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6:35 AM ET, August 1, 2023

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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.) …
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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why Trump Is So Hard to Beat
Bill Allison / Bloomberg:
Charles Koch-Tied Group Seeks to Block Trump From GOP Nomination
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 …
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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 …
CNN:
Former business partner says Hunter Biden sold ‘illusion’ of access to Joe Biden, source says
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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Alex Roarty / Miami Herald:
‘We gotta get DeSantis indicted’: Ally quips DeSantis would benefit from prosecution, too
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: Political Wire
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Matt Young / The Daily Beast:
Ex-Trump Doc Detained at Rodeo While Assisting on ‘Chaotic’ Medical Emergency
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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.
Discussion: WFLA-TV and New York Post
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Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Leprosy cases surging in Central Florida: CDC
Discussion: The Capitolist and Metro.co.uk
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 …
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 …
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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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.
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 …
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.”
Discussion: Raw Story, Insider and UPROXX
Joan Biskupic / CNN:
John Roberts can't get a Supreme Court ethics code.  Alito's interview shows why  —  When the Supreme Court left for its summer recess in June, the justices were at a stalemate on adopting a formal ethics code.  —  Chief Justice John Roberts has been seeking unanimity among the nine justices …
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 …
Aria Bendix / NBC News:
$11 million awarded to family of woman who died after taking kratom, an opioid-like herb  —  The suit alleged that a kratom distributor was responsible for the woman's death because it marketed the product as an all-natural supplement.  —  The family of a woman who died after taking kratom …
Lili Bayer / Politico:
US limits visa waiver for Hungarians  —  The unprecedented move comes in response to security concerns, Washington says.  —  The United States on Tuesday sharply limited Hungary's participation in its visa waiver program over security concerns regarding new passports issued between 2011 and 2020.
Discussion: Reuters and Bloomberg
NBC News:
Driver who hit 6 farm workers says it was an accident and he fled in panic  —  Daniel Gonzalez, 68, turned himself in Monday, police in Lincolnton, North Carolina, say.  —  The driver who struck six farm workers outside a North Carolina Walmart turned himself in to authorities Monday …
Discussion: WBTV-TV and Washington Post
 
 
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Dustin Racioppi / Politico:
Chris Christie super PAC raises nearly $6 million for 2024 campaign
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
David Weigel / Semafor:
'We're not doing kickbacks': Mike Pence says he's ready to hit the debate stage
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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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
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ABC News:
Mar-a-Lago property manager does not enter plea in classified documents probe
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Georgia judge skewers Trump's bid to derail potential charges
 

 
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Eric Beech / Reuters:
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat:
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