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REMARKS BY PRESIDENT BIDEN ON THE CONTINUED BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF THE NATION — THE PRESIDENT: My fellow Americans, please, if you have a seat, take it. I speak to you tonight from sacred ground in America: Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Hypocrite Biden's speech was about one thing only — trying to bait Trump — MORE FROM: — Joe Biden has become America's leading troll — and he's trolling Donald Trump. The president's supposedly grand speech in “defense of democracy” under attack by “Trump and the MAGA Republicans” …
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Heckler chants ‘F-k Joe Biden’ throughout primetime speech — MORE ON: — President Biden's primetime speech from Philadelphia was interrupted Thursday by a heckler who chanted “F-k Joe Biden” throughout the 24-minute address, which focused on slamming former President Donald Trump as a threat to democracy.
New York Times:
Full Transcript of President Biden's Speech in Philadelphia — The president described what he viewed as threats to democracy, which he said stemmed from the actions of former President Donald J. Trump and “MAGA forces.” … My fellow Americans, please, if you have a seat, take it.
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Trump Show Is Good for Trump — and Biden
The Trump Show Is Good for Trump — and Biden
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Broadcast Networks Pass On Carrying Joe Biden's Primetime Speech — Update
Broadcast Networks Pass On Carrying Joe Biden's Primetime Speech — Update
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Shawna Chen / Axios:
Trump and “MAGA forces” represent extremism, Biden says in primetime speech
Trump and “MAGA forces” represent extremism, Biden says in primetime speech
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Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Labor market added 315,000 jobs in August, a bright spot in the economy — A stellar 20 consecutive months of sustained job growth more than recovered the millions of jobs lost during the pandemic — The U.S. labor market added 315,000 jobs in August, hitting a 20-month streak …
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Courtenay Brown / Axios:
U.S. adds solid 315,000 jobs in August — America had another month of solid job gains: The economy added 315,000 jobs in August, while the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.7% as more workers entered the labor force, the government said on Friday. … - Job growth eased from July's breakneck pace …
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Wall Street Journal:
August Jobs Report Shows U.S. Added 315,000 Jobs; Unemployment Rate Rose to 3.7%
August Jobs Report Shows U.S. Added 315,000 Jobs; Unemployment Rate Rose to 3.7%
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Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
Economy beat expectations with 315,000 jobs in August, unemployment rises to 3.7%
Economy beat expectations with 315,000 jobs in August, unemployment rises to 3.7%
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Victor I. Nava / Washington Examiner:
Putin declines to honor Gorbachev with state funeral — Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's funeral and will not designate it a state funeral, the Kremlin announced on Thursday. — The Kremlin's top spokesman said that Putin's …
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Paul Kirby / BBC:
Ravil Maganov: Russian Lukoil chief dies in ‘fall from hospital window’ — The chairman of Russia's Lukoil oil giant, Ravil Maganov, has died after falling from a hospital window in Moscow, reports say. — The company confirmed his death but said only that Maganov, 67, had “passed away following a severe illness”.
Anna Bower / Lawfare:
A Mar-a-Lago Showdown in Federal Court — It is 1:07 p.m. ET at the federal courthouse in Palm Beach, Florida, and it's time for the first big courtroom showdown between former President Trump and federal prosecutors over the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago. — Judge Aileen Cannon enters the courtroom …
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Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
Scattered Pictures of the Files He Left Behind — A picture of scattered files on the floor of Mar-a-Lago isn't helping make the regime's case that this is a serious investigation undertaken by serious people. — It is the picture that launched a thousand memes.
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New York Times:
Trump's Tastes in Intelligence: Power and Leverage — President Donald J. Trump's interests during classified briefings have a new resonance amid the Justice Department's criminal investigation into his handling of sensitive documents. — WASHINGTON — As president, Donald J. Trump showed …
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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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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New York Times:
Ex-N.Y.P.D. Officer Gets 10 Years for Jan. 6 Attack, Longest Sentence to Date — “I think you were caught up in a moment,” a federal judge said as he sentenced Thomas Webster, an ex-Marine who once served on the protective detail of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Ex-NYPD cop who assaulted D.C. officer on Jan. 6 gets record-setting sentence
Ex-NYPD cop who assaulted D.C. officer on Jan. 6 gets record-setting sentence
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John F. Harris / Politico:
How Trump Taught Everybody to Be Obnoxious and Cruel — The closing days of summer have yielded a crop of new contenders for the next edition of the Anthology of American Insult. — There was the Arizona Republican Party, in a Twitter post apparently intended to be humorous …
WPLG-TV:
In abortion remarks, Rubio says unborn child's rights should prevail over mother's — DAVIE, Fla. - Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, brought his re-election campaign back to South Florida Thursday, speaking to a group of Christian clergy in Davie. — The incumbent senator …
Dan Papscun / Bloomberg Law:
Justice Nabs First No-Poach Criminal Win Against Staffing Firm — The Justice Department, nearing its first-ever criminal victory in a no-poach case, secured a guilty plea from health-care staffing provider VDA that was accused of violating antitrust law by agreeing not to hire a competitor's nurses.
The Guardian:
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: arrest after attempted shooting of Argentina vice-president — Fernández de Kirchner was greeting supporters when man approached her and raised handgun to her face — A man has been arrested after a handgun was aimed at point-blank range …
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Insider:
Trump says he's ‘financially supporting’ January 6 defendants and will look ‘very favorably’ about full pardons if he wins the 2024 election — Trump says he's “financially supporting” defendants in trials related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. — His comments came Thursday on the conservative Wendy Bell Radio show.
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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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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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Jon Cohen / publication:
Anthony Fauci, loved and hated, plots his next move: 'I'm not going to sit in my house' — In a candid exit interview, the NIAID head reflects on the seven presidents he served, controversial decisions, and feuding with Rand Paul — In 1984, when Anthony Fauci took over as head …
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