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Law & Crime reports: Trump Media & Technology Group CEO Devin Nunes, the Republican former U.S. representative for California, failed in his yearslong efforts to sue the Washington Post for defamation over a 2020 article that said he backed the Donald Trump-amplified notion that the Obama administration wiretapped Trump Tower, a now unsealed opinion shows. The opinion from U.S. District …

The Washington Post reports: House Republicans on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, asking a judge to force him to hand over audio recordings of President Biden’s interview with the special counsel who raised questions about his age and memory. The suit, filed on behalf of the House Judiciary Committee in the U.S. District Court …

The Hill reports: House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) called on the ideological left to “uphold democratic norms” while hailing the Supreme Court decision regarding presidential immunity in the case involving former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. “Hyper-partisan prosecutors like Jack Smith cannot weaponize the rule of law to go after the Administration’s chief political rival, …

“Joe Biden has said he’s not going anywhere. His campaign came out right after that debate and said not only is he not quitting. They have committed to do the debate in September as well, which is shocking to hear. “But Kamala Harris polls just about as bad, if not worse in a lot of cases, than Joe Biden. And …

Gainesville’s NPR affiliate reports: Pointing to concerns that it could provide housing for illegal foreign workers, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday vetoed an agriculture industry-backed bill that would have made it easier to build housing for farmworkers. “The bill’s terms apply to legal migrant farm workers, but the bill does not include the means to enforce this limitation and could …

The Hill reports: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R), rumored to be on former President Trump’s vice-presidential shortlist, defended the presumptive GOP nominee against criticism over the numerous falsehoods he told on the debate stage Thursday. In an interview Sunday on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Burgum called the story “manufactured,” noting Trump has said publicly in the past everything …

“We know that the President has to have immunity to do his job. Should Barack Obama be prosecuted for droning American citizens in Yemen? There are so many examples of presidents Democrats and Republicans who would not be able to discharge their duties, if the Supreme Court does not recognize some broad element of presidential discretion. I’m very confident that …

The Associated Press reports:  Conservative activists in Georgia and some other states are quietly pushing a way to remove names from the voting rolls without filing a formal legal challenge. They’re asking election administrators to use their data to purge voter registrations, which means names could be removed in a less public process than a formal voter challenge. The strategy …

“I warned that the Pandora’s box opened by the Democrats is going to be applied here. There should be an investigation of Mayorkas and Biden for abusing the parole statute that led to the murder of Laken Riley. They let the accused killer out because of lack of capacity, they paroled him illegally. “I think the criminality of the Biden …

NBC News reports: Republicans have made suburban areas a recruiting ground for their army of Election Day poll monitors, with plans to deploy some into urban, Democratic epicenters that have remained the focus of conservatives’ errant claims of voter fraud. The strategy has the potential to be uniquely disruptive to voters and election staff this fall, nonpartisan elections experts say, …

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[Reads from statistics:] “In Tanzania, USAID helped access 7.8 million in private sector financing for private clinics. This investment resulted in 35% increase in HIV testing and over 10,000 patients tested, and 100% of positive patients linked to care in Nigeria. USAID engaged in private pharmacies to provide HIV treatment.” [Finishes reading.] “Meanwhile, the fentanyl drug crisis continues to rage …

The Hill reports: Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Friday that members of President Biden’s Cabinet should consider using the 25th Amendment to remove him from office in light of his weak debate performance Thursday night. “There’s a lot of people asking about the 25th Amendment, invoking the 25th Amendment right now because this is an alarming situation,” Johnson said. “Our …

Fox News reports: Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky on Friday announced the passing of his wife, Rhonda. “Yesterday my high school sweetheart, the love of my life for over 35 years, the loving mother of our 4 children, the smartest kindest woman I ever knew, my beautiful and wise queen forever, Rhonda went to Heaven,” the Republican wrote on X. …

The Hill reports: Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said Friday that he plans to put forth a resolution urging Vice President Harris to convene the Cabinet and declare President Biden unable to carry out the duties of the Oval Office after the commander in chief’s poor debate performance Thursday. Section 4 of the 25th Amendment — which has never been used …

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis defended vetoing all funding for arts grants, saying he didn’t want state funds supporting sexual-themed festivals. He singled out Fringe Festivals, which draw thousands to Florida each year. “We didn’t have control over how it was being given. So you have your tax dollars being given in grants to things like the Fringe Festival, …

The Tampa Bay Times reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday night vetoed a measure that would have increased warnings for Floridians and tourists when a beach or public waterway is polluted. The bill required the Florida Department of Health to issue health advisories if water quality failed to meet the agency’s standards and required closing polluted beaches “if it is …

ABC News reports: North Carolina’s contentious restrictions on public mask-wearing became law on Thursday after GOP lawmakers successfully overrode a veto by the state’s Democratic governor. The Senate gave its final stamp of approval in a 30-14 override vote along party lines. The state House initiated the process Wednesday when it voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto during a …

Politico reports: House Republicans moved forward Thursday on their push to hold President Joe Biden’s ghostwriter in contempt of Congress — yet another escalation in their fight over former special counsel Robert Hur’s report. The Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to advance a resolution to hold Mark Zwonitzer, who ghost wrote Biden’s memoirs, in contempt of Congress for defying …

Mediaite reports: The hard right, pro-Trump website The Federalist raised the alarm on Monday that a pro-Democrat super PAC has put out an ad using old quotes from former President Donald Trump about the dangers of mail-in voting. The ad, shared online by critics, quotes Trump saying, “Mail-in voting is totally corrupt!” After years of hammering mail-in voting, Trump flip-flopped …