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6:45 AM ET, July 19, 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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Politico:
Looming indictment wrenches open the central question of 2024: Is Trump fit to serve?  —  Privately, the fear is that a third indictment, even if it's the most serious one yet, will once again help Trump.  —  Donald Trump's announcement on Tuesday that he expects to soon be a thrice-indicted candidate …
New York Times:
Republicans Shrug at New Possible Trump Indictment  —  News of a possible indictment related to Jan. 6 brought a muddled response from some of Donald Trump's 2024 rivals, and familiar attacks on President Biden from his allies in Congress.  —  The indictments of Donald J. Trump …
Bloomberg:
Trump Election Probe Case Crowds Active Campaign Calendar  — Trump announced he received target letter in Jan. 6 probe  — New indictment against former president could come in days  —  The Justice Department appears to be on a fast track to charge former President Donald Trump …
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 …
Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Federal Judge Signals 2024 Election Won't Be Deciding Factor on Trump Trial Date
Discussion: Bloomberg and Washington Examiner
Erik Uebelacker / The Daily Beast:
Rudy Giuliani Denies Claims That He ‘Flipped’ on Trump
Discussion: Raw Story and UPROXX
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Trump indictment steals headlines from GOP rivals
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Prosecutors and Trump Lawyers Clash Over Timing in Classified Documents Case
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
What Trump's G.O.P. Rivals Are Saying About Another Potential Indictment
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
DeSantis says Trump ‘should have come out more forcefully’ on Jan. 6
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: Radio Iowa and Raw Story
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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New York Times:
Trump's Conspirators Are Facing the Music, Finally  —  Mr. Eisen is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.  Mr. Goodman is a professor at New York University.  —  We've reached a turning point in the effort to ensure there are consequences for those who deliberately attempt to undermine …
Politico:
Michigan AG charges 16 GOP activists who falsely claimed to be electors in bid to aid Trump
James Salzer / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Legal bills mount for Georgia Republican Party in Trump investigation
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
State of Michigan:
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Charges 16 ‘False Electors’ with Election Law and Forgery Felonies
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Michigan attorney general charges fake Trump electors over alleged 2020 election crimes
NBC News:
Ron DeSantis allies press for a campaign shake-up  —  There's particular scrutiny around campaign manager Generra Peck and whether she'll hang on to her position.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The long knives are out for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' campaign manager amid a cash crunch and flagging poll numbers.
Discussion: Insider
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
DeSantis hits reset button
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
DeSantis rolls out military plan amid campaign struggles
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.
Discussion: New Republic, Haaretz, Insider and Raw Story
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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
NBC News:
Louisiana lawmakers overturn governor's veto on gender-affirming care ban for trans minors  —  Louisiana will join 20 other states that have enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming medical care for minors.  —  BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana's Republican-dominated Legislature overturned Democratic …
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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 …
Riley Griffin / Bloomberg:
US Suspends Wuhan Institute Funds Over Covid Stonewalling  —  The White House has halted the Wuhan Institute of Virology's access to federal funding after the lab failed to provide documents, according to a memo obtained by Bloomberg News.  —  The Department of Health and Human Services notified …
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
Jason Plautz / Politico:
Lawmakers cool on sci-fi climate fix  —  Congress isn't keen on creating a real-world version of “Snowpiercer,” the sci-fi classic where humans fire aerosols into the atmosphere to counteract climate change.  —  The White House said such geoengineering was a “possibility” …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
 
 
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Kitty Donaldson / Bloomberg:
MI6 Chief Says Human Intelligence - Not AI - Is Future of Spying
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The Hill:
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Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
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New York Times:
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