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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 …
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JONATHAN TURLEY and Political Wire
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Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
U.S. judge agrees to special master in Trump search case, delaying probe — A federal judge on Monday agreed to appoint a special master to review records seized by the FBI during its unprecedented search of former President Donald Trump's Florida estate, a move that is likely to delay …
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Insider, WELCOME TO PMCARPENTER.COM, American Greatness, The Daily Wire, WTOP News and Vanity Fair
New York Times:
Judge Grants Trump's Request for Special Master to Review Mar-a-Lago Documents
Judge Grants Trump's Request for Special Master to Review Mar-a-Lago Documents
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Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Judge to appoint special master to review Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents
Judge to appoint special master to review Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Judge authorizes special master to review Trump Mar-a-Lago raid documents, temporarily blocks DOJ using records for probe
Judge authorizes special master to review Trump Mar-a-Lago raid documents, temporarily blocks DOJ using records for probe
NBC News:
Judge grants Trump's request for a special master
Judge grants Trump's request for a special master
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Politico:
Judge orders halt to DOJ review of documents seized from Trump
Judge orders halt to DOJ review of documents seized from Trump
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Election Central, Associated Press, Rolling Stone, Common Dreams and The Mahablog
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 …
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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.
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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 …
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NBC News:
GOP Senate hopefuls look to emerge from a summer slump, but fall recriminations are already flying — ASHLAND, Ohio — It was a summer of crises for Republican Senate hopefuls. — Celebrity TV doctor Mehmet Oz stumbled in his attempts to appeal to everyday voters in Pennsylvania and squandered …
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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 again attacks ‘MAGA’ GOP members of Congress, ‘full of anger, violence and hate,’ in Labor Day speech
Max Boot / Washington Post:
The GOP reaction to Biden's speech shows that his anti-MAGA strategy is working
The GOP reaction to Biden's speech shows that his anti-MAGA strategy is working
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
'They're getting killed among women': Skeptical female voters stand in way of GOP Senate — Republicans this election cycle thought they had finally achieved a breakthrough with suburban women after years of losing support. — Now, as the primary season has all but ended …
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Jerusalem Demsas / The Atlantic:
What's Causing Black Flight? — The demographic shift from cities to suburbs illuminates many stories: of families moving to opportunity, of inequality replicating itself when they get there, and of the people left behind. — Where did all the Black people go?
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
Politico's new German owner has a ‘contrarian’ plan for American media — Mathias Döpfner has global ambitions for what he calls a more ‘nonpartisan’ kind of journalism — even as his own politics are hard to pin down — BERLIN — Months after his company bought Politico …
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Politico:
Democrats weigh same-sex marriage vote in pre-election sprint — Susan Collins believes the Senate is on the cusp of enshrining same-sex marriage protections. And she doesn't want to wait until after the election. — “My impression is that the majority leader is eager to put this bill …
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Punchbowl News, The Hill, Fox News, National Review and Axios
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 …
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Protocol, Politico, The Verge and The Hill, more at Techmeme »
Politico:
GOP still has inside track to House majority despite Dem gains — Democrats had a summer they never thought possible. It still may not be enough to keep the House. — A month of special election upsets and improved standing in generic ballot polling have narrowed a House battlefield …
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The Hill, CNN, Fox News, Los Angeles Times, Get Smart Politics, The Bulwark, Morning Consult, The Guardian and NaturalNews.com
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.
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Popular Information, NaturalNews.com, Mississippi Today and WJTV
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Fetterman Taps Cop Killer Ally For Board of Pardons — Celeste Trusty boasts soft-on-crime views and ties to Mumia Abu-Jamal — Senate hopeful John Fetterman appointed a self-described “friend” of cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal to serve on the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons …
Wall Street Journal:
Biden's Climate-Bill Win Offers Fresh Chance to Woo Midterm Voters — Republicans plan to focus on the economy as Labor Day begins an election campaign sprint — Midterms 2022: Where Republicans and Democrats Stand on the Issues — Created with sketchtool.
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Opinion Today, Florida Politics, City Journal and IJR
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Associated Press:
Israeli army: ‘High possibility’ soldier killed reporter — The Israeli army said Monday there was a “high possibility” that a soldier killed a well-known Al Jazeera journalist in the occupied West Bank last May, as it announced the results of its investigation into the killing.
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Al Jazeera, Informed Comment, middleeastmonitor.com, New York Times, Associated Press and Haaretz
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