Top Items:
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Trump Crushing DeSantis and GOP Rivals, Times/Siena Poll Finds — The twice-indicted former president leads across nearly every category and region, as primary voters wave off concerns about his escalating legal jeopardy. — Former President Donald J. Trump is dominating his rivals …
RELATED:
Rolling Stone:
DeSantis' Donors Want More Than a Reboot. They Want Him to ‘Clean House’ — Some of the governor's backers see a staff that's too online, but others are starting to ask if the real problem is DeSantis himself … Various big DeSantis donors have been furious that the campaign seemed …
Discussion:
The Hill, The Messenger, Raw Story and Mediaite
NBC News:
What does Ron DeSantis have riding on the debates? Maybe everything.
What does Ron DeSantis have riding on the debates? Maybe everything.
Discussion:
Bloomberg, Raw Story, Associated Press and Daily Kos
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
DeSantis: Being insulted by Trump ‘helps me’
DeSantis: Being insulted by Trump ‘helps me’
Discussion:
CBS News, Washington Examiner, The Hill, The Daily Caller, The Guardian, USA Today, New York Times, HuffPost, Fox News, The Messenger and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Democrats worry their most loyal voters won't turn out for Biden in 2024 — Democrats are worried about a potential drop next year in turnout among Black voters, the party's most loyal constituency, who played a consequential role in delivering the White House to President Biden in 2020 and will be crucial in his bid for reelection.
Discussion:
Fox News and The Daily Caller
RELATED:
Politico:
Playbook: Three big questions about the battle for the Senate — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — EYES EMOJI — “DeSantis' Donors Want More Than a Reboot. They Want Him to ‘Clean House,’” by Rolling Stone's Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng …
Discussion:
The Hill, The Dispatch and Wall Street Journal
New York Times:
Twitter Threatens to Sue Center for Countering Digital Hate Over Research — The Center for Countering Digital Hate said it had received a letter from X, Twitter's parent company, accusing it of trying to hurt the social platform with its research. — Elon Musk has over the last year …
Discussion:
NBC News, Associated Press, The Verge, Raw Story, The Messenger, The Guardian, Eschaton and Financial Times, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
Toplines: July 2023 Times/Siena Poll of the Likely Republican Primary Electorate — Do you think the United States is on the right track, or is it headed in the wrong direction? — [IF NEEDED: Based on anything you may have seen or heard, if you had to pick, would you say right track or wrong direction?]
Discussion:
Washington Examiner and Insider
RELATED:
New York Times:
Cross-Tabs: July 2023 Times/Siena Poll of the Race for Republican Nominee for President — Do you think the United States is on the right track, or is it headed in the wrong direction? — ALL — GENDER — AGE — RACE/ETHNICITY — RACE/ETHNICITY — EDUCATION — RACE/EDUCATION
Discussion:
CNN, Politico, New York Post, The Hill, National Review, inews.co.uk, Washington Times and Rolling Stone
Tresia Bowles / WXIA-TV:
DA Fani Willis gives more insight into decision over Trump Georgia election investigation — Willis said she's keeping her promise to give the American people an answer by Sept. 1. — SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is speaking just ahead of potential charges …
Discussion:
CNBC, NBC News, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Hill, Washington Post, New Republic, CBS News, The Root, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, HuffPost and CNN
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump's superseding indictment paints a picture of a ridiculous Mar-a-Lago clown show — These guys are comically bad at criming. … The newest Donald Trump indictment dropped last week, and above all it is ridiculous. — The spectacle of the two gormless henchmen creeping around …
Discussion:
USA Today, New York Times, Salon and New York Post
RELATED:
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Georgia judge skewers Trump's bid to derail potential charges — The judge declined to halt the Fulton County district attorney's investigation into 2020 election interference. — A state judge in Georgia has rejected Donald Trump's bid to derail his potential prosecution for attempting to subvert the 2020 election results.
Mohamed Younis / Gallup:
Confidence in U.S. Military Lowest in Over Two Decades — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans are now less likely to express “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in the U.S. military, with a noticeable decline that has persisted for the past five years. The latest numbers …
Discussion:
Politico, The Hill, The Messenger and The Daily Caller
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The right once again gins up a baseless claim of intimidation — Earlier this month, there was a brief flurry of agitation on the right over what was presented as an effort to silence testimony from someone with information damaging to President Biden. The Justice Department unsealed …
Discussion:
The Hill, The Messenger, Washington Examiner, HotAir, New York Post, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, Fox News, RedState, The Daily Beast, Townhall, NewsNation, TheBlaze, PJ Media and ZeroHedge News
NBC News:
‘Humbled for the opportunity’: Country music star Craig Morgan re-enlists in the army — The military has fallen victim to politicization in recent years, with some Republicans blaming “far-left woke” policies for historic low recruitment. — WASHINGTON — Country music star Craig Morgan …
Discussion:
Stars & Stripes, Fox News, The Daily Caller, OutKick and IJR
Kristen Holmes / CNN:
Trump team creating legal defense fund — Former President Donald Trump's team is creating a legal defense fund to help offset some of the enormous bills incurred as his legal troubles mount, two sources familiar with the planning told CNN. — The fund is expected to cover the bills …
Discussion:
CBS News, Wall Street Journal, Political Wire and Insider
RELATED:
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The first five years and the next five years of Popular Information — “Watershed moment for the restaurant industry.” As the pandemic began to take hold of the nation in early 2020, Popular Information reported that restaurant group Darden Restaurants, the parent company of Olive Garden …