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Biden administration tells ex-Trump officials to resign from military academy advisory boards or be dismissed — (CNN)The Biden administration has told 11 officials appointed to military service academy advisory boards by former President Donald Trump to resign or be dismissed, a source familiar with the situation tells CNN's KFile.
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Joe Schoffstall / Fox News:
CDC tightened masking guidelines after threats from teachers union, emails show — Emails show further coordination between Biden administration and teachers unions — White House used deep union ties to censor criticism on school mask guidance — The Biden administration tightened …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Biden moves to boot Trump loyalists from advisory boards — The Biden White House has begun the process of removing Trump allies from military advisory boards, months after they were installed into those posts at the end of the last administration. — On Wednesday, Cathy Russell …
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
The top 1 percent are evading $163 billion a year in taxes, the Treasury finds. — WASHINGTON — The wealthiest 1 percent of Americans are the nation's most egregious tax evaders, failing to pay as much as $163 billion in owed taxes per year, according to a new Treasury Department report released on Wednesday.
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Peter Boghossian / Common Sense with Bari Weiss:
My University Sacrificed Ideas for Ideology. So Today I Quit. — The more I spoke out against the illiberalism that has swallowed Portland State University, the more retaliation I faced. … Dear Provost Susan Jeffords, — I'm writing to you today to resign as assistant professor …
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David Atkins / Washington Monthly:
Donald Trump May Still Destroy the GOP, After All — Republicans think the former president is their electoral savior, but his toxic influence over the party might just bring about its demise. — When Donald Trump descended the escalator on that fateful day in June 2015 …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
California's recall becomes the new epicenter of unfounded fraud claims
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The looming chaos of Trump 2024 — There is nothing substantively different about what Donald Trump is now than what he was in 2015. — He is as indifferent to the expectations of elected leadership as he ever was, choosing to recognize the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with a …
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Holman W. Jenkins, Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Is Donald Trump Finished? — Admit it: You don't want him to run again yet his absence hasn't solved any problem. — Is Donald Trump playing the game badly? The question needs to be asked. If you think Mr. Trump the worst thing that ever happened to America, the answer might not be entirely reassuring.
Joyce Vance / MSNBC:
Texas' abortion law is the start of the Republican endgame … Last week the Supreme Court did something courts don't usually do: It gutted Roe v. Wade, a landmark legal precedent that stood for almost 50 years. Since 1973, Roe has guaranteed the legal right to an abortion.
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Garrett Epps / Washington Monthly:
Why Should the Anti-Abortion Movement Settle for Just Ending Roe?
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Rick Rouan / USA Today:
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott defends abortion law, says state will ‘eliminate rape’
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Garrett M. Graff / The Atlantic:
After 9/11, the U.S. Got Almost Everything Wrong — On the Friday after 9/11, President George W. Bush visited the New York City site that the world would come to know as Ground Zero. After rescue workers shouted that they couldn't hear him as he spoke to them through a bullhorn, he turned toward them and ad-libbed.
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Doha Madani / NBC News:
Florida judge orders immediate lifting of DeSantis ban on school mask mandates — A judge on Wednesday ruled that Florida must immediately stop enforcing Gov. Ron DeSantis' ban on mask mandates in schools, refusing to issue a stay as the state appeals his decision.
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Sam Sachs / WFLA-TV:
Florida judge rules to set aside stay, allowing mask mandates in schools
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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Trumper Pleads Guilty After His Mom Bragged About His Capitol Riot Antics On Facebook — Russell James Peterson, who wore a “(F**k) your feelings” sweatshirt inside the U.S. Capitol building, “sat in Pelosi's chair,” his mother posted. — A 34-year-old man who traveled with his mother …
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Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Revealed: LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every civilian they stop — An internal police chief memo shows employees were directed to use ‘field interview cards’ which would then be reviewed — he Los Angeles police department (LAPD) has directed its officers to collect …
Federal Bureau of Investigation:
FBI Washington Field Office Releases Video and Additional Information Regarding the Pipe Bomb Investigation — The FBI's Washington Field Office has released new information and video regarding the suspect who placed pipe bombs in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
The World Is Getting More Dangerous. A Lot More. — Anti-mask violence in America. A coup brewing in Brazil. — 1. Danger Signs — This is not normal: … Wait, there's more: … So we have three dudes rolling up on an elementary school. Only one of them is a parent with a kid enrolled …
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Lee Drutman / New York Times:
Quiz: If America Had Six Parties, Which Would You Belong To? — This essay is part of a series exploring bold ideas to revitalize and renew the American experiment. Read more about this project in a note from Ezekiel Kweku, Opinion's politics editor. — America's two-party system is broken.
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Schumer says Democrats moving “full speed ahead” on $3.5 trillion spending package — Washington — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday the Senate is moving “full speed ahead” on a sweeping $3.5 trillion spending package, rejecting a suggestion from Democratic Senator Joe Manchin …
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Manchin backs as little as $1 trillion of Biden's $3.5 trillion plan
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Politico:
Trump chooses Cheney challenger in major test of political clout — Donald Trump is set to back Wyoming attorney Harriet Hageman as she prepares a primary challenge against GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, according to three people with knowledge of his plans, marking the most important political endorsement yet in Trump's post-presidency.
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Politico:
Yellen warns of likely October debt cliff and incoming ‘irreparable damage’ — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned congressional leaders on Wednesday that she expects the country's debt limit will hit its breaking point next month, dealing a likely blow to the global economy without quick action.
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Mike Cherney / Wall Street Journal:
Australia's Top Court Finds Media Companies Liable for Other People's Facebook Comments — Decision could hinder the promoting of important public-interest journalism, legal experts say — SYDNEY—Australia's highest court found that newspapers and television stations that post articles …
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Ivan Penn / New York Times:
From 4% to 45%: Biden Offers Ambitious Blueprint for Solar Energy — The Biden administration on Wednesday released a plan to produce almost half of the nation's electricity from the sun by 2050 as part of its effort to combat climate change. — Solar energy provided less than 4 percent …
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James Laporta / Associated Press:
A U.S. Marine, a curious Afghan boy, an unfathomable moment — One day not long ago, I watched my soon-to-be 3-year-old son jump up and down to the sound of “ho” and “hey.” — It's a song by The Lumineers, an American folk-rock band. The lyrics and stomp reverberate throughout the kitchen and into the house.
Minyvonne Burke / NBC News:
Patton Oswalt cancels shows in Florida, Utah after venues fail to comply with his Covid requests — Comedian and actor Patton Oswalt canceled his upcoming tour dates in Florida and Salt Lake City because the venues would not comply with his request that attendees either show proof of full vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test.
Wall Street Journal:
Sex and Drug Videos to Minors — After signing up for an account on TikTok, a 13-year-old user started by searching the app for “onlyfans”—the name of a site known for hosting adult entertainment—then watched a handful of videos in the results, including two selling pornography.
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Associated Press:
Statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee comes down in Virginia capital — RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A crowd erupted in cheers and song Wednesday as workers hoisted one of the nation's largest Confederate monuments off a pedestal where the figure of Gen. Robert E. Lee towered over Virginia's capital city for more than a century.
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Harry Reid / LasVegasSun.com:
Abolishing the filibuster would pay dividends for Nevadans — Editor's note: Following a longstanding tradition, Brian Greenspun turned over his Where I Stand column to others in August. Today, we continue to present columns submitted by those guests. In presenting this year's series …
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Blinken: The Taliban still aren't letting the chartered flights carrying Americans depart — In case you're not keeping track, this is now Day 8 of our definitely-not-a-hostage-crisis crisis in Mazar-i-Sharif. — Blinken still won't use the H-word in the clip below, presumably …
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Sleaze and Slime: Former Bill Clinton Intern Now Claiming to Be ‘Republican’ Launders Expunged, Dismissed Allegations After Trump Endorses Opponent — Jeff Bartos, a former intern for former Democrat President Bill Clinton — now running as a Republican in Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate primary …
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Tyler Dawson / National Post:
Book burning at Ontario francophone schools as ‘gesture of reconciliation’ denounced — More than 4,700 books were removed from library shelves at 30 schools, and they have since been destroyed or are in the process of being recycled — A book burning held by an Ontario francophone school board …
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
When Republicans talk about the ‘real America,’ they are not talking about the real America. ‘Real America’ is anti-American — What Jim Jordan means. — United States Representative Jim Jordan wrote the following to accompany a video of University of Wisconsin students going wild …
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