Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents already examined by FBI, Justice Dept. tells judge  —  A “filter team” has “completed its review” of material possibly covered by attorney-client privilege, the court filing says.  —  FBI agents have already finished their review of possibly privileged documents seized …

Persuadable voters are breaking for the Democrats, NBC News poll finds  —  WASHINGTON — If it's Monday ... NASA places Artemis I rocket launch was scrubbed for Monday. ...  The Biden administration announces it will suspend taking orders for free at-home Covid tests due to a lack of congressional funding, per NBC's Monica Alba. ...

Ukrainian forces begin ‘shaping’ battlefield for counteroffensive, senior US officials say  —  Ukrainian forces have begun “shaping” operations in southern Ukraine to prepare the battlefield for a significant Ukrainian counteroffensive, two senior US officials briefed on the intelligence told CNN.

3 dead, including suspected shooter, in Oregon grocery store attack  —  Gunman opens fire in Oregon grocery store, killing two  —  Three people, including the suspected shooter, are dead following an attack Sunday night at a grocery store in Bend, Oregon, police said.

Lindsey Graham's vile ‘riots’ threat gives away Trump's game  —  “If there's a prosecution of Donald Trump for mishandling classified information,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham on Fox News, there will be “riots in the streets.”  —  The South Carolina Republican's quote has been relentlessly skewered …

The Jolt: National Republicans going all-in for Herschel Walker  —  Was Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell talking about Herschel Walker recently when he referred to “candidate quality” as he downplayed Republicans' chances of retaking the Senate?  McConnell has never offered more detail …

Trump Family Dunks on DeSantis: You're ‘Stealing’ Our Bit!  —  Donald Trump says the Florida governor is mirroring the former president — right down to the hand gestures  —  DONALD TRUMP HAS been complaining that Ron DeSantis is “stealing” from him.  —  According to three people who've spoken …

Brian Kemp must testify in Trump election interference probe, judge rules  —  A Georgia judge on Monday denied Gov. Brian Kemp's bid to avoid testifying before the grand jury hearing evidence in a probe of possible 2020 election interference by former President Donald Trump and others …

Trump's Second Term Would Look Like This  —  Ever since the U.S. Senate failed to convict Donald Trump for his role in the January 6 insurrection and disqualify him from running for president again, a lot of people, myself included, have been warning that a second Trump term could bring about the extinction of American democracy.

The Comey-Clinton Document Standard and Trump  —  WSJ Opinion: What Did We Learn From Justice's Mar-a-Lago Affidavit?  —  Skip Ad  —  in 15  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  —  Created with sketchtool.

When an election denier becomes an election chief  —  Many of the election deniers running for secretary of state this year have spent their time talking about something they can't do: “decertifying” the 2020 results.  —  The bigger question — amid concerns about whether they would fairly administer …

Hillary Clinton posts dance floor pic in support of Finnish PM Sanna Marin  —  Hillary Clinton is throwing down in support of Finland's party-loving prime minister, Sanna Marin, reliving her own scandal from strutting her stuff in office — and urging her to “keep dancing” through the backlash.

Retiring AP reporter chronicles 4 decades covering Congress  —  In the waning moments of Democrats' four-decade hold on the House, I saw a gesture that seems unthinkable today.  On the evening of Nov. 29, 1994, they let the top Republican preside, briefly, over the chamber.

Greenland ice sheet set to raise sea levels by nearly a foot, study finds  —  New research suggests the massive ice sheet is already set to lose more than 3 percent of its mass, even if the world stopped emitting greenhouse gases today  —  Human-driven climate change has set …

Meghan of Montecito … The conditions are right for confession.  It is a beautiful August day in Montecito, in a beautiful sitting room, in a beautiful home.  Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, a lively 3-year-old with a shock of ginger curls identical to his father's, toddles into the room demanding …

Republicans are increasingly sharing misinformation, research finds  —  Republican candidates have dramatically increased how much they share from unreliable sources in just two years  —  Over the last several years, there's been a considerable increase in media coverage about misinformation and conspiracy theories in politics.

New National LP Group Underway  —  Independent Political Report has learned that a new national Libertarian group, the  —  Association of Libertarian State Parties  —  is in the process of being formed.  It is our understanding that this group:  — will have as members only state parties, not individual people;

Secret Data, Tiny Islands and a Quest for Treasure on the Ocean Floor  —  Mining in parts of the Pacific Ocean was meant to benefit poor countries, but an international agency gave a Canadian company access to prized seabed sites with metals crucial to the green energy revolution.

US government to end free at-home Covid test program this week  —  The federal government is ending its free at-home Covid-19 test program this week, citing a lack of funding and efforts to preserve supply ahead of an anticipated fall surge in cases, a White House official told CNN on Sunday.

POLITICO Playbook: The almighty vs. the alternative  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE WEEK —Today: Artemis I, the first step in NASA's new moon mission, launches in the morning.  VP KAMALA HARRIS speaks at the Kennedy Space Center. ...

What brought down one Texas county's entire elections department?  It was something in the water.  —  Aggrieved anti-fluoride activists, low pay, and understaffing eventually drove away Gillespie County's election officials.  —  Last November's sleepy constitutional amendment election nearly came …