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11:20 AM ET, July 28, 2022

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Tim Reid / Reuters:
Exclusive: Former Republicans and Democrats to form new third U.S. political party  —  Dozens of former Republican and Democratic officials will announce on Wednesday a new national political third party to appeal to millions of voters they say are dismayed with what they see as America's dysfunctional two-party system.
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Washington Post:
Most third parties have failed.  Here's why ours won't.  —  David Jolly is a former Republican congressman from Florida and is executive chairman of the Serve America Movement.  Christine Todd Whitman is a former Republican governor of New Jersey and co-founder of the Renew America Movement.
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Manchin says he has reached deal with Democrats on economy, climate bill  —  Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) on Wednesday said he had reached a deal with Democrats to advance economic legislation that aims to lower health-care costs, combat climate change and pay down the deficit.
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Politico:
Manchin's latest shocker: A $700B deal  —  Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer looked at loggerheads after their talks on a sweeping climate, tax and health care bill ran aground nearly two weeks ago.  In fact, they were working on Washington's best-kept secret.  —  On July 18, four days …
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer Have a Surprise for You  —  An 18-month odyssey culminates in a smaller-than-promised, bigger-than-expected agreement to lower health care costs, tax corporations, and protect the planet.  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is met by reporters outside the hearing room …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Fox News, NPR and Eschaton
New York Times:
Manchin, in Reversal, Agrees to Quick Action on Climate and Tax Plan
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia:
Manchin Supports Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
US economy shrank 0.9% last quarter, its 2nd straight drop  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank from April through June for a second straight quarter, contracting at a 0.9% annual pace and raising fears that the nation may be approaching a recession.
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Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
U.S. economy shrinks again in second quarter, reviving recession fears  —  The latest GDP reading comes at a time of mounting worries about the economy's resilience  —  The U.S. economy shrank again for a second straight quarter, at a 0.9 percent annualized rate, which has often signaled a recession.
Discussion: New York Times and HotAir
The White House:
Statement by President Biden on Second Quarter GDP Report  —  Coming off of last year's historic economic growth - and regaining all the private sector jobs lost during the pandemic crisis - it's no surprise that the economy is slowing down as the Federal Reserve acts to bring down inflation.
Harriet Torry / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. GDP Fell at 0.9% Annual Rate in Second Quarter
Christian Whiton / Super Macro:
RECESSION: Democrat Policies Tank Economy
Discussion: The Daily Caller, CNBC and The Hill
Bloomberg:
US Economy Seen Narrowly Averting Back-to-Back Contractions
Discussion: The Daily Caller
ABC News:
Jan. 6 committee deepens probe into Trump cabinet: Sources  —  Ex-Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin recently sat an interview, sources said.  —  The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is working to secure testimony from a growing number of officials …
Discussion: HuffPost and CNN
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CBS News:
Mick Mulvaney will testify Thursday before House Jan. 6 committee
Discussion: CNN
Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
How local journalists proved a 10-year-old's abortion wasn't a hoax  —  Many doubted the story of a young rape victim who had to cross state lines for an abortion.  But journalists on the ground kept reporting.  —  It felt like half the country doubted the case existed.
Hyung-Jin Kim / Associated Press:
Kim threatens to use nukes amid tensions with US, S. Korea  —  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he's ready to use his nuclear weapons in potential military conflicts with the United States and South Korea, state media said Thursday, as he unleashed fiery rhetoric …
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Christian Davies / Financial Times:
Kim Jong Un says Korean peninsula on the ‘brink of war’
Discussion: Political Wire
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Doug Mastriano Faces Criticism Over His Backing From Antisemitic Ally  —  The founder of Gab, a far-right social media network, recently made bigoted remarks defending his ties with Mr. Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor of Pennsylvania.  —  Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee …
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
House Rating Changes: More Movement Toward Republicans  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — We are making 10 House rating changes, 9 of which benefit Republicans.  — Our overall best guess at the net change in the House — a GOP gain somewhere in the 20s — remains unchanged.
Discussion: Florida Politics and Opinion Today
New York Times:
The Fake Electors Scheme, Explained  —  The plan to reverse the outcome of the 2020 election by creating slates of electors pledged to Donald Trump in states he had lost was expansive, long-running and often confusing.  —  The brazen plan to create false slates of electors pledged …
Discussion: CBS News
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Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
Democrats are pressuring Merrick Garland to make an anti-Trump case he doesn't have
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Ashley Oliver / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Whistleblower: Same FBI Boss Who Shut Down Hunter Biden Dirt Also Pressured Agents to Juice Domestic Violent Extremism Stats  —  The same senior FBI agent who allegedly shut down investigative activity related to Hunter Biden also allegedly sought to pad the FBI's number of …
Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Trump has never been patriotic or defensible.  It shouldn't take a coup to figure that out.  —  Ever since he smeared immigrants and belittled John McCain, Trump has been showing us he's unfit.  He showed it again Tuesday.  The mystery is why most Republicans pretend not to notice.
Jonathan Haidt / The Atlantic:
Yes, Social Media Really Is Undermining Democracy  —  Within the past 15 years, social media has insinuated itself into American life more deeply than food-delivery apps into our diets and microplastics into our bloodstreams.  Look at stories about conflict, and it's often lurking in the background.
Michael Anton / Compact Magazine:
They Can't Let Him Back In  —  The people who really run the United States of America have made it clear that they can't, and won't, if they can help it, allow Donald Trump to be president again.  In fact, they made this clear in 2020, in a series of public statements.
Adam Wren / Politico:
It's official: The attack on McMorrow backfired.  —  The numbers are in and it's official: The attack on Democratic Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow backfired.  —  The Michigan Republican state senator who falsely described McMorrow as a “groomer” in an April fundraising email raised less …
New York Times:
States With Abortion Bans Are Among Least Supportive for Mothers and Children  —  They tend to have the weakest social services and the worst results in several categories of health and well-being.  —  In Mississippi, which brought the abortion case that ended Roe v. Wade before the Supreme Court …
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Where Do Trump's Donations Go?  —  He can't spend his PACs' millions on 2024 and isn't using much in midterms.  —  1x  —  What will Donald Trump do with his campaign cash?  —  The former president controls four political-action committees—Save America; Make America Great Again, Again!
Discussion: The Hill and Election Law Blog
Aaron Keller / Law & Crime:
Former Covington Catholic Student Nick Sandmann Loses Defamation Lawsuits Against CBS, ABC, NYT, and Others  —  After years of politically charged litigation, former Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann has lost a round of high-profile defamation lawsuits against five mainstream media companies …
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Durbin tests positive for COVID-19  —  Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.), the No. 2 Senate Democrat, announced on Thursday he has tested positive for COVID-19, making him the latest senator to contract the virus.  —  “This morning, I tested positive for COVID-19.  Thankfully, I am fully vaccinated …
Discussion: UPI and WTOP News
Washington Post:
Adam Schiff is jockeying to lead House Democrats.  It won't be easy.  —  If he can amass enough interest in his candidacy, the Democrat from California would upend a race that was considered largely set, challenging a variety of Democrats gunning for the top spot.
Discussion: Breitbart
Leo Shane III / Military Times:
New benefits for burn pit victims in limbo after Senate Republicans block plan  —  A surprise deal on health care and environmental policies announced by Senate Democratic leaders Wednesday afternoon produced an unexpected casualty: the comprehensive toxic exposure legislation veterans advocates expected to pass this week.
Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:
This American teacher also sits in a Russian jail, worried nobody cares  —  Arrested last summer after arriving in Moscow with medical marijuana in his luggage, Marc Fogel has a case that parallels the ordeal of WNBA star Brittney Griner.  But his plight has mostly gone unnoticed.
Discussion: UPI, Washington Examiner and Yahoo News
 
 
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Collin Anderson / Washington Free Beacon:
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Ben Lefebvre / Politico:
Falling gas prices blunt Republican campaign attacks
Discussion: The National Interest
CNN:
Two ex-officers who restrained George Floyd sentenced to 3 years and 3.5 years in federal prison
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