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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.
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Politico:
DOJ indicates Trump's demand for special master may be too late — Donald Trump's team demanded last week that a judge appoint an official to sift through all the material that was seized from his home to find out if it was privileged. — The government indicated Monday that his demand …
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Katie Benner / New York Times:
Document Inquiry Poses Unparalleled Test for Justice Dept.
Document Inquiry Poses Unparalleled Test for Justice Dept.
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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?
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Elizabeth Popp Berman / American Prospect:
Student Loan Debate Reveals Limits of Economist-Style Thinking
Student Loan Debate Reveals Limits of Economist-Style Thinking
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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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Dave Goldiner / New York Daily News:
Sen. Lindsey Graham warns of ‘riots in the streets’ if Trump is indicted
Sen. Lindsey Graham warns of ‘riots in the streets’ if Trump is indicted
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Kim Bellware / Washington Post:
There will be ‘riots in the street’ if Trump is prosecuted, Graham says
There will be ‘riots in the street’ if Trump is prosecuted, Graham says
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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
Biden will head to these two swing states on Labor Day
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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 …
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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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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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Ben Whedon / Just The News:
FBI special agent who opened Trump investigation reportedly escorted out of Bureau headquarters — Former Washington Field Office Special Agent in Charge Tim Thibault was reportedly escorted out of the Bureau's headquarters on Friday, amid whistleblower allegations that he showed political bias …
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Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Joe Biden picks Hunter laptop denier for presidential intelligence board — President Joe Biden's latest pick for his Intelligence Advisory Board is an MSNBC pundit who was among dozens of former intelligence officials to sign a letter in 2020 claiming, without evidence …
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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 …
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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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Daria Shulzhenko / The Kyiv Independent:
Ukraine reportedly begins advancing to liberate country's south
Ukraine reportedly begins advancing to liberate country's south
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Dennis Romero / NBC News:
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.
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Chris Mooney / Washington Post:
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 …
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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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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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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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Washington Post:
Iran sends first shipment of drones to Russia for use in Ukraine — Russian cargo planes left Tehran 10 days ago with UAVs, some of which have already malfunctioned, U.S. and allied officials say — Russian cargo planes have quietly picked up the first of scores of Iranian-made combat drones …
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Republican Paranoia Could Cost the Party in November — The terror that mainstream conservative Republican politicians have felt over the threat of being called insufficiently conservative — of being tagged as Republicans in Name Only — has made governing difficult for them since the 1990s.
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.
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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 …
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