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6:20 PM ET, July 18, 2023

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Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says He Is Target of Criminal Probe in Jack Smith's Jan. 6 Case  —  Former president says special counsel sent his legal team letter indicating he could face charges  —  Former President Donald Trump said federal prosecutors have told his legal team that he is a target of their investigation …
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Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Federal Judge Signals 2024 Election Won't Be Deciding Factor on Trump Trial Date  —  U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon mentioned other factors for her timeline, like the volume of discovery materials  —  A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Prosecutors and Trump Lawyers Clash Over Timing in Classified Documents Case  —  In the first hearing before Judge Aileen M. Cannon, the two sides sparred over a trial date and how to prosecute a former president and current candidate.  —  The federal judge overseeing former President Donald …
Washington Post:
Trump says he received a target letter in federal Jan. 6 investigation
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Kasich urges GOP candidates to ‘step up and say something’ after Trump gets target letter
Discussion: Vanity Fair, CBS News and KOIN-TV
The Messenger:
Republicans Back Trump As Possible Third Indictment Looms
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
DeSantis says Trump ‘should have come out more forcefully’ on Jan. 6
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
What Trump's G.O.P. Rivals Are Saying About Another Potential Indictment
ABC News:
Special counsel informs Trump he is target in probe of efforts to overturn 2020 election
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Michigan attorney general charges ‘false electors’ over efforts to overturn the 2020 election  —  Sixteen people forged documents and claimed to be “duly elected and qualified electors” for the state of Michigan, Attorney General Dana Nessel said.  —  Michigan attorney general announces charges against ‘false electors’
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The Detroit News:
16 false Trump electors face felony charges in Michigan  —  Lansing — Attorney General Dana Nessel is leveling felony charges against 16 Republicans who signed a certificate falsely stating that Donald Trump won Michigan's 2020 presidential election, launching criminal cases against top political figures inside the state GOP.
CNN:
Donald Trump says he's a target of special counsel's criminal probe into 2020 election aftermath  —  Former President Donald Trump said in a social media post that he's been informed by special counsel Jack Smith that he is a target of the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Michigan attorney general charges fake Trump electors over alleged 2020 election crimes  — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel criminally charged 16 so-called “fake electors” for Donald Trump in an allegedly fraudulent effort to reverse Joe Biden's victory in the state's 2020 election.
State of Michigan:
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Charges 16 ‘False Electors’ with Election Law and Forgery Felonies  —  LANSING - Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced felony charges against 16 Michigan residents for their role in the alleged false electors scheme following the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
James Salzer / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Legal bills mount for Georgia Republican Party in Trump investigation
Discussion: Political Wire
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Former Arizona governor contacted by special counsel in Jan. 6 probe
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Israel Struggling to Recover Ancient Artifacts Trump Took to Mar-a-Lago: Report  —  The former president up and stole antiquities that were lent to the White House for a Hanukkah celebration in 2019  —  ISRAEL LENT SEVERAL antiquities to the White House in 2019, including ancient clay lamps for a White House Hanukkah event.
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Associated Press:
US soldier who fled to North Korea was facing disciplinary action after time in South Korean prison  —  An American soldier facing military disciplinary actions fled across the heavily armed border from South Korea into North Korea, U.S. officials said Tuesday, becoming the first American detained in the North in nearly five years.
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Washington Post:
U.S. soldier detained after intentionally crossing into North Korea
New York Times:
North Korea Detains U.S. Soldier After Unauthorized Border Crossing
CNN:
CNN exclusive: DeSantis downplays concerns about the state of his 2024 campaign  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis, in an exclusive interview with CNN's Jake Tapper on Tuesday, brushed aside concerns about the state of his presidential campaign, continued to downplay the conflict in Ukraine and steered clear …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
DeSantis hits reset button
Brooke Leigh Howard / The Daily Beast:
Ta-Nehisi Coates Crashes School Board Meeting Over Banning His Book  —  The writer's critically acclaimed memoir has become a flashpoint in a small South Carolina town.  —  A South Carolina school board meeting, in which community members railed against an African American culture writer's …
Washington Post:
House GOP seeks billions in cuts to rail, water infrastructure spending  —  Two years after approving a bipartisan $1.2 trillion law, Republicans are looking to scale back spending that some in their own party previously supported  —  It took decades for Congress to deliver on its promise …
Politico:
Trump, 5 rivals on cusp of qualifying for first GOP debate  —  The leading candidates still need one more poll to officially stamp their tickets, the RNC confirmed Tuesday.  —  The Republican National Committee on Tuesday clarified the criteria for presidential candidates to qualify for the debate stage …
Politico:
Brian Kemp is meeting with GOP Senate leaders on the Hill this week.  And the trip has Republicans in Washington and Atlanta thinking about 2026.  —  News and analysis from Capitol Hill for when you only have a few minutes, from POLITICO.
Discussion: The Hill, CNN and The Daily Caller
Politico:
House GOP support for Santos censure builds  —  Democrats may have enough GOP support to adopt a formal rebuke of the New York Republican's campaign fabrications.  —  A group of New York Republicans passed on punishing George Santos once.  Some of them say they won't do it again.
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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Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
House Republicans propose planting a trillion trees as they move away from climate change denial
Discussion: Gizmodo, HotAir and Political Wire
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
‘Bullhorn Lady’ who helped break into Capitol found guilty in Jan. 6 case
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
The Messenger:
Former Trump Cabinet Member Hosting Event for Virginia Gov. Youngkin
NBC News:
No Labels CEO defends 2024 ticket against spoiler charges
Noah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
He was making a documentary about police brutality. Then the LAPD tased him in his home
Discussion: The Messenger and Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Suzy Khimm / NBC News:
Lawmakers call for U.S. to ‘eliminate’ infant loungers after babies died
Discussion: The Hill
emptywheel:
WaPo Is Suppressing Information that Might Debunk Devlin Barrett's Latest Spin
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Is Tennessee a Democracy?  —  What happened when a Republican supermajority gained control—and wasn't satisfied
Discussion: Raw Story
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Jesse Watters' Mom Phoned In To His Fox News 8 P.M. Debut With Some Very Blunt Advice
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
July 17, 2023  —  A story in the New York Times today by Jonathan Swan, Charlie Savage …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Trump Hired Adviser He Pardoned for Campaign Finance Crimes
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
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