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3:35 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 …
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Politico:
Special counsel still scrutinizing finances of Trump's PAC  —  A week after the newest indictment of the former president, Jack Smith's investigation remains ongoing.  —  Special counsel Jack Smith's probe of efforts by Donald Trump and others to subvert the 2020 election remains ongoing …
Discussion: Raw Story and NBC News
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
D.C. grand jury that indicted Trump meets Tuesday as election probe continues  — The federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., that last week indicted former President Donald Trump is meeting again.  — The session is a sign that special counsel Jack Smith's criminal investigation …
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Ex-Pence Adviser Trashes Former Boss, Backs Trump Instead
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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Is the Ron DeSantis slide reversible?  —  The presidential campaign of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Tuesday that it was revamping its leadership team.  While such moves do not always augur a campaign's imminent demise, the demise of political campaigns often follow such shake-ups.
Discussion: USA Today
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
DeSantis targets foes with help from unconventional trio: His children
Discussion: BizPac Review
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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Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Mitch McConnell says impeachment ‘ought to be rare’ and is ‘not good for the country’ as House GOP lurches toward Biden inquiry  — House Republicans appear increasingly likely to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.  — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is bemoaning the increased use of the measure.
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Trump Charges Could Speed Moves to Impeach or Censure Biden Officials
Discussion: Politico
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
Michael Wines / New York Times:
What's at Stake in Ohio's Referendum on Amending the State Constitution
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows Biden ‘ghost gun’ regulations  —  The justices, divided 5-4, allowed rules that seek to regulate gun-making kits in the same way as firearms to remain in effect while litigation continues.  —  WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Biden administration …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and WFLA-TV
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Scott Waldman / Scientific American:
DeSantis's Florida Approves Climate-Denial Videos in Schools
Discussion: Politico and Daily Kos
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Arizona 2024: Senator Kyrsten Sinema's Independent Candidacy Could Help Democrats for U.S. Senate  —  Home Polls Arizona 2024: Senator Kyrsten Sinema's Independent Candidacy Could Help Democrats for U.S. Senate  —  Trump Pulling Away From GOP Field, Independents Shifting on President Biden
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Patriot Front Faces Default in Black History Vandalism Case  —  The group defaced a mural of Black tennis star Arthur Ashe.  Neither Patriot Front nor its founder has shown up in court.  —  The white nationalist group Patriot Front and its founder, Thomas Rousseau, are facing default …
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.
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
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 …
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.
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HuffPost:
Biden's Newest National Monument Blocks Uranium Mining Near The Grand Canyon
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 …
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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CNN:
Exclusive: Former Coast Guard head covered up secret investigation into sexual assaults at the Coast Guard Academy
Sean Cotter / The Boston Globe:
Healey considering emergency declaration to deal with ‘catastrophic’ shelter situation
Erin Couch / Cincinnati.com:
Lawsuit over Bethel Local Schools transgender restroom policy dismissed in federal court
Brianna Herlihy / Fox News:
Finnish Christian officials face charges for LGBT criticisms as Biden admin asked to step in
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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
Gerard Baker / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Turned the GOP Into the Party of Wishful Thinking
Discussion: Morning Shots and Raw Story
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
Robert Anglen / Arizona Republic:
Arizona ‘audit’ leader wants texts with Michigan lawyer indicted over voting machines to stay secret
Discussion: Raw Story