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11:45 PM ET, July 23, 2023

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Victoria Balara / Fox Business:
Fox Business Poll: Trump has commanding lead in South Carolina GOP primary  —  Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is in second, just ahead Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis  —  Former President Donald Trump won the 2016 South Carolina Republican primary by 10 points and could be primed to crush those results in 2024.
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Marianne LeVine / Washington Post:
Mike Pence struggles to gain attention and traction in longshot bid  —  Trump's former vice president is having difficulty attracting enough donors to qualify for the first Republican debate  —  HUDSON, N.H. — As he finished up his remarks at an outdoor garden party hosted by a former state senator …
Dana Blanton / Fox Business:
Fox Business Poll: Trump leads in Iowa, as DeSantis and Scott round out the top 3  —  Iowa's caucus kicks off the GOP nomination process  —  An early read on the race for the Republican nomination in Iowa shows former President Donald Trump the clear frontrunner — and then there is a sharp drop off to the rest of the field.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
DeSantis camp briefs donors, pledges to ‘Let Ron be Ron’  —  The Florida governor is stumbling.  His aides want to run more of an ‘insurgent’ operation.  —  Top officials on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's campaign acknowledged to donors on Sunday that they'd spent too much money …
Discussion: Political Wire
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New York Times:
A ‘Leaner-Meaner’ DeSantis Campaign Faces a Reboot and a Reckoning  —  The campaign's missteps and swelling costs have made donors and allies anxious.  One person close to the Florida governor said he had experienced a “challenging learning curve.”  —  Throughout the spring …
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Ron DeSantis super PAC will host bus tour through Iowa ahead of Lincoln Dinner
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Spain Elections: Results Show No Party With Enough Votes to Govern  —  The returns showed no party winning the support needed to govern, leaving the country facing weeks of uncertainty.  —  Reporting from Madrid  —  Spain was thrust into political uncertainty on Sunday after national elections left …
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Silvia Amaro / CNBC:
Spain's election ends with no clear majority, turning focus to coalition talks  —  Spain's election left the country without a clear majority for either of the two major parties, shifting the focus to coalition negotiations.  —  Spain's conservative Partido Popular party secured 136 seats …
Kelly Garrity / Politico:
In the GOP primary, one thing sells (merch) above all: Owning the libs  —  It's about finding more donors to qualify for debates.  It's also a sign of what sells in today's GOP.  —  The mesh trucker hats, “Bud Right” koozies and “Abolish the FBI” yard signs Republican presidential candidates …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
New York Times:
As Inquiries Compound, So Does the ‘Trump Tax’  —  For all their complexity, the Trump-related prosecutions have not significantly constrained the ability of prosecutors to carry out their regular duties, officials have said.  —  Glenn Thrush and Adam Goldman reported from Washington, and Ben Protess and Alan Feuer from New York.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Exclusive: Biden says Bibi shouldn't rush “divisive” judicial overhaul bill amid threats  —  President Biden in a statement to Axios called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to move forward with the planned Israeli Knesset vote on a bill that is part of the government's judicial overhaul …
Bloomberg.com:
Indonesian Ferry Capsizes Off Sulawesi Island, at Least 15 People Dead  —  An overloaded ferry capsized off Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing at least 15 people and leaving 19 others missing, rescuers said Monday.  The boat was traveling from Lanto village in Buton Central regency …
Discussion: Reuters
Paul Campos / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Walking is getting a lot more dangerous  —  Pedestrian deaths in the USA have increased dramatically over the past dozen years, going up by 77% since 2010: … There are some other factors at work as well: … Something else that seems plausible is that the ubiquity of smart phones …
Discussion: Slate
Juliana Kim / NPR:
Biden will designate a national monument honoring Emmett Till and his mother  —  President Biden will designate a national monument at three sites in honor of Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley — both of whom served as catalysts for the civil rights movement.
Kelly Garrity / Politico:
RFK Jr.: Media hitting me harder than Trump  —  “If I believed the stuff that's written about me in the papers and reported about me on the mainstream news sites, I would definitely not vote for me,” Kennedy said.  —  Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. blamed the media …
 
 
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Bipartisan governors want Americans to ‘disagree better’ over politics
Discussion: CNN, Washington Post and NPR
Kelly Garrity / Politico:
‘These people look pathetic’: Pelosi slams McCarthy on expunging Trump impeachments
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Blinken: Ukraine has already retaken 50 percent of occupied territory
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Teach The Truth  —  I was born 66 years after slavery was legally abolished by the 13th Amendment …
Shera Avi-Yonah / Washington Post:
‘Judeo-Christian’ roots will ensure U.S. military AI is used ethically, general says
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Charlie Sykes / MSNBC:
A federal judge confirmed one of Trump's worst labels — and the GOP didn't blink
Discussion: Washington Post
 

 
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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