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7:15 PM ET, August 20, 2022

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New York Times:
The Final Days of the Trump White House: Chaos and Scattered Papers  —  Government documents that President Donald J. Trump had accumulated were with him in roughly two dozen boxes in the White House residence.  They were to go to the National Archives, but at least some ended up in Florida.
Discussion: Raw Story and Rolling Stone
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Vanessa Romo / NPR:
The woman accused of stealing Pelosi's laptop gets to attend Renaissance Faire  —  Here ye!  Here ye!  —  When Riley Williams, who is accused of stealing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's laptop during the Jan. 6 insurrection, was released from jail last year, the judge ordered that Williams …
Romy Ellenbogen / Tampa Bay Times:
DeSantis touted their arrest.  But ex-felons say they weren't told they couldn't vote.  —  DeSantis said 20 people across the state were arrested for voter fraud.  Those arrested worry what it'll do to their livelihood.  —  When Romona Oliver registered to vote in early 2020 …
Discussion: Orlando Sentinel
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Marlow Stern / Yahoo News:
B.J. Novak Shuts Down Bill Maher's ‘Cancel Culture’ Nonsense  —  On Friday night, Bill Maher welcomed an unlikely guest to Real Time: B.J. Novak, the Office writer/co-star, bestselling author, and filmmaker.  —  Novak visited the HBO program to promote his feature directorial debut Vengeance …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Misty Severi / Washington Examiner:
Trump-backed Kari Lake endorses antisemitic GOP candidate who said ‘Jews will go to hell’  —  Republican candidate for Arizona governor Kari Lake has endorsed a conservative antisemitic candidate for the Oklahoma state Senate who once said that Jewish people “will go to hell.”
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Jim Small / Arizona Mirror:
Kari Lake endorsed an antisemitic Oklahoma Republican who says ‘the Jews’ are evil
Discussion: Axios and The Warning
Yelena Dzhanova / Insider:
GOP candidate and anti-abortion advocate running for Michigan governor said rape victims find ‘healing’ by being forced to have a baby  — Tudor Dixon, the GOP nominee for Michigan governor, said rape victims and a child born of rape could form a “bond.”  — She used this argument …
Discussion: Occupy Democrats
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Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
GOP Gov. Hopeful Tudor Dixon Says She Opposes Abortion for Child Rape Victims Because of the ‘Bond’ Between Mother and Resulting Baby
Associated Press:
Finland asks: Does a prime minister have a right to party?  —  In a leaked video, Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin is seen dancing and singing with friends at a private party.  The 36-year-old leader poses for the camera.  She sits on her knees, hands behind her head.  She's entangled in a group hug.
Discussion: ABC17NEWS
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Where Are All the Manhattan Voters in August?  Try the Hamptons.  —  A late August congressional primary in New York has candidates scrambling to find far-flung voters who tend to summer in places like the Hamptons.  —  AMAGANSETT, N.Y. — In the lush town green here one recent morning …
Matt Phillips / Axios:
Here are some signs that inflation is calming down  —  Prices are falling on a host of important products, and supply chains are starting to sort themselves out, too. … High prices and product bottlenecks aren't gone, but they're getting a lot better.  — For financial markets …
Carter Walker / LancasterOnline:
‘Flow from the pulpit:’ The LifeGate church members providing security to Doug Mastriano [Video]  —  Doug Mastriano is running an unconventional campaign for governor.  He's not raising a lot of money.  He prefers to attend closed-door events with his base or campaign at public events where reporters are often kept at arm's length.
Dennis Aftergut / The Hill:
President Biden: Please honor this Army hero  —  THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL  —  In today's American political scene, a haunting question keeps coming to mind: “Is this really who we are?”  —  It arose last week after an AR15-toting assailant invaded the FBI's Cincinnati office.
CBS News:
Trump considering filing motion calling for “special master” to review evidence seized from Mar-a-Lago, attorney says  —  Former President Donald Trump is considering filing a court motion which calls for the appointment of a “special master” to review and return evidence collected during …
Discussion: Fox News
Washington Post:
Chinese leader asked Biden to prevent Pelosi from visiting Taiwan  —  The trip exposed tensions between the House Speaker and administration officials, who had warned of China's potential response.  Pelosi felt the trip was an important statement to make.  —  Just days before House Speaker …
Discussion: Fox News
 
 
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Pro-Ukrainian saboteurs are behind blasts at Russian military sites, Ukrainian official says
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Bernadette Hogan / New York Post:
Michael Bloomberg says he voted for NY-12 hopeful Suraj Patel in video
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Top conservative group spends big in Utah to protect Mike Lee from Evan McMullin challenge
Discussion: Raw Story
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Republican says comment Garland should be executed was ‘facetious’
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