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8:50 PM ET, July 31, 2023

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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 …
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NBC News:
Beer, barbecue and a bus: Inside Ron DeSantis' awkward comeback effort  —  The Florida governor has stuck to his old talking points, and the focus on retail politics has been less than smooth.  —  Ron DeSantis unveils agenda focused on restoring the economy
Discussion: CBS News, Political Wire and USA Today
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump has ‘my Kevin’ trapped.  New data on Fox News viewers shows why.  —  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is under intense pressure from the right to do all he can to protect Donald Trump from justice and accountability.  The former president's backers want McCarthy (R-Calif.) …
Discussion: Raw Story and NBC News
Bill Allison / Bloomberg:
Charles Koch-Tied Group Seeks to Block Trump From GOP Nomination
New York Times:
Cross-Tabs: July 2023 Times/Siena Poll of the Race for Republican Nominee for President
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: Fani Willis warns Fulton leaders ‘stay alert’ as decision looms
CNN:
Former business partner says Hunter Biden sold ‘illusion’ of access to Joe Biden, source says  —  Devon Archer told the House Oversight Committee on Monday that his former business partner, Hunter Biden, was selling the “illusion” of access to his father, according to a source familiar …
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United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Comer Statement on Devon Archer's Testimony  —  WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement following Devon Archer's four-hour transcribed interview with the committee:  —  “Devon Archer's testimony today confirms Joe Biden lied …
Washington Free Beacon:
House Democrat Says Hunter Biden Called His Father During Business Meetings
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The right once again gins up a baseless claim of intimidation
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 …
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Tom Lavelle / Center for Countering Digital Hate:
Letters from the lawyers: Musk threatens CCDH with brazen attempt to silence honest criticism.  —  Last week we got a letter from Elon Musk's X. Corp threatening CCDH with legal action over our work, exposing the proliferation of hate and lies on Twitter since he became the owner.
Associated Press:
Biden decides to keep Space Command in Colorado, rejecting move to Alabama  —  President Joe Biden has decided to keep U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado, overturning a last-ditch decision by the Trump administration to move it to Alabama.  The choice ended months of thorny deliberations …
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.
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Sam Gringlas / WABE:
Fulton DA says she's not coordinating with Special Counsel Jack Smith, warns of safety risks as indictments loom
Discussion: The Messenger and The Hill
Natalie Allison / Politico:
DeSantis' latest comments slammed by anti-abortion group as ‘unacceptable’  —  The rebuke from Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America is a tough one for the governor, who signed major abortion restrictions into law.  —  The nation's leading anti-abortion group on Monday called Gov. Ron DeSantis' failure …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Joe Rogan Says It's a ‘Fact’ That Jan. 6 Was a False Flag, Cites Ray Epps  —  Rogan promoted the conspiracy theory that Epps was an “agent provocateur” for the feds, a baseless claim that has led to a defamation suit against Fox News.  —  Wildly popular podcaster Joe Rogan once again pushed …
ABC News:
Mar-a-Lago property manager does not enter plea in classified documents probe  —  Carlos De Oliveira is facing charges in the special counsel's investigation.  —  The newest defendant charged as part of the classified documents case brought by special counsel Jack Smith against former President Donald Trump …
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Gina Martinez / CBS News:
Angus Cloud, of “Euphoria” fame, dead at 25  —  Angus Cloud, the standout star from the HBO hit show “Euphoria,” has died at age 25, his representatives confirmed.  —  Cloud, best known for playing the drug dealer “Fezco” on “Euphoria” for two seasons, died Monday a week after burying his father …
Brad Dress / The Hill:
Who's buying up land around major Air Force base in California?  ‘We have no idea’  —  A mysterious investment company is buying up large tracts of land around a California air force base, raising questions about who is behind the firm — and its intentions — amid growing fears …
Discussion: KTSM-TV and NewsNation
Semafor:
‘This belongs in the Smithsonian’: Inside the meme video operation that swallowed Ron DeSantis' campaign  —  Senior aides to Ron DeSantis oversaw the campaign's high-risk strategy of laundering incendiary videos produced by their staff through allied anonymous Twitter accounts …
Dustin Racioppi / Politico:
Chris Christie super PAC raises nearly $6 million for 2024 campaign  —  Donations poured in from well-heeled donors of Wall Street and real estate.  —  The super PAC supporting Chris Christie's presidential campaign raised $5.9 million since the former New Jersey governor launched his bid in June …
Discussion: CNN, The Hill and Political Wire
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Ex-Fox News Star Bill Kristol Joins Fight to Get FCC to Come Down on Fox  —  Kristol said the FCC should “fully consider the fitness” of Fox to broadcast as the Dominion case proved that the company “repeatedly disseminated false news.”  —  Bill Kristol, the neoconservative commentator …
Discussion: Twitchy
Sara Moniuszko / CBS News:
Leprosy could be endemic in Central Florida, CDC says.  What to know about the disease.  —  Leprosy — also known as Hansen's disease — is becoming endemic in the southeastern United States, rising evidence from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson “briefly detained” by officers at rodeo near Amarillo  —  The Amarillo Republican, a doctor, was trying to help somebody experiencing a medical emergency in a chaotic situation, his office said.  The sheriff is reviewing the incident.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Political Wire
 
 
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