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11:40 AM ET, July 31, 2022

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Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Manchin declines to say if he'd back Biden in 2024; is hopeful Sinema backs deficit and climate deal  —  Sinema had opposed closing a tax loophole that's in the newly negotiated bill.  —  Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on Sunday again declined to speculate about backing President Joe Biden …
Discussion: Politico, The Hill, Axios, RedState and Raw Story
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CNN:
Manchin says Republicans in ‘normal times’ would be supporting energy, health care bill  —  Washington (CNN)Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin argued Sunday that Republicans would in “normal times” support an energy and health care bill he recently negotiated with leaders of his party …
Discussion: New York Post
Associated Press:
Manchin declines to say if he wants Dems to retain control  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, one of the Democrats' most conservative and contrarian members, declined on Sunday to say whether he wants Democrats to retain control of Congress after the November elections.
Discussion: The Guardian and The Hill
CBS News:
Republicans lead race for House control at start of 2022 campaign — CBS News Battleground Tracker  —  The CBS News Battleground Tracker model finds Republicans start the 2022 campaign with a lead in the race for the House, with 230 seats to 205 seats for Democrats.  The party with 218 seats controls the House.
Discussion: CNN
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
In a normal year, the GOP should sweep. But 2022 isn't normal.
Discussion: CNN
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi to Lead Congressional Delegation to Indo-Pacific Region  —  Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leading a Congressional delegation to the Indo-Pacific region, including visits to Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan.  The trip will focus on mutual security …
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Vivian Wang / New York Times:
Pelosi Heads for Singapore, but Is Silent on Taiwan
Insider:
Republicans' next big play is to ‘scare the hell out of Washington’ by rewriting the Constitution.  And they're willing to play the long game to win.  — The conservative movement isn't done reshaping the Constitution from the ground up.  — Conservatives are now pushing …
Discussion: Political Wire
Ian Talley / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Eyes Sanctions Against Global Network It Believes Is Shipping Iranian Oil  —  Biden administration weighs potential new measures amid plans to restart talks to halt Tehran's nuclear program  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. is considering sanctions that would target a United Arab Emirates-based businessman …
New York Post:
Man arrested with AK-47 outside of dissident Iranian journalist's Brooklyn home  —  A man armed with a loaded AK-47 was arrested on Thursday outside of the Brooklyn home of Iranian dissident journalist Masih Alinejad, according to sources and charging documents.
Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
After Uvalde, a Kindergarten Teacher Trains to Carry a Gun In School  —  More school employees are carrying guns to defend against school shootings.  In Ohio, a contentious new law requires no more than 24 hours of training.  —  RITTMAN, Ohio — Mandi, a kindergarten teacher in Ohio …
The Sunday Times:
Prince Charles accepted £1m from family of Osama bin Laden … The Prince of Wales accepted a £1 million payment from the family of Osama bin Laden, The Sunday Times can reveal.  —  Prince Charles personally secured the money from Bakr bin Laden, the patriarch of the wealthy Saudi family, and his brother Shafiq.
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Stephen Castle / New York Times:
Prince Charles's Charity Accepted Millions From Family of Osama bin Laden
Tim Craig / Washington Post:
Conservatives skeptical of coronavirus vaccines battle to lead a hospital  —  The battle for control of one of Florida's largest public health systems has turned political  —  SARASOTA, Fla — When his blood oxygen dropped to what he described as a critically low level in September, Victor Rohe knew he had “a bad case of covid.”
Adam Sabes / Fox News:
Biden tests positive for COVID in ‘rebound’ case, doctor says  —  Biden tested positive for a ‘rebound’ infection of COVID-19  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for July 30  —  President Biden tested positive for COVID-19 in a “rebound” case on Saturday, according to the White House.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Biden Tests Positive for Covid Again in ‘Rebound’ Case
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Biden tests positive for Covid again, will restart isolation despite no new symptoms
JONATHAN TURLEY:
Harvard Study: J6 Rioters Were Motivated by Loyalty to Trump, Not Insurrection Against the Constitution  —  According to The Crimson, Harvard has completed what it calls the most comprehensive study of the motivations of those involved in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot.
Discussion: Althouse
New York Times:
How the Kremlin Is Forcing Ukrainians to Adopt Russian Life  —  In Russian-occupied regions in Ukraine, local leaders are forcing civilians to accept Russian rule.  Next come sham elections that would formalize Vladimir V. Putin's claim that they are Russian territories.
Discussion: Join Andrew
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Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
Putin's rule is weakening
Discussion: Tobias Stone
Meghan Mistry / ABC News:
'I'll never vote again' for former President Trump: Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers  —  The Arizona state representative spoke with Jonathan Karl.  —  Arizona's House Speaker Rusty Bowers arrives for a House select committee hearing investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, June 21, 2022.
HuffPost:
Doug Mastriano Is Keeping A Big Secret From Pennsylvania Voters  —  The GOP gubernatorial nominee who tried to overturn the 2020 election says he knows who he'd appoint as secretary of state.  He just won't say who it is.  —  Doug Mastriano has a secret.  The Republican nominee …
Felicia Fonseca / Associated Press:
Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval dies; 3 left from group  —  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Samuel Sandoval, one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages in World War II using a code based on their native language, has died.  —  Sandoval died late Friday at a hospital in Shiprock …
The Guardian:
US faces new era of political violence as threats against lawmakers rise  —  Members of the House will now get up to $10,000 to upgrade their home security as experts warn such threats endanger the health of US democracy  —  embers of the US House of Representatives will now receive …
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Democrats delay early state order decision for 2024 campaign  —  The Democratic National Committee delayed a decision Saturday on a new order for early state voting in the 2024 presidential elections until after this fall's midterm elections.  —  The order of early states had been scheduled …
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CNN:
Republican nominee for Maryland attorney general hosted 9/11 conspiracy radio shows
Claire Moses / New York Times:
The Spread of Book Banning
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
FBI failures before the Capitol siege avoided the Jan. 6 committee's scorn. Not for long.
Scott Gottlieb / New York Times:
Monkeypox Is About to Become the Next Public Health Failure
Associated Press:
Indiana Senate narrowly passes near-total abortion ban
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Three more GOP impeachers face their primary juries
Karen Townsend / HotAir:
On second thought... Kate Bedingfield is staying on as Communications Director after all
Ben Jacobs / Vox:
Manafort book alleges Michael Cohen spied on Trump campaign
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