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8:40 AM ET, July 14, 2023

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New York Times:
Prosecutors Ask Witnesses Whether Trump Acknowledged He Lost 2020 Race  —  Jared Kushner was questioned before a federal grand jury as prosecutors appeared to be trying to establish if the former president knew his efforts to stay in power were built on a lie.
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Washington Post:
Former police chief convicted after defending self with false Jan. 6 claims
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Majority of Republicans vote down Greene, Gaetz Ukraine bills  —  Five House Republican-backed initiatives to curtail aid to Ukraine using the annual Pentagon policy bill were shot down Thursday afternoon in votes that saw a consensus from both sides of the aisle to keep money flowing to Kyiv.
Discussion: Joe.My.God., Political Wire and Insider
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Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Here are the 70 House Republicans who voted to cut off all US military aid to Ukraine  — Rep. Matt Gaetz offered an amendment to the annual defense bill to cut off all military aid to Ukraine.  — The measure easily failed — but 70 House Republicans voted for it.
Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
House Votes to Limit Abortion Access in the Military, Bowing to the Right
James Oliphant / Reuters:
Trump a no-show at Iowa evangelical forum, leaving opening for 2024 rivals  —  Republican contenders for president will address a gathering of social conservatives in the early nominating state of Iowa on Friday, but the event will be most notable for the 2024 candidate who will not be there: the front-runner, Donald Trump.
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Marc Caputo / The Messenger:
‘Built On Muscle:’ The DeSantis Campaign's Playbook to Beat Trump and Shock the Haters
Discussion: CNN and Lawyers, Guns & Money
NBC News:
Confidential Ron DeSantis campaign memo reassures donors amid stumbles
Andrew Webster / The Verge:
Actors say Hollywood studios want their AI replicas — for free, forever … During today's press conference in which Hollywood actors confirmed that they were going on strike, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA's chief negotiator, revealed a proposal from Hollywood studios that sounds ripped right out of a Black Mirror episode.
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Reuters:
Hollywood actors to strike at midnight, join writers on picket lines
Ellise Shafer / Variety:
Disney CEO Bob Iger Says Writers and Actors Are Not Being ‘Realistic’ With Strikes: 'It's Very Disturbing to Me'
Houston Keene / Fox News:
Not just cocaine: Secret Service reveals another banned substance was found in Biden's White House … The Secret Service found marijuana twice in the White House in 2022, long before cocaine was located in the West Wing.  —  The Secret Service revealed the information to members …
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United States Secret Service:
Official Statement on the Investigation of a Substance Found in the White House
Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
Far right Twitter influencers first on Elon Musk's monetization scheme  —  The platform is paying high profile creators, including Andrew Tate, thousands of dollars for posting to the app  —  LOS ANGELES — On Thursday Twitter announced that it would begin sharing ad revenue with content creators on its platform for the first time.
The White House:
Ordering the Selected Reserve and Certain Members of the Individual Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including sections 121 and 12304 of title 10, United States Code …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump's 2024 media play: Less cable, more Barstool  —  The ex-president is hitting the podcast circuit and showing up at contact and combat sporting events.  It's part of a larger plan.  —  Former President Donald Trump's campaign over the past several months has been quietly engaged …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Joe Lieberman has a warning for No Labels' critics  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  Today is Bastille Day — a good excuse to order a croissant for breakfast.  (Who are we kidding, we eat croissants every morning.)  Tips: earlytips@washpost.com.  Thanks for waking up with us.  —  Reading this online?
Discussion: Daily Kos
Isabella Ramirez / The Daily Beast:
WATCH: GOP Congressman Goes on Wild ‘Colored People’ Rant on House Floor  —  “My amendment has nothing to do with whether or not colored people, or Black people, or anyone can serve, okay?”  Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) said.  —  Congressional newbie Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) got called out on the House floor …
Blake Jones / Politico:
California replaces textbooks canceled by far-right board  —  Newsom's announcement is the latest development in a feud between state Democrats and a conservative school board.  —  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Southern California school district will receive social studies books from the state …
Berkeley Lovelace Jr / NBC News:
World Health Organization releases reports on artificial sweetener aspartame and cancer risk  —  The U.S. FDA said it did not agree with the cancer research group's conclusions that linked aspartame to cancer.  —  Is aspartame safe?  —  The World Health Organization's cancer research group …
CNN:
House Ethics Committee reaching out to witnesses in revived Matt Gaetz probe  —  Investigators from the House Ethics Committee have begun reaching out to witnesses as part of a recently revived investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, focused on allegations that he may have engaged in sexual misconduct …
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Christie 'can't imagine' pardon for Trump in documents case  —  GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie on Thursday said he “can't imagine” a presidential pardon for former President Trump if the Republican frontrunner is found guilty in the classified documents case for which he is facing federal charges.
CNBC:
DOJ opposes Trump bid to indefinitely delay classified documents trial  — The Department of Justice's special counsel urged a federal judge to reject Donald Trump's bid to indefinitely delay his trial on criminal charges related to his retention of classified documents after he left the White House.
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Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
Hunter Biden's lawyer sends cease-and-desist letter to Trump over social media posts
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Jody Godoy / Reuters:
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Bloomberg:
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