memeorandum: Rep. Kevin McCarthy discusses Afghanistan, Capitol riot probe (Sierra Murdock/KGET-TV)

6:05 PM ET, September 4, 2021

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Scoop: Trump nears deal for D.C. hotel — Former President Trump is in advanced talks to sell rights to his Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., sources tell Axios. — Why it matters: The removal of Trump's big, golden name from Pennsylvania Avenue would be a symbolic bombshell savored by opponents.

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Will Wilkinson / Model Citizen:

Republicans Finally Caught the Car — The Back-Alley Reversal of Roe Just Made the GOP Unsafe for Right-leaning Women — Texas has banned abortion, more or less. Terminating a pregnancy is now categorically forbidden in the Lone Star State except in the brief period before the embryo develops something …

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Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:

I'm a Conservative Who Hates Abortion. The Texas Law Is a Disaster. — Imagine making the anti-abortion case when doing so means you have to defend allowing people to sue Uber drivers. … A deeply polarizing new law in Texas takes the person who cares about unborn children and asks …

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Alex Hasenstab / opb:

Portland City Council to vote on ending trade and travel with Texas in response to abortion restrictions — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced on Friday that Portland City Council will vote on an emergency resolution on Wednesday with the intent to ban city business and employee travel related to the state of Texas.

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor / The Nation: Sotomayor's Defiant Dissent

Washington Post:
Texas created a blueprint for abortion restrictions. Republican-controlled states may follow suit.

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John Kruzel / The Hill:
Texas judge hands narrow win to abortion providers fighting new 6-week ban

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CNBC:
GoDaddy to terminate hosting of Texas anti-abortion tip website

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Associated Press:
Judge shields Texas clinics from anti-abortion group's suits

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David Gelles / New York Times:
Companies Stay Quiet on Texas' New Abortion Law

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Select Committee to Investigate …:

Thompson & Cheney Statement on McCarthy's January 6th Misinformation Campaign — Bolton, MS & Wilson, WY—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) today made the following statement regarding Minority Leader McCarthy's false claim that the FBI and Senate committees …

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CNN:

January 6 select committee refutes claim by McCarthy that the Justice Department cleared Trump of any role in insurrection — (CNN)The top members of the select committee investigating the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill refuted recent claims by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy …

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Sierra Murdock / KGET-TV:
Rep. Kevin McCarthy discusses Afghanistan, Capitol riot probe

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Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:

Angry Men With Zip-Ties Ambush School Principal After COVID Masking Request — The surreal confrontation stemmed from the Arizona school asking a child who was exposed to the virus to abide by public health guidelines. — Police arrested a 40-year-old Arizona dad after he stormed …

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Associated Press:

Biden to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 at 3 memorial sites — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit all three 9/11 memorial sites to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and pay his respects to the nearly 3,000 people killed that day.

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Carla Babb / Voice of America:

VOA Exclusive: American Stuck in Afghanistan Shares Her Story — Sorry, but your browser cannot support embedded video of this type, you can download this video to view it offline. — Download File — Embed — In a chaotic effort, the U.S. managed to evacuate more than 124,000 civilians …

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Paul Flahive / Houston Public Media:

Doctors Say Texas Leaders Failed To Stop COVID-19 From Spreading — Hospitals across the state are running low on pediatric intensive care unit beds. Texas' Department of State Health Services says only 81 of them remain — and just a couple hundred more regular ICU beds are available in the state of 29 million people.

Matt Mcnulty / Daily Mail:

Florida diner that posted note refusing service to Biden voters because of his botched Afghan withdrawal is forced to close after it SOLD OUT of food following a boom in customers — Angie Ugarte posted the sign in the window of DeBary Diner in DeBary, Volusia County

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Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service:

Trump and his religion advisors launch new National Faith Advisory Board — Acknowledging he lost Catholic voters over his presidency, the former president referenced hypothetical future scenarios 'if we're able to get back in.' — WASHINGTON (RNS) — In another sign Donald Trump is eyeing …

Discussion: Raw Story and Friendly Atheist

WFTV:

Florida to issue $5,000 fines for businesses, schools who ask for proof of COVID-19 vaccine — Florida businesses, government entities and schools will soon face fines of up to $5,000 fines for asking a customer or visitor to show proof they have been vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.

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Isabella Grullón Paz / New York Times:

‘Sexist,’ ‘Racist,’ ‘Classist’: Georgia 8th Grader Challenges School Dress Code — After being cited for a rip in her jeans on the first day of school, Sophia Trevino has led a protest seeking changes to the district's dress code, which she says unfairly targets girls.

Discussion: Althouse