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11:25 PM ET, July 22, 2022

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Vicky Ward Investigates:
What Trump World Really Thinks About Last Night's Jan. 6 Hearing  —  A former senior Trump campaign official says it wasn't Pence's security detail's goodbye calls that bothered them, but the leaked videos of Trump's speech rehearsal: “We didn't know they still lived”
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Michelle Cottle / New York Times:
The Good, the Bad and the Chicken on Jan. 6  —  Like any good season finale, the last scheduled public hearing of the Jan. 6 House committee sought to wrap up the action from previous episodes while dangling the promise of more drama yet to come.  —  “Dereliction of duty” was Thursday night's theme …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Four reasons the Jan. 6 hearings have conquered the news cycle
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump aides at heart of explosive Jan. 6 claims have hired private lawyers, committee member says
Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Post
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Internet troll ‘Baked Alaska’ pleads guilty in Capitol riot  —  A far-right internet personality pleaded guilty Friday to joining the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol, where he streamed live video that incriminated him and other rioters, according to a court filing.
Discussion: Snopes.com, Hackwhackers and KTLA
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Politico:
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon found guilty for refusing to testify to Jan. 6 panel
Washington Post:
Steve Bannon found guilty in Jan. 6 contempt of Congress trial
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Steve Bannon found guilty in Jan. 6 contempt of Congress trial
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
A radical plan for Trump's second term … The impact could go well beyond typical conservative targets such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the Internal Revenue Service.  Trump allies are working on plans that would potentially strip layers at the Justice Department …
David French / The Atlantic:
The Criminal Case Against Trump Is Getting Stronger  —  Trump might clear the bar for incitement on January 6, and that's far from his only legal risk.  —  Federal and state prosecutors may soon need to decide whether to bring charges against a former president and current front-runner for the Republican nomination.
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Finally, the dam is breaking against Trump  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  During Thursday's prime-time session, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) summed up the explosive impact of this summer's hearings by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
Discussion: Insider
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Liz Cheney's devastating final question puts the GOP to shame  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  In no small part, the GOP in the Donald Trump era has been marked by a craven failure to take offramps.  —  Trump's encouragement of white supremacy, his strong-arming of a foreign ally …
Bruce Golding / New York Post:
Weapon used in Lee Zeldin attack was $10 plastic cat keychain  —  MORE ON:  —  The weapon used in the attack on Republican New York gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin appears to be a plastic keychain fob that looks like a cartoon cat's head and is marketed for “self-defense.”
Discussion: Mediaite and Big League Politics
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New York Times:
G.O.P. Assails N.Y. Bail Laws After Suspect in Zeldin Attack Is Released
Reuters:
Exclusive: Hyundai subsidiary has used child labor at Alabama factory  —  A subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co has used child labor at a plant that supplies parts for the Korean carmaker's assembly line in nearby Montgomery, Alabama, according to area police, the family of three underage workers …
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
South Carolina bill outlaws websites that tell how to get an abortion  —  More states could follow, setting up a battle over the future of online speech across the country.  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Shortly after the Supreme Court ruling that overturned the right to abortion in June …
CNN:
Bo Jackson covered all funeral expenses for Uvalde victims' families, governor says  —  Former sports star Bo Jackson covered all funeral expenses for the families of the victims of the Uvalde school massacre “so they would have one less thing to worry about as they grieved,” according to a statement from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Natalia Contreras / Votebeat Texas:
Rightwing group is quietly conducting review of 300,000 Tarrant County ballots from 2020 primary  —  The March ballots are public records under Texas law, but the Tarrant review may just be a warmup for endlessly disputed elections.  —  Around 40 volunteers with a conservative group questioning …
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Casting Missing Wife's Ballot for Trump  —  Prosecutors in April dropped a first-degree murder charge against Barry Morphew, whose wife, Suzanne Morphew, disappeared in May 2020.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  The husband of a Colorado woman …
John Beauge / PennLive:
Pa. man awaiting sentencing for entering the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot has died  —  SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT — A Lycoming County man awaiting sentencing for illegally entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has died.  —  The death Wednesday of Mark R. Aungst, 47, of South Williamsport …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Newsom signs California gun bill modeled after Texas abortion law  —  (CNN)California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a bill into law that allows private citizens to bring civil action against anyone who manufactures, distributes, transports or imports assault weapons or ghost guns, which are banned in the state.
Ellen McCarthy / Washington Post:
Meet the covid super-dodgers  —  The no-covid club gets more exclusive every day.  And some members have no idea how they're still there.  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Joe and Susannah Altman are serious poker players.  Sometimes, when they play in tournaments, they'll place what's called a …
Nikki Schwab / Daily Mail:
Biden's doctor says 79-year-old's ‘voice is deeper’ this morning and he took Tylenol for a 99.4 degree fever last night as White House posts new masked-up photos from COVID isolation  — The White House released a new photo of President Joe Biden Friday morning as he works from the residence after testing positive for COVID-19
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Paul Hockenos / CNN:
A very European answer to air conditioning  —  Hear why officials are urging people to take heatwave seriously  —  Paul Hockenos is a Berlin-based writer focusing on renewable energy in Europe.  He is the author of four books on European issues, most recently “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy …
Discussion: Twitchy
Wall Street Journal:
Vince McMahon Out as WWE CEO Amid Sexual Harassment Scandal  —  Board investigating multiple hush payouts to women by longtime chief executive  —  Vince McMahon, the king of U.S. wrestling, retired as chief executive officer and chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., WWE 0.62%▲ …
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
Medieval Times Workers Move To Unionize Another Castle  —  After watching coworkers in New Jersey organize, Medieval Times employees in California rounded up union cards in less than a week.  —  Jake Bowman fractured his thumb last month during a live show at the Medieval Times in Buena Park, California.
CNN:
First on CNN: Secret Service identified potential missing text messages on phones of 10 individuals  —  (CNN)Secret Service investigators were scrutinizing the phones of 10 Secret Service personnel that contained metadata showing text messages were sent and received around January 6, 2021, but were not retained, two sources told CNN.
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Thiel drops another $1.5M for Masters as campaign feels cash pinch  —  Billionaire Peter Thiel's support for Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters has now grown to $15 million as the venture capitalist and tech entrepreneur continued this month to pour money into the race to boost Masters' cash-strapped campaign.
 
 
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Biden and Democrats should waste no time filling judicial vacancies
Benjamin Ryan / NBC News:
Clinical trials could get monkeypox drug to desperate patients, but U.S. efforts lag
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Gillian Tett / Financial Times:
Inside Ukraine's open-source war
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Useful context for the cancellation of a Dave Chappelle performance
New York Post:
Teen charged in 11-year-old Kyhara Tay's death had previous gun-related arrests: source
Isaac Schorr / National Review:
Meet the Americans Facing Years in Prison for Committing the Same Apparent Gun Crimes as Hunter Biden
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 Earlier Items: 
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Doug Mastriano consultant and Gab CEO: Jewish conservatives like Ben Shapiro aren't welcome in our movement
Discussion: Bucks County Beacon
Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
The One Time Trump Couldn't Lie His Way Out of a Crisis
Discussion: Raw Story and Insider
Third Way:
Democrats' BIF Opportunity: Selling the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal to American Voters
Discussion: Politico and HotAir
NBC News:
Pete Buttigieg faces crisis and opportunity as airline cancellations mount
Discussion: Politico and New York Magazine
David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
July FEC Numbers: Battle for the House Enters a Critical Phase
Discussion: Daily Kos
Kareem Fahim / Washington Post:
Russia and Ukraine agree to release blockaded grain exports
 

 
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