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12:40 PM ET, July 27, 2023

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CNN:
Trump's legal team meets with special counsel as federal indictment looms  —  Donald Trump's legal team is meeting Thursday with special counsel Jack Smith as a potential federal indictment looms, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.  —  Since receiving a letter …
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NBC News:
Trump live updates: Grand jury probing 2020 election arrives at courthouse  — Former President Donald Trump announced last week that he received a letter notifying him he is the target of a grand jury examining the Jan. 6 riot and efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
NBC News:
Trump teams prepare for possible Thursday grand jury vote  —  Trump said last week he received a target letter in connection with an investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and efforts to overturn the election.  —  The Trump legal and political teams are preparing for the possibility …
ABC News:
Trump attorneys expected to meet with special counsel's office as potential indictment looms: Sources  —  Two Trump attorneys are expected to meet with the special counsel's team.  —  Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have arrived at special counsel Jack Smith's offices this morning …
NBC News:
Mitch McConnell fell recently at a D.C. airport, prior to press conference freeze-up  —  The Republican leader, 81, has also been using a wheelchair to navigate crowded airports, according to a source familiar with his practices.  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell tripped …
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Politico:
Playbook: Is DeSantis resetting, or just rewinding?  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE RESET TO NOWHERE — A big part of running a successful campaign is knowing which fights are worth picking — and then waging them successfully.
Rachel Scott / ABC News:
McConnell had minor fall 2 weeks ago, uses wheelchair periodically to get around: Sources
Discussion: IJR
Washington Post:
Mitch McConnell freezes mid-sentence, escorted away at news conference
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Rejected plea deal leaves Hunter Biden's team fuming … - Wednesday's hearing also revealed a disconnect between Biden's lawyers and prosecutors over the terms of the plea deal — and even subtle divisions among those on Biden's side. … - But the judge's questioning did reveal a disagreement …
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Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Read the proposed Hunter Biden plea agreement
USA Today:
Hunter Biden plea hearing features dramatic twists and turns, and a cliffhanger ending
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Trump needed $225 million.  A little-known bank came to the rescue.  —  Gregory Garrabrants, a GOP donor and CEO of online Axos Bank, approved the loans after the former president's main lender had cut ties.  —  SAN DIEGO — As Donald Trump considered another White House run last year …
Discussion: The Messenger
Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Biden to announce actions aimed at helping protect workers affected by extreme heat  —  The measures come as millions of Americans nationwide are under heat alerts amid record-breaking high temperatures.  —  President Joe Biden is set announce actions his administration will take to try …
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CNN:
Supreme Court clears way for Mountain Valley Pipeline construction to proceed  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for construction of the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline to proceed, granting an emergency request from backers of the project that has the support of Congress and the Biden administration.
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Twitter placed ads for USA Today, National Women's Soccer League, and other major brands on a terrorism-linked neo-Nazi account  —  This is Linda Yaccarino's Twitter ad environment  —  Twitter has placed ads for brands like Honeywell, Discovery, National Women's Soccer League …
NPR:
U.S. recovered non-human ‘biologics’ from UFO crash sites, former intel official says  —  Three military veterans testified in Congress' highly anticipated hearing on UFOs Wednesday, including a former Air Force intelligence officer who claimed the U.S. government has operated a secret …
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Former GOP gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley pleads guilty to Jan. 6 crime  —  Kelley ran for governor in Michigan last year but lost in the Republican primary.  —  WASHINGTON — Former Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley pleaded guilty to a federal crime on Thursday …
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Black History Is a Casualty in Ron DeSantis's Christian Nationalist Quest  —  Last week, Florida approved an overhaul of its African American history standards, including guidance that middle schoolers should be instructed that “slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”
Discussion: Politico
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Eric Daugherty / Florida's Voice:
DeSantis officials push back on Byron Donalds' criticism of African American history standards
Politico:
Why Dems are hesitating on Santos censure  —  The House GOP took the first shot by censuring Rep. Adam Schiff and rebuking Rep. Pramila Jayapal.  Democrats are considering hitting back — but are unsure they want to escalate the tit-for-tat.  —  House Democrats are facing a tough choice …
Raymond Zhong / New York Times:
This Looks Like Earth's Warmest Month.  Hotter Ones Appear to Be in Store.  —  July is on track to break all records for any month, scientists say, as the planet enters an extended period of exceptional warmth.  —  Weeks of scorching summer heat in North America, Europe …
 
 
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Charles Franklin / Marquette University Law School:
New Marquette Law School national survey finds Trump holding steady among Republicans, DeSantis remaining clear second choice in party, and a tie in Biden/Trump head-to-head
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Author Who Debunked RFK Jr. A Decade Ago Thinks His Candidacy Is ‘Pretty Depressing’
Discussion: Informed Comment
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Biden Orders U.S. to Share Evidence of Russian War Crimes With Hague Court
 

 
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Eric Beech / Reuters:
Donald Trump says Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to provide “guidance from outside of Government”

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is making a 6" wall-mounted display to control appliances, videoconference, and use AI to navigate apps, and may unveil it as early as March 2025

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