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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
State senator eyes new panel as way to punish Fani Willis over Trump indictments  —  Commission, starting in October, will have power to sanction and even remove prosecutors  —  X  —  Several Republican lawmakers are seeking ways to sanction Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis …
Discussion: The Post Millennial
CNN:
Several key cases that could bear on special counsel Jack Smith's election case against Trump await DC Circuit rulings  —  As the US Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, DC, gets ready to begin its new term next month, the next two weeks could usher in several consequential rulings …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and UPI
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Media organizations seek release of more court filings linked to special counsel Jack Smith's search warrant for Trump's Twitter account
Discussion: Political Wire
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Fox News restricts Trump team's access to debate “spin room”  —  Fox News hit back at former President Trump late Monday after he declined to appear at the GOP presidential debate the network will host Wednesday in Milwaukee. … - Trump senior aides who had indicated they'd be in the spin room …
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CNN:
Trump already taped Tucker Carlson interview that is expected to air on GOP debate night, sources say
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Majority of likely Iowa GOP caucusgoers believe Trump won the 2020 election  —  The new NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll shows Trump's unfounded claims he won the last election remain salient ahead of the Iowa GOP caucus.  —  More than half of likely Iowa Republican caucusgoers …
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Associated Press:
Trump says he will surrender Thursday on Georgia charges tied to efforts to overturn 2020 election
NBC News:
Iowa poll shows GOP divide over Trump remaining party leader
Burnham & Gorokhov:
John Eastman Statement Upon Self-Surrender in Fulton County  —  I am here today to surrender to an indictment that should never have been brought.  It represents a crossing of the Rubicon for our country, implicating the fundamental First Amendment right to petition the government for redress of grievances.
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Sen. Rick Scott picks up a Democratic challenger for 2024  —  Former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell announced Tuesday that she's taking on the incumbent Republican in what's considered an uphill climb for Democrats.  —  Former Democratic Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell announced Tuesday …
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Washington Post:
Former Democratic congresswoman to challenge Rick Scott for Florida Senate seat
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump attorneys guided false electors in Georgia, GOP chair says  —  The false electors were later used by Trump allies to attempt to foment a conflict on Jan. 6, 2021 and derail the transfer of power to President Joe Biden.  —  Former Georgia Republican Party Chair David Shafer said attorneys …
NBC News:
Biden names former Obama-era lawyer as White House counsel  —  The appointment comes as Biden seeks to advance his legislative agenda and faces ongoing Republican-led congressional investigations.  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden named former federal prosecutor and Chicago lawyer Ed Siskel …
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Just The News:
New memos undercut Biden-Ukraine narrative Democrats sold during 2019 impeachment scandal  —  Just weeks before then-Vice President Joe Biden took the opposite action in late 2015, a task force of State, Treasury and Justice Department officials declared that Ukraine had made adequate progress …
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Popular GOP governor reveals key for candidates onstage at Republican presidential debate  —  Fox News is hosting the first Republican presidential nomination debate on Wednesday at 9pm ET in Milwaukee, Wisconsin  —  LONDONDERRY, N.H. - Republican Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire …
ABC News:
Tropical Storm Harold makes landfall on Padre Island, Texas: Latest forecast  —  Heavy rain, gusty winds and flooding are possible.  —  Tropical Storm Harold made landfall on Padre Island, Texas, Tuesday morning as heavy rain and tropical storm-force winds slammed the region.
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
US businessman is wannabe ‘warlord’ of secretive far-right men's network  —  Revealed: Charles Haywood, creator of the Society for American Civic Renewal, has said he might serve as ‘warlord’ at the head of an ‘armed patronage network’  —  The founder and sponsor of a far-right network of secretive …
Discussion: Insider and Raw Story
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Trump indictments boost MSNBC primetime ratings  —  MSNBC has seen a boost in primetime ratings this summer, thanks in large part to its coverage of the slew of indictments against former President Donald Trump. … But Trump's legal woes, combined with Tucker Carlson's departure from Fox …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Newsbusters
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Vivek Ramaswamy condemned for 9/11 and Jan 6 conspiracy theory remarks  —  Republican presidential contender hints at government involvement in deadly September 11 attacks  —  The biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, a contender for the Republican presidential nomination …
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Max Matza / BBC:
Biden tours ‘overwhelming’ Hawaii wildfire damage
 
 
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