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4:10 AM ET, July 29, 2023

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New York Times:
New Trump Charges Highlight Long-Running Questions About Obstruction  —  The accusation that former President Donald J. Trump wanted security camera footage deleted at Mar-a-Lago added to a pattern of concerns about his attempts to stymie prosecutors.  —  When Robert S. Mueller III …
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Rolling Stone:
Trump Privately Called His Team's Election Lies ‘Crazy.’ The Special Counsel Has Questions  —  The office has asked witnesses about incidents in which Trump mocked his team for pushing election fraud theories, sources tell Rolling Stone  —  WHILE DONALD TRUMP was publicly whipping his supporters …
Discussion: RedState and Raw Story
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 …
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 …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
‘These are my tapes’: Trump rips new charges in classified docs case
Shan Wu / The Daily Beast:
The New Trump Indictment May Be a Mixed Blessing
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
The New Evidence Against Donald Trump In The MAL Case Is BRUTAL
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Tim Scott sees big money donor interest while Ron DeSantis hunts for cash
Brakkton Booker / Politico:
DeSantis rocked by Black Republican revolt over slavery comments  —  Most saw it as an unforced error at a time when Black Republicans feel they're making strides within the party.  —  The bitter fight between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Rep. Byron Donalds over a line about slavery …
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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
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
GOP support for Trump softens as the former president's legal troubles mount  —  The pile-on effect of mounting legal charges against former President Trump may be starting to take a toll, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.  —  Republicans and Republican-leaning independents saying …
David Moye / HuffPost:
RFK Jr.'s Latest Tweet Is Being Widely Interpreted As A Nazi Dog Whistle  —  A tweet from the Democratic presidential candidate's account included the numbers 14 and 88 close together, evoking a known hate symbol.  —  A tweet from the account of Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr …
Janelle Griffith / NBC News:
Most of Florida work group did not agree with controversial parts of state's new standards for Black history, members say  —  “Most of us did not want that language,” one work group member said.  —  A majority of the members of the Florida work group that developed new standards …
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.
US Department of Justice:
New York Man Sentenced for Assaulting Law Enforcement Officer During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach  —  Defendant Attacked MPD Officer Dragged Into Crowd of Rioters  —  WASHINGTON — A New York man was sentenced today for assaulting a law enforcement officer during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Discussion: HuffPost, NBC News, The Hill and Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: The Root, The Daily Beast and Raw Story
Politico:
Military logjam worsens as senators leave town with no fix to Tuberville blockade  —  Members are beginning a five-week recess with hundreds of top jobs in limbo.  —  Senators flew home for recess Thursday with no solution in sight to Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-Ala.) blockade of military promotions …
Alex Burness / Bolts:
Kentucky's Governor Race Could Unwind Voting Rights Restoration  —  When Kentuckians choose their governor in November, they'll also be deciding whether some of their neighbors can access the ballot at all in future elections.  —  At issue is an executive order Democratic Governor Andy Beshear issued …
Discussion: Fox News and al.com
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 …
KTVU-TV:
Oakland NAACP blasts local leaders, calls for state of emergency due to crime  —  OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland NAACP has called on city leaders to declare a state of emergency due to rising crime, calling the situation a “crisis,” and has urged residents across the city to speak out against it.
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.
Discussion: Sun-Sentinel
 
 
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Brad Polumbo / New York Post:
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Victoria Fosdal / Democrats for Education Reform:
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New York Times:
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Anthony Adragna / Politico:
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