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9:30 AM ET, August 30, 2022

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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 …
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Politico:
Republicans fight abortion backlash with ads — and stealth website edits  —  Democrats have been hammering GOP candidates on abortion since the fall of Roe v. Wade.  That's left some Republicans scrambling to try to figure out how to soften the blow.  —  A number of Republicans are trying …
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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: CBS News, Bloomberg, Raw Story and Forbes
Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:   Anthony Ornato, Top Secret Service Official Sought by Investigators for Role in Jan. 6, Retires Unexpectedly
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 …
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Jay Nordlinger / National Review:
‘Joy and Sorrow, Pride and Fear’
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 …
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Mississippi Today:
Flooding exacerbates Jackson's water crisis, raises calls for state intervention
Discussion: Mississippi Free Press and WJTV
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.
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Ron DeSantis' First Voter Fraud Bust Is Quickly Imploding  —  The governor's own administration greenlighted the defendants' voter registration applications.  Now it has arrested them for voting.  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made a spectacle out of the round of arrests …
Discussion: Florida Politics
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Matt Dixon / Politico:
DeSantis election investigation chief told local officials they face ‘no fault’ for felons voting
Discussion: Raw Story and Popular Information
Neal K. Katyal / New York Times:
What Bill Barr Did to Clear Trump Is Still a Danger  —  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.
CNN:
DOJ to file lengthy response to Trump's request for a special master to oversee Mar-a-Lago search review  —  The Justice Department on Tuesday will file publicly in court its response to former President Donald Trump's bid for a special master to oversee the FBI's review of materials seized in the Mar-a-Lago search.
Discussion: Insider, HuffPost and Bloomberg
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Washington Times:
Top agent exits FBI amid charge of political bias undermining Hunter Biden probe, sources say  —  A senior FBI official in the bureau's Washington field office has abruptly resigned after coming under congressional scrutiny for suspected political bias in handling the investigation of Hunter Biden's laptop computer.
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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.
Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
NBC's ‘Meet the Press’ Shakeup Puts Chuck Todd in Jeopardy … This reporting appears as one of several scoops featured in this week's edition of Confider, the newsletter pulling back the curtain on the media.  Subscribe here and send your questions, tips, and complaints here.
Discussion: New York Post and Mediaite
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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Juan Carlos Castillo / Asbury Park Press:
Lakewood cut down Town Square trees to deter homeless  —  LAKEWOOD - The township cut down all of the shade trees that once lined Town Square in a controversial move designed to prevent homeless people from spending time there.  —  Mayor Ray Coles said the decision was made after a recommendation …
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.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Haris Alic / Fox News:
DAY SEVEN: White House refuses to explain who will pay for Biden's $500B student loan handout
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Dems interfere in GOP primary in New Hampshire  —  Democrats are once again meddling in a GOP primary — this time in a competitive New Hampshire House district, with the goal of elevating a far-right candidate over a moderate backed by GOP Gov. Chris Sununu.
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.
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Settling scores or telling truths?  Trump-era memoirs reveal covid chaos  —  More than a dozen books show how officials undercut one another to win president's approval.  —  In his memoir published last week, former White House adviser Jared Kushner confesses that he lost faith …
Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:
Campus Wokeness Harms America Around the World  —  Promoting liberal values at home and abroad was long central to higher education's mission.  —  WSJ Opinion: The Tricky Politics of Biden's Student-Debt Cancellation  —  Skip Ad  —  in 15  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  —  Created with sketchtool.
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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Ashley Fetters Maloy / Washington Post:
Their ancestors came to America.  After Dobbs, they want out.  —  The curtailing of abortion rights and general political turmoil have made many in the U.S. see dual citizenship as an escape hatch  —  On the morning of June 27, Julie Schäfer logged into her work computer and sat stunned at what she saw.
Leo Sands / BBC:
Pakistan floods: One third of country is under water - minister  —  One-third of Pakistan has been completely submerged by historic flooding, its climate minister says.  —  Devastating flash floods have washed away roads, homes and crops - leaving a trail of deadly havoc across Pakistan.
 
 
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Ben Westcott / Bloomberg:
Solomon Islands Suspends US Naval Visits as Tensions Rise
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Washington Post:
Lindsey Graham's prediction of riots reads more like a threat
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
'Police don't produce safety': the Black feminist scholars fighting for abolition
Jessica Dickler / CNBC:
Fewer Americans say they are living paycheck to paycheck as inflation begins to ease
Fred Lambert / Electrek:
Fox News trashes Prince Harry for idling in gas-guzzling SUV, not realizing its an Audi electric SUV
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David Marchese / New York Times:
A Catholic Podcasting Star Says Theocracy Is Not the Way
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Tim Miller / Morning Shots:
The Mystery of the Missing Republican Ad Money
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Zach Despart / The Texas Tribune:
The Texas Tribune and other newsrooms sue to force Uvalde officials to release shooting records
Marc Levy / Associated Press:
Shapiro breaks with Dems on COVID policies in Pa. gov race
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Republican Paranoia Could Cost the Party in November
 

 
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