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12:40 PM ET, August 8, 2023

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Jack Goldsmith / New York Times:
The Prosecution of Trump May Have Terrible Consequences  —  Mr. Goldsmith served in the George W. Bush administration as an assistant attorney general and as special counsel to the general counsel of the Department of Defense.  —  It may be satisfying now to see Special Counsel Jack Smith …
Discussion: Salon, Fox News, The Dispatch and Twitchy
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Gerard Baker / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Turned the GOP Into the Party of Wishful Thinking  —  Its leaders assumed he was a joke, tried to make peace with him, and reckoned he was finished after 2020.  —  For a political class that likes to think of itself as a hardened cadre of cold-eyed realists, the leadership …
Discussion: Morning Shots and Raw Story
Axios:
Numb to Trump: Data shows drop in scandal interest  —  The public's attention to former President Trump's legal drama has declined with each subsequent indictment, according to new data pulled across television, social media and search activity. … - Searches spiked with all three indictments …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and RedState
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Ex-Pence Adviser Trashes Former Boss, Backs Trump Instead  —  ‘UNWORTHY’  —  Mike Pence's former national security adviser Keith Kellogg released a statement Monday calling his old boss “unworthy of the presidency” and expressing admiration for Donald Trump.
Holmes Lybrand / CNN:
Security increases for judge assigned to Donald Trump's January 6 criminal case
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump objects to strict limits on sharing evidence in election interference case
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Judge asks prosecutors to justify use of 2 grand juries in Trump documents case
Marc Caputo / The Messenger:
DeSantis Replaces Campaign Manager with Florida Chief of Staff As He ‘Reloads’ (Exclusive)  —  James Uthmeier has earned the governor's trust as an always-on-offense political fixer, but he has no campaign experience  —  A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article …
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Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Ron DeSantis replaces campaign manager as he struggles to gain on Trump  —  The change comes amid a rough stretch of layoffs and budget woes as the Florida governor fails to make headway in the polls  —  Ron DeSantis is replacing his presidential campaign manager and making other changes …
Discussion: The Hill
Lily Carey / The Columbus Dispatch:
High turnout, long lines: A look at Ohio's last weekend of early voting on Issue 1  —  Saturday and Sunday were the last days to vote early in-person on Issue 1 and turnout was high across Ohio with lines stretching around buildings in some counties.  —  While many projected low turnout …
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Politico:
Playbook: What Ohio might tell us about 2024  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  HE'S IN — “Mike Pence qualifies for first GOP debate,” by Zach Montellaro and Adam Wren  —  WEATHER REPORT — “Thousands of flight cancellations, 1.1 million lose power …
CNN:
House GOP eyes fall push for Biden impeachment inquiry  —  Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been insistent: House Republicans are still gathering evidence and have yet to decide whether to open up a formal impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden.  —  “I didn't say I was doing an impeachment inquiry …
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NBC News:
Joe Biden's brand is being tested like never before
Discussion: PJ Media, Just The News and Twitchy
Carl Hulse / New York Times:   Trump Charges Could Speed Moves to Impeach or Censure Biden Officials
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
DeSantis' Florida approves classroom videos that compare climate activists to Nazis  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has already come under fire after the administration formally approved the use of far-right PragerU videos as educational material in K-12 schools, owing to these videos' distorted takes …
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Scott Waldman / Scientific American:
DeSantis's Florida Approves Climate-Denial Videos in Schools
Discussion: WFLA-TV, Politico and Daily Kos
US Securities and Exchange Commission:
Press Release SEC Charges 11 Wall Street Firms with Widespread Recordkeeping Failures  —  Firms admit to wrongdoing and agree to pay penalties totaling $289 million  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against 10 firms in their capacity as broker-dealers …
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Julia Shapero / The Hill:   Wall Street firms paying millions in penalties over WhatsApp use
Lacey Latch / Arizona Republic:
State Republicans formally oppose new national monument near Grand Canyon  —  KINGMAN, Ariz. — Top Republican leaders in Arizona held an emergency joint committee meeting in Kingman Monday night where they voted to formally oppose the creation of a new national monument near the Grand Canyon.
Discussion: The Messenger and Associated Press
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HuffPost:
Biden's Newest National Monument Will Block Uranium Mining Near The Grand Canyon
Touré / TheGrio:
Why the Montgomery Riverfront Uprising is making Black people so damn happy  —  OPINION: Black people came to the defense of a Black man being beaten by a white mob.  What's not to like?  —  Editor's note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author's own.
Michael Graham / NH Journal:
EXCLUSIVE POLL: Trump Holds Big Lead in NH, DeSantis Drops to Tie With Christie  —  When Donald Trump returns to New Hampshire on Tuesday, he will be greeted by a Republican base that is overwhelmingly loyal to the former president.  —  How loyal?  In an exclusive new NHJournal/co-efficient poll …
Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
CNN Poll: Abortion's role as an electoral litmus test hasn't faded a year after Supreme Court decision overturning Roe  —  Americans' discontent with the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade remains as potent as it was a year ago, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS …
Discussion: Just The News and Political Wire
Associated Press:
Florida school board reverses decision nixing access to children's book about a male penguin couple  —  “And Tango Makes Three” recounts the true story of two male penguins who were devoted to each other at the Central Park Zoo in New York.  —  Months after access to a popular children's book …
Chantal Da Silva / NBC News:
Global child sexual abuse probe that was launched after two FBI agents were killed leads to almost 100 arrests  —  The Australian Federal Police announced Tuesday that at least 13 children were rescued from further harm as a result of a joint operation with the FBI, dubbed “Operation Bakis.”
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley On Race for 2024 GOP Nomination  —  Former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley joined me this morning to discuss the race for the 2024 GOP nomination:  —  Audio:  —  08-08hhs-haley  —  Transcript:
Orion Rummler / The 19th:
House Republicans are adding dozens of anti-LGBTQ+ measures to must-pass bills  —  Advocates are sounding the alarm about the high number of attacks against gender-affirming care, marriage protections and discrimination prevention. … House Republicans have embedded at least 45 anti-LGBTQ+ provisions …
 
 
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
DNC names leadership posts for 2024 presidential convention in Chicago
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel / Washington Post:
Appeals court halts new Biden rules on debt relief for defrauded students
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
DeSantis targets foes with help from unconventional trio: His children
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Tucker Carlson could see Rebekah Mercer, Peter Thiel invest in his media company
Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
Dwindling Blue Dog Democrats look to stage a comeback for moderates
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Newsmax Ropes Matt Gaetz Into Battle to Become GOP's Comms Shop
Discussion: Raw Story
Mississippi Free Press:
Mississippi Officials Made 161 Voting Precinct Changes Since November 2022
Robert Anglen / Arizona Republic:
Arizona ‘audit’ leader wants texts with Michigan lawyer indicted over voting machines to stay secret
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Pence announces he's reached donor threshold to qualify for first Republican presidential debate
Bloomberg:
Argentina's Next President Is on a Collision Course With Hyperinflation
CNN:
Acting US deputy secretary of state meets with military junta members in Niger
Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
G.O.P. Contenders Feed Voter Distrust in Courts, Schools and Military
Discussion: al.com and Mediaite
SSU:
SSU detains russian informant preparing enemy air strike on Mykolaiv region during President's visit (video)
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Judge dismisses Trump's defamation claim against E. Jean Carroll