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Arizona Democrats lose lawsuit looking to block No Labels Party

An Arizona judge has rejected the state Democratic Party’s lawsuit targeting the new No Labels Party, which many Democrats fear will boost former President Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House

The Independent UK

Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn arrested in 2021 after groping complaints at club, police records show

Police records show that a longtime aide to former President Donald Trump was arrested in 2021 after he was accused of repeatedly groping two women in a nightclub in Scottsdale, Arizona

The Independent UK

Trump has already disqualified himself from White House return – say two conservative law professors

The two law professors argue the former president should be barred under the 14th Amendment

The Independent UK

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Two new candidates declare in Florida

Two new candidates declared their intent to run for state-level offices in Florida between July 31 and Aug. 6, according to Ballotpedia’s ongoing tracking. This was one more candidate than the prior week.

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Harassment of mother and daughter poll workers could form part of Trump’s Georgia indictment, report says

Trump team have said they are expecting indictments in Fulton County case

The Independent UK

Three new candidates declare in North Carolina

Three new candidates declared their intent to run for state-level offices in North Carolina between July 31 and Aug. 6, according to Ballotpedia’s ongoing tracking. This was three more candidates than the prior week.

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Prosecutors seek January 2 trial date for Trump in 2020 election conspiracy case

Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith’s team asked a judge on Thursday to set a Jan. 2 trial date for former President Donald Trump in the case charging him with plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss.

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Trump Is Disqualified from Being on Any Election Ballots

Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment bans anyone from holding any federal office who has taken an oath to uphold the Constitution and who then breaks that oath by engaging in "insurrection or rebellion against the same." Donald J. Trump is precisely such a person. Trump took the Presidential oath…

Reason

Newsmax forced to issue awkward disclaimer after Trump confirms he won’t sign GOP loyalty pledge

Former president opposed the pledge in 2015, but eventually agreed to sign it later that year

The Independent UK

Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn accused of inappropriately touching two women in Arizona in 2021

‘We have a high tolerance of people like being weird, but that went above and beyond,’ woman tells officers in bodycam footage

The Independent UK

Wisconsin judge allows civil case against fake Trump electors to proceed

A Wisconsin judge is allowing a civil lawsuit filed against 10 fake electors for former President Donald Trump and two of his attorneys to proceed

The Independent UK

Once a target of pro-Trump anger, the U.S. archivist is prepping her agency for a digital flood

The new National Archives leader's nomination was swept up into the partisan furor over the criminal documents-hoarding case against ex-President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Law profs: Trump gets special treatment

"We wish that our clients received the advantages that prosecutors are giving Trump"

Salon

Trump’s supporters aren’t victims

Elites aren’t entirely responsible for the choice made by millions to support a would-be autocrat.

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The Independent UK

Jack Smith uses Trump lawyer’s media statements against him in latest 2020 election case filing

John Lauro outlined a potential defence on TV. Prosecutors say the former president’s legal team should be prepared for a January trial date

The Conversation

How 'witch-hunts' and 'Stockholm syndrome' became part of political language (and what it has to do with wrestling)

It’s hard to sympathise with powerful people hounding out innocents — which is why the Coalition wanted us to know the Robodebt Royal Commission was a political witch-hunt. Poor Donald Trump wants us to know he’s the victim of a witch-hunt, too.

Al Jazeera

Trump and valet plead not guilty to additional classified document charges

The additional charges stem from accusations that Trump tried to suppress subpoenaed security camera footage.

The Independent UK

Police forced to break up farmer’s market clash over RFK Jr

Two groups, one in support of the president and one in support of Robert F Kennedy Jr, went head to head in Hudson Valley

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The Guardian - US

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin ‘thinking seriously’ about leaving party

The West Virginia member has crossed paths with his party over legislation to combat climate crisis and protect voting rights

The Guardian - US

Special counsel proposes January 2024 trial date in Trump election case

Filing sets aggressive timeline with 2 January 2024 trial date but ex-president’s lawyers are expected to seek delay

Salon

Video: Trump aide accused of groping

Boris Epshteyn was quietly hit with multiple charges that were later dismissed when he pleaded guilty to one charge

The Hindu

Uncivil election campaign

The true death of civility in the modern era of American politics began during the term of Donald Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama

The Independent UK

Trump reacts with fury to proposed 2 January trial date in special counsel’s 2020 election case

Ex-president’s attorneys have indicated their intention to delay any trial for as long as possible

The Independent UK

Targeting DeSantis, Trump team warns state parties that super PACs can't act as an arm of a campaign

Donald Trump’s campaign is seeking to blunt the efforts of a super PAC supporting rival Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign by sending a letter to all state Republican parties arguing they cannot work with a super PAC as if it's representing a candidate

The Independent UK

Prosecutors seek Jan. 2 trial date for Donald Trump in his 2020 election conspiracy case

Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith’s team have asked a judge to set a Jan. 2 trial date for ex-President Donald Trump in the case charging him with plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss

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