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2:30 PM ET, August 30, 2022

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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.
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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.
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Do Republicans agree with Trump's demand for a do-over election?
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 …
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump adds former Florida solicitor general to legal team working Mar-a-Lago probe  —  Former President Donald Trump has hired Chris Kise, Florida's former solicitor general, to represent him in the criminal investigation related to the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago resort in early August.
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Bolsters Florida Legal Team
Discussion: Bloomberg
Susan Dynarski / New York Times:
Why I Changed My Mind on Student Debt Forgiveness  —  As an economist who studies education, I long thought that forgiving student loans was a crude and inequitable tool for fixing student aid.  College graduates, after all, are the winners in our society.  College certainly changed my life …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
House conservatives prep plans to impeach Biden  —  Republicans hoping to seize control of the House in November are already setting their sights on what is, for many of them, a top priority next year: impeaching President Biden.  —  A number of rank-and-file conservatives …
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Woke Up and Went on a 60-Post, QAnon-Fueled Social Media Spree  —  You can take the man off of Twitter, but you can't take the urge to post out of the man  —  FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD Trump spent Tuesday morning feverishly sharing content from supporters on his social media platform Truth Social …
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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 …
Jack Stebbins / CNBC:   Trump's Truth Social barred from Google Play store over content moderation concerns
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 …
Discussion: Common Dreams
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New York Times:
Frustrations Mount at Washington Post as Its Business Struggles  —  With digital subscriptions and digital advertising revenue stagnating, the company is on pace to lose money this year.  —  In the years after Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post in 2013, business boomed.
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Georgia 2022: Walker Holds Two-Point Lead Over Warnock in Tight Senate Race; Kemp Leads Abrams by Four  —  Home Polls Georgia 2022: Walker Holds Two-Point Lead Over Warnock in Tight Senate Race; Kemp Leads Abrams by Four  —  The latest Emerson College Polling survey of the Georgia general …
Discussion: LifeNews.com and Political Wire
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 …
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
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
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.
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 …
Josh Israel / The American Independent:
Ted Cruz says FBI needs ‘complete housecleaning’ due to its ‘horrific’ abuse of power  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) made the comments at a ‘conservative activist summit’ in Atlanta, where he was campaigning for Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker.
DVIDS:
U.S. Navy Foils Iranian Attempt to Capture Unmanned Vessel in Arabian Gulf … The U.S. Navy prevented a support ship from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) from capturing an unmanned surface vessel operated by the U.S. 5th Fleet in the Arabian Gulf, Aug. 29-30.
Dave Philipps / New York Times:
Death in Navy SEAL Training Exposes a Culture of Brutality, Cheating and Drugs  —  The elite force's selection course is so punishing that few make it through, and many of those who do resort to illicit tactics.  —  CORONADO, Calif. — Kyle Mullen always had the natural drive and talent that made success look easy.
Discussion: Insider
Spencer Burt / KSTU:
Utah FBI employee charged with sexually abusing multiple children  —  TOOELE, Utah — A man who works for the Federal Bureau of Investigation was arrested last week and charged with molesting multiple children.  —  Robert Alexander Smith, 65, faces four 1st-degree felony counts …
Discussion: Big League Politics
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.
Discussion: Fox News, Daily Kos and New York Times
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Benj Edwards / Ars Technica:
France reveals hidden swimming pools with AI, taxes them  —  Computer eyes in the skies make real estate tax evasion in France much harder.  —  Using an artificial intelligence computer vision system developed by French IT firm Capgemini, the French tax office (often called “Le Fisc") …
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.
Cathy Free / Washington Post:
His emotional support animal is an alligator.  They sleep in the same bed.  —  ‘When he turns his nose toward you, that means he expects a kiss,’ Joie Henney said  —  Joseph Henney's emotional support animal WallyGator goes with him almost everywhere, from the grocery store to walks in the park.
Pippa Stevens / CNBC:
First Solar announces new U.S. panel factory following the Inflation Reduction Act  — First Solar, the largest solar panel manufacturer in the U.S., said Tuesday that it will build a new panel factory in the U.S.  — CEO Mark Widmar told CNBC the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and UPI
CBS News:
Top-level FBI agent under fire for role in Hunter Biden investigation resigns  —  Timothy Thibault, a top-level FBI agent who had been under fire for his role in investigations regarding President Biden's son, Hunter Biden, resigned late last week and was walked out of the FBI, two U.S. officials confirmed.
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
 
 
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Putin Thinks He Can Wait Out U.S. Support for Ukraine
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Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Rep. Mondaire Jones' Allies Accuse Key Progressive Group Of Misleading Him
Jay Root / New York Times:
Skirting Ethics Order, Hochul Seeks Donations From Cuomo Appointees
Discussion: New York Post
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Dems interfere in GOP primary in New Hampshire
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Settling scores or telling truths? Trump-era memoirs reveal covid chaos.
Discussion: Raw Story
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CNN:
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