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After Mar-a-Lago search, Meadows turns over more texts and emails to Archives — Within a week of the FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows handed over texts and emails to the National Archives that he had not previously turned …
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New York Times:
What the F.B.I. Seized From Mar-a-Lago, Illustrated — A court filing unsealed on Friday included a detailed inventory of the material that the F.B.I. removed in its Aug. 8 search of former President Donald J. Trump's office and storage area at Mar-a-Lago, his residence and private club in Florida.
Jana Winter / Yahoo News:
Biden speech denouncing Trump, ‘MAGA ideology’ sparks threats, calls for violence — President of the United States since 2021 — President Biden's fiery speech in Philadelphia denouncing former President Donald Trump and what he described as “extreme MAGA ideology” has sparked online calls for violence …
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New York Times:
Democrats and Republicans Agree That Democracy Is in Danger — WASHINGTON — The good news is that deeply divided Americans agree on at least one thing. The bad news is they share the view that their nearly two-and-a-half-century-old democracy is in danger — and disagree drastically about who is threatening it.
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Biden's stark warning: The U.S. is threatened by its own citizens
Biden's stark warning: The U.S. is threatened by its own citizens
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Washington Post:
Democracy is in danger. Biden should invoke patriotism, not partisanship, to make that point.
Democracy is in danger. Biden should invoke patriotism, not partisanship, to make that point.
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
To sound the alarm on democracy, Biden chose the perfect stage
To sound the alarm on democracy, Biden chose the perfect stage
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
‘Is there a purge?’: John Harwood's CNN exit viewed as strategy shift — The veteran White House correspondent's parting words were a defense of an outspoken kind of journalism that CNN insiders think has fallen out of favor under a new boss. — CNN parted ways with veteran White House …
CNN:
Donald Trump has repeatedly called for lengthy jail sentences for those who he claimed mishandled classified information — Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for the lengthy jailing of opponents of his who he claimed mishandled classified materials.
Washington Post:
Trump plots aggressive midterm strategy seen in GOP as double-edged sword — Republican campaigns hope rallies, robo-calls and virtual appearances by the former president can boost excitement in the party base without turning off moderates and independents — Donald Trump's political advisers …
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Kansas City Star:
‘Literally kidnapping’: Teens taken against their will to boarding schools across US — Julio Sandoval tells parents he wants to help their wayward sons get on the right path. — He assures them, through the website for his transport business, that he will deliver their children safely to a boarding school.
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Barr Dismisses Trump's Request for a Special Master — The former attorney general, who chose not to indict Mr. Trump in the Russia inquiry, said the Justice Department was justified in investigating his handling of government materials. — WASHINGTON — Former Attorney General William P …
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Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
Barr says no ‘legitimate reason’ for Trump to have classified documents
Barr says no ‘legitimate reason’ for Trump to have classified documents
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Noah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Black Lives Matter leader accused of stealing $10 million from organization — The leader of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has been accused by former colleagues of stealing more than $10 million in donations from the organization for his own personal use, according to a lawsuit filed in court this week.
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Hillel Aron / Courthouse News Service:
Lawsuit accuses Black Lives Matter head of syphoning more than $10 million from donors
Lawsuit accuses Black Lives Matter head of syphoning more than $10 million from donors
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Ellie Silverman / Washington Post:
A Chesapeake Bay lighthouse is up for auction. So far, no one has bid on it. — Nobody wants it. — Not the nonprofits or preservationists. Not education agencies or community development groups or fishermen or lighthouse enthusiasts. — Maybe that's because the price …
Tucker Carlson / Fox News:
Republicans must focus on issues that matter to Americans to win — Tucker Carlson analyzes the 2022 midterm elections and what Republicans need to do for a winning strategy — Tucker Carlson: If Republicans talk about these issues, they will win — So, everybody's focused …
Yolande Knell / BBC:
Israeli rules say West Bank visitors must declare love interest — Foreigners must tell the Israeli defence ministry if they fall in love with a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank, according to new rules. — If they marry, they will be required to leave after 27 months for a cooling-off period of at least half a year.
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Speech No President Should Have to Give — Joe Biden's duty made it necessary. — We're all parsing The Speech, Joe Biden's “Soul of the Nation” address about the growing anti-constitutionalism of Republican extremism. But we should first consider how hard it is to evaluate a speech that no president should have to give.
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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Iraq vet and former Democratic Party official criticizes Biden over presence of Marines in speech
Iraq vet and former Democratic Party official criticizes Biden over presence of Marines in speech
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Dear Insurrectionists and Fascists: I'm sorry I offended you — Who knew strongmen were so fragile? — The insurrectionists of Jan. 6 busted into the Capitol, hit police with fire extinguishers, flagpoles, bats, stun guns and pepper spray; they threatened to kill the vice president and tried to overthrow the 2020 election.
McKenna Oxenden / New York Times:
More Than 14,000 Strollers Recalled After Child's Fingertip Is Amputated — Only one case has been reported involving an UPPAbaby All-Terrain RIDGE Jogging Stroller, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. — More than 14,000 UPPAbaby brand strollers were recalled on Thursday …
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Associated Press:
NASA's Artemis I rocket springs another leak ahead of launch later today — NASA's new moon rocket sprang another hazardous leak Saturday as the launch team began fueling it for liftoff on a test flight that must go well before astronauts climb aboard. — For the second time this week …
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