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8:20 PM ET, July 22, 2022

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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 …
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Politico:
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon found guilty for refusing to testify to Jan. 6 panel  —  Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon has been convicted for refusing to testify and provide documents to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
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Washington Post:
Steve Bannon found guilty in Jan. 6 contempt of Congress trial  —  The outspoken Trump loyalist was convicted of ignoring a subpoena from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol  —  Gift Article  —  Stephen K. Bannon, the right-wing podcaster and longtime confidante …
New York Times:
Bannon Is Convicted in Contempt Case Related to Capitol Riot Inquiry  —  He is the first close aide to former President Donald J. Trump to be convicted as a result of one of the investigations into the Jan. 6 attack, although it amounted to a low-level process crime.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Steve Bannon found guilty in Jan. 6 contempt of Congress trial  —  Jury deliberations underway in Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress trial  —  WASHINGTON — A jury on Friday found former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon guilty on two counts of contempt of Congress for blowing off the Jan. 6 select committee.
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Bannon Found Guilty of Obstructing Jan. 6 Probe
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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Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Trump Indictment in Georgia Expected Before DOJ Charges: Legal Expert
Discussion: New Republic and The Root
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 …
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
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.
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom goes after Abbott in Texas on guns and abortion
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 …
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 …
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.”
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New York Times:
G.O.P. Assails N.Y. Bail Laws After Suspect in Zeldin Attack Is Released
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 …
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.
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 …
James Dator / SBNation.com:
Josh Hawley ran 7.2 in the 40 at the January 6 combine  —  Calculating Hawley's 40 time using science.  —  Weird things happen when you've covered sports for a long time.  It frames your life differently, your world view, and sometimes it even means seeing a man running in a suit and wondering …
John Solomon / Just The News:
Trump gave order to ‘make sure’ Jan. 6 rally was ‘safe event,’ Pentagon memo shows  —  House Democrats' marquee summer show of primetime investigative hearings ended Thursday night where it began: unable or unwilling to answer essential questions about the Jan. 6 Capitol breach.
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Andrew Jeong / Washington Post:
Jan. 6 hearing protesters hassle ex-police officer beaten by Capitol mob
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.
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Doug Mastriano consultant and Gab CEO: Jewish conservatives like Ben Shapiro aren't welcome in our movement  —  Doug Mastriano consultant and Gab CEO Andrew Torba has a message for right-wing Jewish commentators including Ben Shapiro and Dave Rubin: You're not welcome in our movement unless you “repent” and renounce your Jewish faith.
Discussion: Bucks County Beacon
Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
The One Time Trump Couldn't Lie His Way Out of a Crisis  —  Donald Trump couldn't sleep.  —  It was afternoon in Washington when Larry Kudlow's cell phone buzzed; it was the middle of the night where the call was coming from.  But that didn't matter to Kudlow, a former CNBC presence …
Discussion: Raw Story and Insider
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Useful context for the cancellation of a Dave Chappelle performance  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Comedian Dave Chappelle was scheduled to perform in Minneapolis on Wednesday night, but just hours beforehand the venue canceled the appearance.  —  “We believe in diverse voices …
Discussion: Twitchy
NBC News:
Pete Buttigieg faces crisis and opportunity as airline cancellations mount  —  WASHINGTON — Air travel stinks right now, creating just the kind of crisis that a politically adept and ambitious Transportation secretary might turn to his advantage.  —  Americans want someone — anyone …
Discussion: New York Magazine
David Siders / Politico:
‘His life was threatened.’ But Pence isn't talking about it.  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — A room full of establishment-minded Republicans greeted Mike Pence here on Friday, many of them still chilled by the Jan. 6 committee's revelations the previous evening about how close Pence and his security detail came …
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily News
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.
 
 
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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
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
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Considers Supplying Ukraine With Fighter Jets, White House Says
Discussion: Cyprus Mail and Bloomberg
 Earlier Items: 
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Wisconsin Assembly elections panel chair calls for voiding 2020 results
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily News
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
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
Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
Inside the Woke Meltdown at One Domestic Violence Organization
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New York Times:
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