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8:00 PM ET, August 3, 2023

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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 …
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New York Times:
John Eastman, the architect of plan to keep Trump in power, will not cooperate with prosecutors, his lawyer says.  —  The former president was arraigned in a Washington federal courtroom on four charges tied to his efforts to stay in power after losing the 2020 election.
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 …
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 …
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.”
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 …
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 …
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 …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Inside the courtroom: Donald Trump, Jack Smith and a historic glance  —  The former president sat at the very same courtroom table that has been occupied by Jan. 6 defendants who stormed the Capitol in his name.  —  If you blinked, you missed it.  —  For a fleeting moment Thursday …
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Jeffrey Clark is GOP star after trying to use DOJ to overturn election
Discussion: HuffPost
Associated Press:
Trump pleads not guilty to federal conspiracy charges in 2020 election case. Follow live updates
Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Trump is arraigned and pleads not guilty to charges he conspired to overturn election
NBC News:
Trump indictment live updates: Former president pleads not guilty to 2020 election charges
Washington Post:
Trump pleads not guilty to charges that he plotted to overturn election
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
Trump, Five Lawyers and Their Conspiracy Against Our Democracy
NBC News:
Officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 will try to attend Trump arraignment
Discussion: Political Wire
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 …
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
Washington Post:   Manchin's IRA anxiety sparks tensions with Schumer
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
New York Times:
Two U.S. Navy Sailors Charged With Helping Chinese  —  Prosecutors said the two sailors in California gave Chinese intelligence officers U.S. military secrets and sensitive information.  —  Adam Goldman reported from Washington, and Jill Cowan from Los Angeles.
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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 …
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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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 and Daily Kos
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.
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 …
 
 
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Nate Raymond / Reuters:
US judge rejects challenge to Connecticut assault weapons ban
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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
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