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12:50 PM ET, July 29, 2023

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Andrew Zhang / Politico:
Judge dismisses Trump's ‘Big Lie’ lawsuit against CNN  —  The Trump-appointed judge wrote that CNN's statements, while “repugnant,” were not defamatory.  —  A federal judge late Friday dismissed Donald Trump's $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN, in which the former president argued …
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Brandon Gillespie / Fox News:
WATCH: GOP presidential candidate, Trump critic Will Hurd booed off stage at Iowa event  —  Hurd declared Trump was running for president to ‘stay out of prison’  —  Republican presidential candidate and former Texas Congressman Will Hurd was booed off the stage at a campaign event in Iowa …
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Trump insulted their governor and may be indicted again.  They love him.  —  The former president's reception at Iowa's Lincoln Dinner delivered a hard reality to the rest of the field: seemingly no conventional rules of politics apply to him.  —  DES MOINES — It didn't matter …
Rolling Stone:
Trump Privately Called His Team's Election Lies ‘Crazy.’ The Special Counsel Has Questions
Discussion: Raw Story
David Firestone / New York Times:
Why Ron DeSantis Isn't Beating Donald Trump
Discussion: Washington Examiner
New York Times:
Elon Musk's Unmatched Power in the Stars  —  The tech billionaire has become the dominant power in satellite internet technology.  The ways he is wielding that influence are raising global alarms.  —  On March 17, Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff …
Discussion: CBS News
New York Times:
U.S. Hunts Chinese Malware That Could Disrupt American Military Operations  —  American intelligence officials believe the malware could give China the power to disrupt or slow American deployments or resupply operations, including during a Chinese move against Taiwan.
Washington Post:
Biden escalates clash with Tuberville over military vacancies  —  Alabama senator has blocked hundreds of military appointments over abortion.  Biden says he is torpedoing national security.  —  President Biden is sharply escalating his criticism of Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
A DeSantis come-from-behind win is looking vanishingly unlikely  —  Candidates overcoming the kind of deficit the Florida governor faces have a grim track record.  —  Americans say they love a good comeback story — and Ron DeSantis' only hope is that they do.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and New York Magazine
Leila Sackur / NBC News:
Mass shooting near community event leaves 5 injured in Seattle  —  The shooting targeted a youth community outreach event, police said, and injured 5 people, two critically, who were all in their 20s.  —  Five people injured in Seattle shooting  —  A mass shooting near a community event …
Discussion: The Hill and UPI
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 …
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Our so-called liberal media covers up the right's racism and growing homophobia  —  Political reporters at our leading news organizations routinely put a thumb on the scale in favor of the far right - both by failing to call out its racist and increasingly homophobic nature, and by adopting right-wing frames in reporting current events.
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
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Meet the unusually qualified presidential candidate you've never heard of  —  North Dakota's governor was exasperated.  North Korean hackers were targeting the families of soldiers who guard the Minuteman missile silos in the state, fishing for information.
Discussion: Cafe Hayek and Althouse
Annie Karni / New York Times:
John Fetterman, Hoodie and All, Is Adjusting to Life in the Senate  —  In an interview with The New York Times, the Pennsylvania senator spoke about the dysfunction in Congress, his health challenges and why he hasn't traded his loungewear for a business suit.  —  Reporting from Capitol Hill
 
 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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