News
Reuters:
Conspiracy website InfoWars parent files for bankruptcy  —  The parent of far-right conspiracy website InfoWars filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Friday as the company and its founder Alex Jones face up to $150 million in damages in a trial over longstanding falsehoods he perpetuated …
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Richard Cowan / Reuters:
U.S. House passes, sends to Senate assault-style weapon ban
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Biden Savors Much-Needed Victories.  But Will the Highs Overshadow the Lows?  —  With the midterm elections around the corner, the challenge for President Biden is to make sure his latest successes resonate with Americans who remain deeply skeptical about the future.
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David Smith / The Guardian:
America First is laying plans to perpetuate Trumpism beyond Trump  —  The rightwing group is planning a future more authoritarian, more extreme and more ruthless - with or without the former president  —  He spoke in lurid detail of cities overrun by violent crime.  He railed against the media, deep state and liberal elites.
New York Times:
How Did a Two-Time Killer Get Out to Be Charged Again at Age 83?  —  Marceline Harvey is accused of dismembering a woman in Brooklyn.  Her life was defined by a tormented relationship with women and herself — and a simmering anger.  —  The person before the parole panel in June 2019 was tall and slim …
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
The RNC ‘election integrity’ official appearing in DOJ's Jan. 6 subpoenas  —  In addition to a group of former President Donald Trump's top lawyers, the Justice Department's Jan. 6 probe is also seeking communications to and from a Republican National Committee staffer in a sensitive role.
Discussion: Raw Story
Morgan Lee / Associated Press:
‘Breaking Bad’ statues shine light on actors, Albuquerque  —  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Bronze statues of mythical methamphetamine cookers Walter White and Jesse Pinkman were installed at a convention center in Albuquerque on Friday to celebrate the “Breaking Bad” TV series and its entertainment legacy …
Discussion: Althouse
Wall Street Journal:
Democrats' Corporate Tax Plan Threatens Higher Bills for Manufacturers  —  Proposed 15% minimum tax on large profitable companies would claw back benefits of faster equipment write-offs  —  WASHINGTON—Manufacturers and other companies making capital investments could pay the bulk …
Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
House overcomes internal rancor to pass assault weapons ban  —  House Democrats passed an assault weapons ban for the first time in roughly 30 years Friday, a legislative feat on a politically fraught issue that tested the unity of the caucus.  —  The historic legislation passed along party lines …
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Dennis Romero / NBC News:
New York Gov. Hochul declares state disaster emergency over monkeypox  —  One in four cases of the virus is in New York state, Hochul said.  The declaration could bolster government efforts to fight it off and vaccinate residents.  —  New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared …
Discussion: TMZ.com, Bloomberg and PIX11
Washington Post:
As Starbucks exits, Union Station struggles with safety, empty stores  —  The closure of a Starbucks because of ‘challenging incidents’ is adding fuel to concerns about the conditions of Washington's busiest transit hub  —  Starbucks is departing Union Station on Sunday while citing safety concerns at the iconic transit hub.
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Paige Hopkins / Axios:   Union Station Starbucks closing Sunday
Jonah Goldberg / The Dispatch:
The Descent of Men  —  The ‘new manliness’ makes vices into virtues and cruelty into courage.  —  Dear Reader (including some of my snowflakier colleagues who are triggered by self-indulgent wordplay),  —  I'm having a minor crisis.  I have an indefensible fondness for double entendre …
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Fox News, Once Home to Trump, Now Often Ignores Him  —  The former president hasn't been interviewed on the Rupert Murdoch-owned cable network in more than 100 days, and other Republicans often get the attention he once did.  —  It's been more than 100 days since Donald J. Trump was interviewed on Fox News.
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
When Can Dying Patients Get a Lifesaving Abortion?  These Hospital Panels Will Now Decide.  —  When Elizabeth Weller's water broke during the 18th week of her pregnancy, the prognosis was bleak: With almost no amniotic fluid left, the fetus could not survive.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Lucas Kunce / Fox News:
I was exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq.  Republicans turned their backs on veterans like me  —  Republicans turned their backs on Iraq veterans like me who were exposed to toxic burn pits  —  Jon Stewart says veterans burn pits bill ‘has to get done’  —  I'm a Marine who was exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq.
Jordan Fischer / wusa9.com:
Steve Bannon accused of defying another subpoena, this one from a former Trump campaign staffer  —  Jessica Denson wants a D.C. judge to hold Bannon in civil contempt for failing to respond to a subpoena served on video at his home.  —  WASHINGTON — A former Trump campaign staffer asked …
New York Times:
Blinken Resists Push to Label Russia a Terrorist State  —  The Biden administration is wary of making the designation despite strong calls from Congress and pleas from Ukraine.  —  WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate supports it unanimously.  So does House Speaker Nancy Pelosi …
Discussion: Daily Kos, The Globe and Reuters
CNN:
Russia is plundering gold in Sudan to boost Putin's war effort in Ukraine  —  CNN Exclusive by Nima Elbagir, Barbara Arvanitidis, Tamara Qiblawi, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Mohammed Abo Al Gheit, Darya Tarasova Video by Alex Platt, Mark Baron Graphics by Sarah-Grace Mankarious, Marco Chacón, Natalie Croker and Henrik Pettersson
 
 
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John H. Cochrane / The Grumpy Economist:
The Fed Needs Fiscal Help
Natasha Anderson / Daily Mail:
Formula crisis WORSENS as parents slam Biden for forgetting about them
Discussion: HotAir
Dylan Byers / Puck:
An Alleged Affair to Remember
Valerie Volcovici / Reuters:
Exclusive: Biden EPA to tackle coal industry carbon with rules on other pollutants
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Zachary Stieber / theepochtimes.com:
Top FDA Officials Concerned About Pressure to Authorize COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters: Emails
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Rebecca Downs / Townhall:
David Hogg Threatens Democratic Member of Leadership With Primary Challenge, but There's a Catch
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North Texas Conservatives Police High Turnout and Close Races as “Anomalies” Suggesting Fraud
 

 
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Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A US federal court allows The Intercept's claim that the DMCA stops OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but dismisses its claims against Microsoft
 
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