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6:20 PM ET, August 4, 2023

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New York Times:
DeSantis Dismisses Trump's 2020 Election Theories as False  —  After long hedging, the Florida governor went further than he has before in acknowledging that the election was not stolen.  —  Nicholas Nehamas reported from Decorah, Iowa.  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida said that claims …
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Washington Post:
If Trump is convicted, Secret Service protection may be obstacle to imprisonment  —  Donald Trump can keep Secret Service protection for life, even if he were to be convicted and sentenced to prison or home confinement  —  If convicted in any of the three criminal cases he is now facing …
Discussion: Raw Story and inews.co.uk
Rolling Stone:
Jack Smith Has an Indictment.  Trump Has a Massive Plan for Revenge  —  For more than a year, the thrice-indicted former president and his allies have been drawing plans to undo Smith's investigations, as well as to punish everyone involved  —  DONALD TRUMP IS a long …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Are Democrats Tricking Republicans Into Nominating Trump? … A fact that has somehow become even more obvious over the last few months is that Republican voters truly adore Donald Trump.  At the beginning of the year, there appeared to be a strong chance the party's voting base could be weaned off …
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump's surreal arraignment day in Washington augurs ominous days ahead  —  As former President Donald Trump left Washington after answering charges of trying to subvert democracy, it felt like all the previous trauma and divisions of his eight-year journey into the nation's psyche were just the start.
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Pelosi takes shot at ‘scared puppy’ Trump  —  Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday said former President Trump had looked like a “scared puppy” a day earlier as he traveled to Washington, D.C., to appear in court in his arraignment on charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021 …
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Was Seriously Salty About the Way a Judge Addressed Him: Report  —  PRESIDENT GRUMP  —  Donald Trump was in a massive huff Thursday after he entered his not guilty plea to four charges stemming from his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, according to CNN.
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
MSNBC Panel Stunned by Trump Lawyer's ‘Admission’ on Fox News  —  Attorney John Lauro appeared on Fox News Thursday night to discuss the events of Trump's latest indictment-but analysts say he told too much.  —  An MSNBC panel was shocked by a pair of television interviews Thursday …
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Trump Leads G.O.P. in Iowa, but His Hold Is Less Dominant
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Ramaswamy won't say whether he would have done what Pence did on Jan. 6
Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Nearly two-thirds of Americans think Jan. 6 charges against Trump are serious: POLL
Discussion: The Messenger and Daily Kos
Wall Street Journal:
Democrats and the Trump Indictment Spectacle
Alexandra Ulmer / Reuters:
Exclusive: DeSantis' biggest donor says he won't give more money unless changes are made  —  Hotel entrepreneur Robert Bigelow, the biggest individual donor to a group supporting Ron DeSantis' presidential bid, told Reuters on Friday he will not donate more money unless the Florida governor attracts …
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
DeSantis slams NBA players union over Orlando Magic criticism  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is pushing back against the National Basketball Players Association's (NBPA) recent criticism of the Orlando Magic's donation to a pro-DeSantis super PAC.  —  “It appears the NBA took a break …
NBPA.com:
NBPA Statement on the Orlando Magic's Recent Political Donations
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
Richard Hanania, Rising Right-Wing Star, Wrote For White Supremacist Sites Under Pseudonym  —  Hanania is championed by tech moguls and a U.S. senator, but HuffPost found he used a pen name to become an important figure in the “alt-right.”  —  A prominent conservative writer …
Discussion: Mediaite
Natasha Bertrand / CNN:
Defense secretary issues new memo on how to reshuffle Pentagon leadership roles amid Tuberville blockade  —  Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has issued guidance to the military workforce for the first time about how Pentagon leadership roles will likely need to be reshuffled as a result …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump documents case judge made multiple errors in earlier trial  — Judge Cannon, appointed by Trump, to preside in his trial  — In unrelated trial, Cannon erred in jury selection process  —  The judge in former U.S. President Donald Trump's upcoming trial over his handling …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
A Message for the People Who Run Cable News: You're Doing It Again.  Stop It.  —  Plus: Why is Biden vs. Trump even close?  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. The White Bronco  —  You probably remember where you where during the White Bronco chase.  It was June of 1994.
Alex Henderson / Raw Story:
‘Totally paralyzed sometimes’: Talk of Mitch McConnell's replacement reportedly ‘accelerated’ in GOP  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) has been as influential as he is polarizing.  No one has done more to push the U.S. Supreme Court to the right than McConnell …
Timothy Puko / Washington Post:
Biden expected to create new Grand Canyon national monument to block mining, sources say  —  The Arizona monument would be aimed at safeguarding areas near Grand Canyon National Park that local tribes want to protect from uranium extraction  —  President Biden is leaning toward designating …
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
US court tosses conviction after judge says Black man ‘looks like a criminal’  — 6th Circuit appeals court says Judge Stephen Murphy made ‘unacceptable remarks’  — Defendant's case will be reassigned for new trial  —  A U.S. appeals court has overturned a Black man's drug conviction …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Root
CNN:
DeSantis appointee to Disney board taught seminar using discredited research claiming White people were slaves in America  —  An appointee by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to an oversight board of Disney's special tax district taught a seminar in 2021 falsely claiming “Whites were also slaves in America …
Associated Press:
An appeals court blocks Mississippi's permanent ban on voting after certain felonies  —  JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi is violating the U.S. Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment by permanently stripping voting rights from people convicted of some felonies, a federal appeals court panel ruled in a split decision Friday.
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
A Republican 2024 Climate Strategy: More Drilling, Less Clean Energy  —  Project 2025, a conservative “battle plan” for the next Republican president, would stop attempts to cut the pollution that is heating the planet and encourage more emissions.  —  During a summer of scorching heat …
Phil Stewart / Reuters:
Exclusive: US declines to invoke prisoner of war status for Travis King  —  The United States has declined so far to classify Army Private Travis King as a prisoner of war, despite his being taken into North Korean custody after he crossed into the country last month, four U.S. officials told Reuters.
David Smith / The Guardian:
From ‘Mr President’ to ‘Mr’: strongman Donald Trump cut down to size in court  —  Trump has always loved beating his chest, but away from the TV cameras, the former president appeared meek and shrunken  —  The shock of blond-grey hair was familiar.  So was the blue suit, white shirt and red tie.
Discussion: Raw Story, NPR and New York Times
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Mike Pence's Vaguely Inspiring Supervised Visit with His Dignity  —  THE BACKCHANNEL  —  There's this strong tendency with some people, that whenever you point to any comment from former Vice President Mike Pence that's non-terrible, to immediately chime in, “It's too late!”  “He had his chance!”
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Republicans have a plan to oust Manchin.  This conservative won't get out of the way.  —  The Freedom Caucus member is “disappointed” that the Republican establishment is supporting Jim Justice.  That doesn't mean he plans to step aside.  —  The Republican establishment wants nothing to do with Alex Mooney.
Discussion: Insider and Washington Examiner
 
 
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill:
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