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4:50 PM ET, August 2, 2023

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National Review:
This Trump Indictment Shouldn't Stand  —  The indictment of former president Donald Trump by Biden Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith on four felony charges arising out of his efforts to undo President Biden's victory in the 2020 election is momentous — not just in its potential impact …
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New York Times:
Messages Point to Identity of Co-Conspirator 6 in Trump Indictment  —  An email sent by Boris Epshteyn, an adviser to the Trump campaign, matches the description of an email that the indictment attributed to one of six unnamed co-conspirators.  —  The indictment of former President Donald J. Trump …
Washington Post:
Here are the Trump co-conspirators described in the DOJ indictment  —  In criminally charging former president Donald Trump for his efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss, federal prosecutors allege that Trump enlisted six co-conspirators to “assist him in his criminal efforts to overturn …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The alleged Trump crime that we all saw  —  Federal indictment lays out a case for actions that many Americans saw with their own eyes  —  We saw it coming.  —  For months before the 2020 presidential election, President Donald Trump was elevating baseless or nonsensical claims about the security of mail-in ballots.
Wall Street Journal:
Another Troubling Trump Indictment  —  Special counsel Jack Smith's broad theory of fraud has dangerous implications.  —  Donald Trump's post-election behavior in 2020 was deceitful and destructive, and his malfeasance on Jan. 6, 2021, was disgraceful, but was it criminal?
Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Newly Revealed Text Messages Show GOP Officials At Ground Zero Of Election Conspiracy Outlined By Trump Indictment  —  Special counsel Jack Smith's indictment of former President Donald Trump details a sweeping criminal conspiracy to reverse his loss in the 2020 election.
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
U.S. v. Trump Will Be the Most Important Case in Our Nation's History
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
All The Republicans Who Told Donald Trump He Was Lying About Election Fraud
Discussion: The Guardian and LDAD
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Trump says he faces 561 years in prison in fundraising email
Discussion: The Atlantic, NBC News and Al Jazeera
Politico:
‘Presidents are not kings’: Judge assigned to new Trump case has a history with him
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Five takeaways from Trump's indictment for trying to overturn the 2020 election
Default:
The Big One: Trump is Indicted for Jan. 6
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump indicted for Jan. 6. At last.
Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
5 things to know about the special counsel's indictment of Donald Trump
Kelby Vera / HuffPost:
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Wife Sophie Grégoire Announce Their Separation  —  Trudeau said that he and Grégoire Trudeau, who have been married 18 years, made the decision “after many meaningful and difficult conversations.”  —  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau …
Discussion: NBC News, CTV News and New York Post
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Aaron Wherry / CBC News:
Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau announce separation  —  Prime minister and Grégoire Trudeau have been married for 18 years  —  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, have decided to separate, according to statements posted online by both of them.
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
U.S. Capitol Police searching Senate office buildings after unconfirmed report of active shooter  —  “Please stay away from the area as we are still investigating.  We will continue to communicate with the public here,” the agency tweeted.  —  WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police tweeted …
Politico:
‘Everything has fallen off a cliff’: Battleground state GOPs nosedive in Trump era  —  State Republican parties across the country are struggling.  Can they recover?  Does it matter?  —  Michigan's Republican party is broke.  Minnesota's was, until recently, down to $53.81 in the bank.
Discussion: Raw Story
Isabella Ramirez / The Daily Beast:
‘Come Here, Big Tits’: Rudy Giuliani's Sex Abuse Accuser Has the Tapes  —  “Your tits belong to me.  Give them to me,” the former mayor told Noelle Dunphy, according to transcripts filed in court by Dunphy's lawyers.  —  Rudy Giuliani was caught on audio tape spewing vulgar comments toward …
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Obama warns of Trump's political strengths in private talk with Biden  —  Former president Barack Obama promises in a White House lunch to do all he can for President Biden's reelection  —  Former president Barack Obama, at a private lunch with President Biden earlier this summer …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
WWE boss Vince McMahon hit with federal grand jury subpoena and search warrant, company reveals  — Federal law enforcement agents executed a search warrant on World Wrestling Entertainment boss Vince McMahon and served him with a federal grand jury subpoena last month, WWE disclosed.
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Supreme Court Approval Holds at Record Low  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court's eventful 2022-2023 term appears to have had no effect on Americans' overall opinion of the high court, with its 40% approval rating the same as Gallup found last September, just before the start of the term.
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court approval ratings at record lows, new Gallup poll shows
Discussion: The Hill
Davide Barbuscia / Reuters:
Exclusive: Fitch highlighted Jan. 6 insurrection in talks with Treasury ahead of US downgrade  —  Fitch made its decision to downgrade the U.S. credit rating due to fiscal concerns and a deterioration in U.S governance as well as polarization which was reflected in part by the Jan. 6 insurrection …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Orlando Magic donates $50,000 to DeSantis Super PAC  —  Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria, and Rebecca Crosby  —  The Orlando Magic, Central Florida's NBA franchise, publicly supports the LGBTQ community.  The team declared its March 21, 2023 contest against the Washington Wizards as “Pride Night” …
Discussion: Orlando Sentinel, The Hill and Mediaite
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NBC News:
Biden acknowledged his 7th grandchild after getting the ‘green light’ from his son
Discussion: Political Wire and Fox News
Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
FBI Arrests Jan. 6 Rioter Who Livestreamed Himself at the Capitol
Discussion: Raw Story
Mary Yang / The Guardian:
Robert F Kennedy Jr's campaign bankrolled by Republican mega-donor
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Times
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