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11:35 AM ET, August 9, 2023

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New York Times:
Previously Secret Memo Laid Out Strategy for Trump to Overturn Biden's Win  —  The House Jan. 6 committee's investigation did not uncover the memo, whose existence first came to light in last week's indictment.  —  A lawyer allied with President Donald J. Trump first laid out a plot …
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NBC News:
Trump says a protective order would violate his First Amendment rights: ‘I will talk’  —  The order would prevent Trump from disclosing certain government evidence in the case examining efforts to overturn the 2020 election.  —  Trump on protective order: ‘I will talk about it’
Politico:   Playbook: Trump debates the debate
Michael Wines / New York Times:
Ohio Voters Reject Constitutional Change Intended to Thwart Abortion Amendment  —  The contest was seen as a test of efforts by Republicans nationwide to curb voters' use of ballot initiatives.  —  Ohio voters rejected a bid to make it harder to amend the State Constitution on Tuesday …
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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Ohio Vote Shows Abortion's Potency to Reshape Elections  —  The Dobbs ruling has turned a coalition of liberal, swing and moderate Republican voters into a political force.  Even in August in Ohio.  —  Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio, a Republican, argued that Tuesday's vote over how to amend …
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Arizona coalition seeks to enshrine abortion rights in state constitution next year
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Ohio Blows Up the Republican Plan to Block Abortion Rights
Madison Fernandez / Politico:
Ohio voters reject changes to ballot process in a win for abortion rights
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
In a win for abortion-rights supporters, Ohio voters reject Issue 1
Associated Press:
Voters in Ohio reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights
New York Times:
DeSantis Suspends Second Elected Prosecutor in Florida  —  The Republican governor accused Monique H. Worrell, the state attorney in Orlando and a Democrat, of leniency against violent criminals, a charge her office has denied.  —  Reporting from Florida  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida suspended …
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Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
DeSantis suspends Orlando state attorney over ‘dereliction of duty’ on crime  —  DeSantis' office says State Attorney Monique Worrell allowed criminals to ‘escape the full consequences’ of their actions  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Ninth Judicial Circuit State Attorney Monique Worrell for …
United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Comer Releases Third Bank Memo Detailing Payments to the Bidens from Russia, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine  —  WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today released a third bank records memorandum detailing new information obtained …
Hawaii News Now:
Much of historic Lahaina town believed destroyed as huge wildfire sends people fleeing into water  —  LAHAINA (HawaiiNewsNow) - Eyewitnesses described an apocalyptic scene Tuesday in Lahaina town, where residents were forced to jump into the harbor waters to avoid fast-moving flames …
TMZ.com:
Senator Dianne Feinstein Taken to Hospital After Tripping, Falling in San Francisco  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 266 … 7:30 AM PT — Senator Dianne Feinstein's office released this statement ... “Senator Feinstein briefly went to the hospital yesterday afternoon as a precaution after a minor fall in her home.
Hank Stephenson / Politico:
Arizona Republicans Don't Want to Hear About the Deadly Heat Wave  —  GOP lawmakers are brushing off the extreme heat — and any suggestion of climate change.  —  PHOENIX —  When Arizona lawmakers returned to the state Capitol here earlier this month, they started their day with a prayer to ease the scorching heat.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Biden says he has ‘practically’ declared a climate emergency  —  President Biden in a new interview says he has ‘in practice’ declared a national climate emergency, though he has not actually announced such a declaration.  —  A national emergency declaration on climate change is a specific tool …
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Sean Breslin / The Weather Channel:
President Biden Calls Climate Change ‘Existential Threat’ In The Weather Channel Interview
Silvia Marchetti / CNN:
This family is moving to Italy because they've had enough of the US  —  As dozens of Italian towns sell off old houses on the cheap, foreigners who rush to grab one are often in search of a year-round sunshine spot, a vacation retreat, or just to live their Italian dream.
Discussion: The Messenger and IJR
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Trump's criminal trials prompt GOP political doomsday alarms  —  GOP strategists and pollsters expect former President Trump's criminal trials to divide their party, creating a challenge for the Senate and House Republican candidates who will have to walk a fine line on the issue.
NBC News:
Vulnerable Republicans aren't sold on impeaching Biden  —  They have mixed feelings about whether to launch a formal inquiry, but they broadly agree the GOP doesn't have enough evidence to impeach him.  Their votes will be decisive.  —  WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces unease within …
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Churchillian Case Against a Trump Pardon  —  A Bulwark debate.  —  TL;DR: JVL in yesterday's Triad: Trump Pardon, Maybe.  CJS in today's Morning Shots: No f'ing way.  —  Happy Wednesday.  —  JVL makes what he describes as “The Keynesian Case For Pardoning Trump,” …
Discussion: The Bulwark
ABC News:
American woman, child freed after being kidnapped in Haiti last month  —  Alix Dorsainvil was kidnapped from the ministry where she worked.  —  American woman Alix Dorsainvil and her young child have been freed and are safe after being kidnapped in Haiti roughly two weeks ago …
Dion Nissenbaum / Wall Street Journal:
U.S.-Saudi Deal Sets Path to Normalize Ties With Israel  —  Officials are now hammering out the details of a deal they hope to cement in the next nine-to-12 months, though many obstacles remain  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. and Saudi Arabia have agreed on the broad contours of a deal for Saudi Arabia …
Michael J. Coren / Washington Post:
Is it cheaper to refuel your EV battery or gas tank?  We did the math in all 50 states.  —  Gasoline cars are cheaper to refuel than electric vehicles.  —  I've heard this claim pop up everywhere from Massachusetts to Fox News over the past two years.  My neighbor even refuses to plug …
Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
GOP Lawmaker's Wife Makes Little Free Libraries a Culture War Battleground  —  Arkansas State Rep. Stephen Meeks' spouse boasted she's been “swapping out” books for Bibles. … The wife of an Arkansas Republican state lawmaker has expanded the culture wars to miniature free libraries …
Discussion: ArkansasTimes and Raw Story
 
 
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