"Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope."
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 – 1968)
American Baptist minister and activist who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement
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GOP senators rattled by radical conservative populism
Republican senators say they’re worried that conservative populism, though always a part of the GOP, is beginning to take over the party, becoming more radical and threatening to cause them significant political problems heading into the 2024 election.
The Hill
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Top donors, souring on DeSantis, start looking at Tim Scott
Billionaire Ronald Lauder met with the South Carolina senator. Others in the check-writing class are also showing interest.
Politico
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Third Verse, Same as the First: Republicans Shrug at Latest Trump Case
News of a possible indictment related to Jan. 6 brought a muddled response from some of Donald Trump’s 2024 rivals, and familiar attacks on President Biden from his allies in Congress.
The New York Times
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Confidential DeSantis campaign memo looks to reassure donors amid stumbles
In the strategy memo obtained by NBC News, DeSantis' campaign says it will stay focused on the early states and not yet make investments in Super Tuesday battlegrounds.
NBC News
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Trump and Allies Forge Plans to Increase Presidential Power in 2025
The former president and his backers aim to strengthen the power of the White House and limit the independence of federal agencies.
The New York Times
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Michigan attorney general charges 'false electors' over efforts to overturn the 2020 election
Sixteen people forged documents and claimed to be "duly elected and qualified electors" for Michigan, Attorney General Dana Nessel said.
NBC News
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Christie ‘can’t imagine’ pardon for Trump in documents case
GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie on Thursday said he “can’t imagine” a presidential pardon for former President Trump if the Republican frontrunner is found guilty in the classified documents case for which he is facing federal charges.
The Hill
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Florida Republicans target voter registration groups with thousands in fines
Fines on list given to the Guardian were levied by agency created at Ron DeSantis’s behest to investigate voter fraud, which is rare.
The Guardian
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Prosecutors Ask Witnesses Whether Trump Acknowledged He Lost 2020 Race
Jared Kushner was questioned before a federal grand jury as prosecutors appeared to be trying to establish if the former president knew his efforts to stay in power were built on a lie.
The New York Times
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Kari Lake’s ‘Frivolous’ Election Suit Sparks $122,200 Sanctions Penalty
Federal judge orders Mark Finchem and Alan Dershowitz to pay penalties for 'frivolous' lawsuit too.
The Messenger
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Ron DeSantis fires roughly a dozen staffers in a campaign shake-up
The Florida governor has struggled to break into Trump’s lead and his campaign has been burning through money.
NBC News
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Biden stability beats Trump volatility in 2024 match-up, experts suggest
Political scientists read the Republican runes and suggest Trump will win the nomination – but how would he fare in a 2020 rematch?
The Guardian
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Convicted con man who was pardoned by Trump is again charged with fraud
"I have a bad reputation," Eliyahu Weinstein was recorded telling others charged in what authorities alleged was a $35 million Ponzi-like scheme, officials say.
NBC News
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No-Show Republicans Shun NGA
The once-vital forum for common ground among state leaders has fallen prey to polarization. Its new chief, Utah’s GOP Gov. Spencer Cox, has something to say about that.
Politico
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House Democratic leaders reject Jayapal’s remarks: ‘Israel is not a racist state’
Separately, seven lawmakers have so far joined a statement on the Congressional Progressive Caucus chair’s remarks about Israel.
The Jewish Insider
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How Tucker's "FedEpps" conspiracy theory led to Fox News's latest legal mess
Reckless smears have consequences.
Public Notice
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GOP donors fuel RFK Jr's presidential campaign
It's not just Trump donors that are backing Kennedy. It's Trump himself. Appearing on a radio show on a radio show last month, Trump encouraged Kennedy to "hang in" the presidential race and praised him as "very smart;" Trump said they had a lot in common.
Popular Information
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Alabama Republicans, despite Supreme Court ruling, reject call for second majority Black House district
Lawmakers must adopt a new map after the high court in June affirmed a three-judge panel’s ruling that Alabama’s existing congressional map likely violated the Voting Rights Act.
Politico
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McCarthy rejects RFK Jr.'s comments about Covid and race but won't cancel his testimony
A group of House Democrats urged Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan to block Kennedy from testifying before the House.
NBC News
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Vivek Ramaswamy, who's embraced Trump on the campaign trail, condemned him after Jan. 6
"What Trump did last week was wrong," he tweeted after the Jan. 6 attack.
ABC News
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A North Korean defector captivated U.S. media. Some question her story.
Conservative audiences are enthralled by Yeonmi Park’s tales of communist dictatorship — and her claim that liberals are steering America onto the same path. But critics say her accounts of life in the brutal regime don’t add up.
The Washington Post
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Israeli Antiquities Are Stranded at Trump's Florida Estate as Authorities Fail to Retrieve Them
Israeli clay lamps, intended for a brief exhibition in Washington D.C. in 2019, got stranded in the U.S. due to the pandemic. Recently, they were found at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida
Haaretz
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Trump says he has been notified he’s a target of the US probe into efforts to overturn 2020 election
Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has received a letter informing him that he is a target of the Justice Department’s investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, an indication he could soon be charged by U.S. prosecutors.
AP News
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After fitful starts, Trump Jan. 6 investigations hurtle toward charges
Local, state and federal prosecutors are all signaling decisive action in cases that have been building quietly for years.
The Washington Post
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The Incoherence of Illegitimacy
Michael Waldman’s ‘The Supermajority’ doubles down on caricatures of the Supreme Court.
Thomas Koenig at the Dispatch
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The Crisis Over American Manhood Is Really Code For Something Else
Male malaise in the United States goes back to the founders, and it is a preoccupation of elites in particular. They might teach us something about this current wave of manliness panic.
Virginia Heffernan at Politico
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We Shouldn’t Stop Talking About Justice John Marshall Harlan
Today, historical figures are held in deep suspicion, especially when cited in politics or law. But refusing to acknowledge the heroes of the past diminishes our own sense of what is possible.
Peter S. Canellos at Politico
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The Evolving Free-Speech Battle Between Social Media and the Government
A recent court ruling dramatically curtailed the federal bureaucracy’s ability to communicate with Internet platforms. What’s at stake when free speech harms the public?
Isaac Chotiner at the New Yorker
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The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie - Jonah Goldberg: A NeverTrumper's Take on the 2024 Election
July 12, 2023
The Liberal Fascism author and co-founder of The Dispatch talks candidly about the weird state of the contemporary political right.
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