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8:35 AM ET, July 31, 2022

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Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
Biden tests positive again for coronavirus after Paxlovid ‘rebound’  —  The president does not have any symptoms, his physician said, but will reinitiate his isolation  —  President Biden tested positive for the coronavirus again Saturday, his physician said, after experiencing a Paxlovid “rebound.”
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Biden Tests Positive for Covid Again in ‘Rebound’ Case
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Biden tests positive for Covid again, will restart isolation despite no new symptoms
Seung Min Kim / Associated Press:
Biden no longer shy in singling out Trump, the ‘former guy’
Discussion: The Hill, HotAir and Political Wire
The Sunday Times:
Prince Charles accepted £1m from family of Osama bin Laden … The Prince of Wales accepted a £1 million payment from the family of Osama bin Laden, The Sunday Times can reveal.  —  Prince Charles personally secured the money from Bakr bin Laden, the patriarch of the wealthy Saudi family, and his brother Shafiq.
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Stephen Castle / New York Times:
Prince Charles's Charity Accepted Millions From Family of Osama bin Laden  —  Clarence House confirmed that the terrorist's brothers donated money to the royal charity, but denied reports that the prince had personally brokered the deal or made the decision to accept it.
Vivian Wang / New York Times:
Pelosi Heads for Singapore, but Is Silent on Taiwan  —  Speculation about a stop in Taiwan, where she would be the highest-ranking U.S. visitor in decades, has jangled nerves in both Beijing and Washington.  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi was expected to appear in Singapore on Monday as part …
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi to Lead Congressional Delegation to Indo-Pacific Region  —  Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leading a Congressional delegation to the Indo-Pacific region, including visits to Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan.  The trip will focus on mutual security …
Discussion: Insider, The Guardian and 【公式 …
Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
Putin's rule is weakening  —  So what comes next?  —  It seems to me, from a distance, that Putin's rule is weakening.  We now regularly hear from people aside from Putin (for example former prime minister and president Dmitry Medvedev) about the meaning of the war, the catastrophic consequences …
Discussion: Tobias Stone
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New York Times:   How the Kremlin Is Forcing Ukrainians to Adopt Russian Life
Joe Cirincione / Russia Matters:   What's Missing from Mearsheimer's Analysis of the Ukraine War
Tim Craig / Washington Post:
Conservatives skeptical of coronavirus vaccines battle to lead a hospital  —  The battle for control of one of Florida's largest public health systems has turned political  —  SARASOTA, Fla — When his blood oxygen dropped to what he described as a critically low level in September, Victor Rohe knew he had “a bad case of covid.”
Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
After Uvalde, a Kindergarten Teacher Trains to Carry a Gun In School  —  More school employees are carrying guns to defend against school shootings.  In Ohio, a contentious new law requires no more than 24 hours of training.  —  RITTMAN, Ohio — Mandi, a kindergarten teacher in Ohio …
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Democrats delay early state order decision for 2024 campaign  —  The Democratic National Committee delayed a decision Saturday on a new order for early state voting in the 2024 presidential elections until after this fall's midterm elections.  —  The order of early states had been scheduled …
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CNN:
Democratic National Committee to delay rules committee vote on early state calendar
Discussion: Associated Press
JONATHAN TURLEY:
Harvard Study: J6 Rioters Were Motivated by Loyalty to Trump, Not Insurrection Against the Constitution  —  According to The Crimson, Harvard has completed what it calls the most comprehensive study of the motivations of those involved in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot.
Washington Post:
The Murdochs and Trump aligned for mutual benefit.  That may be changing.  —  In the frenzied coverage of the Jan. 6 House committee hearings, Fox News has been the outlier.  While every other major network carried the first public testimony live in prime time in June, Fox relegated the feed to its little-watched business channel.
Scott Gottlieb / New York Times:
Monkeypox Is About to Become the Next Public Health Failure  —  When about 100 cases of monkeypox had been confirmed or suspected in Europe in May, it was clear the virus was spreading outside the areas where it was previously seen.  Some on social media suggested it might already …
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Kansas Abortion Vote Tests Political Energy in Post-Roe America  —  On Tuesday, Kansans will decide whether to pass a constitutional amendment that could lead to far-reaching abortion restrictions or an outright ban on the procedure.  —  OLATHE, Kan. — In the final days before Kansans decide whether …
Discussion: The Atlantic and USA Today
Andrew Beaton / Wall Street Journal:
LIV Golf as It Looked Inside Trumpworld  —  Former President Donald Trump is the Saudi-backed golf upstart's host this weekend.  Tickets this weekend start at $1 on StubHub … BEDMINSTER, N.J.—The most anticipated grouping of this LIV Golf event was an unusual fivesome that teed off a day before the actual tournament began.
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
Alex Jones Puts Company Behind Infowars Empire Into Bankruptcy  —  The move came as he faces a judgment of as much as $150 million for defaming Sandy Hook families.  —  AUSTIN, Texas — Facing a potential $150 million judgment and two more damages trials for defaming the families of people killed …
Ben Jacobs / Vox:
Manafort book alleges Michael Cohen spied on Trump campaign  —  Manafort claims that Trump's lawyer had access to all emails sent on the 2016 campaign servers of the former president.  —  The Trump campaign was actually being spied on in 2016, claims former Trump campaign chair …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
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Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Some Republicans fear party is too extreme on abortion and gay rights  —  Following the end of Roe v. Wade, many in the GOP have embraced uncompromising positions and loaded rhetoric out of step with mainstream public opinion.  —  Republicans in Congress this month blocked a bill protecting …
 
 
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Jim Murphy / CWB Chicago:
Veteran prosecutor abruptly quits, ripping Foxx in goodbye email: ‘zero confidence’
Discussion: National Review
Associated Press:
Indiana Senate narrowly passes near-total abortion ban
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Three more GOP impeachers face their primary juries
 Earlier Items: 
Split Ticket:
A Detailed Look Back At The 2000 Presidential Election
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
'I Don't Trust a Thing Kevin McCarthy Says': Kinzinger Rips His Party's Leader for Claiming He Doesn't Recall Jan. 6 Conversation
Discussion: The Hill and National Review
Lucas Kunce / Fox News:
I was exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq. Republicans turned their backs on veterans like me
Discussion: Vox
 

 
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Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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