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Biden Shores Up Democratic Support, but Faces Tight Race Against Trump — A New York Times/Siena College poll found that President Biden is on stronger footing than he was a year ago — but he is neck-and-neck in a possible rematch against Donald Trump. — President Biden is heading …
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Shia Kapos / Politico:
No Labels to GOP donors: We are your anti-Trump alternative — The bipartisan group sees an opportunity with donors who are disaffected with the leading candidates. — The centrist group No Labels has targeted Republican donors disaffected with Donald Trump, pitching its unity ticket …
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Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
Even Trump's indictments haven't shattered the deadlock between the parties. Here's why — Former President Donald Trump's mounting legal jeopardy is raising a stark political question: can anything break the sustained electoral stalemate that has left the country divided almost exactly …
New York Times:
Cross-Tabs: July 2023 Times/Siena Poll of the 2024 Race and National Issues — President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump are tied in a 2024 rematch among all registered voters, according to a poll conducted by The New York Times and Siena College from July 23 to 27, 2023.
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Bloomberg:
Biden Needs Black Voters in Georgia. They're Feeling Pretty Lukewarm
Biden Needs Black Voters in Georgia. They're Feeling Pretty Lukewarm
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump has ‘my Kevin’ trapped. New data on Fox News viewers shows why.
Trump has ‘my Kevin’ trapped. New data on Fox News viewers shows why.
Bill Allison / Bloomberg:
Charles Koch-Tied Group Seeks to Block Trump From GOP Nomination
Charles Koch-Tied Group Seeks to Block Trump From GOP Nomination
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New York Times:
Trump PAC Down to $4 Million Cash on Hand After Legal Fees — The scramble to cover legal bills for former President Donald J. Trump and his associates has prompted what appears to be the largest refund in federal campaign finance history. — Former President Donald J. Trump's political action committee …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Trump's New Legal Fund Is a Lean, Mean Grift Machine — Donald Trump's new legal fund is a clever way to get around campaign finance laws. — When allies of former President Donald Trump launched his new legal defense fund, they created a group with few restrictions on how much it can raise …
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Rape Trial Testimony Is Already Coming Back to Haunt Him — The Manhattan DA wants to use Trump's deposition in the E. Jean Carroll rape lawsuit to show how desperate he was to keep sexual allegations against him secret. — The Manhattan district attorney seeking to jail Donald Trump …
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David Weigel / Semafor:
‘This belongs in the Smithsonian’: Inside the meme video operation that swallowed Ron DeSantis' campaign — The Scoop — 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 …
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Conrad Hoyt / Washington Examiner:
Memphis police arrest gunman outside Jewish school and prevent ‘potential mass shooting’ — Memphis police officers prevented a “potential mass shooting” when they shot and detained a gunman attempting to enter a Jewish school in the city on Monday, the department's police chief said.
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Robert H. Bork Jr / Washington Examiner:
How ESG will hurt your retirement — A few years back, a Nevada man made millions of dollars selling lots on the moon , complete with “lunar deeds” to be framed and displayed. It turned out to be a strong business plan. At $24 an acre, lunar lots were snapped up by many eager buyers …
Jon Haworth / ABC News:
Team USA teen cyclist killed by car in training accident just days before world championships — The investigation is ongoing and criminal charges could be pursued. — An up-and-coming teen American cyclist who was a member of the U.S. National Team was struck and killed by a car …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Meet the “scholars” who created Florida's new Black history curriculum — Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria, and Rebecca Crosby — To comply with the Stop WOKE Act, a 2022 law championed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), the state needed to create a new curriculum for Black history.
Matt Young / The Daily Beast:
Ex-Trump Doc Detained at Rodeo While Assisting on ‘Chaotic’ Medical Emergency — The office of Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) was quick to assert that the former White House doctor had not been drinking. — Former White House doctor and current U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) …
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson “briefly detained” by officers at rodeo near Amarillo
U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson “briefly detained” by officers at rodeo near Amarillo
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Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Leprosy cases surging in Central Florida: CDC — Health officials say that cases of leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is surging in Central Florida. — In a news release Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that Central Florida has accounted for 81 percent …
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Sara Moniuszko / CBS News:
Leprosy could be endemic in Central Florida, CDC says. What to know about the disease.
Leprosy could be endemic in Central Florida, CDC says. What to know about the disease.
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Washington Free Beacon:
House Democrat Says Hunter Biden Called His Father During Business Meetings — Joe Biden claimed he ‘never discussed business’ with Hunter — Hunter Biden often called his father, Joe Biden, on speakerphone during business meetings, a Democratic lawmaker said Monday …
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Comer Statement on Devon Archer's Testimony
Comer Statement on Devon Archer's Testimony
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CNN:
Former business partner says Hunter Biden sold ‘illusion’ of access to Joe Biden, source says
Former business partner says Hunter Biden sold ‘illusion’ of access to Joe Biden, source says
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Katie Britt recovering at home after ‘sudden onset of numbness’ in face, condition not life-threatening — Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) announced on Monday night that the senator is receiving outpatient care after experiencing a “sudden onset of numbness” in her face and is expected to need “several weeks” of recovery.
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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 …
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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.
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Could Jared and Ivanka Return to the Trump Campaign Fold? — The couple has publicly steered clear of politics, but some recent sightings have Trumpworld buzzing. “If he's president again,” says a former administration official, “Jared needs to protect his turf.”
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