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6:30 PM ET, August 23, 2022

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Axios:
Rick Scott's ill-timed Italian vacation  —  Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is spending part of his congressional recess on a luxury yacht in Italy with his family after criticizing President Biden for vacationing in Delaware, Axios has learned. … - Scott is already under fire for his management of the committee.
Ben Whedon / Just The News:
Full text of National Archives letter to Trump on classified documents  —  Just the News has obtained the full text of the letter that the National Archives sent to former President Donald Trump requesting classified documents.  —  Evan Corcoran Silverman Thompson 400 East Pratt Street Suite 900
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Politico:
Documents recovered at Mar-a-Lago were among government's most classified, letter shows  —  The National Archives found more than 700 pages of classified material — including “special access program materials,” some of the most highly classified secrets in the government …
Wall Street Journal:
The Trump Warrant Had No Legal Basis  —  A former president's rights under the Presidential Records Act trump the statutes the FBI cited to justify the Mar-a-Lago raid.  —  WSJ Opinion: After Mar-a-Lago, Let Voters Decide Trump's Future  —  Skip Ad  —  in 15  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
Discussion: Breitbart and Ace of Spades HQ
Wall Street Journal:
Letter to Trump Lawyer Highlights National Archives' Concern Over Sensitive Materials Before Mar-a-Lago Search
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New York Times:
Biden to Announce Decision on Student Loan Debt, Affecting Millions of Borrowers  —  The decision, expected Wednesday, will cap months of deliberations over fairness and the potential to exacerbate an inflation rate that has reached a 40-year high.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden will announce …
Discussion: Breitbart and Alternet.org
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Joe Biden Illegally ‘Canceling’ Student Loans Would Be a Middle Finger to America
Discussion: RedState
Andrew Lautz / NTU:
Cost of Student Debt Cancelation Could Average $2,000 Per Taxpayer
Detroit Free Press:
Jury convicts Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr. in Whitmer kidnapping plot  —  Tresa Baldas Arpan LoboDetroit Free Press  —  GRAND RAPIDS — In a do-over for the government, a federal jury Tuesday convicted two men charged with plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer out of anger over her handling of the pandemic …
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Washington Post:
Former security chief claims Twitter buried ‘egregious deficiencies’  —  In an explosive whistleblower complaint obtained by The Washington Post, former Twitter security chief Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko alleges the company misled regulators about lax security and spam
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CNN:
Ex-Twitter exec blows the whistle, alleging reckless and negligent cybersecurity policies  —  Video by John General, Zach Wasser and Logan Whiteside, CNN Business,  —  Twitter has major security problems that pose a threat to its own users' personal information, to company shareholders …
Reem Nadeem / Pew Research Center:
Abortion Rises in Importance as a Voting Issue, Driven by Democrats  —  Biden job approval remains low; a declining share of voters say he will be a factor in their midterm vote  —  Biden job approval remains low; a declining share of voters say he will be a factor in their midterm vote
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Reem Nadeem / Pew Research Center:
1. Midterm election preferences, voter engagement, views of campaign issues
Discussion: Bloomberg
Carol Robinson / al.com:
Perry Hooper Jr., former Alabama lawmaker, charged with sex abuse in Montgomery  —  A former state legislator is facing a felony sex charge.  —  Perry Oliver Hooper Jr., 67, is charged with first-degree sex abuse, Montgomery police Capt. Saba Coleman confirmed Tuesday.
Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs / New York Times:
Ex-Detective Admits Misleading Judge Who Approved Breonna Taylor Raid  —  Kelly Goodlett, the former detective, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy.  She is the first officer to be convicted in the fatal police operation.  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former police detective admitted …
BBC:
Finnish PM Sanna Marin sorry for topless guest photo at official residence  —  Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has apologised for a topless photo of guests at her official residence.  —  It comes days after she deflected accusations of having an excessive party lifestyle, by voluntarily taking a drug test - which came back clean.
CNN:
Prosecutor to dismiss charges against Atlanta police officers involved in fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks  —  A Georgia special prosecutor announced Tuesday that murder and assault charges will be dismissed against two Atlanta police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks in June 2020 …
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Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
New poll indicates a Liz Cheney presidential run would hurt Biden more than Trump  —  46th Vice President of the United States  —  President of the United States since 2021  —  Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., has vowed to do “whatever it takes to ensure Donald Trump is never again anywhere near the Oval Office” …
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
McConnell dismisses threats to U.S. democracy, calling it ‘solid.’  —  Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, dismissed concerns on Monday that American democracy was facing a grave threat.  —  Speaking at a chamber of commerce luncheon in Scott County, Ky. …
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Brandon Gillespie / Fox News:   Fauci's biggest critics hint at the reason for his December retirement: ‘trying to get out of Dodge’
TMZ.com:
Nancy Pelosi's Husband Paul Pelosi Pleads Guilty To DUI  —  Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul, just pled guilty to a DUI charge stemming from his May car accident and arrest.  —  According to court records, obtained by TMZ, Pelosi pled guilty to one count of DUI.
Phil Mattingly / CNN:
Biden's ‘bodyman’ and close confidante to depart the White House  —  Inside President Joe Biden's tight-knit inner circle, few — if any — White House aides have spent more time by his side in the last three years than Stephen Goepfert.  That will change at the end of this week.
Ina Fried / Axios:
Exclusive: Yelp to flag listings for crisis pregnancy centers  —  Yelp is adding a prominent consumer notice to crisis pregnancy center listings to more clearly distinguish them from clinics that provide abortion services, in a policy change shared first with Axios.
Jack Suntrup / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wood abandons independent bid for Missouri's US Senate seat  —  JEFFERSON CITY — John Wood, a former investigator for the Jan. 6 committee who launched an independent bid for U.S. Senate in Missouri, said Tuesday he was withdrawing from the race.  —  Wood, who positioned himself …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
The Koch network and other Trump allies are quietly backing his biggest GOP critic: Rep. Liz Cheney  — Two PACs backing Liz Cheney hired i360, a data and technology company financed by billionaire Charles Koch, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
IRS launches safety review after right-wing threats  —  Republicans in Congress are repeating baseless claims long made by extremists, experts say, potentially putting federal workers in danger  —  The Internal Revenue Service will launch a full security review of its facilities nationwide …
Hannah Dellinger / Houston Chronicle:
Katy ISD police ‘investigated’ a library book after complaint alleged it was ‘harmful to minors’  —  Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate  —  A Katy ISD police officer temporarily removed a copy of a book from a high school library last month as part of an investigation after a woman filed …
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation, Daily Kos and Raw Story
Tyler Kingkade / NBC News:
Conservative activists want to ban 400 books from a library — but they aren't even on shelves  —  After nine months on the job, the library director is quitting.  “Nothing in my background could have prepared me for the political atmosphere of extremism,” she said.
 
 
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Tennessee State Representative & Former Chief of Staff Indicted In Bribery & Kickback Conspiracy
Mary Katharine Ham / Reason:
A Belated Vindication for School Reopeners
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Financial Times:
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