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5:40 PM ET, August 29, 2022

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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
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 …
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Jessica Levinson / MSNBC:
Trump's response to the FBI search is definitely paying off — for DOJ  —  Donald Trump ramps up attacks against government agencies following FBI search of Mar-a-Lago  —  Former President Donald Trump's response to the FBI's search of his Mar-a-Lago residence is paying off ... for the Justice Department, not for him.
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
DOJ tells judge it has completed review of possible attorney-client privileged materials seized from Mar-a-Lago
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
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 …
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Emily Peck / Axios:
Who student debt relief helps (and it's not who you think)  —  Despite what critics may say, student loan debtors who stand to benefit most from the relief plan announced last week aren't exactly latte-sipping elites. … Second, a significant percentage of student loan debtors didn't get a four-year degree.
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New York Times:
Did Biden Just School the Republicans, or His Own Party?  —  Bret Stephens: Hi, Gail.  Depending on whom you ask, Joe Biden's decision to forgive hundreds of billions of dollars in student loans is either the Democrats' political masterstroke or a major political gift to Republicans.  What's your take?
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Althouse
Armin Rosen / Tablet Magazine:
It's Open Season on Jews in New York City  —  Of the hundreds of hate crimes committed against Jews in the city since 2018, many of them documented on camera, only a single perpetrator has served even one day in prison  —  The attack that sent 31-year-old Yossi Hershkop to the hospital …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Rising Cost of Republicans' Investment in Trump  —  Republican leaders and donors are suddenly making worried noises about their political chances.  —  Five months ago, their party looked likely to take both the U.S. House and the Senate in 2022.  Republicans appeared ready to consolidate …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Proud Boy sentenced to 4.5 years in prison in Jan. 6 case, still says election was stolen  —  WASHINGTON — A former D.C. bartender and Proud Boy who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was sentenced to 55 months in federal prison on Monday.  —  Joshua Pruitt, 40, pleaded guilty in June …
Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Biden to give prime-time speech on ‘soul of the nation’ as voters prepare to cast midterm ballots  —  President Joe Biden plans to deliver a prime-time speech this week on how America's “rights and freedoms are still under attack,” returning to the core message of his 2020 campaign as Americans …
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Haisten Willis / Washington Examiner:
Biden will head to these two swing states on Labor Day
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Meet the Conspiracy Theorist Advising Joe Biden on the Intelligence Community  —  President Joe Biden's pick for an intelligence advisory post falsely claimed that Hunter Biden's laptop was part of a Russian disinformation campaign and that Donald Trump's campaign colluded with the Kremlin.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Joe Biden picks Hunter laptop denier for presidential intelligence board
Discussion: Just The News, Townhall and Twitchy
Federal Trade Commission:
FTC Sues Kochava for Selling Data that Tracks People at Reproductive Health Clinics, Places of Worship, and Other Sensitive Locations  —  Agency Alleges that Kochava's Geolocation Data from Hundreds of Millions of Mobile Devices Can Be Used to Identify People and Trace Their Movements
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Wall Street Journal:   FTC Sues Idaho Company for Selling Sensitive Tracking Data
Jim Sciutto / CNN:
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.
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Associated Press:
Clashes erupt after Iraqi Shiite cleric resigns, 10 dead  —  An influential Shiite cleric announced Monday that he would resign from Iraqi politics, prompting hundreds of his angry followers to storm the government palace and sparking clashes with security forces and between rival militias.
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New York Post:
DeSantis pulls out of $25K-a-plate Zeldin fundraiser over ‘unforeseen tragedy’  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had to pull out of a big-bucks fundraiser for New York gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin on Long Island on Sunday because of an “unforeseen tragedy,” the candidate's rep told The Post.
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Allison P. Davis / The Cut:
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 …
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Discussion: Big League Politics
Jonathan Rauch / The Atlantic:
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
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.
Shay Khatiri / The Bulwark:
The “Banana Republic” Fallacy  —  Following the rule of law does not turn a country into a “banana republic.”  Bending the law because you're afraid of a populist strongman does.  —  (THE BULWARK / MIDJOURNEY)  —  The FBI's operation to retrieve classified documents from Mar-a-Lago …
Discussion: Alternet.org
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
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.
 
 
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Republican Paranoia Could Cost the Party in November
Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine War Is Depleting U.S. Ammunition Stockpiles, Sparking Pentagon Concern
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
McConnell Says US Recession Is Likely, Vows GOP Will Curb Biden's Spending
Ruth Ben-Ghiat / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed: Look to authoritarian parties abroad to see where the GOP is headed
Discussion: FrameLab
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
In Facebook video, Doug Mastriano thanked pro-Confederate armed men for supposedly defending Gen. Lee statue
New York Times:
Manhattan Has a Glut of Empty Offices. Hochul Wants to Build More.
New York Times:
‘The Eye of the Storm’: Taiwan Is Caught in a Great Game Over Microchips
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Abigail Shrier / The Truth Fairy:
“I Don't Want American Kids”  —  The Real Reason Parents Are Suddenly Choosing Language Immersion Schools
Natalia Contreras / Votebeat Texas:
What brought down one Texas county's entire elections department? It was something in the water.
NBC News:
Persuadable voters are breaking for the Democrats, NBC News poll finds
Discussion: The Mahablog and Daily Kos
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: National Republicans going all-in for Herschel Walker
Discussion: RedState
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
When an election denier becomes an election chief
Politico:
Same-sex marriage puts Ron Johnson in a bind
Discussion: Daily Kos, Vanity Fair and Raw Story
 

 
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John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

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Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion

 
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