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11:50 AM ET, July 16, 2023

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Politico:
Here's who won, and lost, and face-planted in the presidential money race last quarter  —  Nearly every candidate's fundraising came with a caveat.  —  Ron DeSantis has money problems.  —  Tim Scott is on a bit of a spending binge.  —  Rich candidates are parting with their money, while also-rans are struggling to break through.
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NBC News:
Ron DeSantis fires roughly a dozen staffers in a campaign shake-up  —  The Florida governor has struggled to break into Trump's lead and his campaign has been burning through money.  —  Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign has fired roughly a dozen staffers — and more are expected …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
DeSantis campaign sheds staff amid cash crunch  —  Fewer than 10 staffers were let go Thursday, according to a person familiar with the campaign.  —  Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign is shedding staff as it navigates a cash crunch.  —  Fewer than 10 staffers were let go by the Florida …
NBC News:
Ron DeSantis' campaign finances have some flashing warning signs  —  Most of DeSantis' money came from donors who “maxed out” and can't give again, as small donations have been a struggle for Trump's GOP challengers.  —  WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tapped out top donors …
CNN:
Ron DeSantis to sit down with CNN's Jake Tapper for an exclusive interview Tuesday  —  Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis will sit down with CNN's Jake Tapper on Tuesday for an exclusive interview, the network announced Sunday.  —  As the Florida governor travels across the country …
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Covid Remarks Raise Questions of Antisemitism  —  The long-shot candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination has a history of embracing conspiracy theories.  His latest comments claimed the virus spared certain ethnic and religious groups.
Discussion: The Hill and New York Post
Jon Levine / New York Post:
RFK Jr. says COVID was ‘ethnically targeted’ to spare Jews  —  Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dished out wild COVID-19 conspiracy theories this week during a press event at an Upper East Side restaurant, claiming the bug was a genetically engineered bioweapon that may have been …
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Trump's outbursts met with silence so far by prosecutor, judge  —  Other defendants might get in trouble for publicly calling the prosecutor a deranged drug user.  Not Donald Trump.  —  Since his indictment last month on charges of withholding classified documents, former president Donald Trump …
Discussion: The Messenger
Benjamin Lindsay / The Wrap:
Democratic Lobby Group Airs Steamy Sex Scene Takedown of GOP: ‘Keep Republicans Out of Your Bedroom’ (Video)  —  The political ad comes from Progress Action Fund and asks Ohioans to vote no on the controversial State Issue 1  —  In what might be the subjectively raciest political ad ever …
Discussion: HotAir
Associated Press:
At least 4 killed in mass shooting in small Georgia city outside Atlanta, spokeswoman says  —  The shooting occurred at around 10:40 a.m. in Hampton, a city south of Atlanta, officials said.  —  HAMPTON, Ga. — A county government official in Georgia says at least four people have been killed …
Ray Hartmann / Raw Story:
DeSantis asked by GOP officials in Florida to ban vaccine as ‘biological weapon’  —  The Brevard County Republican Executive voted by a supermajority this week to call upon Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to ban sale and distribution of Covid “and all related vaccines” in the state, Florida Today reported.
Discussion: New York Times
Washington Post:
Personal debts said to scuttle nomination of Biden's acting cyber director  —  The rationale for not permanently nominating Kemba Walden to be national cyber director has stunned colleagues  —  The acting White House national cyber director was told in recent weeks that she would not be considered …
Discussion: Reuters
Steven Shepard / Politico:
The Electoral College is the big factor in a third-party nightmare for Democrats  —  Battleground states may actually be the least likely places for non-major party candidates to draw support.  —  Democrats are rightly spooked by the prospect of credible third-party candidates this cycle.
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MacKenzie Ryan / The Guardian:
Biden stability beats Trump volatility in 2024 match-up, experts suggest
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
No Labels releases proposals to guide third-party presidential ticket
Discussion: ABC News and New York Times
Kelly O'Donnell / NBC News:
Christie campaign raised $1.65 million in 25 days to close out second quarter  —  The super PAC backing the former New Jersey governor also brought in nearly $6 million.  —  Chris Christie's presidential campaign will report raising $1.65 million in the second quarter …
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