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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Final Days Draw Scrutiny as Handling of Documents Investigated — Chaotic exit from White House is at center of federal probe that conducted a search of the former president's Mar-a-Lago resort — WASHINGTON—In the final weeks of the Trump administration, the West Wing started to empty out.
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HotAir and The Mahablog
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Presidential Power to Declassify Information, Explained — While it is legally irrelevant, former President Donald J. Trump claims he had declassified the top secret files the F.B.I. seized at his Florida residence. — WASHINGTON — Former President Donald J. Trump's claim that he had declassified …
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Twitchy, Snopes.com, Associated Press, Daily Kos, RedState and Insider
Renato Mariotti / Politico:
Espionage Isn't the Strongest Case Against Trump. It's Simpler Than That. — Former president Donald Trump's stubborn refusal to return highly classified material forced the Justice Department's hand, resulting in the execution of a search warrant at his residence.
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Snopes.com, Talking Points Memo, b'Raw Story and The Daily Wire
Jack Goldsmith / Lawfare:
Thoughts on the Mar-a-Lago Search — I have long worried (here, and, more recently, here) about the adverse consequences of the Biden Justice Department using criminal process against former President Donald Trump. I have also long worried (spurred by Garrett Graff) about the mischief …
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The Daily Beast, Ben's Newsletter and The Daily Wire
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Joe Biden got the vibe shift he needed. Now he's looking to make it count.
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The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and Washington Examiner
Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
What is the Espionage Act? — The Justice Department is investigating former President Donald Trump …
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b'TheBlaze' and Insider
Mitchell Prothero / VICE:
Salman Rushdie Stabbing Suspect 'Had Contact With Iran's Revolutionary Guard' — Intel officials told VICE World News Hadi Matar had been in contact with members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard. There's no evidence Iran was involved in organising the attack. — MP
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Ben Ashford / Daily Mail:
Exclusive: Distraught mother of alleged Iranian sympathizer accused of trying to murder Salman Rushdie says her son returned home as religious zealot after a month-long trip to the Middle East and says he is ‘responsible for his actions’ — Silvana Fardos revealed to DailyMail.com …
Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
Salman Rushdie, Badly Wounded, Is Off Ventilator and Starting to Recover — Mr. Rushdie's agent said Sunday that the writer, who was attacked on Friday after years under threat, was beginning a slow journey of healing. — The author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed roughly 10 times on Friday …
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CNN, Vanity Fair, TNT Radio and The White House
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
FBI seizes privileged Trump records during raid; DOJ opposes request for independent review: sources — Some records seized at Trump's Mar-a-Lago home were covered by attorney-client privilege, according to sources — Fox News Flash top headlines for August 13
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump calls for return of privileged documents reportedly seized at Mar-a-Lago
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CBS News, Talking Points Memo, Insider and The Washington Current
NBC News:
FBI and DHS warn threats to federal law enforcement have spiked since Mar-a-Lago search
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ABC News, The Hill, Occupy Democrats, CBS News, Insider, Talking Points Memo and Political Wire
Alia Shoaib / Insider:
Trump goes on Truth Social rampage, sharing over a dozen posts, including from accounts with QAnon references
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PoliticusUSA and b'Raw Story
United States Capitol Police:
Law Enforcement Investigating Car Crash, Gunshots, and Suicide on East Capitol Street — Just after 4:00 a.m., a man drove his car into the vehicle barricade at East Capitol Street and Second Street. — While the man was getting out of the car, it became engulfed in flames.
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WTOP News, Associated Press, NPR, New York Times, The Daily Wire, The Gateway Pundit, CBS News, The Daily Caller, New York Post, UPI, CNN, Fortune, Insider, New York Magazine, The Hill, Just The News, b'TheBlaze', Mother Jones and PoPville
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John M. Bridgeland / Cincinnati.com:
Republicans should be wary of JD Vance — The 2022 election for U.S. Senate in Ohio calls the question on what kind of representatives we seek and nation we want to be. I have the privilege of knowing both candidates and am forming “Republicans for Tim Ryan.”
Associated Press:
More US lawmakers visit Taiwan 12 days after Pelosi trip — A delegation of American lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, just 12 days after a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that prompted an angry China to launch days of threatening military drills around the self-governing island …
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Reuters, Al Jazeera, New York Post, Global Dispatches, Breitbart, The Guardian and Washington Examiner
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Ait / American Institute in Taiwan:
Senator Markey Leads Congressional Delegation to Taiwan
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Washington Post, The Daily Wire, RedState, UPI and Insider
Mithil Aggarwal / NBC News:
Congressional Delegation visits Taiwan less than two weeks after Pelosi trip sparked furious response from China
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HotAir
Media Matters for America:
Fox host defends Trump's handling of top secret documents: “President Nixon said that if the president does it, that it is not illegal” — Angelo Carusone: After FBI search for top secret documents at Mar-a-Lago, right-wing reaction have been preparing their audience for a call to action
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Mediaite
CNN:
Armed Trump supporters outside Phoenix FBI office — Armed Trump supporters gathered outside the Phoenix FBI office after what they call the “unlawful” search of Mar-a-Lago.Source: CNN — FOLLOW CNN POLITICS
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Kevin Drum:
Please stop with the deep dives on the climate bill — Enough of this. Just stop: … I've read other pieces about how, for example, environmental groups kept pushing and pushing and pushing, and that's why the bill passed. Or about the brilliance of Chuck Schumer's leadership.
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Washington Post
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
After Roe v. Wade Reversal, Readers Flock to Publications Aimed at Women — The surge of readers has buoyed a part of the digital media world that has gradually declined in recent years. — In the weeks since the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade, overturning the right to abortion after almost 50 years …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
Falling global food and fuel costs offer poor countries little relief — Costs are down from their peaks in the Ukraine war but are still up compared with last year — Many of the global prices for food, fuel and fertilizer that spiked when Russia invaded Ukraine have returned to their prewar levels …
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