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6:05 PM ET, August 3, 2022

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Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Good, Bad, and Very Ugly  —  Breaking down last night's elections.  —  My colleague, Bill Kristol, weighs in on the last 24 hours: … Happy Wednesday.  —  Join  —  Team Bulwark was up late last night, digging through the rubble of Tuesday's election results.
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New York Times:
Kansas Votes to Preserve Abortion Rights Protections in Its Constitution  —  OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Kansas voters resoundingly decided against removing the right to abortion from the State Constitution, according to The Associated Press, a major victory for the abortion rights movement in one of America's reliably conservative states.
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Democrats face blowback after boosting far-right Michigan candidate  —  The party's congressional campaign arm spent $435,000 in a GOP primary to promote a candidate challenging Rep. Peter Meijer, who voted to impeach Trump  —  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Democrats faced a backlash Wednesday …
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
What Are YOU Doing To Protect “Good Republicans” From Their Voters?
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Democrats Might Avoid a Midterm Wipeout
Washington Post:
Democrats emboldened after Kansas abortion vote, as they eye fall campaign
New York Times:
Kansas Abortion Amendment Election Results
New York Times:
Here's how abortion rights supporters won in conservative Kansas.
Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: Jan. 6 Committee Prepares to Subpoena Alex Jones' Texts, Emails  —  The committee would like to know more about any contacts with Donald Trump's team regarding the Jan. 6 Capitol attack  —  The January 6th House committee is preparing to request the trove of Alex Jones's text messages …
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Jim Vertuno / Associated Press:
Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook attack was ‘100% real’  —  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones testified Wednesday that he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax and that he now believes it was “100% real.”
Adela Suliman / Washington Post:
Sandy Hook parents confront Alex Jones, say hoax claims created ‘living hell’  —  Parents who lost their 6-year-old son in the Sandy Hook massacre confronted right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in a courthouse Tuesday, saying his claims that the deadliest elementary school shooting in U.S. history was a …
Scott Wong / NBC News:
Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski killed in a car accident  —  Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., was killed in a car accident on Wednesday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy confirmed in a tweet.  She was 58.  —  McCarthy said that Walorski's husband, Dean Swihart, was informed of her death …
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Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
Rep. Jackie Walorski, two staff members killed in Indiana car crash  —  Rep. Jackie Walorski (R- Ind.) and two of her staff members were killed in a car crash Wednesday afternoon, according to the Elkhart County, Ind., Sheriff's Office.  —  “It is with a heavy heart that I am sharing …
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
GOP Rep. Jackie Walorski killed in car crash, sheriff says  —  Washington — Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski of Indiana was killed in a car crash Wednesday, the Elkhart County Sheriff's Office said.  —  Jeff Siegel, the Elkhart County sheriff, said Walorski was in a vehicle that collided …
Discussion: HuffPost and The Gateway Pundit
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Sinema eyes changes to tax, climate portions of reconciliation bill  —  Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) is eyeing changes to Democrats' $740 billion reconciliation bill — specifically increasing climate funding and restructuring the tax provisions — as the Senate moves rapidly toward final passage …
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CNN:
Sinema inquires about Democrats' proposed tax hike on companies as lobbying intensifies for her vote
Discussion: National Review and New York Post
Bloomberg:
Sinema Seeks to Retain Private Equity Break, Curb Corporate Tax
Discussion: Washington Post
CNN:
FIRST ON CNN: Former Deputy White House counsel subpoenaed in January 6 probe  —  The former deputy counsel to President Donald Trump has been subpoenaed in the federal criminal probe of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
Discussion: National Review and Insider
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ABC News:
Ex-White House counsel subpoenaed by federal grand jury investigating Jan. 6 attack
New York Times:
Giuliani Is Unlikely to Face Criminal Charges in Lobbying Inquiry  —  A federal investigation into Donald Trump's former lawyer over his work in Ukraine during the 2020 campaign is winding down with no indictment expected.  —  As Rudolph W. Giuliani comes under intensifying scrutiny …
Discussion: Raw Story
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New York Times:
A Cynical Low for the Democratic Party  —  The editorial board is a group of Opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.  It is separate from the newsroom.  —  On the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 attacks at the U.S. Capitol …
Discussion: Progress Pond, HotAir and CNN
Jonathan Tamari / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
John Fetterman's parents gave him money into his 40s.  Republicans say that undercuts his blue collar image.  —  In his ads, and much of the public imagination, John Fetterman is a tattooed everyman from a rugged steel city outside Pittsburgh.The phrase “blue collar tough guy” …
Discussion: The Daily Wire
Kira Lerner / Georgia Recorder:
How election deniers are campaigning to control voting in four critical states  —  Mark Finchem, an Arizona state representative who has said he would not have certified the 2020 election, won the Republican primary for secretary of state on Tuesday, making him the latest election denier …
Discussion: Arizona Mirror, Salon and Raw Story
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David Byler / Washington Post:
Trump is losing ground in the 2024 primary.  Here's why.  —  Donald Trump leads in primary polls and is well-liked by his party — but his position is worse than it was a year ago.  Surveys show half of Republican voters are considering other candidates.  Candidates endorsed by the former president …
Discussion: Breitbart, Raw Story and Discourse
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
DeSantis launches first TV ad of his Florida gubernatorial re-election campaign
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: 2024 GOP hopefuls back Trump's plan to purge civil servants  —  Several possible 2024 Republican presidential candidates tell Axios they support former President Trump's plan to make it easier for the president to purge federal workers. … Democrats, increasingly concerned, are scrambling to block that possibility.
Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Dems Gain Slightly in Congress Support  —  Midterm issue picture largely unchanged; Biden rating stabilizes  —  West Long Branch, NJ - The latest Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll finds the Democrats making small gains in preference for Congressional control and the year-long slide …
Discussion: Fox News, The Hill and Political Wire
Alexander Shur / madison.com:
Ron Johnson calls for turning Social Security, Medicare into discretionary spending programs  —  Saying programs like Social Security and Medicare suffer from improper oversight, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson on Tuesday called for turning every government program into discretionary spending programs …
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
McConnell says ‘good luck’ to senators looking for excuse to oppose Finland, Sweden NATO bids  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday spoke in support of Finland's and Sweden's bids to join NATO in advance of a Senate vote later in the day expected to have broad, but not unanimous, support.
Joey Nolfi / EW.com:
Monica Lewinsky asks Beyoncé to remove name from ‘Partition’  —  The Grammy winner is set to remove a lyric from a Renaissance song over concerns of ableism, and now the former White House intern suggests her name be removed from a 2013 song as well. … More
 
 
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Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Trump ally Navarro sued for alleged unofficial email account
Discussion: Politico, Insider and Political Wire
Lamar Johnson / Politico:
Biden and Harris praise Kansas voters for defeating anti-abortion amendment
Ari Drennen / Media Matters for America:
AP guidance against uncritically repeating the “groomer” slur is much-needed and long-overdue
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Walker says he'll participate in a Senate debate
Ali Vitali / NBC News:
Warren says she's a ‘no’ on bipartisan bill that would protect abortion access
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
The Left's ‘Save Democracy!’ talk was always just cover for ‘Elect Democrats’
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Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
The U.S. Senate is poised to vote to accept Sweden and Finland into NATO.
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation
Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
A TikTok rival promised millions to Black creators. Now some are deep in debt.
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Elisabeth Zerofsky / New York Times:
How the Claremont Institute Became a Nerve Center of the American Right
Discussion: Althouse
USA Today:
Arizona GOP candidate gets warning about election interference over tweets encouraging pen theft
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Rusty Bowers, a Jan. 6 committee star witness, loses GOP primary in Arizona
 

 
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute

OpenAI:
OpenAI says its board of directors is evaluating its corporate structure, including a plan to turn its for-profit arm into a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation

Angrej Singh / Axios:
Some conservative critics of Elon Musk allege censorship and claim they were stripped of their X verification badges after challenging his views on H-1B visas
 
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