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9:45 AM ET, August 28, 2022

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Brad Lendon / CNN:
US sends two warships through Taiwan Strait, in first transit since Pelosi trip  —  China fires missiles towards Taiwan strait in drill after Pelosi visit  —  Two United States Navy warships have entered the Taiwan Strait in what is the first US naval transit in the waterway since US-China tensions spiked …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Judge announces ‘preliminary intent to appoint a special master’ to review Trump records seized by FBI  —  The ruling follows Trump's motion seeking an independent review of records seized by the FBI  —  What did we learn from DOJ's Mar-a-Lago affidavit?  —  FIRST ON FOX: A federal judge …
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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 …
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.
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Ryan King / Washington Examiner:
WATCH: Karl Rove says Secret Service could have ratted Trump out over classified docs
Discussion: Politico
Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
Reading between the redacted lines: What affidavit tells us about DOJ's Trump intentions
Rachel Sharp / The Independent:
Ted Cruz mocked for blasting ‘slacker baristas’ after Biden scraps some student loan debt  —  Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders posted a video on Twitter educating the Texas senator about some of the Americans - such as nurses - struggling because of crippling student loan debt
Discussion: Occupy Democrats
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: Daily Kos, 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
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.
David Shepardson / Reuters:
Duke volleyball game in Utah moved after racist abuse hurled at Black player  —  Duke University women's volleyball match on Saturday was moved to an alternate location in Provo, Utah, after racial slurs were hurled at a Black player from the crowd during Friday's match with BYU, school officials said.
Discussion: Washington Post
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 …
CNN:
A once-bullish GOP now sees a smaller House majority in its future, presenting a challenge to McCarthy  —  Democrats closing the enthusiasm gap but the midterms will still be an “uphill battle”  —  House Republicans are starting to grow pessimistic about their chances of winning a massive majority …
Lauren Gambino / The Guardian:
‘The US could lose the right to vote within months’: Top official warns on threat to democracy  —  Jena Griswold urges Americans to pay attention to crucial but often overlooked races for secretary of state  —  Colorado's secretary of state, Jena Griswold, is warning anyone who will listen …
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 and The Hill
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Politico:
Intel officials to assess national security fallout from Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents
NBC News:
Intel officials will assess ‘risk to national security’ from documents found at Trump's Mar-a-Lago
Discussion: Reuters, MSNBC and Political Wire
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.
Isabella Kwai / New York Times:
Serbia's Leader Cancels EuroPride.  Organizers Say They Will Go Ahead Anyway.  —  The annual gay pride event was to take place in September in Belgrade.  President Aleksandar Vucic said the timing was bad, citing “numerous problems” currently affecting the country.
Katrin Bennhold / New York Times:
Sanna Marin's Party Scandal Highlights Finland's Generational Divides  —  Leaked videos featuring Sanna Marin dancing have raised the question of whether she is held to a different standard than older, male leaders are.  —  HELSINKI, Finland — Last fall, Prime Minister Sanna Marin of Finland …
Discussion: Financial Times
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.
 
 
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