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3:30 PM ET, July 26, 2023

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New York Times:
Hunter Biden's Plea Deal in Jeopardy  —  The judge is questioning the scope of his deal, and the parties are furiously trying to salvage it.  Under the agreement with the Justice Department, Biden had agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and avoid prosecution and jail time on a gun charge.
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Washington Post:
Judge puts Hunter Biden guilty plea on hold for now  —  Expected guilty plea by the president's son is put off over concerns about whether or not it gives him immunity from possible future charges  —  WILMINGTON, Del. — A federal judge on Wednesday delayed accepting a plea deal …
Punchbowl News:
7/26/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM  —  If you work at the DCCC or you're camped out in House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' second-floor Capitol office, the current state of the Republican Conference probably has you salivating. … If you talk to senior GOP leadership figures privately, they'll admit this.
Discussion: Raw Story
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Judge threatens to sanction Hunter Biden's lawyers after legal dispute with GOP lawmaker
New York Times:
Republicans in Congress Seek to Block Hunter Biden's Plea Deal
Sarah Burns / The Irish Times:
Sinéad O'Connor, acclaimed Dublin singer, dies aged 56  —  The Irish musician found worldwide fame with hit single Nothing Compares 2 U in 1990  —  Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor has died at the age of 56.  —  In a statement, the singer's family said: “It is with great sadness …
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Anti-Trump Ads in Iowa Feature Republican Voters Who Turned Against Him  —  Hoping to persuade G.O.P. voters that Donald Trump cannot win another general election, the Republican Accountability Project is running ads that feature voters who grew disillusioned with him.
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Paul Rosenzweig / The Atlantic:
The 2024 Election Could Be the End of the Cases Against Donald Trump
Discussion: Salon, Raw Story and Bulwark+
NBC News:
Rudy Giuliani concedes he made ‘false’ statements about Georgia election workers  —  The Trump ally's acknowledgment came in a Tuesday filing related to the 2020 election workers' lawsuit about baseless claims of fraud that he made against them.  —  Rudy Giuliani conceded in a court filing Tuesday …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Giuliani won't contest Georgia election workers' claims that he falsely accused them of manipulating ballots
Department of Transportation:
U.S. Department of Transportation Requires Airline Lavatories to Be More Accessible for Wheelchair Users  —  Rulemaking Finalized on 33rd Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act  —  WASHINGTON - On the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) …
Discussion: Bloomberg and BizPac Review
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Justin Bachman / The Messenger:   Larger Bathrooms Coming to Single-Aisle Airplanes
Dan Merica / The Messenger:
Florida Democrats Launch Voter Registration Program to Reverse Party's Precipitous Decline
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Republicans see Biden impeachment as fraught with risk  —  Senate Republicans see impeaching President Biden ahead of the 2024 election as a risky political strategy that could turn off moderate voters and are hoping to wave their House GOP colleagues off from marching down that road.
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Washington Post:
Republicans tiptoe toward an impeachment inquiry
Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
DeSantis campaign fires Edgelord-in-chief  —  The former National Review blogger Ron DeSantis hired to do fascist memes for his campaign came up with a particularly spicy meatball:  —  Hochman was (perhaps understandably) unaware that the comparisons of DeSantis to Himmler were supposed to be left implicit …
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
DeSantis team fires aide who secretly made video with Nazi symbol
Washington Post:
Doctors who put lives at risk with covid misinformation rarely punished  —  A Wisconsin doctor in 2021 prescribed ivermectin, typically used to treat parasitic infections, to two covid-19 patients who later died of the disease.  He was fined less than $4,000 — and was free to continue practicing.
John Sakellariadis / Politico:
White House picks former Maryland governor to lead Social Security Administration  —  O'Malley, a Democrat, will require Senate confirmation to take over at the agency, which oversees a $1 trillion budget.  —  The Biden administration has tapped former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley to head …
Jeff Ernsthausen / ProPublica:
How the Ultrawealthy Use Private Foundations to Bank Millions in Tax Deductions While Giving the Public Little in Return  —  It's a simple bargain: The rich get huge tax breaks by donating art, property and company shares to benefit the public.  But some donors collect millions while offering little or no public access.
Brian Klaas / The Atlantic:
The Dictator Myth That Refuses to Die  —  Authoritarians would have you think that they can do certain things better than their counterparts who have to deal with checks, balances, and public opinion.  Don't believe it.  —  Last week, at a Fox News town hall (where else?) …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Tuberville's tales about his father in World War II have false elements  —  The Fact Checker … — Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), in a tweet posted with a Fox News interview, June 6  —  “He lied about his age at 16, joined the Army.”  — Tuberville, in the Fox interview
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Tucker Carlson claims in book Fox News firing was part of $787.5m settlement  —  Former prime-time host tells biographer he ‘knows’ firing was part of deal to resolve Dominion Voting Systems defamation case  —  Tucker Carlson “knows” he was fired by Fox News in April as a condition …
New York Times:
Where Is Melania Trump Now?  —  The former first lady has mostly retreated from public view — and steered clear of the campaign trail — while her husband fights to return to the White House and faces increasing legal peril.  —  Lisa Lerer covers national politics and reported from New York.
 
 
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Fed approves hike that takes interest rates to highest level in more than 22 years
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Mitch McConnell escorted away from cameras after freezing mid-press conference
Danielle Wallace / Fox News:
State Department to face classified House Foreign Affairs grilling over Biden Iran envoy's opaque suspension
Gabe Kaminsky / Washington Examiner:
Vivek Ramaswamy claimed he first voted in 2020 — now he admits that was wrong
Discussion: Fox News, IJR, HuffPost and Political Wire
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Actor Kevin Spacey cleared of all charges of sexual assault
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