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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge scolds Jack Smith's team for causing delay in unrelated Jan. 6 verdict  —  The revelation is the latest sign that Smith's prosecutors are pressing for information about Trump's conduct in the aftermath of the 2020 election and the lead-up to Jan. 6, 2021.
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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.
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 …
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 …
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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Politico:
GOP centrists pan Trump impeachment erasure as McCarthy denies any deal  —  A number of lawmakers in Biden-won districts said they would not support a symbolic attempt to expunge the former president's record, if such a measure ever came to the House floor.  —  Kevin McCarthy denies …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
As Republicans elevate Robert Kennedy Jr., his polls sour  —  The right's thinly veiled campaign to elevate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for its own political purposes culminated Thursday with his invitation to testify at a congressional hearing.  It was a remarkable scene: a Democratic presidential candidate …
Discussion: Politico, Mediaite and Associated Press
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
RFK Jr. helps House Republicans troll Democrats on censorship
ABC News:
RFK Jr. defends himself at House hearing as Dems rebuke him for COVID and race comment
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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Jonathan Turley / New York Post:
Joe Biden hit hard in whistleblower hearing — by Democrat Dan Goldman
Sinéad Baker / Insider:
MTG said she was ‘uncomfortable’ showing photos of Hunter Biden having sex but Americans ‘deserve’ to see them
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Steve Liesman / CNBC:
Biden's economic approval rating rises slightly, but is still just 37% despite ‘Bidenomics’ push
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 …
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.
Rachel Nostrant / Reuters:
New York to pay $13 million to protesters arrested during George Floyd protests  —  The city of New York has agreed to pay $13 million to hundreds of people arrested during the 2020 George Floyd demonstrations, according to attorneys for the plaintiffs, who said it was the largest class action …
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Ambassador to China Hacked in China-Linked Spying Operation  —  Spying campaign also is said to have compromised a State Department official who oversees East Asia  —  Hackers linked to Beijing accessed the email account of the U.S. ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns …
Discussion: Political Wire
Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
Nebraska Teen Sent to Jail Over Illegal Abortion  —  Celeste Burgess was arrested after Facebook turned over her private messages to police  —  A NEBRASKA TEEN who enlisted her mother's help to obtain abortion pills in violation of state law has been sentenced to 90 days in jail.
Bill Rankin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Former Georgia GOP chair argues against indictment in Trump probe  —  X  —  Lawyers for Georgia's former Republican Party chair are again trying to fend off their client's possible indictment into possible criminal interference with the 2020 presidential election.
Discussion: Raw Story
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis On 2024 Race and National Security Issues  —  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis joined me this AM:  —  Audio:  —  07-20hhs-desantis  —  Transcript:  —  HH: Pleased to welcome back to the program Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.  Good morning, Governor.
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis leans into his military service as his 2024 campaign seeks altitude
Discussion: Fox News and The Dispatch
Powerball:
Ticket in California Wins $1.08 Billion Powerball Jackpot  —  Plus, a Night of Millionaires!  Thirty-Six $1 Million-Winning Tickets and Three $2 Million-Winning Tickets  —  The Powerball® jackpot has been won in California!  A single ticket sold in California matched …
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.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
House Rating Changes: Calvert, Boebert Move from Lean Republican to Toss Up  —  Research Associate Matthew Klein and intern Ethan Jasny contributed to this report.  —  In picking apart the results from 2022, a consistent gripe of House GOP strategists is that despite an advantage in “soft” …
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
 
 
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Kitty Donaldson / Bloomberg:
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Des Moines Register:
Iowa Republicans say DeSantis doubts may be overblown but urge him to ramp up campaigning
Viktoria Lakezina / Reuters:
Three killed, Chinese consulate damaged in Russian attack on Ukraine's port cities
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Five months in, Nikki Haley is still waiting for her moment
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Wall Street Journal:
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Right-wing activists seek to ban “Arthur's Birthday” from Florida school libraries
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
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