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11:15 AM ET, August 1, 2023

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New York Times:
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 …
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.
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
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Discussion: Raw Story and Fox News
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.
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 …
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) …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson “briefly detained” by officers at rodeo near Amarillo
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 …
Discussion: The Capitolist and Metro.co.uk
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Sara Moniuszko / CBS News:
Leprosy could be endemic in Central Florida, CDC says. What to know about the disease.
Discussion: Forbes, Breitbart, WFLA-TV and New York Post
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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United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Comer Statement on Devon Archer's Testimony
CNN:
Former business partner says Hunter Biden sold ‘illusion’ of access to Joe Biden, source says
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.
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.
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: The Guardian, Insider, Raw Story and UPROXX
 
 
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Politico:
House Dems sideline one of their own leaders in the fight over food stamps
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
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Wall Street Journal:
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NBC News:
Driver who hit 6 farm workers says it was an accident and he fled in panic
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$11 million awarded to family of woman who died after taking kratom, an opioid-like herb
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 Earlier Items: 
Brad Dress / The Hill:
Who's buying up land around major Air Force base in California? ‘We have no idea’
Discussion: HotAir
Dustin Racioppi / Politico:
Chris Christie super PAC raises nearly $6 million for 2024 campaign
David Weigel / Semafor:
'We're not doing kickbacks': Mike Pence says he's ready to hit the debate stage
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Associated Press:
Biden decides to keep Space Command in Colorado, rejecting move to Alabama