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9:15 AM ET, July 17, 2023

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New York Times:
Trump and Allies Forge Plans to Increase Presidential Power in 2025  —  The former president and his backers aim to strengthen the power of the White House and limit the independence of federal agencies.  —  Donald J. Trump and his allies are planning a sweeping expansion of presidential power …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators rattled by radical conservative populism  —  Republican senators say they're worried that conservative populism, though always a part of the GOP, is beginning to take over the party, becoming more radical and threatening to cause them significant political problems heading into the 2024 election.
Politico:
Playbook: All eyes on Joe Manchin: 2024 edition  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  JUST POSTED — “Trump and Allies Forge Plans to Increase Presidential Power in 2025,” by NYT's Jonathan Swan, Charlie Savage and Maggie Haberman.  —  Two choice quotations:
Discussion: Reuters and The Hill
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
The Standoff Between Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert Is Worse Than You Think  —  Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert used to be allies.  Now they're enemies.  And it's much worse than almost anyone knows. … It's no secret that the relationship between Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert has never been worse.
David Jackson / USA Today:
Can Donald Trump delay trials until after 2024 election?  Why he's trying to ‘slow things down’  —  WASHINGTON - So what comes first: a Donald Trump criminal trial or Election Day?  —  Right now, many legal analysts believe Trump will face at least one jury of his peers before the general election …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Wall Street Journal:
Fani Willis: The No-Nonsense Georgia Prosecutor on a Collision Course With Donald Trump
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Trump seeks unprecedented delays as he battles prosecution
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Lidia Kelly / Reuters:
Traffic stopped on Crimean Bridge due to ‘emergency’ - Russian-backed governor  —  Traffic was stopped at the Russian-built Crimean Bridge linking the Crimean peninsula to the Russian region of Krasnodar due to “an emergency” situation, Russia-installed Governor Sergei Aksyonov wrote on the Telegram messaging app early on Monday.
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Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters:
Crimea Bridge, key Russian supply line, damaged, two dead amid reports of blasts  — Russia halts grain deal, Erdogan says talks continue  — Two parents dead, girl injured in attack on bridge  — Russia blames Ukrainian security forces  — Ukrainian media says Ukraine organised attack
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
GOP donors fuel RFK Jr's presidential campaign  —  Mark Dickson, a Californian who amassed a fortune treating aluminum for the aerospace industry, has donated more than $450,000 to federal candidates since 2015.  The total includes $400,000 to Trump Victory, the joint fundraising committee …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
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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CNN:
Ron DeSantis to sit down with CNN's Jake Tapper for an exclusive interview Tuesday
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Coup Lawyer Advised on Weird Supreme Court Fanfiction  —  John Eastman, the lawyer who advised Donald Trump on overturning the election, also helped direct a Christian novelist on an anti-abortion book about the Supreme Court. … Years before the conservative legal scholar John Eastman devised …
Discussion: Raw Story
CNN:
Top House Democrats rebuke Jayapal comments that Israel is a ‘racist state’ as she tries to walk them back  —  Top House Democrats are rebuking Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal's comments from earlier this weekend that “Israel is a racist state,” which she sought to walk back on Sunday.
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 and Insider
Lidia Kelly / Reuters:
Russian scientists warn of powerful solar flare activity on Monday  —  Powerful solar flare activity is forecast for Monday which may interfere with short-wave communications, Russian scientists said after three flares were observed on the sun on Sunday.  —  The Fedorov Institute …
Politico:
A group of GOP centrists threatens hardline tactics on tax bill  —  Usually it's the conservative bloc of House Republicans stirring trouble.  This time, it's centrists who are threatening to hold up a signature party bill.  —  A group of House Republican centrists is taking a page …
 
 
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