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7:35 PM ET, August 1, 2023

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Washington Post:
Trump charged in probe of Jan. 6, efforts to overturn 2020 election  —  A grand jury indicted former president Donald Trump Tuesday for a raft of alleged crimes in his brazen efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election — the latest legal and political aftershock stemming from the riot …
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New York Times:
Trump Indictment: Jan. 6 Riot Was ‘Fueled by Lies’ From Trump, Special Counsel Says  —  Former President Donald J. Trump was charged with four counts in connection with his efforts to subvert the will of voters in 2020.  “Despite having lost, the defendant was determined to remain in power,” prosecutors wrote.
Associated Press:
Trump allies in Michigan charged with felonies involving voting machines, illegal ‘testing’  —  A test case challenging election results in Texas' biggest county follows a post-Trump playbook  —  A Republican judicial candidate who lost a district court election in Harris County, Texas …
Jessica Piper / Politico:
Trump's indictments are having diminishing returns for his political fundraising  —  The second indictment was not as powerful as the first.  —  Donald Trump's legal troubles have created windfalls for his political fundraising in the past.  And his team has not been shy about using various investigations …
Discussion: NBC News, Raw Story and PoliticusUSA
Rolling Stone:
Trump's Plan to Save Himself: Scapegoat His Coup Lawyers  —  “John [Eastman] and Rudy [Giuliani] gave a lot of counsel,” one Trump advisor says ominously.  “Other people can decide how sound it was” … Plans for such a defense have been percolating since last year, the two sources say.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's Case Has Broad Implications for American Democracy  —  The third indictment of the former president finally gets to the heart of the matter.  —  Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent, has covered the last five presidents and reported from Washington.
Washington Post:
Michigan Republicans charged in connection with 2020 voting machine tampering  —  A Michigan prosecutor charged a former state lawmaker and a losing candidate for state attorney general Monday as part of an investigation into the improper acquisition of voting machines.
ABC News:
Trump hit with sweeping indictment in alleged effort to overturn 2020 election  —  It marks the third time former president has been indicted on criminal charges.  —  LIVE  —  Former President Donald Trump — already facing two indictments — now faces a third set of charges …
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Trump charged by Justice Department for efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss  —  Donald Trump was indicted on felony charges Tuesday for working to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol …
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Trump Indicted on Federal Charges in 2020 Election Probe
New York Times:
Trump PAC Down to $4 Million Cash on Hand After Legal Fees
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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John Hasson / Townhall:
Biden Allies Spread Photoshopped Pictures of the President to ‘Prove’ He's Fit for Second Term  —  As a growing number of Americans believe President Biden is too old for a second term in office, White House allies are employing a desperate strategy to convince voters that the President is fit enough to serve:
New York Times:
Cross-Tabs: July 2023 Times/Siena Poll of the 2024 Race and National Issues
Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
Even Trump's indictments haven't shattered the deadlock between the parties. Here's why
Discussion: Racket News
Mark Osborne / ABC News:
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver dies unexpectedly after undisclosed medical issue  —  Oliver had been serving as acting governor while Phil Murphy was out of state.  —  New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver died Tuesday, one day after she was rushed to the hospital for an undisclosed medical issue.
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Karl de Vries / CNN:
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver dies at 71
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Another GOP ‘bombshell’ fails to detonate  —  House Republicans are having a hard time selling the idea that Devon Archer's testimony was important  —  “Every day this bribery scandal becomes more credible,” House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday night.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Meet the “scholars” who created Florida's new Black history curriculum  —  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.  The law required the curriculum to “celebrate …
Discussion: Raw Story, Vanity Fair and USA Today
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Hadriana Lowenkron / Bloomberg:
Harris Rejects DeSantis Invitation to Discuss Black History
NBC News:
Former Lizzo dancers were weight-shamed and pressured while at strip club, lawsuit says  —  Three former dancers have filed a suit against Lizzo, accusing the singer of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment.  —  LOS ANGELES — Three of Lizzo's former dancers have accused …
David Strom / HotAir:
The new Democrat line: Hunter was selling an “illusion” of access  —  A week or two ago I wrote about the “limited hangout” strategy of dealing with a crisis.  It is a strategy used by intelligence agencies that have been caught doing something illegal and/or embarrassing, made famous during the Watergate scandal.
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Biden Spoke With Son's Associates, but Not About Business, Former Partner Says
CNBC:
Fitch downgrades U.S. long-term ratings to AA+ from AAA  — Fitch Ratings cut the United States' long-term foreign currency issuer default rating to AA+ from AAA.  — The agency had placed the country's rating on negative watch in May, citing the debt ceiling fight in Washington.
Chantal Da Silva / NBC News:
‘Am I wrong?’:  Ohio officer who released police dog on Black man defends himself on bodycam video  —  “He wasn't complying.  I mean, am I wrong?”  Circleville Police Officer Ryan Speakman can be heard saying after he unleashed a police dog on Jadarrius Rose.
Discussion: Raw Story
Ange Aboa / Reuters:
Former Ivory Coast president Bedie dies at 89, relative says  —  Former Ivory Coast President Henri Konan Bedie, part of an old guard of politicians who dominated politics in the West African nation for a generation, has died aged 89, a close relative told Reuters on Tuesday.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Revealed: The criteria for the second Republican primary debate  —  Things are about to get harder for the field.  —  The Republican National Committee is upping the thresholds significantly for presidential candidates seeking to qualify for the party's second sanctioned debate next month …
Discussion: CNN and The Messenger
 
 
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Missouri Democratic Party Advocates Burning Down Neighbor's House Over Trump Flags
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