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6:50 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
Discussion: 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
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
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
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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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.
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.
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Karl Mathiesen / Politico:   Gulf Stream shutoff could happen this century, scientists warn
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 …
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: JAMA Network, NPR 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
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Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Federal judge tosses Biden administration asylum rule for migrants
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
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.
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 …
Politico:
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum qualifies for first GOP primary debate  —  Six other candidates have already qualified, according to POLITICO's tracking.  —  North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has qualified for the first GOP presidential primary debate, according to POLITICO's tracking.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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Veronica Roseborough / The Hill:
These five American women will appear on new quarters in 2024
NBC News:
Special counsel examines 2020 meeting where Trump praised U.S. election system's integrity
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
NBC News:
US consumer confidence hits 2-year high — but recession fears linger
Jasper Goodman / Politico:
Democrats champion free markets as Republicans target Wall Street
NBC News:
Pope tells transgender person: ‘God loves us as we are’
New York Times:
China's Foreign Minister Is Removed After a Month of Silence
 Earlier Items: 
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
Associated Press:
Obamas' personal chef drowns near family's home on Martha's Vineyard