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11:20 AM ET, July 28, 2023

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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Ex-Trump lawyer says evidence against him ‘overwhelming’ in Mar-a-Lago case  —  Ty Cobb, who represented Trump in Mueller investigation, says classified documents case is ‘tight’ after new charges filed  —  A former Trump White House lawyer said the evidence against the former president …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
“These people are admitting they lied to you”: Trump's own men undermine his “delusional” defense  —  Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows revelations show the Big Liars can't hide behind “delusional” defense  —  “For those that still believe there was widespread voter fraud, these people are admitting they lied to you.”
New York Times:
Trump Faces Major New Charges in Documents Case  —  The office of the special counsel accused the former president of seeking to delete security camera footage at Mar-a-Lago.  A maintenance worker, Carlos De Oliveira, was also named as a new defendant.  —  Federal prosecutors …
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
The New Evidence Against Donald Trump In The MAL Case Is BRUTAL  —  A lot of things happened.  Here are some of the things.  This is TPM's Morning Memo.  Sign up for the email version.  —  Surprise!  —  With reporters clustered at the DC federal courthouse awaiting a possible Trump indictment …
Washington Post:
Trump charged with seeking to delete security footage in documents case  —  Unsealed indictment charges second aide at Mar-a-Lago and brings new counts against the former president and longtime valet Walt Nauta  —  Prosecutors announced additional charges against Donald Trump on Thursday …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump reacts to ‘abuse’ by DOJ: ‘This is what you get’ for leading the polls
Associated Press:
Trump accused of asking staffer to delete camera footage in Florida classified documents case
CNN:
Special counsel brings more charges against Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago classified documents case
Politico:
Trump charged with new crimes in classified documents case
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Republicans like the hate DeSantis is selling.  They just don't like him.  —  He's not tanking because of his extremism.  On the contrary.  —  ∙ Paid … The Republican primary campaign of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is already melting into a grease stain of incompetence.
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Politico:
DeSantis' reboot still dodges the biggest issue
Discussion: Florida Politics
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
DeSantis says “voters have to make a decision” on Trump's legal woes
Lucy Hodgman / Politico:
‘No silver lining in slavery’: Scott slams DeSantis on Florida curriculum comments
Jedd Rosche / CNN:
McConnell's office says he will serve through 2024 as GOP leader  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to serve the rest of the 118th Congress as the GOP leader, the Kentucky Republican's office said in a statement Friday.  —  Questions about the future of McConnell, 81 …
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NBC News:
Mitch McConnell vows to serve his full term as Republican leader  —  Concerns about McConnell's health intensified after he suddenly stopped speaking during a GOP news conference this week, appearing to freeze, and then went silent and was walked away.  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Minority …
Discussion: WHAS-TV, Vox, PoliticusUSA, Axios and PJ Media
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
A Four-Way Race?  The 2024 Presidential Contest is Anything But Settled.  —  Biden vs. Trump is the story today, but it's unlikely that voters will be satisfied choosing between a nearly 82-year-old incumbent and a 78-year-old challenger who may be a convicted felon.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Politico:
Playbook: New felony charges rock Trump world  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  SPOTTED: Italian PM GIORGIA MELONI at Cafe Milano.  —  NEW CHARGES — Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein report: “Special counsel JACK SMITH has brought three …
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Democrats plot middle-class message to retake economic high ground
Discussion: New Republic
Bryan Bender / Politico:
The Dangerous and Frightening Disappearance of the Nuclear Deterrence Expert  —  Tensions among nuclear powers are rising, but decades of peace have resulted in a dearth of people trained to deal with the continuing threat.  —  At the height of the Cold War, the RAND Corporation crackled …
Al Weaver / The Hill:
‘Jackasses,’ ‘little s‑‑‑‑’: GOP congressman curses out teenage Senate pages  —  Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) is in hot water after he cursed out a group of teenage Senate pages in the Capitol rotunda early Thursday morning.  —  According to a transcript written …
Matt Fuller / The Daily Beast:
‘You Are a P*ssy’: McCarthy and Swalwell Get in House Floor Feud  —  There's a story going around Capitol Hill that Democrats are delighted to tell. … There's a story going around Capitol Hill that Democrats insist you just have to hear.  It's about how Speaker Kevin McCarthy is “a pussy.”
Ryan Tracy / Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Bowed to White House Pressure, Removed Covid Posts  —  Internal Meta emails say pressure from Washington was behind a decision to take down posts attributing pandemic to man-made virus  —  WASHINGTON—Facebook removed content related to Covid-19 in response to pressure …
Will Scharf / The Federalist:
How A Federal Judge Turned The Tables On Hunter Biden's Sweetheart Plea Deal  —  Judge Noreika knew lawyers were trying to paint her into a corner and hide the ball while forcing her to rubber-stamp their absurd bargain.  —  Hunter Biden arrived in a Delaware federal court on Wednesday morning expecting …
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
White House forced to vow Hunter Biden won't get pardon from dad after first son's sweetheart plea deal falls apart
María Luisa Paúl / Washington Post:
Oldest Black fraternity moves convention over Florida's ‘racist’ policies  —  Alpha Phi Alpha cited Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis's ‘harmful, racist, and insensitive policies against the Black community’  —  Every two years, Alpha Phi Alpha, the nation's oldest and largest Black intercollegiate fraternity …
 
 
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Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
RFK Jr. says Biden administration rejected his request for Secret Service protection in 2024 race
Discussion: The Messenger and Raw Story
Reuters:
Exclusive: New Taiwan weapons package to be announced soon, US officials say
Discussion: CNN and The Daily Caller
Sylvia Westall / Bloomberg:
Putin Pledges to Boost Russia's Africa Ties as He Blasts Rivals
 Earlier Items: 
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities:
Hundreds of Thousands of Young Children and Postpartum Adults Would Be Turned Away from WIC under House and Senate Funding Levels
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Kos
Dell Cameron / Wired:
US Spies Are Lobbying Congress to Save a Phone Surveillance ‘Loophole’
Discussion: MIT Technology Review
CNN:
Senate passes defense policy bill, setting up showdown with the House
Ninfa Saavedra / Click2Houston.com:
HISD to eliminate librarians, turn libraries into discipline centers at 28 campuses
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Moms, a target of the right, lean heavily left
Sakshi Venkatraman / NBC News:
Man charged in ‘horrific’ assault of 88-year-old Asian American woman had prior hate crime charges dropped in plea deal
Discussion: HotAir and The Daily Caller
Reuters:
Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints