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5:25 PM ET, July 25, 2023

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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
DeSantis lets go of more than a third of campaign staff as reset continues  —  The cuts, which were confirmed by advisers, will amount to a total of 38 jobs shed across an array of departments.  —  Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign is expanding the number of staff it's cutting to include …
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Steve Contorno / CNN:
DeSantis uninjured after being involved in car accident Tuesday, campaign says
CNN:
Bidens' dog Commander involved in biting incidents as White House says he's getting more training  —  President Joe Biden's younger dog, Commander, has been involved in several biting incidents at the White House and in Delaware, according to US Secret Service email correspondence …
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Biden's dog Commander sent Secret Service officer to hospital, bit 6 others after replacing first pooch Major  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden's nearly 2-year-old German shepherd Commander bit seven people in a four-month period after former first dog Major was ousted from the White House …
Amelia Koehn / Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch: Secret Service Records Reveal 10 Attacks by Biden German Shepherd ‘Commander’
The Texas Tribune:
Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture  —  The professor, an expert on the opioids crisis, was placed on paid administrative leave and investigated, raising questions about the extent of political interference in higher education, particularly in health-related matters.
Discussion: The Messenger, Mediaite and Raw Story
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Karl Mathiesen / Politico:
Gulf Stream shutoff could happen this century, scientists warn  —  It would be the end of the world as we know it but some scientists say they feel fine.  —  3 MINUTES READ  —  The Atlantic Ocean current that keeps large parts of Europe warm could come to an abrupt and catastrophic stop …
Kara Deniz / International Brotherhood of Teamsters:
“We've Changed the Game”: Teamsters Win Historic UPS Contract  —  (WASHINGTON) - Today, the Teamsters reached the most historic tentative agreement for workers in the history of UPS, protecting and rewarding more than 340,000 UPS Teamsters nationwide.  The overwhelmingly lucrative contract raises wages …
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CNN:
Inside McCarthy's sudden warming to a Biden impeachment inquiry  —  Speaker Kevin McCarthy in recent weeks has heard similar advice from both a senior House Republican and an influential conservative lawyer: prioritize the impeachment of President Joe Biden over a member of his Cabinet.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
McCarthy floats the idea of an ‘impeachment inquiry’ against Biden
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
Meta, Microsoft, hundreds more own trademarks to new Twitter name  —  Billionaire Elon Musk's decision to rebrand Twitter as X could be complicated legally: companies including Meta (META.O) and Microsoft (MSFT.O) already have intellectual property rights to the same letter.
Washington Post:
Vaccine rejection may be linked to excess deaths among Florida, Ohio Republicans  —  Happy Tuesday!  It's my first time filling in for The Health 202 - my regular beat here at The Post is opioids and addiction.  Not a subscriber?  Sign up here.  —  Today's edition: The White House …
Discussion: NPR, JAMA Network and New Republic
Christopher R. Browning / The Atlantic:
A New Kind of Fascism  —  I've resisted using the word until now, but something menacing and novel is taking shape with the possibility of a second Trump term.  —  For some years, a variety of news commentators and academics have called Donald Trump a fascist.  I was one of those who resisted using that term.
Discussion: Raw Story
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Striking new data about young voters should alarm Trump and the GOP  —  Something is happening among young voters in America — even if, to paraphrase the old Bob Dylan song, we don't know what it is.  —  Consider: Youth turnout exploded during the 2018 midterm elections under President Donald Trump.
NBC News:
Eight search warrants issued in Trump classified documents case, new filings show  —  Prosecutors argued that seven additional warrants should be kept secret.  —  Eight search warrants and affidavits were filed in connection with the federal case involving former President Donald Trump's mishandling …
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Federal judge tosses Biden administration asylum rule for migrants  —  A federal judge in California on Tuesday struck down the Biden administration's temporary restrictions on migrants seeking asylum, ruling that the government's plan to reduce illegal crossings on the southern border violated federal law.
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Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
DeSantis Message Falls Flat  —  West Long Branch, NJ - A majority of Republican voters say former President Donald Trump would be their strongest nominee in the 2024 election and few feel the criminal indictments he faces are of any concern.  According to the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") …
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Jason Aldean, Decrying ‘Cancel Culture,’ Has a No. 2 Hit  —  “Try That in a Small Town” went from overlooked to almost topping the charts after a week of controversy.  —  In May, the country star Jason Aldean released a single, “Try That in a Small Town,” with lyrics that paint contemporary urban life …
Washington Post:
How right-wing news powers the ‘gold IRA’ industry  —  Ads for gold coins have become a mainstay on Fox News, Newsmax and other conservative outlets, even as regulators have accused some companies of defrauding elderly clients.  —  Dedicated viewers of Fox News are likely familiar with Lear Capital …
Associated Press:
Obamas' personal chef drowns near family's home on Martha's Vineyard  —  Former President Barack Obama's personal chef has drowned near the family's home on Martha's Vineyard.  Massachusetts State Police confirmed that the paddleboarder whose body was recovered from Edgartown Great Pond …
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Education Dept. Opens Civil Rights Inquiry Into Harvard's Legacy Admissions  —  An inquiry into admissions preferences for family of alumni and donors began after the Supreme Court's decision last month limiting affirmative action.  —  Reporting from Washington
John Sakellariadis / Politico:
Biden administration taps Coker as next NCD  —  If confirmed by the Senate, the intelligence community veteran will fill a permanent leadership vacancy atop the office.  —  The White House is planning to nominate Harry Coker as the nation's second ever national cyber director, according to two people familiar with the matter.
CNN:
RFK Jr.'s campaign filings show payments to a litany of Republicans and controversial activists, including some anti-vaxxers  —  Public campaign finance disclosures from Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign reveal numerous payments to individuals …
 
 
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New York Times:
China's Foreign Minister Is Removed After a Month of Silence
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
George Santos has ‘put a stain’ on us, says retired New York City cop taking on scandalized GOP congressman
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump's Lawyer Labels Daily Beast Story ‘Election Interference’
Discussion: Washington Post and HuffPost
James LaPorta / The Messenger:
Freed in Russia Prisoner Swap, U.S. Marine Injured Fighting in Ukraine (Exclusive)
 Earlier Items: 
Freddie deBoer / New York Magazine:
AOC Is Just a Regular Old Democrat Now
Discussion: Freddie deBoer and Balloon Juice
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Trump's downfall is coming: Now the Democrats must use his crimes to finish him
Discussion: Raw Story and Al Jazeera
Amy Nelson / Fox News:
Maskless churchgoer settles lawsuit over 2020 arrest, calls liberalism a ‘modern-day cult’
Discussion: National Review and IJR
CNN:
US attorney who has led Hunter Biden probe offers to publicly testify to Congress this fall
U.S. Air Forces Central:
Russian unprofessional behavior over Syria - 23 July 2023
 

 
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The Hollywood Reporter:
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
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Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
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