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2:00 PM ET, July 20, 2023

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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Inside Kevin McCarthy's secret promise to expunge Trump's record  —  Donald Trump is angry that the speaker hasn't endorsed his campaign.  To placate him, McCarthy privately vowed to hold a vote to clear Trump's impeachments.  Now, that promise is coming due.
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emptywheel:
Trump's Attack on Black Votes Was There the Whole Time, We Just Didn't Call It a Crime  —  As I noted in an update to this post, NYT and the Guardian have clarified that the third charge mentioned in Trump's target letter was 18 USC 241, Conspiracy against Rights, not — as Rolling Stone originally reported — 18 USC 242.
Discussion: acecomments.mu.nu and PoliticusUSA
Washington Post:
Trump aide William Russell at D.C. courthouse for grand jury appearance  —  An aide to Donald Trump was at a D.C. federal courthouse on Thursday for a grand jury appearance that is part of an investigation of the former president, as the Justice Department moves toward deciding whether …
Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
George Conway Says Mark Meadows' ‘Strange Quietness’ Could Spell Trouble For Trump  —  The conservative attorney reacted to Donald Trump's announcement that he expects to be indicted in special counsel Jack Smith's Jan. 6 investigation.  —  Conservative attorney George Conway speculated Wednesday …
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and Political Wire
Politico:
Playbook: Scoop: McCarthy's secret promise to Trump  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  HAPPENING TODAY — “'It makes them all look silly': Dems prepare to scorch RFK Jr. testimony,” by Nicholas Wu and Jordain Carney
New York Times:
Potential Trump Charges Include Civil Rights Law Used in Voting Fraud Cases
Washington Post:
After fitful starts, Trump Jan. 6 investigations hurtle toward charges
Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Florida Schools Will Teach How Slavery Brought ‘Personal Benefit’ to Black People  —  The Florida Board of Education has approved shocking new standards for African American history, despite overwhelming backlash from the public.  —  Middle school students in Florida will soon be taught …
Discussion: al.com, NAACP, The Root and Raw Story
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Lori Rozsa / Washington Post:
Florida approves Black history standards decried as ‘step backward’
Discussion: Rolling Stone and WKRG-TV
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Whistleblower X reveals identity as IRS special agent Joseph Ziegler  —  IRS whistleblowers testified at the House Oversight committee  —  The identity of the anonymous IRS whistleblower alleging political misconduct throughout the Hunter Biden investigation was revealed on Wednesday …
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Sinéad Baker / Insider:
MTG said she was ‘uncomfortable’ showing photos of Hunter Biden having sex but Americans ‘deserve’ to see them
Jonathan Turley / New York Post:
Joe Biden hit hard in whistleblower hearing — by Democrat Dan Goldman
Brent D. Griffiths / Insider:
Trump praises ‘fantastic guy’ Jason Aldean after CMT pulls the country star's ‘Try That in a Small Town’ video  — Trump threw his support behind country star Jason Aldean, joining a growing list of Republicans.  — The former president's support came after CMT pulled Aldean's “Try That In A Small Town” video.
Washington Post:
Influential activist Leonard Leo helped fund media campaign lionizing Clarence Thomas  —  The 25th anniversary of Clarence Thomas's confirmation to the Supreme Court was approaching — a moment that would draw attention to his accomplishments on the bench but also to the misconduct claims that had nearly derailed his rise.
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Five months in, Nikki Haley is still waiting for her moment  —  The former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and her allies feel like they'll soon prove the doubters wrong.  Her rivals aren't worried.  —  NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — When Nikki Haley entered the presidential race Feb. 15, she was polling at 4.5%.
Discussion: NewsNation
Wall Street Journal:
How Donald Trump Ended Up With Priceless Israeli Antiquities  —  After an appeal from Israel, the former president agrees to return ceramic oil lamps and coins  —  Former President Donald Trump agreed to return ancient artifacts after Israel's antiquities authority launched a public campaign to get them back.
Discussion: New York Post
Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
The Long-Shot Candidate Who Has the White House Worried  —  Pull up a sticky green lawn chair, everyone.  It's time for another round of Mounting Democratic Jitters, cherished summer pastime from Wilmington to the West Wing.  Today's installment: Cornel West, unlikely MAGA accessory.
Discussion: Reason
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
House GOP blocks funds to LGBT groups, using budget for cultural fights  —  Republicans denied funding to three Democratic efforts to assist local groups focused on LGBT housing and other issues, part of a sprawling conservative effort to use the 2024 budget to advance their social agenda
Ryan Teague Beckwith / Bloomberg:
Poll Finds 16% Would Consider Backing Joe Manchin on a Third-Party Ticket  — Poll shows three in ten voters open to alternative ticket  — But support for fusion ticket drops when names attached  —  A new poll finds just 16% of registered voters would consider supporting …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Right-wing activists seek to ban “Arthur's Birthday” from Florida school libraries  —  On July 12, 2023, the book Arthur's Birthday was formally challenged in the Clay County School District, which is located outside of Jacksonville, Florida.  The challenge is an effort to remove the volume from the district's school libraries.
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Judge denies bid by ‘QAnon Shaman’ to toss out Jan. 6 conviction  —  A federal judge Thursday denied a bid by Jan. 6 rioter Jacob Chansley — better known as the “QAnon Shaman” — to vacate his conviction in light of footage from the Capitol that day aired by ex-Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
 
 
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Des Moines Register:
Iowa Republicans say DeSantis doubts may be overblown but urge him to ramp up campaigning
Discussion: Florida Politics
Viktoria Lakezina / Reuters:
Three killed, Chinese consulate damaged in Russian attack on Ukraine's port cities
Spencer Van Dyk / CTV News:
‘I warned you guys in 1984,’ ‘Terminator’ filmmaker James Cameron says of AI's risks to humanity
Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
Julie Johnson may make history as first openly LGBTQ lawmaker from South
 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
The Biggest Winners in America's Climate Law: Foreign Companies
Olivia Land / New York Post:
Donald Trump reportedly hired Gilgo Beach murders suspect Rex Heuermann for $205K project
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Raw Story and ABC News
Reuters:
British royal family's public cash formula changed amid surging windfarm profits
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Political consultant backing Tim Scott spewed the N-word during card game
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Extreme heat indices above 105°F to hit 80 million people in U.S.
Discussion: NBC News and Forbes
Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
Blue-state doctors launch abortion pill pipeline into states with bans
Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Convicted con man who was pardoned by Trump is again charged with fraud
 

 
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Shubham Sharma / VentureBeat:
DeepSeek releases DeepSeek-V3, an open-source MoE model of 671B total parameters, with 37B activated per token, claiming it outperforms top models like GPT-4o
 
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