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1:30 AM ET, August 28, 2022

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Politico:
Intel officials to assess national security fallout from Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents  —  The U.S. intelligence community will evaluate the potential national security risks stemming from former President Donald Trump's possession of top-secret documents at his Mar-a-Lago residence …
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Aila Slisco / Newsweek:
Joe Biden Mocks Donald Trump Over Claim He ‘Declassified Everything’  —  President Joe Biden has mocked former President Donald Trump for claiming that he secretly declassified all of the classified documents that were recovered by the FBI during the Mar-a-Lago raid.
CNN:
US intelligence chief tells Congress she's conducting damage assessment of documents taken from Mar-a-Lago  —  Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines has sent a letter to the House Intelligence and House Oversight committee chairs, saying the intelligence community is conducting …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Ryan King / Washington Examiner:
WATCH: Karl Rove says Secret Service could have ratted Trump out over classified docs  —  A Secret Service member tasked with safeguarding former President Donald Trump may have been the one to spill the beans about the classified material at Mar-a-Lago, according to Karl Rove.
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
Reading between the redacted lines: What affidavit tells us about DOJ's Trump intentions  —  Predictably, it was much nothing about ado.  —  To what should be the surprise of no one, the Justice Department so thoroughly redacted the affidavit supporting the FBI's raid of Donald Trump's Mar …
Chloe Folmar / The Hill:
Judge announces intent to appoint special master to review Mar-a-Lago documents  —  A Florida judge filed an order Saturday noting that the court plans to appoint a special master to oversee judicial interactions with plaintiff former President Trump.  —  “The Court hereby provides notice …
Washington Post:
Inside Trump's war on the National Archives  —  The agency has been hit with a wave of threats and vitriol since the FBI retrieved scores of classified records from Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club  —  In the nearly three weeks since the FBI searched former president Donald Trump's Florida home …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
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Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
Trump legal team says redacted affidavit raises ‘more questions than answers’
Discussion: RedState and Townhall
Washington Post:
Once unthinkable, Democrats now see narrow path to keeping the House  —  While Democrats acknowledge they still face major hurdles, there has been an unmistakable mood shift, according to interviews with candidates, strategists and officials  —  Democrats are voicing growing confidence …
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TMZ.com:
Sydney Sweeney's Hoedown Party for Mom Branded Right-Wing, MAGA-Leaning  —  4:08 PM PT — Sydney has addressed the controversy, writing ... “You guys this is wild.  An innocent celebration for my moms milestone 60th birthday has turned into an absurd political statement, which was not the intention.
Jim Acosta / CNN:
First on CNN: Motorist charged with threatening Utah Senate candidate with gun  —  Utah independent Senate candidate Evan McMullin has accused a motorist of brandishing a firearm and pointing it at him and his wife as the couple was driving home from a campaign event in April.
Pete Buttigieg:
One year in, parenting has taught us about vulnerability and gratitude  —  Note: This piece is in my voice, but Chasten and I worked on this together and I'm thankful for his help.  —  One sunny afternoon a year ago, I answered the phone and my whole life changed.
CNN:
‘This will change everything for me’: Americans react to Biden's plan to forgive up to $20k in student loan debt  —  Americans across the country are sharing their mixed reactions to President Joe Biden's decision to forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt for millions of borrowers.
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
As DeSantis Campaigns on Education, Crist Picks Teacher as Running Mate  —  Karla Hernández-Mats, head of the largest teachers union in the region, criticized the Republican governor for attacking educators.  “This is what dictators do,” she said.  —  MIAMI — In choosing the head …
Vinay Prasad / Common Sense:
Let Djokovic Play  —  Barring the tennis champion from the U.S. Open has nothing to do with science or public health.  —  Writes Vinay Prasad's Observations and Thoughts  · Subscribe  —  The credibility and legitimacy of public health demands two things.
Discussion: TheBlaze, The Daily Wire and Mediaite
Olesia Plokhii / Washington Post:
Roland Mesnier, White House pastry chef for a sweet quarter-century, dies at 78  —  He was a confident and methodical patissier who took as his motto ‘perfection is no accident’  —  Roland Mesnier, the French-born pastry chef who whipped up desserts for five presidents and dignitaries …
Discussion: The Hill and New York Post
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Discussion: Eschaton and Breitbart
Nicholas Grossman / The Daily Beast:
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New York Times:
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Trump's narrative takes big hit with affidavit's release
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