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12:30 PM ET, July 22, 2023

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Washington Post:
Before Jan. 6, Mark Meadows joked about Trump's election claims  —  In a text, Meadows wrote that his own son was unable to find more than a handful of votes potentially cast in the name of dead voters, people familiar with message say  —  Mark Meadows joked about the baseless claim …
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
DOJ special counsel contacts Kemp, former Arizona governor in Jan. 6 probe: reports  —  Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) has been contacted by the federal special counsel investigating former President Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election, Kemp's office confirmed Friday.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's trial date conjures GOP's nightmare scenario  —  When the trial date for Donald Trump's Manhattan hush money case was set for March — during the GOP presidential primary schedule — the former president and leading 2024 Republican candidate shook his head.
Jaclyn Diaz / NPR:
Trump's classified documents trial date is set. What to know about this complex case
Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Tony Bennett, enraged by racism, championed civil rights alongside MLK  —  In an era when most white entertainers stayed on the sidelines, the singer marched for racial equality and resisted apartheid.  —  In the 1950s, Tony Bennett watched with dismay as Black musicians like Nat King Cole …
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Dave Kindy / Washington Post:
Tony Bennett saw racism and horror in World War II.  It changed him.  —  What were the chances?  Thousands of miles from home, in a foreign land devastated by war, old friends bumped into each other on the street.  —  It was Thanksgiving Day, 1945, when two U.S. Army soldiers met unexpectedly in Mannheim, Germany.
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Biden: 'Tony Bennett's life was legendary'
Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
DeSantis Faces Swell of Criticism Over Florida's New Standards for Black History  —  In one benchmark, middle schoolers would learn that enslaved Americans developed skills that “could be applied for their personal benefit.”  —  After an overhaul to Florida's African American history standards …
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Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Harris, on DeSantis's turf, blasts Florida curriculum on Black history
ABC News:
Harris blasts Florida's history standards' claim slavery included ‘benefit’ to Black Americans
BBC:
Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory - scientists  —  A series of climate records on temperature, ocean heat, and Antarctic sea ice have alarmed some scientists who say their speed and timing is unprecedented.  —  Dangerous heatwaves in Europe could break further records, the UN says.
Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Hunter Biden's lawyer Kevin Morris is seen smoking a BONG on the balcony of his LA home while clearly visible from the road during a visit from the president's son  — DailyMail.com saw Hunter Biden's hotshot lawyer Kevin Morris smoking from a large bong on the balcony of his Los Angeles home on Thursday
Suzanne Bates / Deseret News:
Ahead of DeSantis' visit to Utah, a new poll shows him losing ground to Trump among the state's GOP voters  —  Voters also weighed in on what quality they want most in a leader, with moral character topping the list  —  As Utah prepares for a visit from GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis on Friday …
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Morgan Stanley credits Bidenomics for ‘much stronger’ than expected GDP growth  — President Joe Biden's economic policies drove an unexpected economic surge that has forced Morgan Stanley to make a “sizable upward revision” in its GDP forecasts.  — Biden's 2021 infrastructure bill has created …
Discussion: Political Wire
Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
New York Republicans to House leaders: Hold the SALT at your own risk  —  The Scoop  —  Tensions are flaring between House Republicans as lawmakers from New York have threatened to oppose a major upcoming tax bill unless it raises the current $10,000 cap on the State and Local Tax Deduction …
New York Times:
Texas A&M President Resigns Amid Fallout Over Journalism Program  —  The university said M. Katherine Banks would retire “immediately” after political pushback over the effort to appoint Kathleen McElroy to lead its journalism program.  —  Texas A&M University said on Friday that its president was resigning …
Khristopher J. Brooks / CBS News:
Ron DeSantis threatens Anheuser-Busch over Bud Light marketing campaign with Dylan Mulvaney  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is hinting at legal action against Bud Light's parent company, Anheuser-Busch InBev, for the beer brand's promotion earlier this year with TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney.
Alexander Hall / Fox News:
Researchers horrified, decry rise of ‘fascism’ as students send mocking responses to woke survey  —  ‘Malicious responses’ to the survey included identifying as ‘illiterate’ and as an ‘attack helicopter’  —  Academic researchers condemned students' irreverent and offensive responses to an LGBTQ survey …
 
 
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CNN:
Pro-war Russian blogger who called Putin a ‘lowlife’ arrested in Moscow
Reuters:
Alabama lawmakers clash over Black voters as redistricting deadline looms
Nolan Dorn / KLKN-TV:
26-year-old man who posed as Lincoln high school student accused of sex crimes
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Member of ‘Tennessee Three’ set to challenge Marsha Blackburn for her Senate seat
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JFK's Grandson Rails Against ‘Embarrassment’ RFK Jr.
Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Hunter Biden lawyer files complaint after Marjorie Taylor Greene shows Congress nude photos
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Biden picks female admiral to lead Navy. She'd be first woman on Joint Chiefs of Staff
Associated Press:
Fire damages building that houses office of Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul
 

 
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