memeorandum: Serbia's Leader Cancels EuroPride. Organizers Say They Will Go Ahead Anyway. (Isabella Kwai/New York Times)

9:05 AM ET, August 28, 2022

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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.

Discussion: GreatAmericanMail's Newsletter, Insider and Raw Story

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

Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
Reading between the redacted lines: What affidavit tells us about DOJ's Trump intentions

Discussion: NBC News, The Daily Beast, Vanity Fair, Associated Press, New York Times, CBS News, HuffPost, Breitbart, PoliticusUSA, MyNorthwest.com and Raw Story

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

Politico:
Intel officials to assess national security fallout from Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents

Discussion: Fox News, New York Times, The Daily Caller, The Western Journal, NewsNation, ABC News, Washington Times, Alternet.org, Vox, HuffPost, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Occupy Democrats, Insider, Raw Story, emptywheel and KFOR-TV

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

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

Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
Trump legal team says redacted affidavit raises ‘more questions than answers’

Discussion: RedState and Townhall

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 …

Discussion: Townhall, New York Magazine and Meaning In History

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 …

Discussion: New York Times, Associated Press, CNN, The Colorado Sun, CBS News, Insider, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, Just The News and Political Wire

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 …

Discussion: Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, The Hill, Associated Press, Fox News, Reuters, New York Times, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Trends Journal, Bloomberg and TASS

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 …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Recovering Republican, Raw Story and The Hill

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.

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

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.

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.

Discussion: Politico and Radio Free Europe/Radio …

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.