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Inside the War Between Trump and His Generals — How Mark Milley and others in the Pentagon handled the national-security threat posed by their own Commander-in-Chief. — In the summer of 2017, after just half a year in the White House, Donald Trump flew to Paris for Bastille …

Mike Allen / Axios:

Exclusive photos: Trump's telltale toilet — Remember our toilet scoop in Axios AM earlier this year? Maggie Haberman's forthcoming book about former President Trump will report that White House residence staff periodically found wads of paper clogging a toilet — and believed the former president …

Michael D. Shear / New York Times:

New Book Chronicles Trump's Fraught Relationship With Top Military Officials — Mr. Trump once asked his chief of staff why his military leadership couldn't be more like the German generals who had reported to Adolf Hitler, according to an excerpt. — WASHINGTON — Former President Donald J. Trump told …

Discussion: USA Today, Raw Story, Washington Post, The Hill, Mediaite and Balloon Juice

PenguinRandomhouse.com:
The Divider — Buy the Audiobook Download: — Apple- Audible- downpour- eMusic- audiobooks.com

Discussion: Insider, HuffPost and Washington Examiner

Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Asked Generals Why They Couldn't Be More Like ‘Totally Loyal’ Nazis, Report Claims

Discussion: Insider, Washington Examiner and Raw Story

Oliver Darcy / CNN:

First on CNN: Alex Jones' texts have been turned over to the January 6 committee, source says — Approximately two years' worth of text messages sent and received by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones have been turned over to the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Hill, The Daily Beast, Rolling Stone, PoliticusUSA, Daily Kos, HillReporter.com, Raw Story, The Guardian and Mediaite

New York Times: Alex Jones's Text Messages Turned Over to House Jan. 6 Committee

CNN:
Doug Mastriano, Trump ally and candidate for governor in Pennsylvania, to appear before January 6 committee Tuesday

Discussion: CNBC

Daniel Lewis / New York Times:

David McCullough, Best-Selling Explorer of America's Past, Dies at 89 — His research — on Adams, Truman and so much more — was deep, his writing was lively, and his narrator's voice in documentary films was familiar to millions. — David McCullough, who was known to millions as an award-winning …

Discussion: News and Corporate Information …, Breitbart, Variety, The Daily Caller and TheBlaze

Associated Press:

David McCullough, Pulitzer-winning historian, dies at 89 — NEW YORK — David McCullough, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose lovingly crafted narratives on subjects ranging from the Brooklyn Bridge to Presidents John Adams and Harry Truman made him among the most popular and influential historians of his time, has died.

Discussion: Power Line, NPR, National Review and Deadline

Glenn Rifkin / Washington Post:
David McCullough, master chronicler of American history, dies at 89

Discussion: CBS News and Metro.co.uk

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:

Axios to Sell Itself to Cox Enterprises for $525 Million — The digital media company's founders, Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen and Roy Schwartz, will continue to run the company. — Axios, the digital media company that quickly gained traction since its founding five years ago …

Discussion: Washington Post, Poynter, WTOP News, Vanity Fair, Reuters, Financial Times, Variety, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Axios agrees to sell to Cox Enterprises for $525 million — Axios has signed a deal to sell to its most recent lead investor, Cox Enterprises, the companies announced Monday. The cash deal values the company at $525 million, according to sources familiar with the deal.

Discussion: Market Realist, The Guardian, NPR, The Wrap and The Hill, more at Mediagazer »

Kate Aronoff / New Republic:

The Bitter Triumph of the Inflation Reduction Act — Amid all the triumphant tweets and press releases about the Inflation Reduction Act and its climate provisions Monday morning were a few reflections on just how much has changed in climate world: In just a few years, the conversation …

Discussion: Insider and Talking Points Memo

Steven Pearlstein / Washington Post:
Why the ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ is no such thing

Discussion: Breitbart

Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
This is what happens when the party in charge cares about governing

Discussion: The Hill, Fortune, Discourse Blog, The Mahablog and The American Independent

Jacob Ogles / Florida Politics:

Progressive group polling finds Ron DeSantis may be in a closer race than expected … Jacob Ogles — Jacob Ogles has covered politics in Florida since 2000 for regional outlets including SRQ Magazine in Sarasota, The News-Press in Fort Myers and The Daily Commercial in Leesburg.

Discussion: Raw Story and No More Mister Nice Blog

Matt Viser / Washington Post:

Brandon returns, darkly: Democrats turn an insult into a pro-Biden meme — With “Let's go, Brandon,” Biden's critics found a way to curse him. His supporters are seizing on the “Dark Brandon” meme to vaunt his superpowers. — It's not President Biden as many have come to know him.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The National Pulse, RedState and Twitchy

Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Consumers' expectations of future inflation decreased significantly in win for the Federal Reserve

Discussion: Fortune, UPI, RH Investments, New York Post and Neil's Newsletter

Kaitlan Collins / CNN:

FBI executes search warrant at Mar-a-Lago, Trump says — The FBI executed a search warrant on Monday at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, the former President confirms to CNN.

Discussion: Politico, Boston.com, Sacramento Bee, Daily Kos, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, RedState, TheBlaze, Little Green Footballs, Mercury News and Law & Crime

Michael Wines / New York Times:

Maps in Four States Were Ruled Illegal Gerrymanders. They're Being Used Anyway. — A Supreme Court shift, frowning on changes close to elections, gives House Republicans a big advantage in November. — WASHINGTON — Since January, judges in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Ohio have found …

Associated Press:

Lawyer: Giuliani won't testify Tuesday in Ga. election probe — Rudy Giuliani will not appear as scheduled Tuesday before a special grand jury in Atlanta that's investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 general election in Georgia, his lawyer said.

Discussion: USA Today and Raw Story

Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Giuliani seeking to delay Fulton grand jury testimony

Discussion: Politico, UPI and PoliticusUSA

Mattathias Schwartz / Insider:

Exclusive: Paul Manafort admits he passed Trump campaign data to a suspected Russian asset — Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's 2016 campaign chairman, sat down for an exclusive interview with Insider. — Manafort made his first public admission that he shared polling data with Konstantin Kilimnik …

Discussion: Occupy Democrats, Raw Story, The Daily Beast, Washington Examiner and Mediaite

New York Times:

In Lawsuits, Ex-Employees Offer Harsh Portrait of Project Veritas — One former employee described the conservative group as having a “highly sexualized” atmosphere where drinking and drug use were commonplace. — The conservative group Project Veritas has for years sought …

Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite

U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa:

U.S. Navy Recovers F/A-18E from Mediterranean Sea — By U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa / U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs — On Aug. 3, the U.S. Navy successfully recovered the F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW 1), embarked aboard USS Harry S. Truman …

Discussion: CNN, The Hill and The National Interest

David Petraeus / The Atlantic:

Afghanistan Did Not Have to Turn Out This Way — A year after the chaotic scenes at Kabul airport, the outcome of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan is heartbreaking and tragic for many Afghans and devastating for their country. The Afghan government that fell, leading to the return of the Taliban …

Discussion: NPR, New York Times, Politico and The Hill

Politico:

DOJ pushes back against Eastman effort to reclaim his cellphone — The Justice Department on Monday rejected an effort by attorney John Eastman — a key ally in Donald Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election — to reclaim his cellphone, which was seized by FBI agents in June.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:

GOP Sen. Tim Scott Claims Democrats Want Abortions Up To 52 Weeks — Human pregnancies last for about 40 weeks. — In his latest fundraising email, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) paints a very dark picture for the GOP if the party doesn't win back the Senate in November.

Discussion: Raw Story

Brooke Singman / Fox News:

DeSantis to hit campaign trail to rally support for Trump-endorsed candidates: ‘Unite and win’ — Turning Point Action organizing rallies featuring DeSantis to rally support for ‘key conservative candidates’ — Ron DeSantis announces plan for Florida to take on ESG

Discussion: Orlando Sentinel, New York Post, Politico, RedState, Florida's Voice, Bloomberg, The Daily Caller, HotAir, The Hill and Big League Politics

Peter Salter / Lincoln Journal Star:

Norfolk mother and daughter accused of illegal abortion, burning and burying body — A Norfolk woman is facing five criminal charges — including three felonies — alleging she helped her teenage daughter abort, burn and bury her fetus earlier this year. — Jessica Burgess, 41 …

U.S. Department of Justice:

United States Obtains Warrant for Seizure of Airplane of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Andrei Skoch, Worth Over $90 Million — The United States of America has been authorized to seize an Airbus A319-100 (the Airbus) owned and controlled by sanctioned Russian oligarch Andrei Skoch …

Discussion: CNN, Axios, New York Post and Associated Press

Skyler Swisher / Orlando Sentinel:

‘Constitutional’ sheriff movement escapes DeSantis' scrutiny — Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren isn't the only elected official in Florida who has promised not to enforce laws he thinks are unconstitutional. — Some elected sheriffs have suggested they wouldn't enforce …

Discussion: Raw Story

Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:

No One Despises MAGA Voters More Than MAGA Elites — 1. ABP: Always. Be. Projecting. — We talk a lot about how projection is the sincerest form of Trumpism: — The people who jeer about “cucks” turn out to be super into literal cucking. — The people who won't stop obsessing …

Discussion: BizPac Review, Raw Story and Mediaite

CNN:

She helped Trump win Florida twice. Now she could lead his expected 2024 campaign — Susie Wiles was searching for her next act when Donald Trump came knocking last spring. Plotting a comeback after his supporters violently stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 …

Discussion: Raw Story

Tim Miller / Morning Shots:

I'm Sorry, But He's Running — Trump's CPAC speech was his 2024 blueprint. — Hey y'all, it's Tim in for Charlie with your Monday Morning Shots (you might need to make it a Jägermeister after reading today's). — First, a few quick housekeeping items:

Discussion: Overtime and Althouse

Peter Baker / New York Times:

Biden Is on a Roll That Any President Would Relish. Is It a Turning Point? — White House aides say the string of victories compares favorably to the two-year legislative record of most any other modern president. — WASHINGTON — President Biden strode out of the White House early Sunday with a jaunty step and a huge grin.