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11:45 AM ET, July 14, 2023

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ABC News:
Target letter to Trump Organization staffer signals new push in classified docs probe: Sources  —  Investigators are probing the employee's handling of surveillance footage.  —  The special counsel investigating former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents has taken …
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emptywheel:
POOF!  HOW JACK SMITH MADE 800,000 PAGES INTO 4,500 POOF!  HOW JACK SMITH MADE 800,000 PAGES INTO 4,500  —  This post talks about what the government filing in the Trump stolen documents case says about the evidence.  This other post talks about the legal argument against a delay.
Discussion: Politico
Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Trump's unprecedented campaign pitch: Elect me to get revenge on the government  —  “He's declared war on them,” one GOP pollster said.  —  Donald Trump has told supporters not to just see him as a candidate but as “your retribution.”  —  In his comeback bid for the White House …
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight and Raw Story
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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.
Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
Hunter Biden's lawyer sends cease-and-desist letter to Trump over social media posts
CNN:
Jared Kushner and Hope Hicks testified before grand jury investigating 2020 election interference, sources say
Discussion: Raw Story and HuffPost
Wall Street Journal:
Tucker Carlson Is Creating a New Media Company  —  Former Fox News host and associate look to raise funds for new venture that could use Twitter as its backbone  —  Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and former White House adviser Neil Patel are seeking to raise funds to start a new media company …
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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.
Bloomberg:
Biden Administration to Forgive $39 Billion in Student Debt  — Supreme Court struck down broader debt forgiveness plan  — Borrowers must have made 20 to 25 years of payments to qualify
Jessica Piper / Politico:
George Santos' campaign paid him $85,000 this quarter  —  The payments were designed to pay the congress member back for loans he previously made to his campaign.  —  The campaign of embattled Rep. George Santos, who is facing federal indictment on fraud and money laundering charges …
Discussion: NBC News, CNBC, Insider, RedState and Raw Story
Marc Caputo / The Messenger:
‘Built On Muscle:’ The DeSantis Campaign's Playbook to Beat Trump and Shock the Haters  —  Despite Trump's commanding lead in many polls, the Florida governor's campaign says its organization and messaging will carry the day  —  A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and KTVZ-TV
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NBC News:
Confidential Ron DeSantis campaign memo reassures donors amid stumbles
Daniella Diaz / Politico:
‘A-hole’ abortion vote roils GOP's defense bill plans  —  With an assist from Sarah Ferris, Nicholas Wu, Anthony Adragna, Jordain Carney and Olivia Beavers  —  MACE SUPPORTS ‘ASSHOLE’ ABORTION PROPOSAL  —  Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) had sharp words for her party on Thursday …
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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Ellise Shafer / Variety:
Disney CEO Bob Iger Says Writers and Actors Are Not Being ‘Realistic’ With Strikes: 'It's Very Disturbing to Me'
Reuters:
Hollywood actors to strike at midnight, join writers on picket lines
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.
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Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Here are the 70 House Republicans who voted to cut off all US military aid to Ukraine
Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
House Votes to Limit Abortion Access in the Military, Bowing to the Right
New York Post:
Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect in police custody on Long Island  —  A suspected serial killer has been arrested over the notorious Gilgo Beach murders in Long Island, The Post can confirm.  —  The suspect — who has yet to be identified — is due in court in hours, according to a source close to the investigation.
Virginia Heffernan / Politico:
The Crisis Over American Manhood Is Really Code for Something Else  —  Male malaise in the United States goes back to the founders, and it is a preoccupation of elites in particular.  They might teach us something about this current wave of manliness panic.
Discussion: The Federalist
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
Lara Seligman / Politico:
U.S. to pay nearly $1M to settle sexual assault case against former top general  —  Retired Gen. John Hyten has denied the allegations, and an Air Force investigation failed to corroborate the accuser's claims.  —  The U.S. government will pay nearly $1 million to a retired Army colonel …
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 …
Associated Press:
Americans are widely pessimistic about democracy in the United States, an AP-NORC poll finds  —  Only about 1 in 10 U.S. adults give high ratings to the way democracy is working in the United States or how well it represents the interests of most Americans, according to a new poll …
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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Cory Shaffer / Plain Dealer:
Shaker Heights attorney, a Trump supporter, tells judge he voted twice in last two elections by accident
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Political Wire
Associated Press:
The US sets a grim milestone with a new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings
Discussion: Associated Press
Wayne Cole / Reuters:
Australia's central bank loses chief to public ire over rates
Blake Jones / Politico:
California replaces textbooks canceled by far-right board
 Earlier Items: 
Noah Pransky / NBC News:
Congress may make it harder for you to see the total cost of your next airline ticket
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Isabella Ramirez / The Daily Beast:
WATCH: GOP Congressman Goes on Wild ‘Colored People’ Rant on House Floor
Berkeley Lovelace Jr / NBC News:
World Health Organization releases reports on artificial sweetener aspartame and cancer risk
New York Times:
Trump Super PAC Made $155,000 Payment to Melania Trump in 2021
 

 
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Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg:
One year after Sam Altman was dramatically ousted and reinstated, OpenAI remains dominant as it continues to push ahead on impressive new products

Financial Times:
Sources: xAI raised $5B at a $45B valuation, almost double its valuation a few months ago; SpaceX prepares a tender offer that would value the company at $250B+
 
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