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10:20 AM ET, July 18, 2023

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Patrick Smith / NBC News:
U.S. national held in North Korea after straying over border, United Nations says  —  “We believe he is currently in DPRK custody and are working with our KPA counterparts to resolve this incident,” the United Nations said in a tweet.  —  A U.S. national has been detained by North Korea …
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Washington Post:
U.S. soldier detained after intentionally crossing into North Korea  —  North Korean officials have detained a U.S. national who crossed into the country through the demarcation zone without authorization, a United Nations body responsible for ensuring security on the inter-Korean border reported Tuesday.
Associated Press:
The American detained in North Korea after crossing the border was a US soldier, officials tell AP  —  U.S. officials say an American detained after crossing the border from South Korea into North Korea was a U.S. soldier.  There were no immediate details about how or why the soldier crossed …
Bloomberg.com:
American National Crosses Inter-Korean Border Into North Korea
Politico:
6 things to watch as Trump classified documents case returns to court  —  Judge Aileen Cannon will hold her first hearing on Tuesday in the federal prosecution of Donald Trump.  —  U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon is about to shape the course of the 2024 presidential election — and perhaps the fate of the country.
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Politico:
Playbook: Can Ron DeSantis become an insurgent?  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  HAPPENING TODAY — “6 things to watch as Trump classified documents case returns to court,” by Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein
Amir Tibon / Haaretz:
Israeli Antiquities Are Stranded at Trump's Florida Estate as Authorities Fail to Retrieve Them  —  Israeli clay lamps, intended for a brief exhibition in Washington D.C. in 2019, got stranded in the U.S. due to the pandemic.  Recently, they were found at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Former Congressional Black Caucus Aides Launch Caucus-Aligned Super PAC  —  The Rolling Sea Action Fund plans to spend more than $10 million helping Democrats retake the House.  —  Former aides to members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday launched the first-ever super PAC affiliated …
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:   Congressional Black Caucus allies launch ‘eight-figure’ effort to flip the House
Holly Bailey / Washington Post:
Georgia Supreme Court rejects Trump petition to block election probe  —  The unanimous opinion says Trump had not proved the ‘extraordinary circumstances’ that warranted intervention by Georgia's top court  —  ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court unanimously dismissed former president Donald Trump's petition …
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ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS:
Statement by Kerry Kennedy on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Recent Remarks  —  I strongly condemn my brother's deplorable and untruthful remarks last week about Covid being engineered for ethnic targeting.  His statements do not represent what I believe or what Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights stand for …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Into the Kennedy Bullshitosphere, Now with Bonus Anti-Semitism
Fox Business:
House GOP considers holding Zuckerberg in contempt of Congress  —  Sources tell FOX Business that Zuckerberg could be held in contempt of Congress  —  FIRST ON FOX: House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is strongly considering holding Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in contempt of Congress this month …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Is Corporate America biased against white people?  —  Last week, 13 Republican Attorneys General wrote an open letter to the CEOs of the 100 biggest U.S. corporations.  The letter, organized by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach (R) and Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti (R) …
Ashley Lopez / NPR:
Democrats eye Sen. Ted Cruz's seat in Republican-dominated Texas as a possible flip  —  Democrats are facing a tough U.S. Senate map next year.  The party will need to hold on to some vulnerable seats in Republican states, as well as potentially flip a seat or two if they lose …
Discussion: Politico, National Review and Raw Story
Associated Press:
Alabama Republicans, despite Supreme Court ruling, reject call for second majority Black House district  —  Lawmakers must adopt a new map after the high court in June affirmed a three-judge panel's ruling that Alabama's existing congressional map likely violated the Voting Rights Act.
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Trump Hired Adviser He Pardoned for Campaign Finance Crimes  —  A campaign operative who Trump pardoned over his participation in a political bribery scheme is now working for the Trump campaign.  —  Former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign is once again spitting on campaign finance laws …
Discussion: Raw Story
Piers Morgan / New York Post:
The woke mob's assault on Snow White and her seven dwarfs is far worse than anything Prince Charming did to her  —  “Snow White” used to be a lovely, heart-warming film.  —  Who could fail to be inspired by the story of a beautiful princess rescued from the clutches of a wicked stepmother queen …
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Is Tennessee a Democracy?  —  What happened when a Republican supermajority gained control—and wasn't satisfied  —  Drive along the outer rim of the exurbs north of Nashville, past structures that might be barns or might be wedding venues, around developments called Vineyard Grove or New Hope Village …
Washington Examiner:
Hatred of Israel is ascendant in the Democratic Party  —  When anti-Israel protesters shouted down a panel discussion at the far-Left Netroots Nation conference last weekend, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) tried to assuage the protesters by making it clear she agrees “Israel is a racist state” …
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Jesse Watters' Mom Phoned In To His Fox News 8 P.M. Debut With Some Very Blunt Advice  —  The Fox personality's mother, who is a Democrat, also hit her son with a mocking idea for former President Donald Trump.  —  Fox News' Jesse Watters on Monday received some stark on-air advice …
Hannah Fingerhut / Associated Press:
Abortion in Iowa is legal again, for now, after a judge blocks new restrictions  —  An Iowa judge on Monday temporarily blocked the state's new ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, just days after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the measure into law.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
July 17, 2023  —  A story in the New York Times today by Jonathan Swan, Charlie Savage …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Biden to host Israel's Herzog amid tensions between two nations
Lexi Lonas / The Hill:
Supreme Court, Republicans to blame for lack of debt forgiveness, students say in poll
Discussion: Axios, Slate and Washington Free Beacon
Will Steakin / ABC News:
Vivek Ramaswamy, who's embraced Trump on the campaign trail, condemned him after Jan. 6
Ellen Milligan / Bloomberg:
UK Support to Rejoin the EU Passes 50% for the First Time Since Brexit
Discussion: Al Jazeera, Politico and Reuters
Erum Salam / The Guardian:
Extreme heatwave live: Texas city confirms first heat death; northern hemisphere boils in severe weather - as it happened
Discussion: Financial Times and ABC News
NBC News:
Independent organization launching $70 million effort for third party presidential campaign
 Earlier Items: 
United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Former FBI Supervisory Special Agent Confirms IRS Whistleblower Testimony
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
‘Just the right darn thing to do for people who raise their hand:’ Kirby defends Pentagon abortion policy
Tom Fairless / Wall Street Journal:
Europeans Are Becoming Poorer. 'Yes, We're All Worse Off.'
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Billionaires aren't okay — for their mental health, time to drastically raise their taxes
David Corn / Mother Jones:
No Labels Says It's Not a Political Party. But It's Setting Up State Parties.