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10:55 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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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Texas shows us what post-democracy America would look like  —  Texas this week showed us what a post-democracy America would look like.  —  Thanks to a series of actions by the Texas legislature and governor, we now see exactly what the Trumpified Republican Party wants …
MSNBC:
Sen. Warren: Congress could pass Roe v. Wade  —  The new Texas abortion law that bans abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy is denounced by Sen. Elizabeth Warren.  Sen. Warren tells Joy Reid, 'Let's remember that 70% of Americans want to see Roe v. Wade as the law of the land.'
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Supreme Court declines to block Texas 6-week abortion ban
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Cotton leads Senate GOP push on Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal  —  Senate Republicans are pressing President Joe Biden to account for how many Americans, green card holders and special immigrant visa applicants remain in Afghanistan after the U.S. completed its withdrawal earlier this week.
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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 …
Discussion: CBS News and CNN
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Facts are finally starting to penetrate bad Afghanistan punditry
CNN:
McConnell: 'There isn't going to be an impeachment' of Biden
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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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Floyd County boy dies as COVID surges among Georgia's children
Discussion: Source New Mexico and Raw Story
Katherine Knott / Daily Progress:   Albemarle mask policy keeps some students with disabilities out of buildings
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.  —  City buses turned into amphibious vehicles, plowing through several feet of water, past orange traffic cones floating like buoys in the muck.  —  Subway stations roared with the sounds of rushing water that cascaded through platforms …
ProPublica:
Heeding Steve Bannon's Call, Election Deniers Organize to Seize Control of the GOP — and Reshape America's Elections  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.
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 …
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Wall Street Journal:   The Democratic Norm Breakers
CNN:
Biggs to call on McCarthy to boot Kinzinger and Cheney from GOP over January 6 probe
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 …
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Public Policy Institute of California:
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
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
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—
Discussion: Raw Story
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
Discussion: Raw Story
Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Biden's Job Approval Has Entered Dangerous Territory  —  ANALYSIS  —  In 1880, Americans did something momentous: They all elected their congressional delegations in the same year.  Prior to that, elections had been a hodgepodge affair.  For example, the first elections for the 28th Congress …
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 …
Washington Examiner:
A hurricane of misinformation on climate change  —  Before Hurricane Ida even had the chance to dissipate into Tropical Storm Ida, Democratic politicians were already on Twitter using the natural disaster to score political points.  —  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders was typical …
Discussion: Reason
Sally Goldenberg / Politico:
De Blasio sees hope in gubernatorial field as he faces political wilderness  —  Bill de Blasio, a career politician and operative, was facing the prospect of life outside public office for the first time in two decades.  —  Then came the downfall of his archnemesis, Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Discussion: New York Times
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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The Hill:
Biden attempts to turn page on Afghanistan with domestic refocus
Discussion: HotAir and IJR
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Beverly Hills: 99% of people arrested by ‘safe streets’ unit were Black, suit says
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Raw Story
Washington Free Beacon:
California's State Pension Invests Millions in Chinese State-Owned Companies
Financial Times:
China's changing role in the world economy
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
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
DeSantis, Abbott Retain GOP Backing Even as Overall Popularity Declines Amid COVID-19 Surges
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Vivek Ramaswamy / Common Sense with Bari Weiss:
Stakeholder Capitalism Is a Trojan Horse for China
Associated Press:
Photos show black slick in water near Gulf oil rig after Ida
Wall Street Journal:
New York Poised to Join Ranks of States Extending Eviction Moratorium
Discussion: Bloomberg and 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: HuffPost, Raw Story and Daily Kos
J. Bradford DeLong / Project Syndicate:
Will Biden Make a Historic Mistake at the Fed?
Jan Hoffman / New York Times:
Purdue Pharma Is Dissolved and Sacklers Pay $4.5 Billion to Settle Opioid Claims
 

 
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