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Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Trump-aligned Pa. governor nominee Mastriano sues Jan. 6 committee — State Sen. Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor in Pennsylvania, is suing the Jan. 6 select committee, setting up a legal fight between one of the most prominent congressional investigations in recent memory …
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Jan. 6 committee asks former speaker Newt Gingrich to sit for interview
Jan. 6 committee asks former speaker Newt Gingrich to sit for interview
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CNN:
January 6 committee seeking voluntary cooperation from Newt Gingrich
January 6 committee seeking voluntary cooperation from Newt Gingrich
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Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
White House needles Kevin McCarthy for Jan. 6 ‘change of heart’
White House needles Kevin McCarthy for Jan. 6 ‘change of heart’
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Ex-NYPD cop who assaulted D.C. officer on Jan. 6 gets record-setting sentence — WASHINGTON — A retired New York City Police Department officer who was convicted of several felonies for attacking a D.C. cop with a flag pole and then tackling the officer to the ground and attempting to rip off …
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Trump vows pardons, government apology to Capitol rioters if elected — The comments came on the same day President Biden was delivering a prime-time address warning of the threat to democracy from “MAGA Republicans” and election deniers. — Former president Donald Trump …
Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
NYPD veteran who assaulted police receives longest Jan. 6 sentence yet: 10 years
NYPD veteran who assaulted police receives longest Jan. 6 sentence yet: 10 years
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Emma Brown / Washington Post:
Ginni Thomas pressed Wisconsin lawmakers to overturn Biden's 2020 victory — The conservative activist and wife of the Supreme Court justice emailed lawmakers in two states in the weeks after the election — Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the conservative activist and wife of Supreme Court …
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Politico:
Judge considers temporary limit on DOJ access to Trump documents — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A federal judge indicated Thursday that she's giving serious consideration to temporarily barring Justice Department investigators from reviewing material seized from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
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No immediate ruling in special master case after Justice Department and Donald Trump's lawyers face off in court
No immediate ruling in special master case after Justice Department and Donald Trump's lawyers face off in court
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John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Democratic Midterm Prospects Improve as Races Heat Up, WSJ Poll Finds — Independent voters, a key to victory in competitive general elections, are now tilting toward Democrats — Midterms 2022: Where Republicans and Democrats Stand on the Issues — Created with sketchtool.
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In GOP ads, ‘invasion’ language is everywhere — When Republicans are asked about midterm election campaign issues that make them squirm, they have a ready answer. Never mind abortion rights or Donald Trump's legal travails, they say — we're running on inflation.
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Digby's Hullabaloo
CNN:
'Where's J.D.?: ' Vance's Ohio Senate campaign prompts GOP concerns — CINCINNATI — Ohio voters will begin casting their ballots in six weeks — and J.D. Vance has been difficult to find. The rookie GOP candidate goes days without any public events, and his campaign gives little information about his whereabouts.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Defiant Rick Scott explains ‘strategic disagreement’ with McConnell over battle for Senate
Defiant Rick Scott explains ‘strategic disagreement’ with McConnell over battle for Senate
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Sen. Rick Scott / Washington Examiner:
Washington versus Republican voters
Washington versus Republican voters
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NBC News:
The nation's poorest state used welfare money to pay Brett Favre for speeches he never made — Brett Favre earned nearly $140 million as a star NFL quarterback over two decades and millions more in product endorsements. — But that didn't stop the state of Mississippi from paying Favre $1.1 million …
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Bloomberg:
Lukoil Chairman Ravil Maganov Dies After Falling From Hospital Window — Lukoil PJSC Chairman Ravil Maganov died after falling from a window in a Moscow hospital, according to Russian media reports. — Maganov died by suicide, Tass news agency said Thursday, citing an unidentified law enforcement official …
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Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
The Pandemic Erased Two Decades of Progress in Math and Reading — The results of a national test showed just how devastating the last two years have been for 9-year-old school children, especially the most vulnerable. — National test results released on Thursday showed in stark terms …
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Biden is disgracing the institution of the prime-time presidential address — President Biden will deliver a nationally televised prime-time address Thursday on “the continued battle for the soul of the nation” and arguing that the country's democratic values will be at stake during the midterm elections.
Aubrie Spady / Fox News:
Madison Gesiotto Gilbert says Biden comparing MAGA Republicans to ‘semi-fascists’ is ‘comical, insulting’ — Gilbert said Biden comparing Republican's to semi-fascists is ‘ridiculous’ — EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Madison Gesiotto Gilbert responds to Biden's ‘semi-fascism’ comments
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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Republicans rage against ranked choice voting after Alaska election — Republicans are fuming about ranked choice and “jungle” primary voting systems after Democrat Mary Peltola won a special House election in Alaska over former Gov. Sarah Palin (R) and Republican Nick Begich.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The significance of Sarah Palin's loss
The significance of Sarah Palin's loss
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Donald Trump Is Still a Lunatic — Whether Trump's belief that he won in 2020 and will soon be reinstated as president is genuine or not, it makes him unfit for office. — On Truth Social this week, Donald Trump, in response to the news that the FBI had disgracefully put pressure on Facebook …
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Annie Martin / Orlando Sentinel:
Jury finds Seminole GOP chair guilty in ‘ghost’ candidate case — A jury of six people found Seminole County GOP Chairman Ben Paris guilty on Thursday of a misdemeanor charge that he arranged to put his cousin's name on independent “ghost” candidate Jestine Iannotti's campaign contribution forms in 2020.
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U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa:
Grassley Tells DOJ To Keep Their Hands Off Whistleblowers — BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland in response to Garland's August 30 memorandum to Department of Justice …
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Trump should fill Christians with rage. How come he doesn't? — In many American places on a pleasant Sunday afternoon it is possible, as I recently did, to have coffee in the city at a bohemian cafe draped with rainbow banners, then to drive 30 or 45 minutes into the country to find small towns …
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Rolling Stone
David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
House Rating Changes: Five Races Move in Democrats' Direction, Including Alaska — Republican strategists express optimism that the Inflation Reduction Act and President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan will help them shift the spotlight away from abortion and Donald Trump and back onto Democrats' spending measures and inflation.
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Jaclyn Allen / TheDenverChannel.com:
Thousands of Xcel customers locked out of thermostats during ‘energy emergency’ — 22,000 people lost control of temperatures in their homes for hours Tuesday — DENVER — During the dog days of summer, it's important to keep your home cool. But when thousands of Xcel customers …
House Committee on Oversight and Reform:
Chairwoman Maloney's Statement on Oversight Committee Securing Agreement to Obtain Former President Trump's Financial Records — Agreement with Trump and Accounting Firm Mazars USA Follows Committee's Subpoena and Successful Litigation — Washington, D.C. (Sept. 1, 2022)—Today …
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Media Matters for America:
Fox's Jeanine Pirro warns of violent “retaliation” from Republicans in reaction to Joe Biden's speech — Donald Trump may have confessed to a crime on Truth Social. Legal experts are discussing the ramifications of his self-incriminating post.
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Prophets, ‘Pizzagaters,’ and an Oath Keeper: A field guide to Doug Mastriano World — It's now September — that time of year when political candidates start changing their colors weeks ahead of the autumn leaves. None more so than Pennsylvania's Republican gubernatorial nominee …
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