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5:35 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 …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump lawyers want hearing on election case protective order delayed
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?
Discussion: USA Today
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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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Trump Charges Could Speed Moves to Impeach or Censure Biden Officials
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
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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 …
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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Michael Wines / New York Times:
What's at Stake in Ohio's Referendum on Amending the State Constitution
Politico:
Playbook: What Ohio might tell us about 2024
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump mocks ‘fat pig’ Chris Christie's weight  —  The former president made fun of the former New Jersey governor and 2024 Republican nomination rival during a speech in New Hampshire.  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Former President Donald Trump mocked Chris Christie, one of his rivals …
Discussion: The Hill, Insider and USA Today
Scott Streater / Politico:
Biden signs order protecting Grand Canyon lands sacred to tribes  —  The president pledged that he will continue to use his authority to protect more of “America's natural wonders.”  —  President Joe Biden signed a proclamation creating a national monument around the Grand Canyon National Park …
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Kevin Collier / NBC News:
U.K. election regulator says hackers had access for over a year but elections still secure  —  Most of the voter information that was accessed was already public, the Electoral Commission said.  —  Hackers gained access to the U.K.'s election regulator, the Electoral Commission, for more than a year, the agency said Tuesday.
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
The GOP's meticulously laid plans for beating Jon Tester could go up in smoke  —  Rep. Matt Rosendale is moving closer to a Senate run despite some opposition from GOP leaders.  —  Top Republicans went all out to avoid a contentious primary in Montana's Senate race by urging GOP Rep. Matt Rosendale to stay in the House.
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Cops ID and Charge White Antagonists in Wild Alabama Dock Brawl  —  Richard Roberts, Allen Todd and Zachery Shipman will face assault charges for sparking the viral melee.  —  Alabama cops have started cracking down on the agitators who sparked a viral melee on a Montgomery, Alabama …
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 …
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
Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Judge orders airline lawyers to take extremist advocacy group's “religious-liberty training”  —  U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr ordered three Southwest Airlines lawyers to take 8 hours of “instruction” from Alliance Defending Freedom as part of a contempt finding in an employment case.
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Top Biden labor adviser steps down  —  Celeste Drake, a top labor adviser to President Biden, has stepped down from her post, according to the White House.  —  Drake, whose last day was on Sunday, is leaving to be deputy director-general of the International Labor Organization, starting on Aug. 14, the White House said.
CNN:
Exclusive: Former Coast Guard head covered up secret investigation into sexual assaults at the Coast Guard Academy  —  Tune into AC360 tonight at 8 pm ET for Chief Investigative Correspondent Pamela Brown's report.  —  CNN —  The then-leader of the US Coast Guard covered …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Political Wire
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
McCarthy-aligned super PAC could spend $100 million to target blue states in 2024, internal memo says  — The super PAC aligned with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is laying the groundwork to back GOP House candidates in blue states in 2024, according to an internal memo obtained by CNBC.
Discussion: Political Wire
Stephen Kruiser / PJ Media:
The Morning Briefing: Commie Sad Grandma Hillary Clinton Is Even Drunker Than We Thought  —  Top O' the Briefing  —  Happy Tuesday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends.  Radzwina knew that her disdain for artisanal mac and cheese enthusiasts could be both petty and justified.
Discussion: Townhall, Twitchy and acecomments.mu.nu
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.
Minyvonne Burke / NBC News:
Body found in barrel identified as potential witness in case of Missouri man accused of holding woman in basement  —  Jaynie Crosdale was identified as a possible witness in Timothy Haslett Jr.'s case in January.  Months later she was found dead in a blue barrel in the Missouri River.
Discussion: KSNT-TV
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 …
 
 
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Patriot Front Faces Default in Black History Vandalism Case
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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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Trump Turned the GOP Into the Party of Wishful Thinking
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