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5:50 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 …
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: About half of US Republicans could spurn Trump if he is convicted, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows  —  About half of Republicans would not vote for Donald Trump if he were convicted of a felony, a sign of the severe risks his legal problems pose for his 2024 U.S. presidential bid …
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.”
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Pence Says Trump Pushed Him ‘Essentially to Overturn the Election’  —  The remarks are some of the former vice president's most pointed about what happened in the lead up to Jan. 6, 2021.  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday said that former President Donald J. Trump and his advisers …
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump's “delusion” defense … - The gambit could prove successful in court, where an already unfurling debate over the First Amendment is expected to play a starring role.  — Politically, however, the “delusion defense” would force Republicans into the uncomfortable position of defending …
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Jeffrey Clark is GOP star after trying to use DOJ to overturn election
Washington Post:
Trump pleads not guilty to charges that he plotted to overturn election
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Prosecutors Took Cautious Path in Connecting Trump to Jan. 6 Violence
Washington Examiner:
Jack Smith's dangerous criminalization of dissent
NBC News:
Officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 will try to attend Trump arraignment
Discussion: Political Wire
Associated Press:
Trump pleads not guilty to federal conspiracy charges in 2020 election case. Follow live updates
NBC News:
Trump indictment live updates: Former president pleads not guilty to 2020 election charges
Politico:
Biden world moves to stave off Cornel West and No Labels threat
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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Washington Post:
Manchin's IRA anxiety sparks tensions with Schumer  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  Niger achieved independence from France today in 1960.  The State Department on Wednesday announced a partial pullout of personnel from the U.S. embassy in the country, our colleague Michael Birnbaum reports …
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
Axios:
Scoop: DeSantis' state-funded office hires ousted campaign aides
College Board Newsroom:
Statement on AP Psychology and Florida  —  We are sad to have learned that today the Florida Department of Education has effectively banned AP Psychology in the state by instructing Florida superintendents that teaching foundational content on sexual orientation and gender identity is illegal under state law.
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Matt Lavietes / NBC News:
Florida effectively bans AP Psychology course over LGBTQ content, College Board says  —  The state's decision to restrict AP Psychology comes several months after its controversial decision to block AP African American Studies courses.  —  Florida “effectively banned” Advanced Placement Psychology classes …
US Department of Justice:
Two U.S. Navy Servicemembers Arrested for Transmitting Military Information to the People's Republic of China  —  For Immediate Release  —  In two separate cases in the Southern and Central Districts of California, two U.S. Navy servicemembers were arrested for transmitting sensitive military information …
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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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United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Comer Releases Devon Archer's Transcribed Interview Transcript
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Washington Post:
Here's what to know  —  Hours before his scheduled court appearance, Trump continued to claim on social media that the case against him is politically motivated, while his campaign attacked Smith as a “political pawn.”  —  Here are the four charges against Trump and what they mean.  Read the indictment.
Adam Rawnsley / Rolling Stone:
'The Worst Trump Could've Got': Lawyers Spill on His Jan. 6 Judge  —  “She is of the opinion that these people need to go to prison,” a lawyer who has appeared before Tanya S. Chutkan says about Jan. 6 rioters … “It's probably the worst draw for Trump.  She's the worst judge he could've gotten handed …
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 …
Blackface Blowup / TMZ.com:
Woman In Blackface Goes On Rant In Colorado Target And Starbucks  —  WOMAN IN BLACKFACE TERRORIZES TARGET, STARBUCKS … 11:43 AM PT — The Aurora PD tells TMZ Ersilia Campbell was taken into protective custody after determining she was unable to take care of herself.
 
 
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Thomas Catenacci / Fox News:
Biden facing more pressure from Dems over crackdown on school hunting, archery classes
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Breitbart
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Montana GOP Senate candidate keeps his CEO job — but his company won't say how he avoids conflicts
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
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
House GOP worries that hardliners actually want a shutdown
Discussion: Raw Story, Daily Kos and Bloomberg
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
William Bredderman / The Daily Beast:
Cornel West Owes More Than Half a Million in Unpaid Taxes
 

 
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