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3:30 PM ET, July 19, 2023

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Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
EXCLUSIVE: Feds sought surveillance video from State Farm Arena in Trump probe  —  X  —  Subpoena shows another area of overlap between DOJ and Fulton prosecutors  —  Federal prosecutors examining former President Donald Trump's attempt to hold onto power following the 2020 election requested surveillance …
Discussion: CNN, CNBC, Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
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Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
CNN anchor claims Jack Smith visiting Subway is ‘a message to Donald Trump’  —  An anchor on CNN claimed on Tuesday that special counsel Jack Smith visiting a Subway was “a message to Donald Trump.”  —  The statement comes on the same day Trump announced he received a letter notifying that …
Marita Vlachou / HuffPost:
Maggie Haberman Reveals How Trump Reacted To Jack Smith's Letter … By Marita Vlachou  —  Breaking News Reporter, HuffPost
Charlie Sykes / Bulwark+:
“Arrest and Indictment”  —  “Deranged Jack Smith, the prosecutor with Joe Biden's DOJ, sent a letter (again it was Sunday night!) stating that I am a TARGET of the January 6th Grand Jury investigation, and giving me a very short 4 days to report to the Grand Jury, which almost always means …
CNN:
Trump's team seeks to learn whether special counsel has evidence, witnesses they don't know  —  Former President Donald Trump's lawyers and advisers are trying to figure out if there is evidence and witnesses they are unaware of that are bolstering special counsel Jack Smith's investigation …
Discussion: USA Today and Raw Story
Bloomberg:
Trump Election Probe Case Crowds Active Campaign Calendar
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Trump has a plan to consolidate power in a second term. It just might work.
Politico:
Looming indictment wrenches open the central question of 2024: Is Trump fit to serve?
Washington Post:
2024 won't be a Trump-Biden replay.  You can thank Gen Z for that.  —  Celinda Lake, a Democratic Party strategist, was one of two lead pollsters for Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign.  Mac Heller is a documentary film producer, most recently of “Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook.”
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Judge clarifies: Yes, Trump was found to have raped E. Jean Carroll  —  After Donald Trump was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll, his legal team and his defenders lodged a frequent talking point.  —  Despite Carroll's claims that Trump had raped her, they noted …
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Reuters:
Donald Trump Loses Bid For New Trial In E. Jean Carroll Case
Oliver Milman / The Guardian:
‘We are damned fools’: scientist who sounded climate alarm in 80s warns of worse to come  —  James Hansen, who testified to Congress on global heating in 1988, says world is approaching a ‘new climate frontier’  —  The world is shifting towards a superheated climate not seen in the past 1m years …
Discussion: The Messenger
Lexi Lonas / The Hill:
Wesleyan University ending legacy admissions after Supreme Court ruling  —  Wesleyan University announced on Wednesday it would be ending its legacy admissions after the Supreme Court ruled last month to curtail the use of affirmative action in the college admission process.
Discussion: New York Times and Alpha News
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Michael S. Roth / Wesleyan:
Wesleyan University to End Legacy Admission
Discussion: HuffPost, The Daily Caller and WKRG-TV
CBS News:
IRS whistleblower in Hunter Biden case says he “felt handcuffed” during 5-year probe  —  The Internal Revenue Service case agent who handled “95%” of the tax evidence in the Hunter Biden investigation told CBS News that he “felt handcuffed” during the five-year probe and blocked from pursuing leads …
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Lawrence Richard / Fox News:
IRS agent ‘Whistleblower X’ opening statement revealed: ‘The American people deserve to know the truth’
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CNN:
Trump's maneuvering in key states buoys Senate GOP amid feud with conservative group
Discussion: Politico
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Woman who directed Jan. 6 rioters with bullhorn convicted on federal charges  —  A Pennsylvania woman accused of directed Jan. 6 rioters into the Capitol building with a bullhorn was found guilty on federal charges.  —  Rachel Marie Powell, 41, was convicted of all charges brought against her …
Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Love the way you lie  —  Above: at least the chyron person, unlike the interviewer, was awake  —  In the post-Dobbs era, Republican presidential candidates are going to be asked whether they support national abortion bans.  Their most common response will be to avoid the question …
CBS News:
Judge agrees to loosen Rep. George Santos' travel restrictions around Washington, D.C.  —  Washington — A federal judge agreed Wednesday to ease GOP Rep. George Santos' pretrial travel restrictions and allow the congressman to move further outside the District of Columbia.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jacob Shamsian / Insider:
George Santos got to change his bail conditions so it's easier to dine out and go shopping
Discussion: UPI
Jeff Chiu / Washington Examiner:
In-N-Out fast-food chain to forbid employees from wearing face masks in five states  —  In-N-Out, a burger chain mainly located on the West Coast, will forbid its employees from wearing face masks in several states where its locations are.  —  The states where In-N-Out employees cannot wear face masks under …
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Kyrsten Sinema Is Still Paying Tulsi Gabbard's Sister a Fortune for Security  —  After The Daily Beast revealed that Kyrsten Sinema was paying big money to Tulsi Gabbard's sister, it turns out that Sinema has continued footing those bills.  —  The revelation that Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) …
Discussion: Raw Story
Aara'L Yarber / Washington Post:
Gene variant may be why some test positive for virus with no covid symptoms  —  Scientists found a common version of an immunity gene that seems to help some people clear the coronavirus faster  —  Scientists have found a version of a particular gene that may explain why some people …
Discussion: NBC News, UPI and Los Angeles Times
Lexi Lonas / The Hill:
DeVos calls latest Biden student loan move a ‘blatant vote buy’  —  Former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos condemned President Biden on Tuesday for his latest plan to cancel student loans.  —  “What President Biden is trying to do is just a blatant vote buy.  The Supreme Court has ruled it's illegal.
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 …
David Smith / The Guardian:
Robert Kennedy Jr's racist, antisemitic and xenophobic views go back decades, report says  —  Democratic candidate's recent false claim that Covid could have been ‘ethnically targeted’ is not an aberration but fits long pattern  —  Robert Kennedy Jr, a long shot Democratic candidate for US president …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Examiner
Ian Hodgson / Tampa Bay Times:
At New College of Florida, a ‘ridiculously high’ number of faculty are gone  —  Many frustrated teachers and researchers have resigned or taken leaves to look for other jobs, school officials say.  —  More than one-third of New College of Florida faculty will not be returning in the fall.
Discussion: Raw Story and Orlando Sentinel
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Tommy Tuberville pledged to ‘donate every dime’ to veterans.  He hasn't.  —  The Fact Checker … As senator, Tuberville has made veterans one of his key issues.  The former football coach serves on both the Veterans' Affairs Committee and the Armed Services Committee.
 
 
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Aris Folley / The Hill:
House GOP Budget chair aims to release plan before late September
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Nick Perry / Associated Press:
Tourist who saw US soldier sprint to North Korea initially thought it was a stunt
Julia Rock / The Lever:
New GOP Bill Would Curb Biden's Power To Fight Climate Change
Discussion: New Republic and Jacobin
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Chris Sununu Won't Run for Re-Election as Governor of New Hampshire
Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
DeSantis, others sued over alleged ‘election police’ voter intimidation
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Washington Post:
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Sakshi Venkatraman / NBC News:
Muslim legislator attacked outside Eid-al Adha prayer in Connecticut says incident should be looked into as a hate crime
Discussion: The Hill
David Gelles / New York Times:
Al Gore on Extreme Heat and the Fight Against Fossil Fuels
Discussion: The Messenger and CleanTechnica
Andrew Kerr / Washington Free Beacon:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Mysterious $1 Million Prize
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Ex-NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik ‘in Talks’ With Jack Smith's Team, Lawyer Says
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Beast
Ju-min Park / Reuters:
Travis King: US soldier got in fights, damaged police car before dash to North Korea
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Disney said Disney+ Q4 ARPU in the US and Canada, down 1% QoQ to $7.70, was affected partly by new wholesale arrangements with some distributors

The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney expects to spend $24B on content in 2025, up from $23.4B in 2024, due to sports programming expenses rising after NFL rate increases and NBA contracts

Liam Scott / Voice of America:
Reporters Without Borders sues X in France for “complicity in disseminating false information”, after X failed to block a fake video with RSF's logo

 
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