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Paula Reid / CNN:
Special counsel obtains thousands of documents from Rudy Giuliani team that tried to find fraud after 2020 election  —  A Donald Trump ally has turned over thousands of documents to special counsel Jack Smith related to efforts to find supposed voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Political Wire
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CNN:
Special counsel scrutinizing February 2020 meeting where Trump praised US election security protections  —  Special counsel Jack Smith's office has asked former US officials about a February 2020 Oval Office meeting where then-President Donald Trump praised improvements to the security of US elections …
NBC News:
Former Giuliani colleague turns over thousands of pages to special counsel on 2020 election
Discussion: The Hill
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Ex-NYPD Boss Handing Over Trump Records to Jack Smith
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
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Madison Hall / Insider:
Nearly a third of Republicans now view Trump as ‘unfavorable’: Pew  — Trump is becoming more unfavorable amongst Republicans and Republican-leaning Independents.  — Trump's “unfavorable” rating rose from 24% in 2022 to 32% in 2023's most recent July poll.
Rasmussen Reports:
Trump Dominates 2024 Republican Field
CNN:
Justice Department sues to force Texas to remove floating barriers in Rio Grande  —  The US Department of Justice is suing the state of Texas over its use of floating barriers in the Rio Grande, which Gov. Greg Abbott has argued is intended to deter migrants from crossing into the state from Mexico.
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NBC News:
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott promises legal battle over river buoys after DOJ warns it will sue
Susan Page / USA Today:
Bellwether?  Ohio voters back abortion rights amendment in a test case for other states  —  The Ohio vote on abortion this November could presage next year's battle across the U.S.  —  Sweeping support for a proposed Ohio constitutional amendment enshrining abortion rights spotlights …
New York Times:
Why Elon Musk Bid Twitter Goodbye  —  Rebranding the social network as X marks the billionaire's latest gamble to reinvent the company, after buying it last year for $44 billion.  —  Twitter has flown away  —  Bye-bye, blue bird: Twitter overnight began rebranding itself as X …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump wanted Ukraine to impugn Biden.  D.C. Republicans finally delivered.  —  Why did Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) choose now to release the unverified allegation against Biden that he's possessed all along?  —  In early May, Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) and House Oversight …
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Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
FBI Told Delaware U.S. Attorney It Had Already Partially Corroborated Biden Bribery Claims, Source Says
Discussion: Townhall, Twitchy and RedState
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Hunter Biden put then-VP dad Joe on the phone with business associates at least 2 dozen times, ex-partner Devon Archer to testify  —  Hunter Biden would dial in his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, on speakerphone into meetings with his overseas business partners, according to testimony expected …
New York Times:
Study of Elite College Admissions Data Suggests Being Very Rich Is Its Own Qualification  —  Elite colleges have long been filled with the children of the richest families: At Ivy League schools, one in six students has parents in the top 1 percent.  —  A large new study, released Monday …
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult Pro:
U.S. Governor Rankings: Beshear Gets a Boost, Desantis' Approval Dips  —  Kentucky's Beshear is among America's most popular governors, boosted by the best approval rating among GOP voters compared with other Democratic governors … Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear — a Democrat running …
Associated Press:
Israeli parliament approves key part of judicial overhaul that has exposed deep fissures in society  —  Israeli police use water cannon on protesters  —  Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved a key portion of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's divisive plan to reshape the country's justice …
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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
The Standoff Between Trump and Joe Rogan Over a Podcast Invite  —  Trump is so desperate for an invite that Roger Stone is challenging Rogan to a cage match. … Donald Trump has made his career—both in business and politics—by drawing attention to himself.
John Bowden / The Independent:
Lauren Boebert blames her AirPods after she threw away photo of 10-year-old Uvalde victim  —  Gun control activists leaped on video of the incident  —  Marjorie Taylor Greene condemns Lauren Boebert ‘leaking’ their House floor spat  —  Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address
Discussion: The Hill, HuffPost and Raw Story
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
A radical idea: Just give kids lunch  —  Consider the remarkable concept of “lunch debt,” with which a student is burdened when their parents haven't been able to put enough money into their school account.  When they get to the front of the line in the cafeteria, they might be told …
Andrew Perez / The Lever:
The Church Of Leonard Leo  —  As fog rolled in on a mild Saturday evening, and Mass convened at St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church in the serene seaside town of Northeast Harbor, Maine, there was one recognizable face present along with his family and his bodyguard: the head of the charity …
Discussion: Jacobin
Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
Former Anti-Abortion Leader and Aide to Alabama Lt. Gov. Arrested on Child Sex Abuse Charges  —  Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth once called Cole Wagner “a whiz-kid” and a “bright, young guy”  —  AS THE CHAIR of Alliance for a Pro-Life Alabama in 2018, Cole Wagner helped muscle into the Alabama Constitution …
Discussion: The Messenger
 
 
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Donors, Don't Fund a Trump Plurality
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
Internal Revenue Service:
IRS ends unannounced revenue officer visits to taxpayers; major change to end confusion, enhance safety as part of larger agency transformation efforts
Bloomberg:
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Biden Admin Gives Soros-Backed Group Millions To Teach Young Puerto Ricans About ‘Toxic Masculinities’
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Reuters:
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