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1:20 PM ET, August 3, 2023

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Sam Baker / Axios:
Trump's First Amendment defense in Jan. 6 case is shaky, experts say  —  Former President Trump's legal team says he's been indicted for actions that are protected by the First Amendment — and that the First Amendment will ultimately exonerate him. … - “Donald Trump had every right …
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Philip Rotner / The Bulwark:
Coup Indictment: Here's Why Trump's Usual Defenses Won't Work  —  They're not suited for these charges or circumstances.  —  DONALD TRUMP'S “DEFENSES” to the various civil and criminal charges that have been brought against him change shape over time like cinematic alien invaders: I didn't do it.
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Jeffrey Clark plotted to reverse Trump's loss.  Now he's a GOP luminary.  —  After trying to use the Justice Department to delegitimize the 2020 vote, Clark has become a rising legal star for Republicans  —  In a conference room near the Capitol, young conservatives gathered in April …
Washington Examiner:
Jack Smith's dangerous criminalization of dissent  —  “The attack on our nation's capital on Jan. 6, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy,” special counsel Jack Smith said on Tuesday as he unveiled his latest indictment of former President Donald Trump.
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Indictment Mystery: Did Someone Spill About the Trump-McCarthy Jan. 6 Call?  —  It's one of the more intriguing mysteries about the new Trump indictment: Why are details about Trump's call with McCarthy on Jan. 6 unsourced?  What could it mean?  —  The 45-page federal indictment …
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
Trump, Five Lawyers and Their Conspiracy Against Our Democracy
New York Times:
Trump Election Charges Set Up Clash of Lies Versus Free Speech
New York Times:
Trump 2024: Running for President, and to Beat the Rap
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Trump's Threat to Democracy Is Now Systemic
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Trump Prepares to Make Familiar Trip to Courthouse, This Time in Washington
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
DeSantis vows to ‘start slitting throats on day one’  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Sunday said he would “start slitting throats on day one” when it comes to taking on the “deep state.”  —  DeSantis made the remarks at a barbecue campaign event in Rye, N.H., hosted by former Sen. Scott Brown (R-N.H.).
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Josh Rogers / New Hampshire Public Radio:
NH Republicans size up DeSantis, as he offers harsh rhetoric in primary campaign  —  Every Republican running for president not named Donald Trump has to hope they benefit from the former president's latest criminal indictments.  But no candidate may need the lift more than the one every poll shows …
Axios:
Scoop: DeSantis' state-funded office hires ousted campaign aides … DeSantis' chief of staff from the governor's office, James Uthmeier, then appeared and urged them to apply for jobs in his office, two people familiar with the meeting said.  — The governor's office followed up with an email …
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
Ron DeSantis agrees to debate Gavin Newsom
Jared Gans / The Hill:
35 South Carolina lawmakers, leaders endorse DeSantis White House bid
CNN:
CNN Poll: Percentage of Republicans who think Biden's 2020 win was illegitimate ticks back up near 70%  —  The share of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents who believe that President Joe Biden's 2020 election win was not legitimate has ticked back up, according to a new CNN poll fielded throughout July.
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Half of Americans think the economy is getting worse, despite months of stronger economic news  —  Despite months of increasingly positive economic indicators, the American public remains negative about the state of the nation's economy, with 51% saying they think the economy is still …
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Three-quarters of Republicans prioritize the economy over climate change
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
‘So Sad!’  Trumpworld Delights That This Aide May Be in Legal Trouble  —  Trump's aides maintain that the former president is totally innocent and the latest indictment is a witch hunt.  They're also happy to see one aide potentially in trouble. … When the latest indictment of Donald Trump came …
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Arizona Republicans wanted to hand-count ballots.  Then they saw the price tag — and the errors.  —  Election workers spent three days counting 850 ballots in Mohave County.  They made errors in 46 races.  —  An Arizona county has decided not to hand-count its ballots in next year's elections …
Discussion: Salon and Outside the Beltway
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Majority in U.S. Say Biden Administration Ethics Are Subpar  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans rate the ethics of “top Biden administration officials” more negatively than positively in Gallup's first measure of this assessment since President Joe Biden took office.
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Cami Mondeaux / Washington Examiner:
Dan Bishop to run for attorney general in North Carolina, leaving House seat open  —  Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) is set to run for attorney general next year, forgoing a third term in the House and leaving open a reliably red seat ahead of a crucial election cycle, the Republican freshman announced on Thursday.
William Bredderman / The Daily Beast:
Cornel West Owes More Than Half a Million in Unpaid Taxes  —  The presidential candidate has made raising taxes on the rich a fixture of his campaign.  He's shorted the IRS more than the median salary in six of the last 20 years. … Veteran Ivy League professor and bestselling author …
Discussion: New Republic
Noble Predictive:
The Sinema Situation: Gallego's Edge and the Enigma of Sinema's Independent Run  —  Sinema's Third-Party Run Does Not Guarantee a GOP Victory in Arizona Senate Race  —  As the 2024 Arizona Senate race looms, recent public opinion polling data from Noble Predictive Insights' (NPI) …
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
Reuters:
Russia fines Apple for not deleting ‘inaccurate’ content on Ukraine conflict  — This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine  —  A Moscow court fined Apple (AAPL.O) 400,000 roubles ($4,274) on Thursday for not deleting …
Discussion: Politico, The Messenger and TASS
 
 
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Madison Hall / Insider:
The FCC just fined an international network of robocallers nearly $300 million for making 5 billion calls in a three month span
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Fox News:
Hunter Biden laid out ‘price of power’ in texts with Devon Archer: ‘you are a Biden’
Discussion: RedState and BizPac Review
FlashAlert.net:
FBI Portland Seeking Additional Victims After Woman Escaped Makeshift Cinderblock Cell in Klamath Falls, OR (Photo)
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Biden beefs up his finance team with 3 senior hires
 Earlier Items: 
Hugh Hewitt / Washington Post:
The hard left took over American institutions. It doesn't have to last.
Jo Yurcaba / NBC News:
Gay Louisiana doctor says he's leaving the state over its ‘discriminatory’ legislation
Discussion: WDSU-TV
Maia Pandey / NBC News:
Toxic bacteria detected in several of Zion National Park's waterways
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Rudy Giuliani in Vile New Audio Transcripts: ‘Jewish Men Have Small Cocks’
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I am suing Scientology and David Miscavige
 

 
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