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Politico:
Trump indicted again in election subversion case brought by Jack Smith  —  The 36-page indictment, secured Tuesday by special counsel Jack Smith, is an attempt by prosecutors to recalibrate the case.  —  A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. has re-indicted Donald Trump on four felony charges related …
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Washington Post:
New federal indictment filed against Trump in federal Jan. 6 case  —  The superseding indictment brought by special counsel Jack Smith follows a historic Supreme Court ruling granting broad immunity to presidents for official acts.  —  Special counsel Jack Smith has filed a new indictment …
Associated Press:
Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations  —  Special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a new indictment against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election that keeps the same criminal charges but narrows …
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Reindicted On Coup Attempt Charges To Honor Supreme Court Immunity Ruling  —  Special counsel Jack Smith filed the new indictment on the same four counts of trying to overturn the 2020 election but without citing potentially “immune” evidence.  —  LOADING
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Smith files new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, adjusting for immunity decision
Discussion: Breitbart
CNN:
Harris and Walz to sit with CNN for exclusive first joint interview since campaign began  —  Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will sit with CNN for their first joint interview on Thursday as Democrats work to broaden their base's excitement from last week's Democratic National Convention.
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emptywheel:
Kamala's Campaign Pushes Trump's Impulse Control Problems  —  I don't think that even the outlets that recognize the troll are giving the Kamala Harris campaign enough credit for the jujitsu they're engaged in with the debate.  Before I explain why, though, here's a video of Barack Obama's skewering …
Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Trump confirms ABC News debate with Harris is on
Patrick Svitek / Washington Post:
After raising complaints, Trump says he'll participate in debate with Harris
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
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Noble Predictive:
Harris Shakes Up Key Demographics in 2024 Presidential Race
Discussion: The Guardian and Breitbart
Joshua Glanzer / Florida Atlantic University:
FAU/Mainstreet USA Poll: Harris Gains Momentum in Wake of DNC
Discussion: Florida Politics
Adam Clark Estes / Vox:
Mark Zuckerberg's letter about Facebook censorship is not what it seems  —  This week Mark Zuckerberg sent Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) a letter outlining how the Biden administration pressured his company to “censor” free speech on Facebook — specifically misinformation about Covid-19.
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Conservatives Who Sold Their Souls for Trump  —  The rage and shame of the anti-anti-Trumpers is getting worse.  —  Today, Rich Lowry, the editor of National Review (the flagship conservative magazine founded by William F. Buckley Jr.), published an article claiming that Donald Trump could win the 2024 election “on character.”
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Why Did the New York Times Let Itself Be Used as a Mule?
Discussion: The Express Tribune
Axios:
Harris flip-flops on building the border wall … - Harris is embracing a more hawkish immigration policy as Donald Trump's campaign spends tens of millions of dollars attacking her about the border.  — But she still has significant differences with Trump on immigration …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
21 Questions for Harris  —  We're asking unanswered questions for her potential administration.
Gabe Ortiz / America's Voice:
Immigration at the 2024 Democratic National Convention
Discussion: New York Post
NPR:
Trump campaign staff had altercation with official at Arlington National Cemetery  —  Two members of Donald Trump's campaign staff had a verbal and physical altercation Monday with an official at Arlington National Cemetery where the former president participated in a wreath laying ceremony, NPR has learned.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
'He's got to pay a price': Unaired footage reveals Nancy Pelosi's Jan. 6 fury  —  Previously unaired footage reviewed by POLITICO reveals how the former speaker quickly turned her focus to impeaching Donald Trump after Congress certified the 2020 election.  —  Nancy Pelosi spent the duration …
Discussion: USA Today and Political Wire
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Amy Walter / Cook Political Report:
North Carolina Moves to Toss Up; Minnesota and New Hampshire Shift to Likely Democrat  —  Since the beginning of this cycle, Democrats were confident that President Joe Biden could win North Carolina.  Its demographic profile as an ethnically diverse and rapidly suburbanizing state looks similar …
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Trump to Put Kennedy and Gabbard on his Transition Team  —  Mr. Kennedy and Ms. Gabbard, who had been progressive Democrats for many years, will join the former president's sons and Senator JD Vance, his running mate, as honorary co-chairs.  —  Donald J. Trump plans to name his former rival …
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Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report:
Confederate Voter Intimidation 2.0: The GOP's Dark Strategy for Winning  —  From Reconstruction to DeSantis to Paxton: How Republicans Are Keeping Power by Any Means Necessary...  The song that was inspired by this article is available here.  —  The Republican attorney general …
Saul Elbein / The Hill:
Texas GOP doubles down on fraud claims as Trump, Cruz leads shrink  —  Texas Republicans are doubling down on claims that Democrats in the state's biggest cities are attempting to steal an election in which the GOP's leads in the Senate and presidential races are increasingly narrowing.
Politico:
Playbook: Inside Harris' big interview decision  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  ONE CEASE-FIRE DOWN — “Oasis reunites for tour and ends a 15-year hiatus during Gallagher brothers' feud,” by AP's Danica Kirka and Maria Sherman in London
Katie Hawkinson / The Independent:
Georgia governor inquires whether he can remove MAGA election board members after series of alarming votes  —  Donald Trump recently praised the right-wing coalition on the Georgia state election board  —  Support truly  —  independent journalism  —  Our mission is to deliver unbiased …
 
 
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