memeorandum: ‘Privatization Is On The Table’: Gov. Reeves Gives Jackson Water Crisis Update (Ashton Pittman/Mississippi Free Press)

11:35 PM ET, September 5, 2022

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Charlie Savage / New York Times:

‘Deeply Problematic’: Experts Question Judge's Intervention in Trump Inquiry — A ruling by a judge appointed by former President Donald J. Trump surprised specialists and could slow the documents investigation. — WASHINGTON — A federal judge's extraordinary decision on Monday to interject …

Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire

NBC News:

Judge grants Trump's request for a special master — A federal judge on Monday granted former President Donald Trump's request for a special master to oversee all the evidence the FBI seized last month from Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. — The request came amid questions over whether …

Discussion: Fox News, NewsNation and PoliticusUSA

Politico:

Judge orders halt to DOJ review of documents seized from Trump — A federal judge on Monday ordered a halt to the Justice Department's review of materials seized from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, describing a threat to institutions and the risk of media leaks that could cause harm to Trump.

Discussion: Associated Press, Election Central, Rolling Stone, Common Dreams and The Mahablog

Perry Stein / Washington Post:

Judge to appoint special master to review Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents — Rulings says prosecutors can't use seized documents in criminal probe until they are examined by outside expert — A federal judge will appoint a special master to sift through nearly 13,000 documents and items …

Discussion: CNN, Little Green Footballs, Financial Times, The Last Refuge, Voice of America, WELCOME TO PMCARPENTER.COM and CBS News

New York Times:

Judge Grants Trump's Request for Special Master to Review Mar-a-Lago Documents — The ruling would effectively bar federal prosecutors from using a key piece of evidence as they continue to investigate whether Mr. Trump illegally retained national defense documents at his estate.

Discussion: Breitbart, Raw Story, Washington Times and USA Today

Dan Mangan / CNBC:

Judge authorizes special master to review Trump Mar-a-Lago raid documents, temporarily blocks DOJ using records for probe — A federal judge authorized the appointment of a special master to review records seized from President Donald Trump's Florida residence by the FBI in a raid last month.

Discussion: Mediaite, ABC News, Fortune, UPI, Axios, The Western Journal and Political Wire

Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
U.S. judge agrees to special master in Trump search case, delaying probe

Discussion: Vanity Fair, WTOP News, American Greatness and The Daily Wire

Fox News:
Federal judge orders appointment of special master to review seized Trump records

Discussion: Twitchy and PoliticusUSA

Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Judge grants Trump's request to appoint special master to review Mar-a-Lago documents

Discussion: NBC News, CBS News, Insider and Townhall

Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:

Russia Is Buying North Korean Artillery, According to U.S. Intelligence — Moscow's purchase of millions of shells and rockets from North Korea is a sign that global sanctions have hampered the Russian military's supply lines. — WASHINGTON — Russia is buying millions of artillery shells …

Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:

US: Russia to buy rockets, artillery shells from North Korea — The Russian Ministry of Defense is in the process of purchasing millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea for its ongoing fight in Ukraine, according to a newly downgraded U.S. intelligence finding.

Associated Press:

Red wave crashing? GOP momentum slips as fall sprint begins — The possibility of a great red wave still looms. But as the 2022 midterm elections enter their final two-month sprint, leading Republicans concede that their party's advantage may be slipping even as Democrats confront …

Wall Street Journal:
Biden's Climate-Bill Win Offers Fresh Chance to Woo Midterm Voters

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Politico: POLITICO Playbook: NRCC chief to GOP: 'Don't be measuring the drapes'

New York Times:
With Voters From Both Parties Energized, Campaigns Begin Fall Sprint

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San Diego Union-Tribune:

‘Fat Leonard,’ set to finally be sentenced in long-running Navy bribery scheme, is on the lam — Leonard Francis, who has been under house arrest in San Diego for years, cut off his GPS monitoring bracelet on Sunday — The military contractor known as “Fat Leonard,” who has been under house arrest …

Discussion: WTOP News

Adam Satariano / New York Times:

Meta Fined $400 Million for Treatment of Children's Data on Instagram — Irish regulators said Instagram violated European data protection rules. It was the latest move by authorities in Europe and the U.S. related to child protection online. — LONDON — Meta was fined roughly $400 million …

Discussion: The Hill and Politico, more at Techmeme »

Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:

‘Privatization Is On The Table’: Gov. Reeves Gives Jackson Water Crisis Update — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced “significant” improvements in the Jackson water system on Labor Day while telling reporters he is open to numerous long-term solutions, including leasing its management to a private company.

Discussion: Mississippi Today, WJTV and Washington Post

Max Seddon / Financial Times:

Russia switches off Europe's main gas pipeline until sanctions are lifted — Gazprom previously said it was halting flows through Nord Stream 1 because of a technical fault — Russia's gas supplies to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline will not resume in full until the “collective west” …

Discussion: Reuters, The Daily Caller, National Review, Raw Story and Bloomberg

Léonie Chao-Fong / The Guardian:
Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine says it has pushed Russian forces back near Kramatorsk; last Zaporizhzhia reactor disconnected after Russian shelling - as it happened

Discussion: UPI

Yaniv Kubovich / Haaretz:

Israeli Military Admits ‘Highly Probable’ Soldier Mistakenly Killed Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh — An Israeli soldier under fire likely erroneously targeted Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, misidentifying her as an armed militant, according to an army probe ■ …

Discussion: CNN, The Times of Israel, Rolling Stone and Al Jazeera

Associated Press:
Israeli army: ‘High possibility’ soldier killed reporter

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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israeli investigation finds Shireen Abu Akleh likely killed by unintentional IDF fire

Discussion: Haaretz, Raw Story, UPI, CBS News, Financial Times, Fox News and Bloomberg, more at Mediagazer »

Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:

How Biden could help U.S. reach climate goals on his own — A new report published Monday outlines a slew of executive actions the Biden administration could take to combat climate change. — While the Inflation Reduction Act will help make a significant cut in U.S. emissions …

Thomas E. Ricks / Washington Post:

Why I've stopped fearing America is headed for civil war — Thomas E. Ricks's latest book, “Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968,” will be published in October. — Five years ago I began to worry about a new American civil war breaking out.

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Tyler Olson / Fox News:

Biden again attacks ‘MAGA’ GOP members of Congress, ‘full of anger, violence and hate,’ in Labor Day speech — Biden targets Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, up for re-election, in Labor Day speech — President Biden attacked Republicans during his Labor Day speech in Wisconsin.