Trump braces for new charges 'any day now' |
Former President Trump said Monday he expects an indictment "any day now" in the Justice Department's investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot. Trump shared his assessment in a Truth Social post, while calling Special Counsel Jack Smith "deranged" and referring to his team as a "highly partisan gang of Thugs." The former president's legal team met with Smith last week, and several former Trump officials have reportedly testified in recent weeks as part of the probe. Trump said July 18 he received notice he's a target in the matter. Meanwhile, a charging decision is also expected as soon as this week in Georgia stemming from a two-year investigation into attempts by Trump and his allies to overturn his electoral loss in that state in 2020. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D), who is leading that probe, reaffirmed she'll be ready to announce charging decisions within weeks. She's previously signaled it could come between July 31 and Aug. 18. The investigation includes a focus on a phone call Trump had with Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) days before the Jan. 6 riot. Local law enforcement officials have been beefing up security around the Fulton County courthouse, and Willis told local news station 11Alive over the weekend that "the work is accomplished" and "we're ready to go." On Monday, a judge rejected one of Trump's efforts to quash the Georgia investigation. Trump was indicted in two other cases this year, pleading not guilty in both. |
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President Biden has overturned a Trump-era decision to relocate the temporary headquarters of Space Command to Alabama. Biden's move will keep the command in Colorado Springs, Colo.
- The National Institutes of Health will begin enrolling patients in clinical trials to test potential treatments for long COVID.
The Department of Education released a beta website for the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan, the Biden administration's new income-driven student loan repayment program.
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Trump muscles through July with big lead |
The latest New York Times/Siena College poll found former President Trump leading Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis 54 percent to 17 percent among likely Republican primary voters, showing that his various legal battles have not dented his early lead. Rather, according to FiveThirtyEight's polling averages, Trump's lead over DeSantis has grown since March. No other candidate in the Times/Siena poll topped 3 percent. The margin of error for the GOP voter sample was 3.96 percentage points. Read more here. |
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X threatens to sue hate speech-tracking group
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The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) says that X, the company formerly known as Twitter, is threatening to sue the nonprofit over allegations that it made "misleading claims" about the tech giant. The conflict, The Hill's Rebecca Klar reports, concerns "a study the CCDH posted in June that found Twitter failed to act on 99 percent of hate posted by subscribers to Twitter Blue, the paid feature that lets users purchase verification marks." X owner Elon Musk's attorney said in a letter that the group "intends to harm Twitter's business by driving advertisers away from the platform with incendiary claims." CCDH executive officer Imran Ahmed said, "This should be the last time anyone dares to claim Musk is a 'free speech absolutist' – he is in fact a bully who uses attack dogs to terrorize his opponents into silence." Read the full report here. |
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Ex-Hunter Biden associate testifies before House panel
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Devon Archer, a former business associate of Hunter Biden, testified at a closed-door House Oversight and Accountability Committee meeting Monday. From The Hill's Emily Brooks: Archer said "that Hunter Biden included President Biden on a number of phone calls that presumably included business associates, according to one lawmaker's account of the testimony, a revelation that is likely to fuel Republican attempts to link the president to his son's business dealings." Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) said, "The witness indicated that Hunter spoke to his father every day, and approximately 20 times over the course of 10 year relationship, Hunter may have put his father on the phone with any number of different people, and they never once spoke about any business dealings." Read Brooks's full report here. |
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DeSantis rolls out economic plan after campaign reset |
Florida governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis (R) rolled out a 10-point economic plan in Rochester, N.H., on Monday, including getting to 3 percent growth, making the U.S. energy independent and reining in the Fed. | |
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Biden to tout climate actions in heat-stricken Southwest
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President Biden is expected to discuss his administration's climate actions in a trip to Arizona, New Mexico and Utah next week as the Southwest grapples with a drawn-out heatwave. |
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White House advisory board urges changes to US surveillance tool
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The President's Intelligence Advisory Board is urging Congress to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, with some recommended restrictions. The provision allows for warrantless surveillance of foreigners outside the U.S., which sometimes captures conversations with American citizens. Read more here. |
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California neighborhood under quarantine due to invasive fly species
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About 79 square miles of the Santa Clarita Valley's Stevenson Ranch area are subject to quarantine after more than 20 Tau fruit flies were detected. The invasive species is a "serious pest for agriculture and natural resources," according to state officials. Read more here. |
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"US employers are stuck in a hiring catch-22" — Isabella Hindley, a labor market and immigration policy analyst at the American Action Forum. (Read here) "The US cannot be complicit in allowing child soldiers" — Ryan Fletcher, a research associate at the Stimson Center. (Read here) |
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23 days until the first GOP presidential debate. 463 days until the presidential election. |
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The House and Senate are in recess through August. |
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