*** REGIONAL NEWS FROM FRIDAY ***

+ Thurston County Auditor: August 3, 2021 Primary Election Voters’ Pamphlets Mailed 

+ JOLT News: SPSCC Nursing Program receives national accreditation

+ The Olympian: Price at the pump got you worried? Here’s why that WA road trip is costing so much

+ The Washington Post: Crushing heat wave in Pacific Northwest and Canada cooked shellfish alive by the millions

+ The News Tribune (Tacoma): Mount Rainier National Park will have all roads open this weekend. Here’s what to expect – Some amenities remain closed because of COVID-19

*** NATIONAL NEWS FROM FRIDAY ***

Newsweek: Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) Says GOP’s ‘Job’ is to Slow Infrastructure Bill Down Until December 2022

MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle: The CDC says Covid boosters aren’t necessary. Pfizer suggests otherwise.

The Washington Post: CDC says students vaccinated against the coronavirus can go maskless in fall; some states, schools had already lifted mask mandates

Yahoo! News: Bipartisan Majority of Americans Now Believe Coronavirus Leaked from Lab: Poll

HarperCollins Publishers: An Ugly Truth – Inside Facebook’s Battle for Domination

*** TRUMP NEWS FROM FRIDAY ***

CNN: Justice Department says Trump’s reinstatement talk could fuel more violence from his supporters

New York Magazine: The Chilling Message of Trump’s Embrace of Ashli Babbitt Martyrdom – January 6 is now a heroic uprising for the movement.

MSNBC’s Deadline White House: Trump is flipping his script on Jan. 6 by casting Capitol rioters as ‘noble’ soldiers

MSNBC’s The Beat with Arti Melber: Trump deposition? 45 braces as Trump Org case takes twist – Trump’s legal woes are skyrocketing. His lawyers promoting litigation to overturn the election now face sanctions hearings in Michigan for making false claims in court filings.

MSNBC’s The Beat with Arti Melber: New legal trouble for Trump? Arizona eyes criminal probe for election scheme

Center for Responsive Politics: Giuliani Isn’t Alone in Possible Ties to Foreign Lobbying in Trump White House

The Daily Kos: Arizona Senate will recount the Cyber Ninja’s recount, two lawsuits want to know WTF is going on

Law&Crime: ‘The Most Spectacular Example of Incitement’: First Amendment Icons Back Eric Swalwell in Lawsuit Against Donald Trump for Jan. 6th Siege

Business Insider: Donald Trump Jr. was mocked for trying to crowdfund legal fees for his dad to sue Facebook, Twitter, and Google

Business Insider: Biden fired the Trump-appointed Social Security head amid complaints of stimulus check delays and union-busting tactics

The Wall St. Journal: Inside Donald Trump’s Last Days in the White House and Plans for a Comeback – The president’s effort to overturn the election alienated much of his inner circle—but solidified his dominance of the GOP. Now he’s planning his return.