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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump State Department appointee found guilty of seven felonies in Jan. 6 case  —  Federico Klein had a bench trial before another Trump appointee.  —  WASHINGTON — A Donald Trump political appointee who attempted to storm the Capitol on Jan. 6 was convicted of seven felonies on Thursday …
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Jordan Fischer / wusa9.com:
Trump appointee convicted of 8 felonies for joining assault on police on Jan. 6  —  A federal judge convicted Federico Klein of six counts of assaulting or impeding police and two other felonies for joining a violent mob during the Capitol riot.  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge convicted …
Discussion: The Messenger and Political Wire
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.
Politico:
No one wants to talk about Trump in Aspen  —  A return of Donald Trump to the White House could upend strategies Aspen attendees are devising to tackle major global challenges.  —  ASPEN, Colo. — The Aspen Security Forum is a place for elites to discuss U.S.-China competition …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Raw Story
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
A Lesson About Pain and Power  —  For Republicans, the time to ditch Trump is always tomorrow.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Horizons  —  I haven't been able to stop thinking about Charlie's profound Morning Shots, in which he excavated Mitch McConnell remarks about Trump moments after voting not to convict him of impeachment:
Politico:
GOP centrists pan Trump impeachment erasure as McCarthy denies any deal
Dasha Burns / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis is planning a campaign reboot as he struggles to close the gap with Trump  —  DeSantis campaign officials tell NBC News that there be a shift to less of a Florida focus, more lean events and an insurgent approach.  —  DeSantis plans to reboot campaign as he trails Trump in the polls
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Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
Trumpworld Quietly Prepares for a Chaotic Convention Fight
Discussion: Raw Story
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Fulton county prosecutors prepare racketeering charges in Trump inquiry  —  Exclusive: racketeering charges based on influencing witnesses and computer trespass, sources say  —  The Fulton county district attorney investigating Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Bill Rankin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Former Georgia GOP chair argues against indictment in Trump probe
Discussion: Reason and Raw Story
ABC News:
In rare move, Grassley releases unverified FBI source report alleging Biden involvement in bribe  —  The White House said the allegation is “debunked” and called the move a stunt.  —  Sen. Chuck Grassley on Thursday released a confidential FBI informant's unverified claim that, years ago …
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The Hill:
Republicans release FBI form with unverified Biden-Burisma allegations
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CNN:
DeSantis calls for state investment manager to consider action against Bud Light's parent company  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is urging the state's pension fund manager to consider legal action against Bud Light's parent company amid conservative backlash to the beermaker's recent marketing efforts …
Tori Otten / New Republic:
Marjorie Taylor Greene May Have Sent Hunter Biden Nudes to a Bunch of Minors … In her desperation to prove wrongdoing by Hunter Biden, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene may have sent his nude photos to minors.  —  The House Oversight Committee heard testimony on Wednesday from two IRS agents …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Manchin and Sinema back to bedeviling Democrats  —  The West Virginian is flirting with a third-party presidential bid and rejecting Biden nominees.  And the Arizonan is drawing the ire of Democrats, too.  —  The on-again, off-again standoff between two famous Senate centrists and the Democratic coalition is back on.
Megan K. Stack / New York Times:
Inside Starbucks' Dirty War Against Organized Labor  —  NOTTINGHAM, Md. — Agnes Torregoza came to this country when she was a toddler, brought from the Philippines by her parents.  Her mother found a teaching job in the Baltimore County Public School District, and the family set about cobbling together a new life.
Politico:
‘This Is a Really Big Deal’: How College Towns Are Decimating the GOP  —  Growing population in America's highly educated enclaves has led to huge gains for the Democratic Party.  And Republicans are scrambling for answers. Animation by Shira Inbar for POLITICO
Discussion: Political Wire
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 …
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Brianna Herlihy / Fox News:
‘Dangerous’ Democrat judicial ethics bill would allow any ‘jackaloon’ to demand a recusal, Sen. Kennedy says  —  ‘Now, what could possibly go wrong,’ quipped the Louisiana Republican  —  Senator John Kennedy, R-La., called a new bill from Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats to install …
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Politico:
Senate Judiciary moves SCOTUS ethics bill forward — toward a dim future
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 …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
As Republicans elevate Robert F. 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 …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
RFK Jr. helps House Republicans troll Democrats on censorship
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
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
The White House plan to sell Bidenomics: Hit the road, ignore the polls  — President Joe Biden has been hitting the road in a bid to show voters that his economic policies are working.  — Since mid-June, Biden Cabinet officials have been canvassing the country to draw attention to places …
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