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7:55 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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NBC News:
Ron DeSantis fires staffer who retweeted video with Nazi imagery  —  DeSantis' campaign fired Nate Hochman, a communications staffer who this weekend promoted and then deleted a video that superimposed a sonnenrad over the candidate's face.  —  As part of its latest downsizing effort …
Discussion: The Messenger, Axios and Semafor
Steve Contorno / CNN:
DeSantis uninjured after being involved in car accident Tuesday, campaign says
The Hill:
DeSantis campaign hit by further shake-up
Discussion: RedState and Raw Story
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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Sarah Bedford / Washington Examiner:
Hunter Biden investigation: Close Biden political aide worked for Weiss when inquiry began
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.
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.
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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Amelia Koehn / Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch: Secret Service Records Reveal 10 Attacks by Biden German Shepherd ‘Commander’
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Biden's dog Commander sent Secret Service officer to hospital, bit 6 others after replacing first pooch Major
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
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 …
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Karl Mathiesen / Politico:   Gulf Stream shutoff could happen this century, scientists warn
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, New Republic and JAMA Network
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.
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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Veronica Roseborough / The Hill:
These five American women will appear on new quarters in 2024  —  The U.S. Mint has announced five new women who will be circulated on quarters in 2024 as part of the third year of the American Women Quarters Program.  —  The circulation is part of a larger effort to raise awareness …
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") …
The White House:
President Biden Announces Key Nominees  —  WASHINGTON - Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his administration:  — Harry Coker, Jr., Nominee for National Cyber Director  — Derek Chollet, Nominee for Under Secretary …
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Messenger
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John Sakellariadis / Politico:
Biden administration taps Coker as next NCD
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Man who misused donations solicited for Trump agenda sentenced to prison  —  A Colorado man was sentenced Tuesday to 63 months in prison for his role in a scheme that misused donations solicited for former President Trump's border wall agenda.  —  Prosecutors said Timothy Shea …
Kirk Siegler / NPR:
Ammon Bundy ordered to pay $50 million.  But will the hospital ever see the money?  —  A jury has ordered anti-government extremist Ammon Bundy and associates to pay more than $50 million in damages to Idaho's largest hospital in connection with armed protests last year that led to a security lockdown.
Discussion: New York Daily News and Fox News
New York Times:
After Ousting Marjorie Taylor Greene, Freedom Caucus Is at a Crossroads  —  The ouster of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from the ultraconservative group and the rise of another rebel faction have raised questions about where the real power lies on the far right.  —  Reporting from Washington
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump's Lawyer Labels Daily Beast Story ‘Election Interference’  —  SOUR GRAPES  —  Alina Habba, an attorney for Donald Trump, resorted to claiming Monday night that a Daily Beast report about a development in Special Counsel Jack Smith's Jan. 6 investigation amounts to “election interference.”
Discussion: Washington Post and HuffPost
Media Matters for America:
Sean Hannity suggests without evidence that Bronny James' cardiac arrest was caused by the COVID-19 vaccine  —  Alex Jones celebrates Elon Musk's claim that Bronny James' cardiac arrest was a vaccine injury  —  Fox & Friends hosts Christian nationalist-tied podcaster and champions his settlement …
 
 
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Doha Madani / NBC News:
5 Florida high school staffers charged with failure to report teen's sexual assault
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Judge Vacates Bowe Bergdahl's Conviction and Dishonorable Discharge
Discussion: Associated Press
NBC News:
Special counsel examines 2020 meeting where Trump praised U.S. election system's integrity
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Politico:
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum qualifies for first GOP primary debate
NBC News:
US consumer confidence hits 2-year high — but recession fears linger
NBC News:
Pope tells transgender person: ‘God loves us as we are’
 Earlier Items: 
CNN:
RFK Jr.'s campaign filings show payments to a litany of Republicans and controversial activists, including some anti-vaxxers
Discussion: Political Wire
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Education Dept. Opens Civil Rights Inquiry Into Harvard's Legacy Admissions
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Trump's downfall is coming: Now the Democrats must use his crimes to finish him
Discussion: Raw Story and Al Jazeera
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Jason Aldean, Decrying ‘Cancel Culture,’ Has a No. 2 Hit
 

 
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Eve Batey / Vanity Fair:
The relationship between Olivia Nuzzi and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. casts renewed scrutiny on the ethical line between all journalists and subjects

Cristina Criddle / Financial Times:
Docs: in Perplexity's new ad model, brands will be able to bid for a “sponsored” question, which features an AI-generated answer approved by the advertiser

Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Al Jazeera says Israeli forces raided its Ramallah bureau in the West Bank early September 22 with a military order to immediately close the office for 45 days

 
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