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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The incredibly damaging timeline of the alleged Mar-a-Lago coverup — When former Donald Trump was first indicted by a federal grand jury in June, the world got its first peek at the strength of the evidence compiled by special counsel Jack Smith. It was, by all accounts, remarkable …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
‘These are my tapes’: Trump rips new charges in classified docs case — Donald Trump defended the handling of surveillance footage at his Florida home after being hit with new charges in his federal classified documents case. — The additional counts center on an alleged attempt …
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 …
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Shan Wu / The Daily Beast:
The New Trump Indictment May Be a Mixed Blessing — The charge arising from trying to delete a surveillance tape is helpful to prosecutors trying to prove Trump's criminal intent. But the indictment will also bring more delay. … The Trump indictment watch yesterday was not entirely …
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CNN:
‘Trump Employee 4’ in superseding indictment identified as Yuscil Taveras — The Mar-a-Lago employee referenced in the superseding indictment adding major accusations against former President Donald Trump and a new co-defendant to the case has been identified by two people close to the investigation …
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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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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
‘Absurd’: DeSantis car crash reveals he's using state vehicles for presidential campaign — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was involved in a car crash in Tennessee this week as he traveled for his campaign. He was unhurt in the incident. — However, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel …
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David Firestone / New York Times:
Why Ron DeSantis Isn't Beating Donald Trump — Mr. Firestone is a member of the editorial board. — As he flails to reverse a polling decline that is beginning to resemble a rockslide, Gov. Ron DeSantis must be feeling a little clueless about why his political fortunes are crumbling so quickly.
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Brakkton Booker / Politico:
DeSantis rocked by Black Republican revolt over slavery comments
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Republicans like the hate DeSantis is selling. They just don't like him.
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Tim Scott sees big money donor interest while Ron DeSantis hunts for cash
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Anthony Adragna / Politico:
More on McConnell and signs of a terrible September — With assists from POLITICO's Hill team — FROM MCCONNELL'S DESK: Burgess has a definitive look at how the Senate GOP is reacting to the minority leader's health scare — by cautiously planning an eventual leadership transition.
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Mitch McConnell vows to serve his full term as Republican leader
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Jedd Rosche / CNN:
McConnell's office says he will serve through 2024 as GOP leader
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Wall Street Journal:
Samuel Alito, the Supreme Court's Plain-Spoken Defender — He has emerged as an important justice with a distinctive interpretive method that is pragmatic yet rooted in originalism and textualism. — New York — The Supreme Court usually makes news by making decisions, and it's done plenty of that lately.
Virginia Chamlee / People:
President Biden Speaks Out on Hunter's Daughter, 4, with Ark. Woman: 'Jill and I Only Want What's Best' (Exclusive) — “Our son Hunter and Navy's mother, Lunden, are working together to foster a relationship that is in the best interests of their daughter,” the president said in an exclusive statement to PEOPLE
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Politico:
Abigail Spanberger tells Democrats she will run for governor — The centrist Democrat would leave a highly contested House seat should she follow through on those plans. — Rep. Abigail Spanberger , a centrist Democrat from Virginia who sits in a must-win seat for her party in 2024 …
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Associated Press:
Civil rights groups condemn ‘Soul Fest’ concerts at Georgia park with giant Confederate carving — Stone Mountain Park, just outside Atlanta, is where the Ku Klux Klan marked its rebirth in 1915. — Civil rights groups and other advocates denounced a concert series with Black performers dubbed …
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New York Times:
The Mystery of How Tim Scott's Campaign Is Spending Its Millions — Most of the money spent by the senator's presidential campaign has gone to newly formed companies whose addresses are Staples stores in suburban strip malls. — Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina has more political money …
HuffPost:
'It's Called Summer': GOP Brushes Off Record Heat Wave — Republicans say people concerned about unprecedented heat around the world should just chill out. — Unless you've been living underground or have a vested interest in turning a blind eye to reality, you know that climate change …
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Judge in Hunter Biden case bans attorneys from calling clerk after bizarre accusations — The federal judge overseeing Hunter Biden's federal criminal case on Friday ordered attorneys to raise issues with her chambers, not the court clerk, after bizarre accusations of impersonation.
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Shia Kapos / Politico:
Sen. Tammy Duckworth's Barbie moment cut short — A broken elevator kept the Barbie-loving senator who uses a wheelchair from seeing the show. — Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a former Army Black Hawk helicopter pilot who lost her legs in combat, issued a statement this week …
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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.
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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.”
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Victoria Fosdal / Democrats for Education Reform:
NEW POLL: Dems Lose Historic Lead on Education in Battleground States — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — New Battleground State Poll Shows Dems Lose Historic Lead on Education — New investments, public school choices offer path to reconnecting with voters — A new EdTrends poll of voters …
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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 …
Helen Holmes / The Daily Beast:
Jimmie Allen, Who's Facing Sexual Assault Allegations, Is Going on a Comedy Tour — The country singer, who was sued by two women for sexual assault and abuse earlier this year, now wants to tell jokes on the “I Said What I Said Tour.” — Country star Jimmie Allen, who was accused …
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Rong-Gong Lin II / Los Angeles Times:
Summer brings COVID-19 uptick amid renewed travel, socializing. How bad will it get? — Summer has brought an uptick in coronavirus transmission, but experts say it is still too early to tell whether the upswing represents a significant public health concern.
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