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8:25 PM ET, July 31, 2022

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Mike Allen / Axios:
Biden's success story  —  President Biden has slowly but substantially re-engineered significant parts of the American economy — achievements obscured by COVID, inflation and broad disenchantment. … And it's possible no amount of explaining can excite people when prices are soaring and viruses are spreading.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Manchin to Sinema: Believe in this bill  —  Attention Kyrsten Sinema: The deal between Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin reflects your “tremendous input,” doesn't raise taxes and is altogether an “all-American bill.”  That's, at least, according to Manchin.  —  As Sinema (D-Ariz.) …
NAM:   Book Tax Would Disproportionately Burden Manufacturers
Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Manchin declines to say if he'd back Biden in 2024; is hopeful Sinema backs deficit and climate deal
Adam Bernstein / Washington Post:
Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura in ‘Star Trek’ franchise, dies at 89  —  She helped break ground on TV by showing a Black woman in a position of authority and who shared with co-star William Shatner one of the first interracial kisses on American prime-time television
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CNN:
Nichelle Nichols, trailblazing ‘Star Trek’ actress, dies at 89  —  (CNN)Actress and singer Nichelle Nichols, best known for her groundbreaking portrayal of Lt. Nyota Uhura in “Star Trek: The Original Series,” has died at age 89, according to a statement from her son, Kyle Johnson.
New York Post:
Man arrested with AK-47 outside of dissident Iranian journalist's Brooklyn home  —  A man armed with a loaded AK-47 was arrested on Thursday outside of the Brooklyn home of Iranian dissident journalist Masih Alinejad, according to sources and charging documents.
Discussion: Fox News
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Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Man With Loaded Assault Rifle Arrested Outside Iranian Writer's Home  —  Masih Alinejad, a journalist who lives in Brooklyn, was the target of an international kidnapping plot last year, according to a federal indictment and the writer.  —  A man was arrested on Friday after he was found …
Discussion: The Wrap
Insider:
Republicans' next big play is to ‘scare the hell out of Washington’ by rewriting the Constitution.  And they're willing to play the long game to win.  — The conservative movement isn't done reshaping the Constitution from the ground up.  — Conservatives are now pushing …
Discussion: Uniic Media and Political Wire
CBS News:
Republicans lead race for House control at start of 2022 campaign — CBS News Battleground Tracker  —  The CBS News Battleground Tracker model finds Republicans start the 2022 campaign with a lead in the race for the House, with 230 seats to 205 seats for Democrats.  The party with 218 seats controls the House.
Discussion: Insider, Townhall, RedState, The Hill and CNN
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
In a normal year, the GOP should sweep. But 2022 isn't normal.
Discussion: CNN
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Will Ivana help Donald Trump with tax breaks from beyond the grave?  —  First wife's resting-place in Trump's New Jersey golf course might benefit ex-husband's long-held tax planning purposes  —  hen Ivana Trump, Donald Trump's first wife, was buried last month near the first hole …
Discussion: Insider and Daily Kos
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Richard Goldstein / New York Times:
Bill Russell, Who Transformed Pro Basketball, Dies at 88  —  A Hall of Famer who led the Celtics to 11 championships, he was “the single most devastating force in the history of the game,” his coach Red Auerbach said.  —  Bill Russell, whose defensive athleticism at center changed the face …
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Louie Estrada / Washington Post:
Bill Russell, basketball great who worked for civil rights, dies at 88
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Congress on “high alert” amid security threats  —  A series of high-profile security incidents is rattling members of Congress and prompting Capitol security officials to take major steps to shore up lawmakers' security. … - The development came just weeks after a man was arrested …
Discussion: Raw Story
Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
Publisher admits error, says Tim Scott did not OK line in book about presidential bid  —  The publisher of U.S. Sen. Tim Scott's forthcoming political memoir acknowledged over the weekend that it made a mistake when it claimed the South Carolina Republican is preparing a presidential bid this year.
Discussion: Mediaite
CNN:
Republican nominee for Maryland attorney general hosted 9/11 conspiracy radio shows  —  The Republican Party's nominee for Maryland attorney general hosted a series of five radio shows in 2006 devoted to arguing in support of 9/11 conspiracy theories questioning if the terror attack was the work of an …
Discussion: The Hill and Rolling Stone
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
Lies for Profit: Can Sandy Hook Parents Shut Alex Jones Down?  —  A hefty financial verdict this week could dissuade other politically driven liars.  But the path forward is uncertain, and the legal battles take a toll.  —  AUSTIN, Texas — When viral lies harm private people, are the courts their best refuge?
Discussion: Raw Story
Felicia Fonseca / Associated Press:
Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval dies; 3 left from group  —  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Samuel Sandoval, one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages in World War II using a code based on their native language, has died.  —  Sandoval died late Friday at a hospital in Shiprock …
Discussion: Fox News
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.”
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 …
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Vivian Wang / New York Times:
Pelosi Heads for Singapore, but Is Silent on Taiwan
 
 
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Elisabetta Povoledo / New York Times:
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Washington Examiner:
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EJ Dickson / Rolling Stone:
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Leo Shane III / Military Times:
Burn pits benefits bill concerns aren't new, hinge on budget moves
The Guardian:
US faces new era of political violence as threats against lawmakers rise
Meghan Mistry / ABC News:
'I'll never vote again' for former President Trump: Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers
Ian Talley / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Eyes Sanctions Against Global Network It Believes Is Shipping Iranian Oil
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Claire Moses / New York Times:
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
FBI failures before the Capitol siege avoided the Jan. 6 committee's scorn. Not for long.
HuffPost:
Doug Mastriano Is Keeping A Big Secret From Pennsylvania Voters
Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
Putin's rule is weakening
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