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11:50 AM ET, July 14, 2023

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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
Marc Caputo / The Messenger:
‘Built On Muscle:’ The DeSantis Campaign's Playbook to Beat Trump and Shock the Haters
Discussion: KTVZ-TV and CNN
CNN:
Jared Kushner and Hope Hicks testified before grand jury investigating 2020 election interference, sources say
Discussion: Raw Story and HuffPost
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
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.
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 …
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
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Biden raised $72 million in second quarter of 2023  —  The Democratic incumbent outraised his potential Republican rivals in the 2024 presidential campaign from April to June  —  President Biden raised more than $72 million in the second quarter of 2023 for his reelection effort, his campaign announced Friday.
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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
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, Insider, RedState and Raw Story
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
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
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.
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
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
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:
The US sets a grim milestone with a new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings  —  Slain at the hands of strangers or gunned down by loved ones.  Massacred in small towns, in big cities, inside their own homes or outside in broad daylight.  This year's unrelenting bloodshed across …
Discussion: Associated Press
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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New York Times:
Trump Super PAC Made $155,000 Payment to Melania Trump in 2021  —  The money was listed as pay for a “speaking engagement” by Ms. Trump in a new personal financial disclosure by her husband.  —  A super PAC aligned with former President Donald J. Trump paid Melania Trump $155,000 in late 2021 …
 
 
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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
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
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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
Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
Hunter Biden's lawyer sends cease-and-desist letter to Trump over social media posts
NBC News:
Confidential Ron DeSantis campaign memo reassures donors amid stumbles
 

 
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Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech

Christopher Grimes / Financial Times:
Analysts say Netflix's live boxing match Friday night between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul is designed to get new subscribers, particularly on its ad-supported tier

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018
 
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