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8:20 AM ET, August 9, 2023

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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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Haley BeMillerColumbus / The Columbus Dispatch:
Issue 1 failing overwhelmingly in early vote results  —  Issue 1 is losing big in early results released Tuesday night from across Ohio.  —  Early numbers show the issue failing overwhelmingly in larger counties including Franklin, Hamilton, Cuyahoga, Summit, Lucas, Montgomery and Stark.
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
In a win for abortion-rights supporters, Ohio voters reject Issue 1  —  Ohioans voted down a proposal that would have made it harder to pass future proposed constitutional amendments in the state, including one in November about abortion rights.  —  Here's how Ohio's August special election could affect abortion rights
Brent D. Griffiths / Insider:
GOP attempt to stymie abortion in Ohio backfires spectacularly  — Ohioans issued a major rebuke to Republican officials on Tuesday night.  — Voters rejected a gambit to get ahead of an abortion rights vote this November.  — The result illustrates that the GOP is still struggling …
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Arizona coalition seeks to enshrine abortion rights in state constitution next year  —  In the 14 months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, advocacy groups have sought to protect abortion rights through state constitutional amendments.  —  A coalition of reproductive …
Madison Fernandez / Politico:
Ohio voters reject changes to ballot process in a win for abortion rights  —  This has massive implications for this fall's abortion rights measure.  —  In yet another major rebuke of Republicans over abortion rights, voters in Ohio on Tuesday handily turned down a GOP-led effort …
Grace Panetta / The 19th:
Ohio voters reject measure aimed at blocking abortion rights amendment
Associated Press:
Voters in Ohio reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights
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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Politico:
Playbook: Trump debates the debate  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BUCKEYE BLOWOUT — “Ohio voters reject State Issue 1, defeating hurdle for abortion-rights vote in November,” by the Plain Dealer's Andrew J. Tobias and Jake Zuckerman …
Discussion: Forbes
Kelly Garrity / Politico:
Trump on possible court-ordered limits: 'They're not taking away my First Amendment rights'  —  The former president campaigned in New Hampshire called the latest charges against him “bullshit,” saying, “I will talk about it.”  —  Former President Donald Trump could soon be strapped …
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’
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump mocks ‘fat pig’ Chris Christie's weight
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
Axios:
Scoop: Kari Lake prepares to enter Arizona Senate race  —  Former Arizona GOP gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake is staffing up for a Senate campaign in anticipation of an October launch, making Arizona ground zero to replay — and relitigate — GOP losses in the last two elections.
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 …
Maia Pandey / NBC News:
What to know about the EG.5 coronavirus subvariant, now dominant in the U.S.  —  Although the updated booster shots expected in the fall don't target EG.5, experts said they may nonetheless offer some protection.  —  A new coronavirus variant, EG.5, now accounts for the largest proportion …
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 issued an order Monday that three senior Southwest Airlines lawyers attend eight hours of “religious-liberty training” this month as part of court-ordered sanctions …
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Biden to Restrict Investments in China, Citing National Security Threats  —  The measure to clamp down on investments in certain industries deemed to pose security risks, set to be issued Wednesday, appears likely to open a new front in the U.S.-China economic conflict.
Sabrina Rodriguez / Washington Post:
New PAC aims to elect young progressives running for state offices, Congress  —  The group plans to endorse candidates they say could help fight a far-right agenda  —  A co-founder of March for Our Lives and the campaign manager who helped elect the first Gen Z member of Congress are teaming …
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Judge schedules Friday hearing on protective order in election subversion case against Trump  —  US District Judge Tanya Chutkan scheduled a hearing for Friday at 10 a.m. ET on the scope of a protective order - the rules imposed for the handling of evidence - in the special counsel's election subversion case …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
“Anti-woke” darling Richard Hanania is exposed: What this says about the “intellectual” right  —  While Trump feeds red meat to the base, the alt-right grifts educated conservatives with “respectability” packaging  —  For those who want to understand the vast differences between elite …
Olivia George / Tampa Bay Times:
Tampa mayor's big catch on Keys fishing trip? 70 pounds of cocaine.  —  Mayor Castor, the former Tampa police chief, was with family when they spotted $1.1 million worth of drugs.  —  There was something in the water, black and bobbing.  —  The package adrift in the Atlantic caught the eye …
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Said EV Maker Proterra Was ‘Getting Us in the Game.’ It Just Declared Bankruptcy.  —  Biden repeatedly praised green energy company as his energy secretary held stock in it  —  President Joe Biden promoted the company.  Its top executive landed a spot on a White House board.
Marc Novicoff / Politico:
A Simple Law Is Doing the Impossible.  It's Making the Online Porn Industry Retreat.  —  Pornhub has pulled out of multiple states rather than comply with age-verification laws.  —  On June 15, 2022, a freshman legislator in Louisiana's House of Representatives accomplished something …
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.
 
 
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LGBTQ+ veterans file civil rights suit against Pentagon over discriminatory discharges
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
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NBC News:
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Body found in barrel identified as potential witness in case of Missouri man accused of holding woman in basement
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Scott Streater / Politico:
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Kevin Collier / NBC News:
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Stephen Kruiser / PJ Media:
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The GOP's meticulously laid plans for beating Jon Tester could go up in smoke
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