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Politico:
Jack Smith asks Supreme Court to keep Trump trial on track — Without the Supreme Court's swift intervention, Trump's federal election-subversion trial could be indefinitely delayed, the special counsel warned. — Special counsel Jack Smith is urging the Supreme Court …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Special Counsel asks Supreme Court to immediately decide Trump immunity question — A federal judge had rejected former President Donald Trump's immunity claim over his prosecution in election interference case. — WASHINGTON — Special Counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court …
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Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Donald Trump holds overwhelming lead; Ron DeSantis edges ahead of Nikki Haley — A new nationally renowned Iowa Poll shows that a shrinking field has only made Donald Trump's lead grow as Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis fail to capitalize on powerful endorsements
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Sam Sutton / Politico:
Wall Street donors dreamed of a Trump alternative. Now they're waking up. — Setting aside Trump's recent noodling on what he could accomplish in a one-day dictatorship, markets are increasingly wary of how U.S. political disruptions can ripple across the global financial system.
Stephen Neukam / The Messenger:
House to Vote on Impeachment Probe Wednesday — Republicans argue it is an essential step in getting past what they call the Biden administration's ‘stonewalling’ of their impeachment probe — House Republicans are expected to schedule a floor vote on Wednesday to formally authorize …
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CNN and Digby's Hullabaloo
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CNN:
House Speaker Mike Johnson pursues impeachment strategy he once said could cause ‘irreparable damage’ to the country
House Speaker Mike Johnson pursues impeachment strategy he once said could cause ‘irreparable damage’ to the country
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Raw Story and BizPac Review
David Weigel / Semafor:
Dean Phillips: Biden impeachment probe ‘perhaps makes him unelectable’
Dean Phillips: Biden impeachment probe ‘perhaps makes him unelectable’
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The Hill, NBC News, Fox News, Washington Post and Business Insider
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Has Found a Dangerous Workaround to Gag Orders — Donald Trump will have a number of opportunities to violate gag orders in the coming months. He may have just found a dangerous loophole. — Donald Trump is, once again, outmaneuvering the American court system.
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One America News Network, Raw Story and Law & Crime
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Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Trump Isn't Entitled to Appeal Gag Order to New York's Top Court, State AG Argues
Trump Isn't Entitled to Appeal Gag Order to New York's Top Court, State AG Argues
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The Hill, Raw Story, Mother Jones and KEYT-TV
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump tests federal gag order with attack on Bill Barr: ‘He was a coward’
Trump tests federal gag order with attack on Bill Barr: ‘He was a coward’
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Raw Story and Washington Times
Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill leaving X after Alex Jones account reinstated — Prominent civil rights attorney Sherrilyn Ifill announced she is leaving X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, due to the Elon Musk-owned platform reinstating far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's account.
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Washington Post:
Israel used U.S.-supplied white phosphorus in Lebanon attack — DHEIRA, Lebanon — Israel used U.S.-supplied white phosphorus munitions in an October attack in southern Lebanon that injured at least nine civilians in what a rights group says should be investigated as a war crime …
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The Messenger, The Hill and Intersectional Praxis
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Matt Berg / Politico:
US ‘concerned’ about reports that Israel used white phosphorous, Kirby says — The substance can stick to skin and cause potentially fatal burns and respiratory damage. — The Biden administration is “concerned” about Israel's reported use of white phosphorus in Lebanon two months ago …
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Reuters
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The Texas abortion case blows up the abortion ban rationale — Abortion rights activists, medical professionals and ordinary women warned the Supreme Court in advance of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision: Legislatures cannot dictate medical decisions without creating horrendous injustices and medical travesties.
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Eschaton
CNN:
CNN Polls: Trump leads Biden in Michigan and Georgia as broad majorities hold negative views of the current president — Former President Donald Trump has the upper hand over President Joe Biden in two critical battleground states - Michigan and Georgia - with broad majorities …
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NBC News, Washington Examiner, KEYT-TV, Deseret News, The Daily Caller, New York Post, Florida Politics, The Hill, The Messenger and Political Wire
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Organized journalistic crime — On July 19, the Washington Post Editorial Board published an impassioned column calling for an aggressive national response to organized retail crime (ORC). The Editorial Board described ORC as “the term security specialists use to distinguish planned …
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The Big Picture and Balloon Juice
Sabrina Siddiqui / Wall Street Journal:
Majority of Americans Back Israel as Democrats Split Over War With Hamas, WSJ Poll Finds — Republicans and independents are more sympathetic to Israelis than Palestinians; Biden gets low marks for handling of conflict — WASHINGTON—U.S. public opinion remains favorable toward Israel …
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Washington Free Beacon, The Hill, Blaze Media, New York Post, CBS News, Power Line and The Messenger
Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Air Force disciplines 15 for ‘lack of supervision’ after massive leak of classified docs — The Air Force inspector general cited a ‘lack of supervision’ and ‘culture of complacency’ in the leak of classified documents. — WASHINGTON - The Air Force disciplined 15 members of the National Guard …
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Axios, Wall Street Journal, NBC News, The Messenger, Washington Examiner, New York Times and The Daily Caller
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Washington state ‘conversion therapy’ ban — Over the objection of three conservatives, the court left in place a state law that bars therapists from counseling minors to change sexual orientation or gender identity, a practice favored by some conservatives.
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Vox, CNN, Business Insider, Washington Examiner, Associated Press, The Messenger, The Hill, Raw Story, USA Today, CBS News, Los Angeles Times, NPR and Breakfast At Ralf's
Christopher F. Rufo:
Is Claudine Gay a Plagiarist? — The embattled Harvard president's dissertation raises troubling questions. — Harvard president Claudine Gay has problems. Touted as the first black woman to run the nation's most prestigious university, she assumed leadership with high expectations …
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HotAir, Breitbart, Twitchy, New York Post and RedState
Hailey Monaco / KTVQ-TV:
‘It was chaos’: Witness recounts seeing vehicle drive through religious group in downtown Billings — BILLINGS — The Billings Police Department on Sunday released more information regarding the arrest of 55-year-old Genevienne Rancuret after she allegedly drove a vehicle through a religious group …
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BizPac Review, The Daily Beast, Associated Press, The Messenger, Flathead Beacon, UPI, IJR and The Gateway Pundit
Ania Nussbaum / Bloomberg:
Macron Suffers Setback as Lawmakers Reject Immigration Bill — Parties across lower house back motion to prevent debate — Vote shows how president is struggling to build coalitions — French lawmakers rejected Emmanuel Macron's plan to overhaul immigration in a blow …
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Raw Story, Associated Press and Reuters
Wall Street Journal:
Tucker Carlson Is Launching His Own Streaming Service — ‘Tucker Carlson Network’ is expected to go live on Monday and cost $9 a month — Tucker Carlson is launching his own subscription streaming service, people familiar with the matter said, the former Fox News host's official foray …