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3:20 PM ET, July 29, 2021

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis:
Gross Domestic Product, Second Quarter 2021 (Advance Estimate) and Annual Update  —  Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 6.5 percent in the second quarter of 2021 (table 1), according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Discussion: Al Jazeera, UPI, CBS News and Twitchy
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Martin Crutsinger / Associated Press:
US economy surpasses pre-pandemic size with 6.5% Q2 growth
Discussion: CNBC
Washington Post:   U.S. economy grew annual 6.5 percent between April and June, marking full recovery from the pandemic
Jeff Cox / CNBC:   U.S. GDP increased at 6.5% pace in the second quarter, well below expectations
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Whiff: Q2 GDP misses expectations at 6.5%
Discussion: Twitchy
Washington Post:
CDC reversal on indoor masking prompts experts to ask, 'Where's the data?'  —  New recommendations from federal health officials this week on when vaccinated Americans should don face masks came with a startling bolt of news: People who have had their shots and become infected with the delta variant …
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Julie Zauzmer / Washington Post:
D.C. reinstates indoor mask mandate as virus cases rise  —  The Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free.  For more free coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, sign up for our Coronavirus Updates newsletter where all stories are free to read.
Wall Street Journal:
Two False Narratives About the Capitol Riot  —  As the Jan. 6 committee meets, politics drowns out the actual story.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  The House inquiry on the events of Jan. 6 held its opening hearing Tuesday, and it showed why no Republican should try to brush aside the ugliness of the Capitol riot.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Rep. Jordan acknowledges speaking with Trump on Jan. 6
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
GOP lawmaker challenges McCarthy over ‘bulls—’ mask mandate enforcement  —  Rep. Chip Roy confronted House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday about a new Capitol Police bulletin that suggests congressional staffers and visitors could be arrested if they fail to heed the chamber's new mask mandate.
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Teaganne Finn / NBC News:
House Freedom Caucus wants Cheney, Kinzinger kicked out of Republican conference
Discussion: MSNBC and HuffPost
Edward Luce / Financial Times:   Republicans have become the party of nihilism
Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Capitol Police ordered to arrest staff and visitors not wearing masks after new House mandate
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
In an America of ‘suicide shifts’ and toxic work culture, Simone Biles speaks for all of us  —  There has never been a more fraught time to be mid-air than 2021.  I'm thinking, of course, about what aviation officials are calling an “off the charts,” roughly seven-fold increase in so-called …
Discussion: Galaxy Brain, NBC New York and HBR.org
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The White House:
Statement by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Biden-⁠Harris Administration Eviction Prevention Efforts  —  For nearly 11 months, the CDC's eviction moratorium has served as a critical backstop to prevent hard-pressed renters and their families who lost jobs or income due …
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Schumer says he has votes for moving $3.5 trillion package  —  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday that all 50 Democrats will vote to move forward on the party's $3.5 trillion social spending proposal.  —  Schumer's remarks come after the Senate took the first step to advance …
Discussion: The Hill and Breitbart
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump blows fuse over GOP moving forward on infrastructure deal  —  Former President Trump lashed out at Senate Republicans on Thursday after the upper chamber voted to take up debate on a bipartisan infrastructure package, accusing Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and “RINOs” for surrendering to Democrats.
Conn Carroll / Washington Examiner:
In defense of the 17 Republicans who voted to advance the bipartisan infrastructure bill
Discussion: NBC News and The Daily Signal
Doug Jones / USA Today:
Pass ‘Manchin Plus’ voting and election protection with or without Republicans  —  I implore my former Republican colleagues to step forward.  If they don't, Manchin and other Democrats must override the filibuster to save democracy.  —  American democracy is at a critical juncture.
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Mike Spies / New Yorker:
How the Head of the N.R.A. and His Wife Secretly Shipped Their Elephant Trophies Home  —  The couple had their names removed from the shipment, and placed an order for the animals' feet to be turned into “stools,” an “umbrella stand,” and a “trash can.”  —  In the early fall of 2013 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Mike Spies / The Trace:
Wayne and Susan LaPierre Ordered Their Hunted Elephants Turned Into Stools and a Trashcan
Discussion: The Intellectualist
Karen Townsend / HotAir:
Kamala's five-pronged strategy for Biden's border crisis and are you kidding me?  —  Kamala Harris released today what is being described as “a sweeping strategy” to address the root causes of the Biden border crisis.  In March Biden appointed her as his border czar and that was quickly amended …
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The Hill:
Harris's bad polls trigger Democratic worries
Elliot Spagat / Associated Press:
Harris releases strategy to tackle migration's root causes
Dennis Aftergut / The Bulwark:
Meet the Corporations That Went Back on Their Word Not to Support the Sedition Caucus  —  They promised not to support Republicans who voted not to certify the election results.  And then they changed their minds and hoped Americans wouldn't notice.  —  Following the January 6 insurrection …
Discussion: OpenSecrets.org and Political Wire
Project On Government Oversight:
The January 6 Select Committee Must Remove David Buckley as Staff Director  —  Media Contacts: Danielle Brian, Executive Director at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), [email protected]; or Caitlin MacNeal, Director of Communications at POGO, [email protected]
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
The MyPillow Guy Really Could Destroy Democracy  —  When you contemplate the end of democracy in America, what kind of person do you think will bring it about?  Maybe you picture a sinister billionaire in a bespoke suit, slipping brown envelopes to politicians.
Discussion: The Dispatch
Shelley Murphy Globe / The Boston Globe:
Defrocked cardinal Theodore McCarrick charged with sexually assaulting teenager in 1970s  —  Defrocked former cardinal Theodore McCarrick was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy during a wedding reception at Wellesley College in the 1970s, making him the highest-ranking …
Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
GOP Could Retake the House in 2022 Just by Gerrymandering Four Southern States  —  Before Georgia voted for Joe Biden, the biggest upset in recent state politics came when Democrat Lucy McBath became the first Black person to represent Newt Gingrich's former congressional district.
Discussion: Political Wire
U.S. Department of Justice:
Justice Department Launches Task Force to Combat Threats Against Election Workers  —  The Department of Justice has launched a law enforcement task force to address the rise in threats against election workers, administrators, officials, and others associated with the electoral process.
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Mo Brooks Accidentally Gave Up His Immunity From Eric Swalwell's Insurrection Lawsuit
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump's diminished power is showing at a very bad time  —  Scott Farkas's downfall came when his facade of dangerous invincibility crumbled.  —  You remember Scott Farkas.  He was the bully in the movie “A Christmas Story,” who terrorized the protagonist and his friends as they walked to and from school.
Discussion: Roll Call, HotAir and Honest Graft
Ben Brasch / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia Republicans take first step to Fulton elections takeover  —  Georgia Republicans have taken the first step on their freshly blazed path toward a possible takeover of Fulton County's elections.  —  A letter obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows two dozen state senators support …
 
 
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Democrat with best shot at winning Missouri's 2022 Senate race not running
Kelly McBride / NPR:
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Corbin Hiar / E&E News:
Exxon sting ensnares think tanks with climate credentials
Nathan Layne / Reuters:
Pennsylvania Republican blasts election audit, rebukes fraud claims
Discussion: The Hill and RedState
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Column: He warned democracy was in peril. And that was before the Capitol riot
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Elian Peltier / New York Times:
The European Union pulls ahead of the United States in vaccinations.
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Pro-Sanders group rebranding into ‘pragmatic progressives’
Karen Hao / MIT Technology Review:
She risked everything to expose Facebook. Now she's telling her story.
Washington Post:
Something strange is happening in Britain. Covid cases are plummeting instead of soaring.
Discussion: Politico and Metro.co.uk
Sheehan Hannan / Politico:
The Beltway Can't Stop Talking About Him. The Voters He Needs Barely Know Him.