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10:55 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: RedState, Reuters, The Guardian and The Hill
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
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New York Times:
Russia Pulls Out of the Black Sea Grain Deal  —  The Kremlin paused its participation in an agreement that allowed Ukraine to export its grain by sea despite a wartime blockade, a deal seen as essential to keeping global food prices stable.  —  Russia said on Monday that it was pausing …
Lidia Kelly / Reuters:
Traffic stopped on Crimean Bridge due to ‘emergency’ - Russian-backed governor
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.
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 …
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.
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Sam Jeske / Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal:
Jayapal Statement on Israel Comments
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
Discussion: Raw Story and Slate
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Trump seeks unprecedented delays as he battles prosecution
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Rudy Giuliani Plays Detective at Gilgo Beach Suspect's Home  —  REPORTER RUDY  —  Rudy Giuliani just cannot resist getting in on the action.  The former New York City mayor on Saturday popped up outside the Long Island home of the man arrested for the Gilgo Beach serial killings …
Discussion: The Messenger and TMZ.com
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 …
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
How Tucker's “FedEpps” conspiracy theory led to Fox News's latest legal mess  —  Reckless smears have consequences. … Last week, a former Oath Keeper named Ray Epps filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News.  And it was made possible by Tucker Carlson, whose reckless conspiracy-mongering …
Discussion: The Wrap and Newsbusters
Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Ron DeSantis runs for president, take two  —  The News  —  The growing sense of crisis around Ron DeSantis's campaign intensified over the weekend with reports that his campaign side is burning through cash, running out of big donors, and laying off staff.
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Vivek Ramaswamy releases conservative pool Supreme Court picks  —  Borrowing a page from former President Donald Trump, the 2024 GOP hopeful is assuring primary voters that he would keep the bench weighted toward the right.  —  WASHINGTON — Borrowing a tactic from former President Donald Trump …
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Iowa's Republican governor to hold interviews with GOP presidential candidates at state fair  —  Iowa Gov Kim Reynolds is inviting all 2024 Republican presidential contenders, including former President Trump, to 1-on-1 interviews at next month's state fair  —  FIRST ON FOX: It is an invitation …
Discussion: IJR
 
 
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