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4:25 PM ET, September 2, 2022

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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Trump search inventory released, reveals new details on docs  —  FBI agents who searched former President Donald Trump's Florida home last month found empty folders marked with classified banners, according to a more detailed inventory of the seized material made public by the Justice Department on Friday.
Discussion: NewsNation and Rolling Stone
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Washington Post:
Deep inside bustling Mar-a-Lago, a storage room where secrets were stashed  —  FBI agents were directed to windowless storage room when they came looking for classified documents in June  —  The ornate centerpiece of the historic Mar-a-Lago estate that Donald Trump bought for cheap in 1985 is an expansive …
Discussion: Washington Times
New York Times:
F.B.I. Found 48 Empty Folders That Had Contained Classified Documents at Trump's Home  —  A detailed inventory of items seized in the F.B.I.'s search of Mar-a-Lago raised the question of whether the government had fully recovered the documents or any remained missing.
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Empty folders among items found in FBI search of Trump home  —  FBI agents who searched former President Donald Trump's Florida home last month found empty folders marked with classified banners, according to a more detailed inventory of the seized material made public by the Justice Department on Friday.
Discussion: NBC News and Raw Story
Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
Déjà Vu? DOJ's ‘Classified Documents’ Narrative Feels Like A Get-Trump Trick We've Seen Before
Discussion: Insider and CBS News
Deepa Shivaram / NPR:
Empty folders with classified banners are among the items seized from Mar-a-Lago
Wall Street Journal:
Court Releases Detailed FBI Inventory of Material Seized at Trump's Mar-a-Lago
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
MAGA Republicans are seething with rage because Biden hit his target  —  Republicans are in a rage over President Biden's speech in Philadelphia, in which he flatly declared that the American democratic experiment is in serious danger due to Donald Trump and the Republicans who remain allied with his political project.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Figuring out how many ‘MAGA Republicans’ there actually are  —  There are two views of who President Biden was excoriating in his speech on Thursday night.  —  To Biden and his team, the group was clearly delineated: “MAGA Republicans,” a group of Americans who support former president Donald Trump …
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
As Biden warned about democracy's collapse, TV networks aired reruns  —  While broadcasters typically air a prime-time address by the president, they determined that this speech was more ‘political’ than newsworthy for live coverage.  —  While President Biden warned the nation about threats …
The White House:
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.
New York Times:
Full Transcript of President Biden's Speech in Philadelphia
Emily Goodin / Daily Mail:
'I don't consider any Trump supporter a threat to the country': Now Biden walks BACK his attacks on MAGA Republicans …
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Hypocrite Biden's speech was about one thing only — trying to bait Trump
Washington Post:
Biden warns U.S. faces powerful threat from anti-democratic forces
Steven Nelson / New York Post:   Heckler chants ‘F-k Joe Biden’ throughout primetime speech
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Farewell to Hot Air  —  Last night I got to thinking about how many posts I've written for Hot Air.  I've looked at the total before but it never sticks in my mind.  Big numbers seldom do.  —  My guess was 15,000.  The reality: 36,590.  That's six per day, every day.  For 16 years.
Discussion: National Review
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
John Podesta to Oversee $370 Billion in U.S. Climate Spending  —  Mr. Podesta, a Democratic stalwart, will oversee $370 billion in clean energy investments.  Gina McCarthy, the president's domestic climate adviser, is stepping down.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden will appoint John Podesta …
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Hill
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The White House:
President Biden Announces Senior Clean Energy and Climate Team
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Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Mar-a-Lago search inventory shows documents marked as classified mixed with clothes, gifts, press clippings
Discussion: East Bay Times
David Siders / Politico:
Why Sarah Palin's loss is a warning for the GOP  —  Everyone who could read a poll or a room in Alaska knew Sarah Palin was unpopular in her home state.  What was jarring to Republicans about her defeat in a U.S. House race there was that so many conservatives were unwilling to vote for her, anyway.
Discussion: National Review, Raw Story and Mediaite
Gil Barndollar / The Atlantic:
Don't Believe the Generals  —  A T-shirt that was popular with veterans for much of America's nearly 20-year war in Afghanistan showed a helicopter in flight with the caption We Were Winning When I Left.  U.S. generals seem to be the only ones who didn't get the joke.
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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Andrew Van Dam / Washington Post:
The most-regretted (and lowest-paying) college majors  —  Almost half of humanities and arts majors regret their choice — and enrollment in those disciplines is shrinking rapidly  —  Nearly 2 in 5 American adults have major regrets.  —  That is, they regret their college major.
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 …
Discussion: VICE, Outside the Beltway and CNBC
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
IRS Says It Exposed Some Confidential Taxpayer Data on Website  —  Tax agency says error led to posting about some taxpayers with IRAs  —  WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service inadvertently posted what is normally confidential information involving about 120,000 individuals before discovering …
Discussion: Just The News
Natalie Schachar / New York Times:
Barbara Ehrenreich, Explorer of Prosperity's Dark Side, Dies at 81  —  Her book “Nickel and Dimed,” an undercover account of the indignities of being a low-wage worker in the United States, is considered a classic in social justice literature.  —  It was a casual meeting.
Discussion: Common Dreams and WTOP News
Bloomberg:
Gazprom Won't Reopen Gas Pipeline in 11th Hour Blow to Europe  —  Russia's Gazprom PJSC said its key gas pipeline to Europe won't reopen as planned, moving the region a step closer to blackouts, rationing and a severe recession.  —  The pipeline was due to reopen on Saturday after maintenance.
Rachel Treisman / NPR:
There's no bad time to get a new COVID booster if you're eligible, CDC director says  —  Americans will now have access to updated COVID booster shots after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on reformulated versions of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines Thursday night.
 
 
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Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
FBI Official Accused of Shutting Down Hunter Biden Probe Was ‘Running Point’ on Key Witness
Discussion: Washington Examiner and RedState
Billy Binion / Reason:
Manhattan D.A. To Prosecute Domestic Violence Victim for Murder After Saying It Wasn't Murder
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Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
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Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Veterans Affairs to offer abortions in limited cases, even in states where banned
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Trump Embraces Conspiracy Theories He Only Winked at Before
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