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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 …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump praises judge overseeing his classified documents case, saying she ‘loves our country’  —  Former President Trump praised the judge overseeing his classified documents case as his legal team seeks a postponement of his trial in Florida.  —  Trump's motion for a continuance of the trial …
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Trump seeks unprecedented delays as he battles prosecution  —  Former President Trump is seeking unprecedented delays as he faces prosecution for mishandling classified documents, arguing his status as a candidate and other factors require punting the case indefinitely.
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and Raw Story
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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CNN:
Early alarm bells for DeSantis as Pence falls behind: Takeaways from new campaign finance reports  —  The first full financial look at the 2024 presidential race came into focus over the weekend as candidates filed campaign finance reports with federal regulators.
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 fires roughly a dozen staffers in a campaign shake-up
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
No-Show Republicans Shun NGA  —  The once-vital forum for common ground among state leaders has fallen prey to polarization.  Its new chief, Utah's GOP Gov. Spencer Cox, has something to say about that.  —  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. —  There are 26 Republican governors.
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Politico:
Playbook: DeSantis in disarray?  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  NEW J-MART FROM ATLANTIC CITY — “No-Show Republicans Shun NGA”: “There are 26 Republican governors.  Three of them showed up here this week at the annual summer meeting of the National Governors Association.
CNN:
Ron DeSantis to sit down with CNN's Jake Tapper for an exclusive interview Tuesday
Washington Post:
How a Saudi firm tapped a gusher of water in drought-stricken Arizona  —  Lax rules let the foreign-owned company pump water from state land to grow alfalfa for the kingdom's cattle.  After almost a decade, the deal is in jeopardy.  —  BUTLER VALLEY, Ariz. — A megadrought has seared Arizona …
Discussion: Raw Story
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
A Trooper Issued More than 1,000 Fake Tickets.  Connecticut Police Won't Say Whether He Still Has a Job  —  An audit has uncovered a massive scandal in Connecticut, where hundreds of troopers manipulated the state's racial-profiling database through fraudulent citations
David Morgan / Reuters:
Third-party No Labels will not be a ‘spoiler’ in 2024 election, chair says  —  The third-party No Labels group will stay out of the 2024 U.S. presidential race if polling shows its candidate would play a “spoiler” role by helping to elect either the Democratic or Republican nominee, co-chairman Joe Lieberman said on Sunday.
Ruby Cramer / Washington Post:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggests covid was designed to spare Jews, Chinese people  —  Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. advanced a dangerous conspiracy theory this week that the coronavirus could have been a bioweapon “deliberately targeted” to spare Ashkenazi Jews …
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Brad Brooks / Reuters:
US heatwave: high temperatures forecast, northeast braces for rain  —  Nearly a quarter of the population in the U.S. is under warnings for extreme heat on Sunday, while an already rain-soaked New England braces for more downpours, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.
Julia Johnson / Washington Examiner:
Asa Hutchinson met with booing and ‘Trump’ chant during Turning Point Action speech  —  Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson was met with audible booing from attendees at the Turning Point Action Conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday.  —  When Hutchinson, who is running …
ABC News:
7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes near Alaska Peninsula, prompting tsunami advisory  —  A tsunami advisory was in effect in some coastal areas, NWS officials said.  —  A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck near the Alaska Peninsula late Saturday.  —  The quake prompted the National Weather Service …
 
 
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