The Target

This morning’s big news is that according to Trump, he has received a letter from the Department of Justice that he is a target in the January 6th probe.

First of all, as a journalist, I cannot believe that I actually wrote a sentence containing the words “according to Trump.”

We always try to attribute the information we pass on, but Donald Trump is the least credible source imaginable, because he lies compulsively.

Nonetheless, this is what he is saying. As of yet there is no confirmation from the DoJ. But CNN is reporting that two sources (unnamed) have supported Trump’s claim.

Stay tuned.

LINKS:

• Ukraine claims responsibility for new attack on key Russian bridge (CNN)

• Russia halts Ukraine grains deal (Reuters)

• Putin Making Military Changes As Troops Disobey Orders (Newsweek)

• Afghan girls describe how they escaped the Taliban (60 Minutes)

• Global hunger enters a grim ‘new normal’ (WP)

• Riots in France Highlight a Vicious Cycle Between Police and Minorities (NYT)

• Photos: Heatwaves strike across the globe as wildfires rage (Al Jazeera)

• In Florida, Hurricane Ian survivors confront a ‘second disaster’ of extreme heat (WP)

• Phoenix breaks daily high temperature with 118 degrees, hottest daily high in 25 years (AR)

• How the Supreme Court put itself in charge of the executive branch (Vox)

• Trump and Allies Forge Plans to Increase Presidential Power in 2025 (NYT)

• 2024 GOP candidates desperate to make debate stage are finding creative ways to boost donor numbers (AP)

• Former Trump Donors Are Opening Wallets for DeSantis, GOP Rivals (WSJ)

• DeSantis Sheds Staff Amid Heavy Spending (NYT)

• Neither Trump nor DeSantis will get the GOP nomination (George Will/WP)

• A group of GOP centrists threatens hardline tactics on tax bill (Politico)

• A flood of evidence has come in since suspect’s arrest in Gilgo Beach serial killings cold case, DA says (CNN)

• Country Music’s Culture Wars and the Remaking of Nashville (New Yorker)

• Your employer is (probably) unprepared for artificial intelligence (Economist)

• ChatGPT can match the top 1% of creative human thinkers, says new study (CNBC)

• Global Impact: US-China tensions raise AI stakes, complicating an already messy tech war (SCMP)

• How American companies are fueling China’s AI race (The Hill)

• Studio executives reportedly have proposed scanning background actors, paying them for a day, and then the company could use the likeness for any project they want. It sounds like something out of Netflix's "Black Mirror," and background actors warn that it could mean the end of their profession. [HuffPost]

• Report: Thinking About Way You Look All The Time Burns 5,000 Calories An Hour (The Onion)