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The Superseding Trump Indictment Is about Obstruction as Much as Immunity — In this Xitter thread, I went through everything that had been added or removed from the superseding indictment against Trump, based on this redline. The changes include the following: — Removal of everything having to do with Jeffrey Clark
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Nastiness Is the Point — The YIMBYs are organizing! Politico's California Playbook reports that California Rep. Robert Garcia plans to launch a pro-housing “Yes in My Backyard caucus” this year in support of Kamala Harris's plans to juice housing supply across America.
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Jack Smith attempts to immunity-proof his January 6 Trump indictment. Mostly. — Donald Trump was indicted again on Tuesday, a superseding indictment in Special Counsel Jack Smith's prosecution of the former president for his actions seeking to overturn the 2020 election.
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump's new indictment rocks his newly reshaped race against Kamala Harris — Special counsel Jack Smith defiantly re-injected the question of Donald Trump's bid to steal the 2020 election into the intensifying end game of this year's White House race. — By trying to rescue his case …
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Jack Smith Isn't Backing Down
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ABC News:
Trump charged in superseding indictment in election interference case following SCOTUS ruling
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Reindicted On Coup Attempt Charges To Honor Supreme Court Immunity Ruling
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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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Colin McCullough / CNN:
Fresh controversy brews over Trump's Arlington National Cemetery visit
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
‘This is simply insane’: Questions raised about vetting of J.D. Vance amid new blow-up — During an appearance on “Morning Joe” on Wednesday morning, MSNBC host Symone Sanders Townsend expressed shock that another damaging video of Republican Party vice president candidate J.D. Vance …
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
In resurfaced remarks, Vance bashes teachers union president for not having ‘some of her own’ children — The GOP vice presidential nominee took aim at American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten when he was running for Senate in Ohio three years ago.
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Marita Vlachou / HuffPost:
JD Vance Blasts Teachers Union Head For Not Having ‘A Single Child’ In Resurfaced Clip — Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, has called herself a “mother by marriage.” — LOADING — GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance in 2021 made yet …
Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone:
J.D. Vance Says Childless Leaders ‘Disorient’ and ‘Disturb’ Him: Audio
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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 …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
New video shows Nancy Pelosi calling Trump a ‘domestic enemy’ shortly after Jan. 6 attack
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Michael Kunzelman / Los Angeles Times:
First rioter to enter Capitol during Jan. 6 attack is sentenced to over 4 years in prison
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Trump's latest Putin apologia deserves more attention — “They are surging into Russia. Ok? You are going to end up in World War III.” — 🚨 This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers 🚨 If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism.
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: A huge surge in Democratic optimism — but no big bounce for Harris — after the DNC — In the wake of last week's Democratic National Convention, Americans now think Vice President Kamala Harris has a better chance of winning the November election (39%) …
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Myah Ward / Politico:
Democrats are chasing a high-risk, high-reward strategy in Georgia — If Democrats want to win the state again, they have to improve their margins, particularly among Black and working-class voters. — Kamala Harris returns to Georgia this week in her first post-convention campaign stop …
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Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Revealed: top Vance aide worked for far-right consultancy with extremist links — Parker Magid worked for Beck & Stone, which is close to shadowy fraternal order and Claremont Institute — A senior aide to Donald Trump's running mate, JD Vance, once worked for a far-right political consultancy …
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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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Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Zuckerberg expresses regrets over covid misinformation crackdown
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Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Elon Musk's xAI accused of worsening Memphis smog with unauthorized gas turbines at data center … Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is being accused by environmental and health advocates of adding to the pollution problem in Memphis, Tennessee, by using natural gas burning turbines …
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Sam Levin / The Guardian:
US police use force on 300,000 people a year, with numbers rising since George Floyd: ‘relentless violence’ — Exclusive: groundbreaking Mapping Police Violence data estimates scale of physical force and civilian injuries — Police in the US use force on at least 300,000 people each year …
Jerome Powell / The Economist:
Why Texas Republicans are souring on crypto — Playing the state's energy market has become more profitable than mining bitcoin — Cryptocurrency is now campaign talk, thanks to Donald Trump. Last month, in their party platform, Republicans announced plans to bring an end to the …
Politico:
Democrats and Republicans greet Covid spike with a collective shrug — “Any current debate on [Covid] is relatively meaningless,” said one pollster. — Democrats and Republicans can agree on one thing coming out of their respective conventions: Almost no one cares about Covid anymore.
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The Hill:
Proof-of-citizenship voting bill push could threaten government shutdown — A conservative-backed push for stricter proof-of-citizenship requirements for voting could complicate efforts to avert a government shutdown next month. — Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have acknowledged …
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RedState
Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Trump confirms ABC News debate with Harris is on — Each candidate's mic will be muted while the other is speaking — a point of contention between the campaigns ahead of the Sept. 10 event. — Former President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that his presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris …
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