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11:45 AM ET, August 30, 2022

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Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
‘Do Not Drink The Water’: Jackson Water System Failing For 180,000 People  —  Jackson's water system is failing and water across the city is entirely unsafe to drink, officials said at an emergency briefing Monday night.  State leadership have warned all residents of Mississippi's capital city …
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Phil Helsel / NBC News:
Jackson, Mississippi, without reliable running water  —  Mississippi faces major water crisis in wake of severe flooding  —  The city of Jackson, Mississippi, was without a reliable water supply Monday after rain and flooding pushed the Pearl River to dangerous levels, officials said.
Politico:
'There's enormous frustration': Trump forces Republicans off-script... again  —  The investigation into Donald Trump's handling of classified national security records is forcing Republicans into a strained defense during a pre-midterm sprint in which they'd much rather be talking about Joe Biden.
Discussion: HotAir, Mediaite, The Guardian and Raw Story
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Insider:
Trump posts dozens of memes attacking Biden, the FBI, and others as the former president's allies beg him to keep quiet  — Since the Mar-a-Lago raid in early August, Trump has taken to social media to lash out.  — He has routinely promoted or commented on posts and memes that bashes Biden, Democrats, or the FBI.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Raw Story
Washington Times:
Top agent exits FBI amid charge of political bias undermining Hunter Biden probe, sources say  —  A senior FBI official in the bureau's Washington field office has abruptly resigned after coming under congressional scrutiny for suspected political bias in handling the investigation of Hunter Biden's laptop computer.
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Brian Bennett / TIME:
Republicans Search for Someone Who Can Sue Over Biden's Student Loan Debt Plan  —  To find the authority to cancel billions of dollars in student loans, President Biden turned to two words in a 2003 law: “national emergency.”  —  President George W. Bush had troops in Afghanistan and Iraq …
Discussion: Associated Press and Insider
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
House conservatives prep plans to impeach Biden
Discussion: RedState and The Dispatch
Susan Dynarski / New York Times:   Why I Changed My Mind on Student Debt Forgiveness
Marc Caputo / NBC News:
Trump hires former Florida solicitor general in criminal probe of Mar-a-Lago documents  —  Chris Kise, Florida's former solicitor general who served on Gov. Ron DeSantis's transition team, inked a contract to represent Donald Trump in the criminal case that resulted in the FBI search …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Chris Brennan / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
More Republicans back Josh Shapiro for Pennsylvania governor  —  The ranks of Republicans rejecting State Sen. Doug Mastriano, their party's nominee for governor in Pennsylvania, grew this week as a former national security Cabinet member and a former Trump administration lawyer endorsed …
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
More former Republican officials come out in support of Josh Shapiro in Pa. governor's race
Discussion: The Hill
Rolling Stone:
Trump Bragged He Had ‘Intelligence’ on Macron's Sex Life … For Trump, that has been a subject of intense — and tawdry — interest for years.  —  Specifically, Trump has bragged to some of his closest associates — both during and after his time in the White House …
Politico:
Republicans fight abortion backlash with ads — and stealth website edits  —  Democrats have been hammering GOP candidates on abortion since the fall of Roe v. Wade.  That's left some Republicans scrambling to try to figure out how to soften the blow.  —  A number of Republicans are trying …
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Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Dems interfere in GOP primary in New Hampshire
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Secret Service official at center of Jan. 6 committee probe retires  —  Tony Ornato, the senior Secret Service official who served as a top aide in Donald Trump's White House and faced scrutiny from the Jan. 6 select committee earlier this summer, announced his retirement Monday.
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Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:   Anthony Ornato, Top Secret Service Official Sought by Investigators for Role in Jan. 6, Retires Unexpectedly
Neal K. Katyal / New York Times:
Bill Barr Made the Decision to Clear Trump, and That Should Still Frighten Us  —  The memo released last week by the Justice Department closing the book on the report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election is a frightening document.
Discussion: Alternet.org
John Hudson / Washington Post:
Ukraine lures Russian missiles with decoys of U.S. rocket system  —  KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine may be outgunned but in the latest sign it is not yet outfoxed, a fleet of decoys resembling advanced U.S. rocket systems has tricked Russian forces into wasting expensive long-range cruise missiles on dummy targets …
Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
U.S. Approval of Labor Unions at Highest Point Since 1965  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Seventy-one percent of Americans now approve of labor unions.  Although statistically similar to last year's 68%, it is up from 64% before the pandemic and is the highest Gallup has recorded on this measure since 1965.
Discussion: Vox
The Verge:
How Twitter's child porn problem ruined its plans for an OnlyFans competitor  —  Internal documents and Twitter employees reveal the need for massive investment to remove illegal content — but executives haven't listened  —  In the spring of 2022, Twitter considered making a radical change to the platform.
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Here are the signs Republicans' hopes for a ‘red wave’ are receding ahead of the 2022 elections  —  Analysis: The GOP may still make gains this fall.  But the Supreme Court's abortion ruling, declining gas prices and Trump's re-emergence give Democrats fresh cause for optimism.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: Truth Social's Google Play Store holdup  —  Google hasn't yet approved Truth Social's Android app for distribution via its Play Store because of insufficient content moderation, a Google spokesperson tells Axios. … - “Last week Truth Social wrote back acknowledging our feedback …
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Ron DeSantis' First Voter Fraud Bust Is Quickly Imploding  —  The governor's own administration greenlighted the defendants' voter registration applications.  Now it has arrested them for voting.  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made a spectacle out of the round of arrests …
Jay Root / New York Times:
Skirting Ethics Order, Hochul Seeks Donations From Cuomo Appointees  —  Gov. Kathy Hochul's campaign says contributions from board and commission members and their families are fair game because she did not appoint them.  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — On the road to building one of the largest campaign war chests …
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
What's Behind Trump's Private War With the Intelligence Community?  —  The former president is serially criminal, loves dictators, and hates being held accountable.  No wonder he despises the U.S. intelligence community. … When you are at war with the truth, you attack the truth tellers.
Kate Bennett / CNN:
An ‘annoyed’ Melania Trump stays mum on Mar-a-Lago search as she promotes NFT business  —  Shortly after the FBI searched his Mar-a-Lago home earlier this month, former President Donald Trump fumed on social media about agents rummaging through his wife's clothing and personal items.
Discussion: Insider
Ashley Fetters Maloy / Washington Post:
Their ancestors came to America.  After Dobbs, they want out.  —  The curtailing of abortion rights and general political turmoil have made many in the U.S. see dual citizenship as an escape hatch  —  On the morning of June 27, Julie Schäfer logged into her work computer and sat stunned at what she saw.
Jordan Fabian / Bloomberg:
Biden Tests His Political Muscle as Midterm Travel Blitz Begins  —  President Joe Biden is kicking off a travel stretch intended to save the Democratic Party's majorities in Congress with visits to two pivotal states that will provide an early test of his political clout ahead of November's midterm elections.
 
 
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Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Rep. Mondaire Jones' Allies Accuse Key Progressive Group Of Misleading Him
CNN:
A ‘radical shift’ at the border is making things tougher for Biden
Discussion: The Daily Wire
Ross Kerber / Reuters:
NYC, California pensions ask credit card firms to help track suspicious gun buys
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Yoav Gonen / All:
Cop Who Bragged About Ripping Down Mask to Pepper Spray Protester Escapes Discipline for Use of Force
Ryan Broderick / Garbage Day:
Bracing for impact  —  Read to the end for a great Reddit post  —  The Election War Room Scam
more at Mediagazer »
Dave Philipps / New York Times:
Death in Navy SEAL Training Exposes a Culture of Brutality, Cheating and Drugs
Farnoush Amiri / Associated Press:
In new gun law, a quiet breakthrough for victims of abuse
Matt Bonesteel / Washington Post:
British Open champion Cameron Smith joins LIV Golf
Discussion: Cyprus Mail
 Earlier Items: 
Cathy Free / Washington Post:
His emotional support animal is an alligator. They sleep in the same bed.
Discussion: National Review, Mediaite and KFOR-TV
Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:
Campus Wokeness Harms America Around the World
Allison C. Morgan / Nature:
Socioeconomic roots of academic faculty
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Settling scores or telling truths? Trump-era memoirs reveal covid chaos
Ben Westcott / Bloomberg:
Solomon Islands Suspends US Naval Visits as Tensions Rise
Discussion: HotAir and Washington Examiner
Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
NBC's ‘Meet the Press’ Shakeup Puts Chuck Todd in Jeopardy
Discussion: New York Post and Mediaite
Juan Carlos Castillo / Asbury Park Press:
Lakewood cut down Town Square trees to deter homeless
 

 
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Yifan Yu / Nikkei Asia:
Biden admin finalizes its $6.6B CHIPS Act grant to TSMC; money will be disbursed in stages and TSMC is expected to receive at least $1B by the end of 2024

Financial Times:
Sources: xAI raised $5B at a $45B valuation, almost double its valuation a few months ago; SpaceX prepares a tender offer that would value the company at $250B+
 
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