Some of Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Critics Went to College for Less Than $400 per Year  —  When the Biden Administration announced Wednesday that it would cancel $10,000 of federal student loans for Americans making under $125,000 per year, and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients at the same income level …

Florida Pair Pleads Guilty in Theft of Biden's Daughter's Diary  —  Aimee Harris and Robert Kurlander admitted to participating in a conspiracy that saw Ashley Biden's diary end up in the hands of the conservative group Project Veritas near the end of the 2020 campaign.

Trump reportedly oversaw collection of classified Mar-a-Lago docs  —  The more Donald Trump took a direct, hands-on role in keeping highly classified materials, the more he's personally responsible for this scandal.  —  In the wake of the FBI's search at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump's Republican allies …

Pennsylvania 2022: Fetterman Holds Four-Point Lead Over Oz for US Senate; Shapiro Leads Mastriano by Three  —  Home Polls Pennsylvania 2022: Fetterman Holds Four-Point Lead Over Oz for US Senate; Shapiro Leads Mastriano by Three  —  Majority of Voters Say Oz's NJ Residence Makes Them Less Likely to Vote for Him

Justice Dept. to Submit Redacted Affidavit Used in Trump Search Warrant  —  In its most complete form, the document would disclose important details about the government's justification for taking the extraordinary step of searching Mar-a-Lago this month.  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department …

Eight Sources Say Feds Are Not Done With Matt Gaetz  —  It's been a quiet couple months in the probe into allegations that Rep. Matt Gaetz was involved in underage sex trafficking.  But few involved think it's over.  —  When Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) beat his primary challenger Tuesday …

How Trump has spent his days since the feds searched his home  —  As he finds himself, once more, in legal jeopardy—standing at the epicenter of a media storm of his own making, his political future changing course in real time—Donald Trump has done what Donald Trump likes to do.

‘I Was in Kenosha Two Years Ago, Kyle Rittenhouse Is Not a Hero’  —  Before the shooting started, at 11:36 p.m. on August 25, 2020, I ran into Kyle Rittenhouse in front of a gas station and interviewed him for several minutes.  He was a 17-year-old kid with a semi-automatic rifle …

‘A Wrong Never Righted’: Court Upholds Mississippi's 1890 Jim Crow Voting Law  —  The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals voted to uphold a Jim Crow law that Mississippi's white-supremacist leaders adopted in 1890 in an attempt to disenfranchise Black residents for life.

Trump Calls For Mitch McConnell To Be ‘Immediately’ Replaced As Senate GOP Leader  —  Trump has repeatedly attacked McConnell since the GOP leader admitted Republicans are struggling in their attempt to win Senate control.  —  Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday slammed Senate Minority …

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘swatted’ for second time in two days, police say  — Police responded to another false 911 call at the home of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, authorities confirmed.  — It was the second “swatting” call in two days targeting the Republican congresswoman, who is supported by former President Donald Trump.

An expert on the right urgently warns: Beware of another Oklahoma City  —  Consider the events of this month alone: Members of a militia in Michigan were convicted of a plot to kidnap the state's Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer.  We've seen numerous threats and attempts at violent attacks against the FBI.

Sen. Klobuchar plans to bring Pete Buttigieg to the State Fair butter carving booth Thursday  —  FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — A lot of people lined up outside the gates of the Minnesota State Fair Thursday morning, and among them was Sen. Amy Klobuchar.  —  “I think people now see the lighthouse on the horizon.

Scoop: Obama enters the chat  —  Former President Barack Obama is jumping full-on into the midterms with a fundraiser for the Senate Democrats' campaign arm, Axios has learned. … - Tickets for the New York City event are $25,000-a-pop for general admission and $50,000 for VIP, the invite says.

Minnesota's GOP nominee for top elections official called changing voting rules ‘our 9/11’ after ‘the big rig’ in 2020  —  The Republican nominee to be the top elections official in Minnesota said changing the rules around voting following the 2020 “big rig” was “our 9/11,” …

Stop improving things right now!  Everyone must suffer as I did!  —  DISGUSTING!  AWFUL!  I have just received word that life is getting marginally better for some people, and I am white-hot with fury!  This is the worst thing that could possibly happen!

Developers back out of Florida panther protection proposal  —  A Florida panther that had been hit by a car is released back into the wild with a collar attached to track it.  Credit: Brandon Basino, FWC  —  Quality Journalism for Critical Times  —  August is usually the worst month to be in Florida.

Texans who perform abortions now face up to life in prison, $100,000 fine  —  Texas, the largest state to restrict abortions, now has three significant bans on the books, setting up a potential legal minefield.  —  Copy link  —  Performing an abortion is now a felony punishable by up to life …

Charlie Crist raises more than $1 million within 24 hours of winning primary  —  Charlie Crist raised more than $1 million within 24 hours of winning the Democratic nomination for Florida's governor, offering a preview of a race to oust a popular GOP governor viewed as a likely 2024 presidential hopeful.

Sean Hannity and Other Fox Stars Face Depositions in Defamation Suit  —  The depositions are one of the clearest indications yet of how aggressively Dominion Voting Systems is moving forward with its suit against the media company.  —  Some of the biggest names at Fox News have been questioned …

How a Corporate Law Firm Led a Political Revolution  —  The untold story of Jones Day's push to move the American government and courts to the right.  —  On a balmy Saturday night in June, Traci Lovitt hosted a 50th birthday party for her husband, Ara, at their 9,800-square-foot Westchester mansion overlooking Long Island Sound.

Court: Arkansas can't ban treatment of transgender kids  —  A federal appeals court on Thursday said Arkansas can't enforce its ban on transgender children receiving gender affirming medical care.  A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a judge's ruling temporarily blocking …

Trump World's Mar-a-Lago Offensive Backfires  —  It turns out the former president tried to block FBI access to retained classified documents, but Biden intervened.  —  In my columns Monday and Tuesday, I stressed that President Trump could talk himself into being charged by the Justice Department …

Gov. Kemp's attempt to avoid testifying in Trump election investigation in court today  —  A Fulton County judge on Thursday morning will hear arguments about whether Gov. Brian Kemp should be forced to testify before a grand jury examining potential criminal interference in Georgia's 2020 elections.

Manchin delivered for Democrats.  Can they return the favor?  —  Good morning and welcome to The Climate 202!  Our colleague Theodoric Meyer, a co-author of The Early 202, helped report and write the top of the newsletter today.  (Unfortunately, Maxine's cat, Ollie, didn't get a byline.)

The Asset Economy Strikes Again … The resurgence of inflation has created a strange situation.  Inflation is bad for ordinary people: their money buys less of what they need.  But the prevailing approach to containing inflation is also bad for ordinary people: higher interest rates depress economic activity and keep wages down.

Tax rebates 2022: Direct one-time checks worth $150 will be sent out in just months  —  Hundreds of thousands of New York City homeowners will receive tax rebates thanks to legislation passed and signed by city leadership.  —  Mayor Eric Adams signed the legislation on Wednesday …

U.S. toughened positions in Iran deal response, Israeli officials say  —  When Israeli national security adviser Eyal Hulata arrived in Washington this week, his government was highly concerned that the Biden administration was about to make new concessions to reach a nuclear deal with Iran.