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3:25 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  —  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. … But two of Trump's standard …
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 …
Kaanita Iyer / CNN:
Exclusive: Barr obliterates Trump's defense: ‘He knew well that he had lost the election’  —  Former Attorney General Bill Barr on Wednesday undermined a key pillar of his old boss' defense in the special counsel's probe into 2020 election interference, telling CNN's Kaitlan Collins that Donald Trump “knew well he lost the election.”
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Jeffrey Clark is GOP star after trying to use DOJ to overturn election  —  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 to learn …
NBC News:
Officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 will try to attend Trump arraignment
Discussion: Political Wire
Washington Examiner:
Jack Smith's dangerous criminalization of dissent
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump's “delusion” defense
New York Times:
Trump Election Charges Set Up Clash of Lies Versus Free Speech
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
Trump, Five Lawyers and Their Conspiracy Against Our Democracy
New York Times:
Trump 2024: Running for President, and to Beat the Rap
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.).
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Ron DeSantis agrees to debate Gavin Newsom on Fox News  —  The California governor has been trying to get his Florida Republican counterpart to engage.  On Wednesday, he got it.  —  Govs. Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom have tentatively agreed to debate — one hosted by Fox News.
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
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Devon Archer said the opposite of what Republicans claimed  —  Soon after Hunter Biden's former business partner Devon Archer finished testifying before investigators working for the House Oversight Committee, two top House Republicans joined Sean Hannity's Fox News program in prime time.
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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 …
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Judge Says Manhattan DA Can See Trump's Rude Rape Trial Deposition  —  The Manhattan DA is hoping to use Trump's own damning words in the E. Jean Carroll case against him in this Manhattan criminal case.  —  A federal judge on Thursday decided to give the Manhattan District Attorney exactly what he wants …
New York Times:
Dianne Feinstein's Long Fight Over Control of Late Husband's Estate  —  As Dianne Feinstein, 90, struggles to function in the Senate, a dispute within her family over control of her late husband's estate is another difficult chapter at the end of a long career.
Discussion: Insider, Fox News and East Bay Times
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.
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: The Hill, Salon and Outside the Beltway
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Montana GOP Senate candidate keeps his CEO job — but his company won't say how he avoids conflicts  —  Tim Sheehy's Bridger Aerospace, a major federal contractor, is all over his campaign ads as he simultaneously serves as CEO.  Democrats have raised ethical concerns.
Bloomberg.com:
Two US Navy Sailors Arrested on Charges Tied to National Security, China  —  Two U.S. Navy sailors have been arrested on charges related to national security and tied to China, U.S. officials said Thursday.  A 22-year-old sailor assigned to a ship in San Diego was arrested Wednesday …
Politico:
House GOP worries that hardliners actually want a shutdown  —  Speaker Kevin McCarthy insists Congress will avoid a government shutdown in the fall.  But some members of his right flank seem to be embracing that outcome.  —  The entire GOP was listening closely when ultra-conservative Virginia …
Discussion: Raw Story, Daily Kos and Bloomberg
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.
Associated Press:
US military may put armed troops on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz to stop Iran seizures  —  The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unheard of action aimed at stopping Iran from seizing …
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Daily Caller
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 …
 
 
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Mohamad El Chamaa / Washington Post:
Anti-LGBTQ backlash grows across Middle East, echoing U.S. culture wars
Discussion: HotAir and Twitchy
Kevin J. Krizek / Ars Technica:
How cities can stem the tide of pedestrian deaths from large cars and SUVs
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
 Earlier Items: 
Fox News:
Hunter Biden laid out ‘price of power’ in texts with Devon Archer: ‘you are a Biden’
Discussion: RedState and BizPac Review
Noble Predictive:
The Sinema Situation: Gallego's Edge and the Enigma of Sinema's Independent Run
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
Raheem J. Kassam / The National Pulse+:
EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police Chief Called Jan 6 Events ‘A Cover Up’ in Tucker Carlson Interview HIDDEN By Fox News.
Hugh Hewitt / Washington Post:
The hard left took over American institutions. It doesn't have to last.
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Rudy Giuliani in Vile New Audio Transcripts: ‘Jewish Men Have Small Cocks’