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Trump’s CFO surrendered, but is not pleased about it: |
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© Getty Images Via The New York Times’s Ben Protess, William K. Rashbaum and Jonah E. Bromwich, “Donald J. Trump’s long-serving chief financial officer, Allen H. Weisselberg, surrendered on Thursday to the Manhattan district attorney’s office as he and the Trump Organization prepared to face charges in connection with a tax investigation, people with knowledge of the matter said.” https://nyti.ms/3hrAbGO Tidbit — that’s a long day: Weisselberg and his lawyer appeared in the Manhattan building around 6:20 a.m. https://nyti.ms/3hrAbGO How he plans to plead: Not guilty to tax-related charges. https://nbcnews.to/3AbCSVw |
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How the Trump Organization is responding: |
| The Trump Organization slammed the grand jury criminal indictment, dismissing the accusations as “politics.” https://bit.ly/3ho4PAP From a Trump Organization spokesperson: "Allen Weisselberg is a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather who has worked at the Trump Organization for 48 years. He is now being used by the Manhattan District Attorney as a pawn in a scorched earth attempt to harm the former President. The District Attorney is bringing a criminal prosecution involving employee benefits that neither the IRS nor any other District Attorney would ever think of bringing. This is not justice; this is politics." |
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Liz Cheney got a new gig: |
| Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has chosen Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) to serve on the select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack. https://bit.ly/3hnnInH Keep in mind: Cheney lost her spot in GOP leadership after voting to impeach former President Trump following the Jan. 6 siege. Who else is on the committee: “House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) will serve as the select panel's leader. Pelosi's other picks are House Administration Committee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.), Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.).” |
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| It’s Thursday — happy July! I’m Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what’s coming up. Send comments, story ideas and events for our radar to cmartel@thehill.com — and follow along on Twitter @CateMartel and Facebook. Did someone forward this to you? Want your own copy? Sign up here to receive The Hill's 12:30 Report in your inbox daily: http://bit.ly/2kjMNnn |
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Arizona, you may carry on: |
| Via The Hill’s John Kruzel, “The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a pair of Republican-backed Arizona voting restrictions do not run afoul of federal law, rejecting a Democratic challenge and dealing a blow to voting rights advocates.” https://bit.ly/3jwy0nY The decision: 6-3, along the ideological lines you’d expect The issues at play in this case: “One Arizona policy at issue in Thursday’s case requires provisional ballots cast in the wrong precinct to be discarded. The second measure makes it illegal for most third parties to deliver ballots for others, a practice critics refer to as ‘ballot harvesting.’ ” |
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Another ruling this morning: |
| Via CNBC’s Kevin Breuninger, “The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a California rule requiring charities to disclose the names and addresses of their largest donors, delivering a victory to a pair of conservative nonprofits that had challenged the requirement as unconstitutional.” https://cnb.cx/3ygFCPx |
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Look, ma! Look what we can do!: |
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© Giphy Via CNN’s Clare Foran, “The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to approve a $715 billion transportation and water infrastructure bill focused on improving and repairing roads, bridges, transit and rail, and ensuring clean drinking water.” https://cnn.it/2TpMStO The vote: “The vote was 221-201 with two Republicans voting with Democrats in favor.” Keep in mind — this bill is mostly for negotiating purposes: “[House Democrats] hope the legislative text can be used to negotiate with the Senate and the White House to determine what specific policy proposals can be included as part of the recently announced bipartisan infrastructure framework.” More from CNN: https://cnn.it/2TpMStO |
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Coming up next on ‘Real World: Mar-a-Lago’: |
| In an interview with Fox News’s Sean Hannity last night, former President Trump said he has made his decision about whether to run for a second term in 2024. https://yhoo.it/3Atz8z0 Hannity: "You are not going to answer, but I have to ask, where are you in the process of. ... Let me ask you this, without giving the answer, what the answer is, have you made up your mind?" Trump: "Yes.” Hannity happily responded: "I think you got it right, yeah.” Hannity later followed up: “If you move forward, you know how difficult it is, but you seem ready to reengage in that battle." Watch Trump’s full interview on Fox News: https://bit.ly/2TpJMGc |
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| LATEST WITH THE CORONAVIRUS | |
The mask debate, round two: ding, ding: |
| Via The Hill’s Justine Coleman and Cristina Marcos, “Health officials are grappling with how to prevent potential COVID-19 outbreaks from the delta variant that is spreading rapidly across the U.S.” https://bit.ly/3hiyDPe What changed this week: “Concern over the highly transmissible delta strain prompted Los Angeles County this week to recommend that all people wear masks indoors, even if they're vaccinated. The World Health Organization (WHO) has also encouraged fully vaccinated people to continue using masks.” Does it look like the CDC’s policies on masks will change? — so far, no: “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not signaled any plans to revise its mask guidance, with Biden administration officials and some experts say that fully vaccinated Americans are safe from all existing COVID-19 variants.” How this could play out: https://bit.ly/3hiyDPe |
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Where we stand: |
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| CASE NUMBERS: |
| Coronavirus cases in the U.S.: 33,666,245 U.S. death toll: 604,719 Breakdown of the numbers: https://cnn.it/2UAgW3y |
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| VACCINATION NUMBERS: |
| Total number of vaccinations administered in the U.S.: 327 million shots have been given. Seven-day average of doses administered: An average of 1 million doses For context: The U.S. population is roughly 331 million. Breakdown of the numbers: https://bloom.bg/3iVTPLH |
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He really does seem to be living his best life: |
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© Getty Images The full photo: https://bit.ly/3Atj4gG |
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It sounds like a rock concert!: |
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| The House is in. The Senate is out. President Biden is in Surfside, Fla., today visiting the site of the partial building collapse. 6:55 a.m. EDT: President Biden and first lady Jill Biden left for Miami. 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. EDT: First and last votes in the House. The House’s full agenda today: https://bit.ly/3qGbQkT 10:05 a.m. EDT: President Biden and first lady Jill Biden received a command briefing from Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (D), Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), local leaders and first responders. 11 a.m. EDT: President Biden and first lady Jill Biden thank first responders in Surfside, Fla. 12:30 p.m. EDT: President Biden and first lady Jill Biden meet with families involved in the partial building collapse in Surfside. 7:50 p.m. EDT: President Biden and first lady Jill Biden return to the White House. |
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| 7:45 a.m. EDT: White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One. Livestream: https://bit.ly/2SErlx4 1:30 p.m. EDT: The White House COVID-19 response team holds a press briefing. Livestream: https://bit.ly/3639wec 3:50 p.m. EDT: President Biden delivers remarks in Miami. Livestream: https://bit.ly/3qGbQkT |
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| NOW FOR THE FUN STUFF...: | |
| Today is National Gingersnap Day and National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day. |
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| And because you made it this far, here is a dog living its best life: https://bit.ly/3Ak018b |
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