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10:50 PM ET, August 16, 2023

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NBC News:
Trump supporters post names and addresses of Georgia grand jurors online  —  A fringe website featured the purported names and addresses of the Fulton County grand jury that indicted Trump and 18 others for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.  —  ATLANTA — The purported names …
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Associated Press:
Trump enjoys strong support among Republicans. The general election could be a different story
Brandon Gillespie / Fox News:
Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones hits back at ‘sickening’ investigation targeting him, connection to Trump case
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and RedState
Associated Press:
Americans are divided along party lines over Trump's actions in election cases, AP-NORC poll shows
Adam Wren / Politico:
Pence: ‘The Georgia election was not stolen’
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
DeSantis slips to lowest level of support in Quinnipiac 2024 polling  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's support in the Republican presidential primary slipped to its lowest level this year, according to a new Quinnipiac University national poll released Wednesday.
New York Times:
Santos Aide Who Impersonated McCarthy Staff Member Faces Federal Charges  —  The aide, Samuel Miele, was accused of impersonating the staff member in fund-raising appeals and was charged with wire fraud and identity theft.  —  A campaign associate of Representative George Santos …
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NBC News:
Feds indict fundraiser for Rep. George Santos for allegedly impersonating Speaker McCarthy aide
The Hill:   Santos fundraiser charged with impersonating House leadership aide
The Daily Beast:
Unmasking the Co-Conspirators in Trump's Georgia Indictment  —  Trump's latest indictment includes 18 co-defendants and 30 unindicted co-conspirators.  Here's our attempt at figuring out as many as possible. … Donald Trump's fourth indictment is, on almost every level …
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Anna Bower / Default:
What the Heck Happened in Coffee County, Georgia?
Discussion: The Bulwark and Associated Press
CNN:
Fulton County district attorney wants Trump trial to begin March 4, 2024  —  Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has asked a judge to set a trial date of March 4, 2024, for former President Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants.  —  Willis also asked to schedule arraignments …
Discussion: NBC News and Semafor
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New York Times:
Trump Allies Likely to Be Booked at Notorious Atlanta Jail
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
DA seeks March 4 trial date for Trump Georgia election case
Brendan Pierson / Reuters:
US appeals court rules to restrict abortion pill use  —  A U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone, partially upholding a lower court ruling that alarmed abortion advocates and pharmaceutical companies.  —  The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court …
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Washington Post:
Appeals court embraces abortion-pill limits, sets up Supreme Court review  —  The Supreme Court has ruled that mifepristone, a key abortion drug, will remain available for now under existing rules while litigation continues  —  A federal appeals court on Wednesday said it would restrict access …
Associated Press:
Texas woman accused of threatening to kill judge overseeing Trump election case and a congresswoman  —  A Texas woman was arrested and has been charged with threatening to kill the federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump in Washington and a member of Congress.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: Marjorie Taylor Greene blasts Kemp and floats VP, Senate bids  —  Since Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis indicted former President Donald Trump for interfering in Georgia's 2020 election, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been on the attack.The conservative firebrand …
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Jeremiah Poff / Washington Examiner:
Medical school professor says children can be ‘gender hybrids’ like a ‘gender minotaur’  —  A professor at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine reportedly said children can identify as “gender hybrid” and compared them to the minotaur, a mythological creature.
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Hannah Grossman / Fox News:
Feminist medical school professor says trans kids identifying as ‘minotaurs’ are part of ‘gender revolution’
CNN:
Rudy Giuliani made desperate appeal to Trump to pay his legal bills in Mar-a-Lago meeting  —  With his attorney in tow, Rudy Giuliani traveled to Mar-a-Lago in recent months on a mission to make a personal and desperate appeal to former President Donald Trump to pay his legal bills.
CNN:
Two brands suspend advertising on X after their ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content  —  New York CNN —  At least two brands have said they will suspend advertising on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after their ads and those of other companies were run on an account promoting fascism.
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
New Footage of Roger Stone Working to Overturn 2020 Election Emerges  —  THE BEST LAID PLANS...  The longtime Republican operative was brainstorming ways to thwart the voters' will even before the election had been called for Joe Biden.  —  MSNBC's The Beat aired exclusive footage Wednesday …
Andrew Kerr / Washington Free Beacon:
Liberal Dark Money Behemoth Faces IRS Complaint Over Alleged Bait-And-Switch Scheme  —  A watchdog group is asking the IRS to investigate the liberal dark money behemoth Arabella Advisors following a Washington Free Beacon report on the shadowy organization.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Biden Celebrates Inflation Reduction Act's Effects on Law's First Anniversary  —  The anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act happened to coincide with a significant decrease in the inflation rate, but the law was really about priorities like clean energy, drug prices and corporate taxes.
 
 
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CNN:
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Alison Durkee / Forbes:
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Alex Daugherty / Politico:
White House inaction forces another FAA leadership change
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