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11:20 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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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 …
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.
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.”
Jeff Charles / RedState:
Al Sharpton Beclowns Himself, Displays His Ignorance About the Revolutionary War in Remarks on Trump Indictment  —  It looks like Rev. Al Sharpton needs to take a quick break from his politicking so he can brush up on his American history.  During a recent interview, the so-called civil rights leader …
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 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 …
Washington Post:
Trump pleads not guilty to charges that he plotted to overturn election  —  Former president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election, appearing in the federal courthouse that sits just blocks away from where his angry supporters stormed …
Bess Levin / Vanity Fair:
Donald Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Trying to Overturn the Election, Despite Us All Witnessing Him Trying to Overturn the Election
New York Magazine:
Chris Christie Says He Was ‘Honest’ When Questioned in Case Against Trump
Discussion: The Hill and The Messenger
Washington Post:   Manchin's IRA anxiety sparks tensions with Schumer
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Jeffrey Clark is GOP star after trying to use DOJ to overturn election
Discussion: HuffPost
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
Associated Press:
Trump pleads not guilty to federal conspiracy charges in 2020 election case. Follow live updates
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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Washington Post:
DeSantis calls for ‘slitting throats’ in government, escalating rhetoric
Discussion: Common Dreams
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Ron DeSantis agrees to debate Gavin Newsom on Fox News
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
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Tennessee Democrats expelled by GOP over protests win back their seats  —  Republican legislators expelled Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson in unprecedented state House votes in April, drawing national attention and accusations of racism.  —  The two Democratic state representatives …
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 …
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
Shannon Osaka / Washington Post:
July blows away temperature records, testing key climate threshold  —  July was the warmest month on record, and it won't be the last.  —  The world has just gotten its first real taste of a planet that is 1.5 degrees Celsius — or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit — hotter than preindustrial times.
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.
 
 
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