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6:35 PM ET, August 14, 2023

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Reuters:
Georgia court website briefly publishes, removes document about potential Trump charges  —  The Fulton County, Georgia, court's website briefly posted a document on Monday listing several criminal charges against former U.S. President Donald Trump that appeared related to his attempts to overturn …
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CNN:
Exclusive: Former Republican legal officials endorse special counsel's speedy trial date proposal in Trump Jan. 6 case  —  Nearly a dozen Republican-appointed former judges and high-ranking federal senior legal officials on Monday endorsed the January 2, 2024, trial date proposed …
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Trump tells Georgia witness not to testify … - “He shouldn't. … - Duncan, who criticized Trump's false election fraud claims in 2020, said Saturday that he had been told to appear Tuesday before the Fulton County grand jury.  — “Republicans should never let honesty be mistaken for weakness,” he wrote in a post on X.
Jewel Wicker / The Guardian:
'He's going to be very surprised': Georgia DA Fani Willis prepares to face off with Trump  —  Legal watchers say the Fulton county district attorney's entire career has prepared her for the prosecution of Donald Trump  —  The fight for democracy is supported by
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump jabs at judge in election case, testing warning against ‘inflammatory’ statements  —  Overnight, Trump called Chutkan ‘biased and unfair’ for comments during 2022 sentencing of Jan. 6 defendant.  —  Donald Trump slammed the judge presiding over his newest criminal case early Monday …
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Bid to Sink the Manhattan DA's Case Has Already Made It Stronger  —  Trump tried to drag the Manhattan DA into federal court and failed.  Now a judge's order in that case can be used to persuade a state court that Trump's charges should stick.  —  Donald Trump's attempts this summer …
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump ups the ante on going after judges and witnesses.  Where's the line?  —  Thrice-indicted former president Donald Trump seems intent on testing the rules that apply to tampering with witnesses and intimidating judges.  —  Despite being warned about such things, he shows no sign of slowing down …
New York Times:
Georgia Trump Investigation
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
New York Times:
Two Months in Georgia: How Trump Tried to Overturn the Vote
Jonathan Turley / The Messenger:
Georgia on My Mind: A Fourth Trump Indictment Needs Something Other Than ‘The Call’
Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
Georgia RICO Law: An Indictment Week Primer
Discussion: Just Security and CNN
Kate Selig / Washington Post:
Judge rules in favor of Montana youths in landmark climate decision  —  ‘This is a monumental decision,’ said a lawyer for the young plaintiffs, and could influence how judges handle similar cases in other states  —  In the first ruling of its kind nationwide, a Montana state court decided Monday …
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Lesley Clark / Politico:
Montana judge sides with youth in historic climate trial
Charlotte Alter / TIME:
She Wasn't Able to Get an Abortion.  Now She's a Mom.  Soon She'll Start 7th Grade.  —  Ashley just had a baby.  She's sitting on the couch in a relative's apartment in Clarksdale, Miss., wearing camo-print leggings and fiddling with the plastic hospital bracelets still on her wrists.
Discussion: Insider, The Guardian and Eschaton
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Alabama Republicans defend not creating a second majority Black district in court  —  Hearings over a new map that defied the original court order kicked off in federal court in Alabama on Monday.  —  Alabama Republicans were ordered by a federal court to redraw their congressional maps …
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Garrett Epps / Washington Monthly:   The Looming Supreme Court Nullification Crisis
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
McConnell in Winter: Inside the GOP Leader's Attempt to Thwart Trump  —  The Kentucky Republican is doing all he can to bolster Ukraine, preserve NATO and help his party maintain its Reaganite roots.  —  From the Senate floor and Washington fundraisers to awards banquets …
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David Brooks / The Atlantic:
How America Got Mean  —  In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.  —  Over the past eight years or so, I've been obsessed with two questions.  The first is: Why have Americans become so sad?
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Nevada jumps in front of South Carolina in GOP early voting  —  After announcing its caucuses will be Feb. 8, only one of the four early states is left to set its primary date.  —  Nevada's 2024 GOP presidential caucuses will be on Feb. 8 of next year, jumping ahead of the South Carolina primary …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
DeSantis urges Bob Iger to drop Disney lawsuit, accept the end of ‘special privileges’  — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told CNBC that Disney CEO Bob Iger should drop his company's political retaliation lawsuit.  — The lawsuit centers on Walt Disney World's special tax district …
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Newsom vs. DeSantis debate stalling over Fox News audience
Discussion: The Messenger, The Hill and ABC7
Kaplan Strategies:
Trump Leads Close Race For Second Place  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  Kaplan Strategies Unveils Latest Nationwide Republican Primary Poll Results, Reflecting Continued Trends from July  —  Kaplan Strategies recently conducted a comprehensive poll of Likely Republican Primary voters across the nation …
Wall Street Journal:
Hunter Biden Says Prosecutors Reneged on Plea Deal  —  In brief filing, Biden legal team insists that deal to avoid charge on felony gun-possession should stand  —  Hunter Biden's legal team said late Sunday the Justice Department had decided to “renege on the previously agreed-upon plea agreement …
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New York Times:
Hunter Biden Says Prosecutors Reneged on Major Part of Plea Deal
 
 
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Newest “anti-woke” tantrum: Right-wingers don't think kids of different races can be friends
USA Today:
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich ‘in good health’ in Russian prison: Updates
Discussion: New York Times and Al Jazeera
Nicole Acevedo / NBC News:
An alarming pattern: Climate disasters hit, and Spanish-language misinformation spreads
Nicholas Grossman / The Bulwark:
The Media Still Doesn't Get Biden Voters
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
The Case of the Internet Archive vs. Book Publishers
 Earlier Items: 
Warner Todd Huston / Breitbart:
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Discussion: Fox News and IJR
Daniel Boguslaw / The Intercept:
Fox Executives Are Pouring Cash Into Joe Manchin's Campaign
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Raw Story
NBC News:
Clarence Avant, the ‘Godfather of Black entertainment,’ dies at 92
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
In a small Kansas town, a brazen attack on press freedom
Rolling Stone:
Trump's ‘Co-Conspirators’ Are Already Starting to Turn on Each Other
Discussion: 19FortyFive and PoliticusUSA