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6:35 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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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.
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
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Bannon Found Guilty of Obstructing Jan. 6 Probe
Discussion: Mediaite and BuzzFeed News
Jan Wolfe / Wall Street Journal:
Steve Bannon Contempt Charges Headed to Jury as Attorneys Deliver Closing Remarks
Discussion: NPR and Bloomberg
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
Brie Stimson / Fox News:
Alleged Lee Zeldin attempted attacker charged with felony, immediately released just as congressman predicted
Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Trump Indictment in Georgia Expected Before DOJ Charges: Legal Expert  —  Laurence Tribe, professor emeritus of constitutional law at Harvard University, predicted that former President Donald Trump will face an indictment in Georgia before he is potentially charged with a crime by the Justice Department.
Discussion: New Republic and The Root
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Matt Naham / Law & Crime:
Jeffrey Clark, Trump's Man at the DOJ, Now Faces Ethics Charges for ‘False Statements’ in Draft Letter on Election Outcome
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:   Ex-Trump Justice official Clark faces legal disciplinary charges
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
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 …
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:   Finally, the dam is breaking against Trump
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 …
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.
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 …
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom goes after Abbott in Texas on guns and abortion  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom is running full-page ads in Texas newspapers Friday trolling Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to highlight a new California gun law modeled on the Lone Star State's restrictive abortion law.
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Shawn Hubler / New York Times:
Newsom to Sign Bill Allowing Residents to Sue Over Illegal Guns
Discussion: CNN, Politico, Jezebel and Bloomberg
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 …
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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%▲ …
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
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 …
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
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
Reforms to the Electoral Count Act Miss the Mark  —  Let's begin with the obvious.  The Electoral Count Act of 1887 (ECA) is outdated and needs reform.  It is an archaic law that sets the rules for how presidential electors are certified and counted by Congress.
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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, Reuters and Bloomberg
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
What Comes Next After Biden's Foreign Policy Marathon
Nicole Gaudiano / Insider:
Missouri Democrats are planning a ‘Hawlin’ Hawley' 5K race after the GOP senator was shown running from January 6 rioters
Discussion: Political Burnbook
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Wisconsin Assembly elections panel chair calls for voiding 2020 results
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily News
 Earlier Items: 
Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
The One Time Trump Couldn't Lie His Way Out of a Crisis
Discussion: Raw Story and Insider
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
Charles Piller / publication:
BLOTS ON A FIELD?  —  A neuroscience image sleuth finds signs of fabrication in scores …
Discussion: Daily Kos and UPI
David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
July FEC Numbers: Battle for the House Enters a Critical Phase
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
Discussion: HotAir and PLURIBUS