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9:30 PM ET, July 18, 2023

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Jana Winter / Rolling Stone:
Special Counsel's Jan. 6 Target Letter to Trump Mentions Conspiracy, Tampering  —  The letter does not mention statutes relating to insurrection or sedition, a source tells Rolling Stone … Special counsel Jack Smith sent the letter to Trump on Sunday, informing him he was a target of the Justice Department.
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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 and NPR
Erik Uebelacker / The Daily Beast:
GOP Lashes Out Over Trump Target Letter: ‘Worse Than Russia’  —  “If this is the direction the world America is going in, we're worse than Russia.  We're worse than China,” said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.  —  Republicans went berserk Tuesday after Donald Trump revealed he received a letter that contained …
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 …
Erik Uebelacker / The Daily Beast:
Rudy Giuliani Denies Claims That He ‘Flipped’ on Trump  —  NO SNITCHING  —  Donald Trump's announcement Tuesday that he's bracing for an indictment related to Jan. 6 prompted speculation that longtime ally Rudy Giuliani may have flipped on his close friend and former client.
Discussion: Raw Story
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
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
DeSantis says Trump ‘should have come out more forcefully’ on Jan. 6
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Trump indictment steals headlines from GOP rivals
Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says He Is Target of Criminal Probe in Jack Smith's Jan. 6 Case
The Messenger:
Republicans Back Trump As Possible Third Indictment Looms
CNN:
Donald Trump says he's a target of special counsel's criminal probe into 2020 election aftermath
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.
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
James Salzer / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Legal bills mount for Georgia Republican Party in Trump investigation
Discussion: Raw Story
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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Amir Tibon / Haaretz:
Israeli Antiquities Are Stranded at Trump's Florida Estate as Authorities Fail to Retrieve Them
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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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
DeSantis rolls out military plan amid campaign struggles
New York Times:
North Korea Detains U.S. Soldier After Unauthorized Border Crossing  —  The service member is the first known American to be held in North Korean custody since Bruce Byron Lowrance was detained for a month after illegally entering the country from China in 2018.  —  Reporting from Seoul
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Associated Press:
US soldier who fled to North Korea had served 2 months in South Korea prison on assault charge
Washington Post:
U.S. soldier detained after intentionally crossing into North Korea
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 …
emptywheel:
Jack Smith Gives Trump Until Thursday to Explain Himself to the January 6 Grand Jury  —  Stacy (Male!)  —  says:  —  Time to fasten our safety belts!  Thanks for the heads up, EW
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 …
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 …
Breccan F. Thies / Washington Examiner:
Democrat Rosa DeLauro calls GOP ‘terrorists,’ forcing explosive House hearing into recess  —  House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) called her Republican colleagues “terrorists” Tuesday afternoon, sending the committee into recess.
 
 
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The Hill:
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 Earlier Items: 
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.
Discussion: Just The News
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
‘Bullhorn Lady’ who helped break into Capitol found guilty in Jan. 6 case
Discussion: Raw Story
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
emptywheel:
WaPo Is Suppressing Information that Might Debunk Devlin Barrett's Latest Spin
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
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