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2:45 PM ET, July 14, 2023

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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 …
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NBC News:
Arizona Republican refers to Black Americans as ‘colored people’ in House floor debate
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
The House just passed a defense bill with controversial abortion, LGBTQ measures. It doesn't stand a chance in the Senate.
Washington Post:
House GOP moves to end Pentagon's abortion, diversity policies
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
Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Here are the 70 House Republicans who voted to cut off all US military aid to Ukraine
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Neither Trump nor DeSantis will get the GOP nomination  —  Inevitably, there comes a rebellion against inevitability.  Voters have been told that Donald Trump is the all-but-inevitable Republican nominee and that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, operating atop a mountain of cash, will inevitably be Trump's only significant challenger.
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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: NBC News and FiveThirtyEight
Susan Svrluga / Washington Post:
Biden administration announces $39 billion in student loan forgiveness  —  The Education Department said the plan will help more than 800,000 borrowers  —  The Biden administration announced Friday that it will forgive the student loans of more than 800,000 borrowers who enrolled in income-driven repayment plans.
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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
Annie Nova / CNBC:
Biden administration forgives $39 billion in student debt for more than 800,000 borrowers
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 …
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
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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
Discussion: Politico
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Trump asks Georgia's top court to quash grand jury report, disqualify Fulton DA  —  X  —  Former President Donald Trump on Friday returned to Georgia's courts in his effort to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from investigating him for election interference …
Discussion: CNN, The Hill, PoliticusUSA and Raw Story
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New York Times:
Prosecutors Ask Witnesses Whether Trump Acknowledged He Lost 2020 Race
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
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Exclusive: Pennsylvania, New Mexico secretaries of state interviewed as part of special counsel's 2020 election interference probe  —  Federal prosecutors have interviewed the secretaries of state for both Pennsylvania and New Mexico in recent months as part of the ongoing investigation …
Todd Zwillich / VICE:
Donald Trump Reveals His Legal Strategy and It's Pretty Sad  —  And here's what an ex-CIA lawyer has to say about it. … The doc days of summer  —  Today was supposed to be the first pre-trial hearing in Donald Trump and Walt Nauta's combined 38-count indictment for mishandling classified information, conspiracy, and obstruction.
Discussion: Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
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.
Emma Powell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Snow White and the Seven... Politically-Correct Companions?  First pictures of new live-action remake of Disney classic shows princess walking with diverse band of merry men and women after row over using dwarf actors  —  By EMMA POWELL DEPUTY SHOWBUSINESS NEWS EDITOR and IWAN STONE FOR MAILONLINE
Dana Bash / CNN:
Top longtime Biden aide leaving White House at the end of July  —  White House director of legislative affairs Louisa Terrell, one of President Joe Biden's longest serving aides, is planning to leave the White House at the end of this month, CNN has learned.
Washington Post:
Forcing people to work in deadly heat is mostly legal in the U.S.  —  As the planet records some of its highest average temperatures, workers have barely any legal protections from extreme heat  —  The pain usually starts for Karla Perez when the temperature reaches 100 degrees.
Discussion: The Hill
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?
 
 
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Supreme Court to hear South Carolina, CFPB cases in October
Susan Du / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Court approves police reform deal between Minneapolis, human rights officials
Discussion: The Hill, The Root and Fox News
Peter Kasperowicz / Fox News:
FBI funding slashed by $1B in legislation moving closer to a House vote
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Al Jazeera
Kyle Morris / Fox News:
Biden nibbles on frightened young girl during trip to Finland, weirding out Twitter users
Washington Post:
Biden brings in $72 million in second quarter, outraising GOP rivals
 Earlier Items: 
Associated Press:
The US sets a grim milestone with a new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings
Discussion: Metro.co.uk and Associated Press
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump's 2024 media play: Less cable, more Barstool
Discussion: Rolling Stone and Raw Story
The White House:
Ordering the Selected Reserve and Certain Members of the Individual Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty
Andrew Webster / The Verge:
Actors say Hollywood studios want their AI replicas — for free, forever
Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
Hunter Biden's lawyer sends cease-and-desist letter to Trump over social media posts
 

 
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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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