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NBC News:
Trump's passports returned after Mar-a-Lago search, DOJ official says — Trump claims FBI seized his passports in Mar-a-Lago search — Passports belonging to Donald Trump have been returned to the former president after last week's FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago home, a Justice Department official told NBC News on Monday.
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Justice Department asks not to disclose affidavit behind Mar-a-Lago search — Unsealing the document could reveal the scope of the inquiry against Donald Trump, whose team is rattled by recent events — The US justice department asked a judge Monday to keep sealed the affidavit that gave …
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Wall Street Journal:
Merrick Garland Weighed Search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago for Weeks — Attorney general took signature deliberative approach to the move; Justice Department asks judge not to unseal affidavit that provided basis for search — FBI Seized Classified Documents in Trump Search, Inventory Shows
David Marcus / New York Post:
Media is back to anonymous, one-source stories on Trump that we can't trust anymore
Media is back to anonymous, one-source stories on Trump that we can't trust anymore
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Bloomberg, Big League Politics, IJR and Insider
John Solomon / Just The News:
Boomerang? DOJ admission it over-collected evidence in Trump raid creates new legal drama
Boomerang? DOJ admission it over-collected evidence in Trump raid creates new legal drama
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Carrie's Gazebo and Lawrence's Newsletter
Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
It's Inevitable: Trump Will Be Indicted
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Laura Ingraham: Voters might say it's ‘time to turn the page’ on Trump
Laura Ingraham: Voters might say it's ‘time to turn the page’ on Trump
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HuffPost, Raw Story, Breitbart, TheBlaze, The Daily Wire, New York Post, Mediaite, Fox News and Axios
Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Trump's head-spinning excuses for Mar-a-Lago documents are already piling up. Insiders warn that's bad news for him
Trump's head-spinning excuses for Mar-a-Lago documents are already piling up. Insiders warn that's bad news for him
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The Daily Beast, Insider, New York Post, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, NBC News, Re*Pikir, New York Post, Raw Story, Occupy Democrats and HotAir
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Liz Cheney is the last stop on Trump's impeachment revenge tour. But he is the key to her future. — Ahead of primary, Liz Cheney fights to save her House seat — JACKSON, Wyo. — Rep. Liz Cheney's supporters have mixed feelings about the brutal defeat likely heading …
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ABC News:
In Alaska and Wyoming primaries, 2 Trump critics could meet different fates as Palin eyes a comeback
In Alaska and Wyoming primaries, 2 Trump critics could meet different fates as Palin eyes a comeback
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Washington Examiner, Washington Post, Fox News, Associated Press, Politico, The Hill, CNN, NewsNation, The Guardian, Financial Times, New York Times and CBS News
James M. Banner, Jr / The Bulwark:
Liz Cheney's Staunch Constitutionalism
Liz Cheney's Staunch Constitutionalism
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CNN, Vanity Fair and NewsNation
New York Times:
Giuliani Is Told He Is a Target in Trump Election Inquiry in Georgia
Giuliani Is Told He Is a Target in Trump Election Inquiry in Georgia
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The New Era of Political Violence Is Here
Washington Post:
Trump-allied lawyers pursued voting machine data in multiple states, records reveal
Trump-allied lawyers pursued voting machine data in multiple states, records reveal
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The Gateway Pundit, Talking Points Memo, Streams of Crunchiness, CNN, Washington Examiner, HuffPost, Raw Story, Rolling Stone, CBS News, Forbes and Mediaite
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The Georgia investigation is heating up, and it's ominous for Trump
The Georgia investigation is heating up, and it's ominous for Trump
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BBC, CBS News, Associated Press and Mediaite
New York Times:
Trump Executive Nears Plea Deal With Manhattan Prosecutors — Allen H. Weisselberg, who was charged with participating in a tax scheme, will not cooperate with the district attorney's investigation into Donald J. Trump. — Allen H. Weisselberg, a longtime top executive …
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The Guardian, Raw Story, Insider, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, RedState, Just The News, Reuters, ABC7 and Talking Points Memo
NBC News:
Trump's grip on GOP tightens as legal troubles mount — WASHINGTON — If it's Tuesday .... It's Primary Day in Alaska and Wyoming. ... Ranked choice voting gets its latest test. ... President Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act into law. ... The Justice Department asks a judge …
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Politico, The Hill and Uniic Media
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Senate G.O.P. Campaign Arm Slashes TV Ad Buys in Three States — In a sign that fund-raising trouble is taking a serious toll, a key political committee cancels ad plans in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. — The Republicans' Senate campaign committee has slashed its television ad reservations …
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Fox News, Daily Kos, HotAir, Occupy Democrats, Mediaite and Rolling Stone
Michael Schwirtz / New York Times:
Ukraine Live Updates: Blast Hits Russian Ammunition Depot in Crimea — The explosion came a week after blasts at a Russian air base on the peninsula destroyed several fighter jets. A senior Ukrainian official said that an elite military unit was responsible for an attack on Tuesday that sent …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
That red wave is looking more like a ripple. Here's why. — Suddenly, the 2022 midterms are looking much better for Democrats, and there's a simple explanation: Donald Trump is back on the ballot, metaphorically speaking. — In the last few days, a historical anomaly has emerged …
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The Economist, New York Times, Ringside at the Reckoning, WND and Daily Kos
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Axios:
“Defund the FBI” complicates GOP's midterm messaging
“Defund the FBI” complicates GOP's midterm messaging
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Washington Examiner, Raw Story, Vanity Fair, Colorado Newsline, Washington Post, PoliticusUSA, Political Wire, New York Times and Insider
Ryan Cooper / MSNBC:
How Democrats could actually come out on top in the midterms
How Democrats could actually come out on top in the midterms
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The American Independent, Reuters, Fox News, Warrior Insights, New York Post, New York Magazine and RedState
Washington Post:
Road to war: U.S. struggled to convince allies, and Zelensky, of risk of invasion — On a sunny October morning, the nation's top intelligence, military and diplomatic leaders filed into the Oval Office for an urgent meeting with President Biden. They arrived bearing a highly classified …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
George T. Conway III / Washington Post:
Trump didn't take the cookies. Nope. Never. Why ask? — You're looking for cookies? There are no cookies here. — I don't have any cookies. I don't even like cookies. Won't eat them. Never had one in my life. — Never even seen one. Not once. Ever.
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
A Functional Congress? Yes. — Congress is known for being dysfunctional. Why hasn't it been over the past two years? — Describing Congress as dysfunctional seems unobjectionable, even clichéd. I've done it myself this summer. Yet as the current session enters its final months, the description feels off.
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Washington Post, NBC News and Associated Press
Jacob Ogles / Florida Politics:
Video shows Val Demings' security pushing man to ground outside event … Jacob Ogles — Jacob Ogles has covered politics in Florida since 2000 for regional outlets including SRQ Magazine in Sarasota, The News-Press in Fort Myers and The Daily Commercial in Leesburg.
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The Daily Wire, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Examiner, Breitbart and Townhall
Variety:
‘The Flash’ Star Ezra Miller Seeking Treatment for ‘Complex Mental Health Issues’ (EXCLUSIVE) — “The Flash” star Ezra Miller says they are seeking treatment for “complex mental health issues.” — In a statement provided to Variety by a representative of the actor, Miller broke their silence …
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John Ganz / Unpopular Front:
The Case for Going After Trump — Fuck It — Since the F.B.I. served a search warrant on Mar-a-Lago, there's been a bunch of arguments flying around that the Justice Department should not press an aggressive case against the former president. These arguments are based on prudential reasons …
David A. Fahrenthold / New York Times:
Prosecutors Struggle to Catch Up to a Tidal Wave of Pandemic Fraud — Investigators say there was so much fraud in federal covid-relief programs that — even after two years of work and hundreds of prosecutions — they're still just getting started. — In the midst of the pandemic …