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1:10 PM 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.
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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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
GDP fell 0.9% in the second quarter, the second straight decline and a strong recession signal  —  U.S. economy shrank for second straight quarter at 0.9% in second quarter  —  The U.S. economy contracted for the second straight quarter from April to June, hitting a widely accepted rule …
Harriet Torry / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. GDP Fell at 0.9% Annual Rate in Second Quarter  —  The economy contracted after shrinking earlier in the year, held back by rising inflation and interest rates—marking a recession in many eyes  —  Why Consumer Confidence Is Key to Bringing Down Inflation
Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
U.S. economy shrinks again in second quarter, reviving recession fears
Discussion: New York Times and HotAir
Ben White / Politico:
Biden faces new headwind as economy shrinks again
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 …
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Politico:
Manchin's latest shocker: A $700B deal
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Manchin says he has reached deal with Democrats on economy, climate bill
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Manchin makes his deal but what will Kyrsten Sinema do?
Discussion: Axios
Jennifer Smith / Daily Mail:
Trump tees off in front of Ivanka and Jared at Saudi-backed LIV Golf Pro-Am at his NJ course despite fury from 9/11 victims over ‘blood money’ tournament - just 40 miles from Ground Zero  — Trump is hosting the LIV series at his golf club in New Jersey this weekend to the disgust of 9/11 families
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.
Discussion: Townhall and Ohio Capital Journal
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.
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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: CNN and HuffPost
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
Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
Democrats are pressuring Merrick Garland to make an anti-Trump case he doesn't have  —  Eighteen months after they abetted then-President Donald Trump's crusade to reverse his 2020 election loss, lawyers John Eastman and Jeffrey Clark found themselves manhandled by FBI agents bearing court-authorized search warrants.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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New York Times:
The Fake Electors Scheme, Explained
Discussion: CBS News
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.
Discussion: Democracy Brief
Rebecca Leber / Vox:
What's in the “game changer” climate bill nobody saw coming  —  $369 billion new reasons to have renewed hope on climate change.  —  Democrats may be on the verge of passing historic climate legislation after all.  —  The $369 billion of climate spending in the Inflation Reduction Act …
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
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!
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 …
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.
Maya T. Prabhu / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
AJC poll: Most voters oppose restrictions on abortion, Georgia's new ban  —  Most Georgia voters oppose a new restrictive abortion law that took effect last week, and many say a candidate's support or opposition to the procedure will have an impact on who gets their vote, according to a new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll.
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 …
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
ICE finds 73 migrants living in smugglers' stash houses in Northwest D.C., internal documents reveal  —  Immigration agents found 73 migrants living in houses operated by human smugglers in the Northwest area of Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, according to internal documents reviewed by NBC News.
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.
Reuters:
How Russia spread a secret web of agents across Ukraine  —  Deck TK  —  The first armoured vehicles of Russia's invading army reached the heart of Chornobyl.  They encountered a Ukrainian unit charged with defending the notorious nuclear plant.  —  and without a fight
Discussion: Нов …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jan. 6 committee has a formal path to share investigative material with DOJ, its chair says  —  Agreement on evidence-sharing would mark a significant milestone as the DOJ inquiry into efforts by Donald Trump and others to overturn the 2020 election enters a more public-facing phase.
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 …
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 …
Cathy Young / The Bulwark:
Do American ‘National Conservatives’ Condone Orbán's White Nationalism?  —  The Hungarian prime minister's unqualified praise for a racist screed and criticisms of “race-mixing” amount to a mask-off moment.  —  Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's career as a champion of …
Discussion: Washington Post, Daily Kos and Insider
Collin Anderson / Washington Free Beacon:
Stacey Abrams Can't Find a Georgia Cop Who Supports Her  —  Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams is out with a new ad that uses a “former deputy sheriff” to argue that Abrams's opponent is making the state “less safe.”  There's just one problem: That officer never served in Georgia.
Discussion: HotAir
 
 
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Akriti Sharma / Reuters:
U.S. House Democrats to propose ban on stock trading in August - Punchbowl News
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Stephen Whyno / Associated Press:
Commanders owner Dan Snyder testifies before House committee
Discussion: NBC4 Washington
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
Girl, 12, challenges W.Va. lawmakers on abortion: ‘What about my life?’
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Mike Pence Sold His Soul for Nothing
Discussion: Raw Story and The Nation
The White House:
Statement by President Biden on Second Quarter GDP Report
Washington Post:
Adam Schiff is jockeying to lead House Democrats. It won't be easy.
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Falling gas prices blunt Republican campaign attacks
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