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2:35 PM ET, August 24, 2022

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The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Student Loan Relief for Borrowers Who Need It Most … A three-part plan delivers on President Biden's promise to cancel $10,000 of student debt for low- to middle-income borrowers  —  President Biden believes that a post-high school education …
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Washington Post:
White House eyes up to $20,000 in debt relief for Pell Grant recipients  —  White House officials are considering canceling up to $20,000 in student debt for recipients of Pell Grants as part of their broader announcement on Wednesday of student debt forgiveness, four people familiar with the matter said.
New York Times:
Biden to Cancel $10,000 in Student Loan Debt; Low-Income Students Are Eligible for More  —  The debt forgiveness comes after months of deliberations in the White House over fairness and fears that the plan could exacerbate inflation before the midterms.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden announced …
CNN:
Biden announces student loan relief for borrowers making less than $125,000
Bradford Betz / Fox News:
Joe Biden expected to announce $10,000 student loan forgiveness program Wednesday: report
Rolling Stone:
Trump Tells His Lawyers: Get ‘My’ Top Secret Documents Back  —  EXCLUSIVE: The ex-president is desperate to recover the classified trove taken from Mar-a-Lago — and is pushing his legal team on a long-shot maneuver to return them  —  IN THE WEEKS after the FBI's Mar-a-Lago raid …
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump appears to concede he illegally retained official documents in filing  —  A motion submitted by the ex-president's lawyers argues some materials seized by the FBI could be subject to executive privilege  —  Donald Trump appeared to concede in his court filing surrounding the seizure …
Washington Post:
FBI's Mar-a-Lago search followed months of resistance, delay by Trump
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
That National Archives letter released by a MAGA outlet backfired spectacularly
Discussion: Metro.co.uk
Wall Street Journal:
FBI Search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago Heads to Court
Discussion: Townhall and Raw Story
New York Times:
California to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline Cars  —  The decision, to take effect by 2035, will very likely speed a wider transition to electric vehicles because many other states follow California's standards.  —  WASHINGTON — California on Thursday is expected to put into effect …
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Ella Nilsen / CNN:
California expected to ban new gas car sales by 2035, with Thursday vote
Discussion: National Review and Forbes
Cook Political Report:
Red Wave Looks More Like a Ripple  —  That sound you hear is the crash of expectations of big GOP gains in the House this fall.  Democrats notched a huge victory in New York's 19th CD last night as Democrat Pat Ryan defeated Republican Marc Molinaro 51% to 49% in a Hudson Valley special election both parties had invested in.
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Bill Mahoney / Politico:
Democrat Pat Ryan wins bellwether special election in New York's Hudson Valley
Politico:
Democrats gain momentum: 5 takeaways from the last big primary night of 2022  —  A New York special election seen as the last, best test of the electorate's midterm leanings confirmed what Democrats hoped and Republicans feared: Predictions of a red wave may be overblown.  —  To be sure, Donald Trump had a winning night.
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Four takeaways from the New York and Florida primaries
Katherine Ellen Foley / Politico:
Trump White House exerted pressure on FDA for Covid-19 emergency use authorizations, House report finds  —  The Trump administration pressured the Food and Drug Administration, including former FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, to authorize unproven treatments for Covid-19 and the first Covid-19 vaccines …
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Washington Post:
Battle for Kyiv: Ukrainian valor, Russian blunders combined to save the capital  —  KYIV, Ukraine — A hail of shrapnel from kamikaze drones ripped through the tent where off-duty Ukrainian border guards were sleeping near a crossing with Belarus, three hours north of Ukraine's capital.
Discussion: CNN, New York Times, Al Jazeera and Insider
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Everything's Coming Up Brandon!  —  1. What Are People Going To Complain About Now?  —  Joe Biden is still good at politics.  We've talked about this before, but I just want to restate a summary of the Biden administration's first 20 months:  — Passed the American Rescue Plan.
Discussion: Political Wire
Nathaniel Rakich / FiveThirtyEight:
Yes, Special Elections Really Are Signaling A Better-Than-Expected Midterm For Democrats  —  But there's still time for history to catch up to the party.  —  By Nathaniel Rakich  —  Aug. 24, 2022, at 12:19 PM  —  In your typical midterm election with an unpopular Democratic president, you'd expect Republicans to be flying high.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Rep. Scott Perry suing to block DOJ access to his cell phone  —  Rep. Scott Perry is suing to block the Justice Department from reviewing the contents of his cell phone, which was recently seized as part of an apparent investigation into the Pennsylvania Republican's connections …
Danielle Paquette / Washington Post:
A Mich. library refused to remove an LGBTQ book.  The town defunded it.  —  JAMESTOWN, Mich. — Two librarians had quit since the trouble began, and Kaitlin McLaughlin didn't want to be the third.  —  But the same term kept coming up in board meetings and on yard signs, making her feel awkward and wrongly accused: grooming.
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
‘Donald kept our secret’: Mar-a-Lago stay saved Giuliani from drink and depression, book says  —  Former New York mayor's ex-wife describes breakdown Trump helped hide, years before mutual White House drama  —  Depressed and drinking to excess after the failure of his run …
Discussion: Insider and Raw Story
Reuters:
Judge in Texas blocks Biden administration emergency abortion guidance  —  A federal judge in Texas blocked the Biden administration late Tuesday from enforcing new guidance in the Republican-led state requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions to women regardless of state bans on the procedure.
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Feds charge members of ‘B Squad’ militia allegedly run by former GOP House candidate in Jan. 6 case  —  WASHINGTON — Federal authorities have charged five members of a militia allegedly run by a former candidate for Congress for their alleged actions on Jan. 6.
Washington Post:
Ex-Interior secretary Zinke lied to investigators in casino case, watchdog finds  —  The Interior Department's inspector general detailed Zinke and his chief of staff's attempts to mislead federal officials.  —  Former Interior secretary Ryan Zinke, the leading contender to win …
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Transcript of Pelosi Remarks at Las Vegas Press Availability Following Inflation Reduction Act Roundtable  —  Las Vegas - Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Congressman Steven Horsford for a roundtable on the Inflation Reduction Act and breaking down barriers for working women.
 
 
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Elias Weiss / Phoenix New Times:
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Masks in classes at Georgetown University, COVID-19 testing required
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David Horowitz / Front Page Magazine:
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Despite ‘concerning’ transgender study, UW kept quiet because of positive coverage
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