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8:15 AM ET, September 2, 2021

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NBC News:
Texas law could flip script on abortion politics, with Democrats eying gains  —  WASHINGTON — Virginia was once at the forefront of anti-abortion efforts, going to the Supreme Court to defend its right to prosecute a newspaper publisher for running an ad promoting abortion.
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Phil Willon / Los Angeles Times:
The effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom is struggling, new California poll shows  —  Most likely California voters are opposed to the Republican-led recall effort against Gov. Gavin Newsom and a growing number fear the consequences of removing him from office with a hard-right conservative best positioned …
MSNBC:
Sen. Warren: Congress could pass Roe v. Wade
The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on Texas Law SB8
Alyssa Lukpat / New York Times:
Joe Rogan, A Podcasting Giant Who Has Been Dismissive of Vaccination, Has Covid  —  Joe Rogan, the host of the hugely popular podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience,” said on Wednesday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus after he returned from a series of shows in Florida, where the virus is rampant.
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Washington Post:
Massive randomized study is proof that surgical masks limit coronavirus spread, authors say
Discussion: The Atlantic and ScienceAlert
Politico:
Top U.S. diplomat during Kabul evacuation tests positive for Covid
Discussion: NPR, CBS News and Insider
Edward Ongweso Jr / VICE:
Sweetgreen CEO: Vaccines and Masks Will Not Save Us, But Salads Might
Discussion: CNBC, Gizmodo, New York Magazine and Eater
Geneva Sands / CNN:
White supremacist praise of the Taliban takeover concerns US officials  —  Video reportedly shows Taliban celebrating with military parade  —  (CNN)As the United States-backed government in Afghanistan fell to the Taliban and US troops raced to leave the country, White supremacist …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Cotton leads Senate GOP push on Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal
CNN:
McConnell: 'There isn't going to be an impeachment' of Biden
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Facts are finally starting to penetrate bad Afghanistan punditry
CNN:
Another Trump Organization executive to appear before NY grand jury as prosecutors probe former President's business  —  Toobin: Trump Organization can try to pretend this is Weisselberg problem  —  (CNN)The Trump Organization's corporate director of security is expected to appear …
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Washington Post:
Trump Organization's security director agrees to testify to grand jury  —  The Trump Organization's director of security has agreed to testify before a Manhattan grand jury investigating the former president and his company, according to a person familiar with the case.
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
McCarthy Threatens Technology Firms That Comply With Riot Inquiry  —  The top House Republican said his party would retaliate against any company that cooperated with an order to preserve the phone and social media records of G.O.P. lawmakers.  —  WASHINGTON — Representative Kevin McCarthy …
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CNN:
Liz Cheney named vice chair of the January 6 select committee  —  (CNN)Democratic Chairman of the January 6 Select Committee Bennie Thompson announced on Thursday that Republican Rep. Liz Cheney will become the panel's vice chair, the latest sign that the Democrat-run committee is attempting …
Wall Street Journal:   The Democratic Norm Breakers
Associated Press:
AP sources: Intel shows extremists to attend Capitol rally  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Far right extremist groups like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers are planning to attend a rally later this month at the U.S. Capitol that is designed to demand “justice” for the hundreds of people who have been charged …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Prosecutors: Jan. 6 rioters committed more than 1,000 assaults on police  —  The rioters who participated in the Jan. 6 insurrection committed more than 1,000 assaults on federal officers, according to a review of body-cam footage that prosecutors described in a court filing late Wednesday.
Discussion: Raw Story
Azi Paybarah / New York Times:
Record Rainfall Swamps Roads and Strands Travelers  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  ‘A historic weather event’: The New York area is under a state of emergency after Ida floods the city.  —  The New York area was under a state of emergency on Thursday after the remnants …
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New York Times:
Scenes from New York City as Ida paralyzes region.
Discussion: Twitchy
New York Times:
Mueller Scrutinized an Unidentified Member of News Media in Russia Inquiry  —  The scrutiny was one of several new disclosures the Justice Department made about investigative actions involving the news media during the Trump years.  —  WASHINGTON — The special counsel who investigated …
Jean Guerrero / Los Angeles Times:
How anti-California propaganda and racism are driving the recall  —  In the summer of 2019, as early efforts to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom foundered, right-wing commentators launched a smear campaign against California to discredit its progressive policies and stoke anger at its leaders.
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Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
For Afghan evacuees arriving to U.S., a tenuous legal status and little financial support  —  The Biden administration is preparing to screen and resettle tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees in the United States over the coming weeks and months, but the majority will arrive without visas as …
Jan Hoffman / New York Times:
Purdue Pharma Is Dissolved and Sacklers Pay $4.5 Billion to Settle Opioid Claims  —  The ruling in bankruptcy court caps a long legal battle over the fate of a company accused of fueling the opioid epidemic and the family that owns it.  —  Purdue Pharma, the maker of the highly addictive painkiller OxyContin …
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Ramon Antonio Vargas / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Woman hurls racist slurs at Jefferson Parish workers, aims car at deputy, is shot dead  —  'There didn't seem to be a whole lot right with her,' sheriff says  —  A crew of Jefferson Parish workers was repairing a Metairie water main broken by Hurricane Ida when a woman pulled up in her car Wednesday, called them “f—
Maya King / Politico:
The election gambit that's sending Georgia Democrats into a frenzy  —  Georgia Republicans say it's merely an attempt to improve a chronically mismanaged elections administration.  —  But a newly-formed election review panel in Atlanta's Fulton County is nevertheless sparking outrage …
Discussion: Raw Story
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
DeSantis, Abbott Retain GOP Backing Even as Overall Popularity Declines Amid COVID-19 Surges  —  Florida and Texas governors have seen drops in support from independents, Democrats  — 48% of voters in Florida and Texas approve of their respective governor's job performance, while similar shares disapprove.
Politico:
Democrats race to resolve House-Senate disputes on $3.5T megabill  —  Democrats are hustling to finalize their gigantic social spending plan during the dog days of summer recess, wary they will blow their target date to finish as Congress faces a crush of deadlines later this month.
Discussion: Fox News and FiveThirtyEight
 
 
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Washington Free Beacon:
Republicans Blame Pentagon Planner Colin Kahl for Bungled Afghanistan Strategy
Discussion: Instapundit
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Amazon asked FCC to reject Starlink plan because it can't compete, SpaceX says
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ and Reason
Katherine Knott / Daily Progress:
Albemarle mask policy keeps some students with disabilities out of buildings
Vivek Ramaswamy / Common Sense with Bari Weiss:
Stakeholder Capitalism Is a Trojan Horse for China
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
House panel backs proposal aimed at countering ‘wokeness’ in the military
Discussion: Politico and New Republic
Sean Price / Colorado Times Recorder:
Hickenlooper Commits to Fighting for Health Care Equity at Event Featuring State Lawmakers and Advocates
Associated Press:
Photos show black slick in water near Gulf oil rig after Ida
 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
New York Poised to Join Ranks of States Extending Eviction Moratorium
Discussion: Breitbart
Colleen Slevin / Associated Press:
Officers, medics indicted in 2019 death of Elijah McClain
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Giuliani Records Cameo Endorsing Case Against His Own Client
Discussion: Daily Kos
J. Bradford DeLong / Project Syndicate:
Will Biden Make a Historic Mistake at the Fed?
Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:
Judge Dismisses Hunter Biden Laptop Guy's Defamation Lawsuit with Prejudice, Forces Him to Pay Twitter's Attorneys' Fees Under Anti-SLAPP Law
Balázs Gulyás / The Bulwark:
An Open Letter to Tucker Carlson from a Hungarian Conservative
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
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Reuters:
Albania bans TikTok for a year from January 2025, part of a broader plan to make schools safer following the killing of a 14-year-old near a school in November
 
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