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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Georgia's top court rejects Trump's bid to quash grand jury report — X — The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday unanimously rejected former President Donald Trump's bid to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the 2020 presidential election probe and to quash …
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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.
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
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Holly Bailey / Washington Post:
Georgia Supreme Court rejects Trump petition to block election probe
Georgia Supreme Court rejects Trump petition to block election probe
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Tori Otten / New Republic:
Inside Trump's Fascist Plan to Control All Federal Agencies if He Wins
Inside Trump's Fascist Plan to Control All Federal Agencies if He Wins
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Bloomberg.com:
American National Crosses Inter-Korean Border Into North Korea — An American has crossed the heavily fortified border from South Korea into North Korea, the American-led U.N. Command overseeing the area said Tuesday. The U.N. Command tweeted that the U.S. citizen was on a tour …
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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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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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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Kerry Kennedy rebukes brother RFK Jr. after he linked Covid-19 and Jewish people
Kerry Kennedy rebukes brother RFK Jr. after he linked Covid-19 and Jewish people
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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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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
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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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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Jordan threatens FBI's Wray with contempt of Congress
Jordan threatens FBI's Wray with contempt of Congress
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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.
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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 …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
DeSantis PAC uses AI-generated Trump voice in ad attacking ex-president — The spot illustrates the new frontiers in political advertising. — A pro-Ron DeSantis super PAC uses an Artificial Intelligence version of Donald Trump's voice in a new television ad attacking the former president.
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United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Former FBI Supervisory Special Agent Confirms IRS Whistleblower Testimony — WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer issued the following statement after committee staff today conducted a transcribed interview with a former FBI supervisory special agent assigned …
Benjamin Wermund / Houston Chronicle:
Exclusive: Texas troopers told to push children into Rio Grande, deny water to migrants, records say — WASHINGTON — Officers working for Gov. Greg Abbott's border security initiative have been ordered to push small children and nursing babies back into the Rio Grande …
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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, and Maggie Haberman outlined how former president Donald Trump and his allies are planning to create a dictatorship if voters return him to power in 2024. The article talks about how Trump and his loyalists plan to …
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NBC News:
Independent organization launching $70 million effort for third party presidential campaign — The organization ‘No Labels’ is launching a massive $70 million effort to create a third party presidential campaign. It comes as polls indicate the prospect of a Biden-Trump rematch becomes more likely.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Into the Kennedy Bullshitosphere, Now with Bonus Anti-Semitism — THE BACKCHANNEL — You've probably seen the brouhaha about ersatz Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. getting in trouble for saying that COVID was “ethnically targeted” to “spare the Jews.”
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NBC News:
SAG-AFTRA issues strike guidance specifically for influencers amid confusion — Social media stars, even those who aren't part of the union, are encouraged to avoid promoting shows and movies online. — Social media stars don't need Hollywood to get famous, but they still have to play by some of the industry's rules.
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