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8:00 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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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 …
Jessica Levinson / MSNBC:
Trump's response to the FBI search is definitely paying off — for DOJ
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?
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
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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CNN:
US Secret Service Assistant Director Tony Ornato leaves agency  —  US Secret Service Assistant Director Tony Ornato left the Secret Service on Monday, according to two sources familiar, a significant departure two months after explosive testimony by a former White House aide …
Discussion: The Intercept
CNN:
Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters scrubbed language on campaign website saying the 2020 election was stolen from Trump  —  Arizona Republican Senate nominee Blake Masters removed language from his website following his primary win that included the false claim that the 2020 election …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Big League Politics
Ben Whedon / Just The News:
FBI special agent who opened Trump investigation reportedly escorted out of Bureau  —  Former Washington Field Office Assistant Special Agent in Charge Tim Thibault was reportedly escorted out of the Bureau on Friday, amid whistleblower allegations that he showed political bias in his handling of politically sensitive investigations.
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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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
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 …
Discussion: Al Jazeera, Raw Story and CNN
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Washington Post:
Proud Boys member who instigated Capitol mob, menaced Schumer sentenced to 55 months
Discussion: The Hill and Associated Press
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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Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Meet the Conspiracy Theorist Advising Joe Biden on the Intelligence Community
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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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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 …
Blake Flayton / Common Sense:
My Post-Graduation Plan?  I'm Immigrating to Israel.  —  For me and other young Jews, the future is no longer in America.  What we experienced on campus has a lot to do with it. … It's Back to School Week at Common Sense.  If you appreciate our coverage of higher ed, please become a subscriber today.
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.
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 …
Politico:
Biden administration to ask Congress to approve $1.1B arms sale to Taiwan  —  The Biden administration plans to formally ask Congress to approve an estimated $1.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan that includes 60 anti-ship missiles and 100 air-to-air missiles, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the package.
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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.
Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine War Is Depleting U.S. Ammunition Stockpiles, Sparking Pentagon Concern  —  The level of one type of combat rounds in storage is ‘uncomfortably low,’ says a defense official  —  Why Crimea Is a Focal Point in the Ukraine War  —  Created with sketchtool.
Discussion: Task & Purpose
Ruth Ben-Ghiat / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed: Look to authoritarian parties abroad to see where the GOP is headed  —  At critical junctures in their histories, political parties reassess their platforms, methods and the qualities and values they desire their politicians to embody.  The Jan. 6 coup attempt that intended …
Discussion: FrameLab
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
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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Munir Ahmed / Associated Press:
Pakistan floods leave wrecked lives, half million in camps
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Jasper Goodman / Los Angeles Times:
Facing voter backlash, California Republicans recalibrate their antiabortion stance
Discussion: Washington Post and Vanity Fair
Matt Dixon / Politico:
DeSantis election investigation chief told local officials they face ‘no fault’ for felons voting
Marc Levy / Associated Press:
Shapiro breaks with Dems on COVID policies in Pa. gov race
Shay Khatiri / The Bulwark:
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Discussion: Alternet.org
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