memeorandum: Giuliani Is Unlikely to Face Criminal Charges in Lobbying Inquiry (New York Times)

6:01 PM ET, August 3, 2022

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Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:

The Good, Bad, and Very Ugly — Breaking down last night's elections. — My colleague, Bill Kristol, weighs in on the last 24 hours: … Happy Wednesday. — Join — Team Bulwark was up late last night, digging through the rubble of Tuesday's election results.

Discussion: New York Times, The Status Kuo, The Daily Beast, Civilization …, HotAir, RedState and Political Wire

New York Times:

Kansas Votes to Preserve Abortion Rights Protections in Its Constitution — OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Kansas voters resoundingly decided against removing the right to abortion from the State Constitution, according to The Associated Press, a major victory for the abortion rights movement in one of America's reliably conservative states.

Patrick Marley / Washington Post:

Democrats face blowback after boosting far-right Michigan candidate — The party's congressional campaign arm spent $435,000 in a GOP primary to promote a candidate challenging Rep. Peter Meijer, who voted to impeach Trump — GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Democrats faced a backlash Wednesday …

Discussion: Associated Press, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Washington Times and Just The News

Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:

What Are YOU Doing To Protect “Good Republicans” From Their Voters? — Whose fault is it that Republican voters keep choosing illiberal conspiracy theorists? — Tomorrow night on TNB I'll be joined by the OGs, Mona Charen and Bill Kristol. Mark it down now: Thursday at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.

Discussion: Twitchy, The Daily Beast, RedState, Raw Story, The Hill, Vanity Fair, Detroit News, Breitbart, Townhall, The Daily Caller, Reason, Michigan Advance, The Federalist, Ground News and Roll Call

Washington Post:
Democrats emboldened after Kansas abortion vote, as they eye fall campaign

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Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
The GOP is blowing its chance to make the midterms a referendum on Democrats

Discussion: Detroit Free Press, Townhall, Al Jazeera and Jonathan's Newsletter

Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Democrats Might Avoid a Midterm Wipeout

Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story and Bloomberg

New York Times:
Kansas Abortion Amendment Election Results

Politico:
Roe jolts the midterms — 5 takeaways from a key primary night

Discussion: Pajiba, The Guardian, Voice of America, Washington Examiner, Kansas City Star and The Topeka Capital-Journal

Philip Bump / Washington Post:
What does Kansas tell us about November?

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New York Times:
Here's how abortion rights supporters won in conservative Kansas.

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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Abortion rights shockwave rocks the midterms and 3 other takeaways from primaries

Discussion: Washington Post, Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, Townhall, Fox News and Vox

Washington Post:
Kansans resoundingly reject amendment aimed at restricting abortion rights

Rolling Stone:

Exclusive: Jan. 6 Committee Prepares to Subpoena Alex Jones' Texts, Emails — The committee would like to know more about any contacts with Donald Trump's team regarding the Jan. 6 Capitol attack — The January 6th House committee is preparing to request the trove of Alex Jones's text messages …

Discussion: HotAir, Washington Examiner, Insider, The Guardian, UPI, PoliticusUSA, Pajiba and Political Wire

Jim Vertuno / Associated Press:

Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook attack was ‘100% real’ — AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones testified Wednesday that he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax and that he now believes it was “100% real.”

Discussion: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CBS News, Washington Examiner, The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, Axios, Insider, The Wrap, Rolling Stone, The Independent, CNN and Associated Press, more at Mediagazer »

Adela Suliman / Washington Post:
Sandy Hook parents confront Alex Jones, say hoax claims created ‘living hell’

Discussion: Mediaite, Insider, The Daily Caller and Associated Press

Scott Wong / NBC News:

Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski killed in a car accident — Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., was killed in a car accident on Wednesday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy confirmed in a tweet. She was 58. — McCarthy said that Walorski's husband, Dean Swihart, was informed of her death …

Discussion: Fox News, Washington Examiner, USA Today, The Hill, The Wrap, CNN, Rolling Stone, The Daily Caller, KTVX-TV and Orange County Register

Eugene Scott / Washington Post:

Rep. Jackie Walorski, two staff members killed in Indiana car crash — Rep. Jackie Walorski (R- Ind.) and two of her staff members were killed in a car crash Wednesday afternoon, according to the Elkhart County, Ind., Sheriff's Office. — “It is with a heavy heart that I am sharing …

Discussion: Politico, Fox News, UPI, Breitbart and Roll Call

Melissa Quinn / CBS News:

GOP Rep. Jackie Walorski killed in car crash, sheriff says — Washington — Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski of Indiana was killed in a car crash Wednesday, the Elkhart County Sheriff's Office said. — Jeff Siegel, the Elkhart County sheriff, said Walorski was in a vehicle that collided …

Discussion: HuffPost and The Gateway Pundit

Alayna Treene / Axios:

Sinema eyes changes to tax, climate portions of reconciliation bill — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) is eyeing changes to Democrats' $740 billion reconciliation bill — specifically increasing climate funding and restructuring the tax provisions — as the Senate moves rapidly toward final passage …

Discussion: Insider, New York Times, National Review, Bloomberg and Mother Jones

CNN:
Sinema inquires about Democrats' proposed tax hike on companies as lobbying intensifies for her vote

Discussion: National Review and New York Post

Bloomberg:
Sinema Seeks to Retain Private Equity Break, Curb Corporate Tax

Discussion: Washington Post

CNN:

FIRST ON CNN: Former Deputy White House counsel subpoenaed in January 6 probe — The former deputy counsel to President Donald Trump has been subpoenaed in the federal criminal probe of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.

Discussion: National Review and Insider

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump faces new danger in DOJ's surprise subpoena of Pat Cipollone

Discussion: Insider, Raw Story, National Review and New York Times

ABC News:
Ex-White House counsel subpoenaed by federal grand jury investigating Jan. 6 attack

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New York Times:

Giuliani Is Unlikely to Face Criminal Charges in Lobbying Inquiry — A federal investigation into Donald Trump's former lawyer over his work in Ukraine during the 2020 campaign is winding down with no indictment expected. — As Rudolph W. Giuliani comes under intensifying scrutiny …

Discussion: Raw Story

NBC News:
Rudy Giuliani is unlikely to face charges in federal lobbying probe

Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Gateway Pundit

Jonathan Tamari / The Philadelphia Inquirer:

John Fetterman's parents gave him money into his 40s. Republicans say that undercuts his blue collar image. — In his ads, and much of the public imagination, John Fetterman is a tattooed everyman from a rugged steel city outside Pittsburgh.The phrase “blue collar tough guy” …

Discussion: The Daily Wire

New York Times:

A Cynical Low for the Democratic Party — The editorial board is a group of Opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom. — On the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 attacks at the U.S. Capitol …

Discussion: Progress Pond, HotAir and CNN

Kira Lerner / Georgia Recorder:

How election deniers are campaigning to control voting in four critical states — Mark Finchem, an Arizona state representative who has said he would not have certified the 2020 election, won the Republican primary for secretary of state on Tuesday, making him the latest election denier …

Discussion: Arizona Mirror, Salon and Raw Story

New York Times:
In 4 Swing States, G.O.P. Election Deniers Could Oversee Voting

Discussion: The Root, Bridge Michigan, The Daily Wire, Associated Press and Talking Points Memo

Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Election Victories by Trump Allies Showcase His Grip on the G.O.P. Base

Discussion: CNN, The Daily Wire, Financial Times, The Bulwark, Power Line, The Guardian, The Daily Caller, Politico and Raw Story

Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:

Dems Gain Slightly in Congress Support — Midterm issue picture largely unchanged; Biden rating stabilizes — West Long Branch, NJ - The latest Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll finds the Democrats making small gains in preference for Congressional control and the year-long slide …

Discussion: Fox News, The Hill and Political Wire

Alayna Treene / Axios:

Scoop: 2024 GOP hopefuls back Trump's plan to purge civil servants — Several possible 2024 Republican presidential candidates tell Axios they support former President Trump's plan to make it easier for the president to purge federal workers. … Democrats, increasingly concerned, are scrambling to block that possibility.

Discussion: IJR, LGBTQ Nation, The Daily Caller and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine …

Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:

McConnell says ‘good luck’ to senators looking for excuse to oppose Finland, Sweden NATO bids — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday spoke in support of Finland's and Sweden's bids to join NATO in advance of a Senate vote later in the day expected to have broad, but not unanimous, support.

Discussion: Insider, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, UPI, Sputnik News and NBC News

Alexander Shur / madison.com:

Ron Johnson calls for turning Social Security, Medicare into discretionary spending programs — Saying programs like Social Security and Medicare suffer from improper oversight, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson on Tuesday called for turning every government program into discretionary spending programs …

Discussion: Bloomberg, Washington Post, Insider, Raw Story, Democrats and Heartland Signal

David Byler / Washington Post:

Trump is losing ground in the 2024 primary. Here's why. — Donald Trump leads in primary polls and is well-liked by his party — but his position is worse than it was a year ago. Surveys show half of Republican voters are considering other candidates. Candidates endorsed by the former president …

Discussion: Breitbart, Raw Story and Discourse

Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:

A TikTok rival promised millions to Black creators. Now some are deep in debt. — Triller made its name recruiting talent with lavish perks. Now, dozens of influencers are struggling to get paid. ‘We were made to look like fools,’ one creator said. — Last fall, David Warren seemed to be on the verge of a breakthrough.

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