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10:40 AM ET, July 20, 2023

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New York Times:
Potential Trump Charges Include Civil Rights Law Used in Voting Fraud Cases  —  A target letter sent by the special counsel investigating Donald Trump's efforts to reverse his election loss cited three statutes that could be the basis for a prosecution.  —  Federal prosecutors have introduced …
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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
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.
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.
Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Jan. 6 Rioters Have Bad News for Trump About D.C. Juries  —  A lawyer for one insurrectionist said the pool of jurors was “terrifying” for his client. … However Donald Trump fares in the Mar-a-Lago documents case in Florida, he will face a much tougher fight if the target letter he received …
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump quietly adds new attorney to January 6 legal team
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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: Florida Phoenix
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Lori Rozsa / Washington Post:
Florida approves Black history standards decried as ‘step backward’
Discussion: ABC4 Utah
Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Convicted con man who was pardoned by Trump is again charged with fraud  —  “I have a bad reputation,” Eliyahu Weinstein was recorded telling others charged in the $35 million Ponzi-like scheme, officials say.  —  A New Jersey con man with a “bad reputation” who was pardoned two years ago …
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Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
The Long-Shot Candidate Who Has the White House Worried  —  Joe Biden has a Cornel West problem.  —  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.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators say Manchin bid would boost Trump, hurt Biden
Discussion: Fox News and Bulwark+
Sinéad Baker / Insider:
MTG said she was ‘uncomfortable’ showing photos of Hunter Biden having sex but Americans ‘deserve’ to see them  — Marjorie Taylor Greene held up large nude photos of Hunter Biden during a House Committee meeting.  — Democrats questioned the move and said they were “completely irrelevant” to the hearing.
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Tori Otten / New Republic:
Republicans Have So Little Hunter Biden Evidence They Shared His Nudes Instead
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.
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.
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.
Discussion: The Hill and Florida Politics
Reuters:
British royal family's public cash formula changed amid surging windfarm profits  —  The British government said on Thursday it would cut the proportion of funds going to the royal family from the Crown Estate next year, after King Charles said he wanted bumper windfarm profits to go to the “wider public good”.
Discussion: Politico
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
Wall Street Journal:
The Biggest Winners in America's Climate Law: Foreign Companies  —  U.S. seeks to build domestic supply chains but needs overseas expertise  —  The 2022 climate law unleashed a torrent of government subsidies to help the U.S. build clean-energy industries.  The biggest beneficiaries so far are foreign companies.
Aria Bendix / NBC News:
Woman suing Texas over abortion ban vomits on the stand in emotional reaction during dramatic hearing  —  Three plaintiffs in the lawsuit testified about the trauma they experienced carrying nonviable pregnancies.  —  A hearing in a lawsuit challenging Texas' abortion ban opened Wednesday …
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Political consultant backing Tim Scott spewed the N-word during card game  —  The operative previously worked for Scott's Senate office.  —  A political consultant closely tied to the effort to elect Tim Scott president repeatedly used the N-word when he was playing a card game with friends, a video obtained by POLITICO shows.
Discussion: The Messenger and Bloomberg
Olivia Land / New York Post:
Donald Trump reportedly hired Gilgo Beach murders suspect Rex Heuermann for $205K project  —  Gilgo Beach murder suspect Rex Heuermann once worked as an architect for former President Donald Trump, a report said.  —  The Trump Organization hired Heuermann's architectural firm, RH Architecture …
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Raw Story and ABC News
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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Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
Julie Johnson may make history as first openly LGBTQ lawmaker from South
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
Discussion: HuffPost
Isabella Ramirez / The Daily Beast:
GOP Florida Rep Accused of Sexual Harassment Allegedly Bit, Berated People
Discussion: Miami Herald and Raw Story
Vimal Patel / New York Times:
Wesleyan University Ends Legacy Admissions
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Aallyah Wright / Capital B:
A Black Man Was Elected Mayor in Rural Alabama, but the White Town Leaders Won't Let Him Serve
Discussion: al.com
Washington Post:
Alabama legislature passes redistricting maps that Democrats say defy court order
Isabela Espadas Barros Leal / NBC News:
Colorado children's hospital halts gender-affirming surgeries for adult patients
Discussion: Denver Post, KUSA-TV and The Messenger
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter who charged police while carrying a gun sentenced to 7 years
New York Times:
Video Appears to Show Wagner Leader Rallying Troops in Belarus
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Right-Wing Media Flocks to Jason Aldean's Defense After ‘Pro-Lynching’ Video Pulled
 

 
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