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Washington Post:
Material on foreign nation's nuclear capabilities seized at Trump's Mar-a-Lago — Some seized documents were so closely held, only the president, a Cabinet-level or near-Cabinet level official could authorize others to know — A document describing a foreign government's military defenses …
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Andrew Weissmann / The Atlantic:
A Ruling Untethered to the Law — One of the most dispiriting aspects of the decision yesterday by Federal District Court Judge Aileen Cannon—which granted former President Donald Trump's request to appoint a special master to review the evidence seized from Mar-a-Lago by the FBI …
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Washington Post, Slate, The Mahablog, FIRST DRAFT, The Daily Beast and Talking Points Memo
Politico:
GOP offers strained Trump defenses in Mar-a-Lago probe — for now — It's just a bookkeeping issue. Presidents have broad declassification authority. And if the records actually posed a national security threat, Congress would have known about it. — In the days since the FBI search …
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Why Trump's FBI investigation could now be delayed for months or even years — Trump Judge Aileen Cannon's order is egregiously wrong and could be overturned on appeal. But it helps Trump run out the clock. — Judge Aileen Cannon's order suspending one of the Justice Department's criminal investigations …
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
The Trump search case judge doesn't get the national security stakes
The Trump search case judge doesn't get the national security stakes
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BizPac Review and HotAir
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Unpacking Judge Cannon's Order for a Special Master in Trump Search
Unpacking Judge Cannon's Order for a Special Master in Trump Search
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Politico, Washington Examiner, The New Neo, Slate, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Federalist and Little Green Footballs
Washington Post:
Steve Bannon faces state indictment in N.Y., will surrender Thursday — The former Trump strategist, convicted of contempt of Congress this summer, was pardoned by Trump on federal charges in 2020 — NEW YORK — Stephen K. Bannon is expected to surrender to state prosecutors on Thursday …
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Mediaite, Raw Story, CNN and Political Wire
Caitlin Cruz / Jezebel:
Dr. Oz on Incest: More Than First Cousin? ‘Not a Big Problem.’ — It's incredible that this man really thought he should run for office after publicly weighing in on people “smashing” their cousins, among other things. — Alerts — The problem with being a celebrity before you enter politics …
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Rolling Stone and Political Wire
New York Times:
Judge Unseats Official Who Trespassed at Capitol on Jan. 6 — The ruling made Couy Griffin, a county commissioner in New Mexico, the first official in more than 100 years to be removed under the Constitution's bar on insurrectionists holding office. — WASHINGTON — A judge in New Mexico …
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Miru / CREW:
Judge removes Griffin from office for engaging in the January 6 insurrection — SANTA FE — A New Mexico judge ordered Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin be removed from office, effective immediately, ruling that the attack on the Capitol was an insurrection and that Griffin's participation …
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Source New Mexico, Lawfare, The Mary Sue, Fox News, UPI, HuffPost, Robert Reich, Rolling Stone, The American Independent, BuzzFeed News, CNBC, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill, Mediaite and Raw Story
CNN:
New Mexico county commissioner and Cowboys for Trump founder removed from elected office for role in US Capitol riot
New Mexico county commissioner and Cowboys for Trump founder removed from elected office for role in US Capitol riot
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CREW, Associated Press, The Guardian, PennLive, CBS News, The Root, Bloomberg, The Daily Wire and WTOP News
Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Cowboys for Trump co-founder barred from public office over Jan. 6
Cowboys for Trump co-founder barred from public office over Jan. 6
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RedState, Washington Post, Big League Politics, ABC News, Insider and Talking Points Memo
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Live results: Massachusetts primaries — Can Republicans keep their hold on the gubernatorial seat in Massachusetts? It seems odd, but it's true — the GOP has had a near stranglehold on the top office of this very blue state for 30 years. Since Michael Dukakis' term ended in 1991 …
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Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
Trump Says Geoff Diehl Will Rule Massachusetts With ‘Iron Fist’ If Elected
Trump Says Geoff Diehl Will Rule Massachusetts With ‘Iron Fist’ If Elected
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Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
Maura Healey to face Trump-backed Republican in deep-blue Massachusetts
Maura Healey to face Trump-backed Republican in deep-blue Massachusetts
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Washington Examiner, Politico, USA Today, New York Times, NBC Boston, HotAir and CBS News
Abby Aguirre / Vogue:
Jennifer Lawrence Talks Motherhood, Causeway, and the End of Roe v. Wade — Lawrence has no patience for the politically unengaged. “You have to be political. It's too dire. Politics are killing people.” Dior top, skirt, and belt. Photographed by Tina Barney, Vogue, October 2022.
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CNN:
‘It concerns me a lot’: Republicans anxious about cash-strapped NRSC amid Scott's feud with McConnell — GOP senator blasts McConnell for ‘treasonous’ scrutiny of party's candidates — GOP senators are privately alarmed at the cash problems facing Sen. Rick Scott's National Republican …
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Politico:
GOP tries to neutralize Scott-McConnell ‘distraction’ amid battle for Senate
GOP tries to neutralize Scott-McConnell ‘distraction’ amid battle for Senate
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The Hill and The Daily Caller
Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Oz declines to say whether he'll back McConnell for Senate majority leader
Oz declines to say whether he'll back McConnell for Senate majority leader
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TheBlaze
Amy Walter / Cook Political Report:
Democrats Winning Over the “Meh” Voter — A big reason we pay so much attention to a president's job approval rating, even in a midterm election when the president isn't on the ballot, is the significant correlation between voter opinions of a president and their vote choice in an election.
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Fox News:
White House press secretary grilled on tweet calling 2016 election ‘stolen’ — White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Peter Doocy's question was ‘ridiculous’ — Fox News reporter Peter Doocy confronted White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre with her own past tweets …
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National Review, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, New York Post, Washington Post, The Daily Wire, The Hill and RedState
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Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
As Obamas visit White House on Wednesday, tensions linger between Obama, Biden camps
As Obamas visit White House on Wednesday, tensions linger between Obama, Biden camps
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Insider
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Biden's Cabinet hasn't changed, a sharp break from Trump
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Former Pentagon Leaders Warn of a Dangerous Era — The challenge to the 2020 election result has helped create “an extremely adverse environment,” former defense secretaries and generals said in an open letter. — WASHINGTON — The challenge to a peaceful transfer of power …
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Politico:
‘Turnout is going to be through the roof’ — READY, SET, SPEND — Labor Day marks the traditional beginning of the fall campaign, and the airwaves are about to be inundated with political ads — from today through Election Day, $1.4 billion has been booked on TV for all political races across the country, according to AdImpact.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Beneath campaign nastiness, legitimate concerns about Fetterman's health — Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. and U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman has not fully recovered from the serious stroke he suffered in May. His campaign has acknowledged his obvious struggles with “auditory processing” …
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John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
A Democratic president who does not back down changes everything — After “The Speech,” bothsidesism may be a sign of hope. — On Friday, I explained why I think the president's prime-time address last week, in which he named the public's enemy in the course of becoming the people's partisan, was a BFD among BFDs.
Jeffrey Collins / Associated Press:
Rape, incest exceptions out of South Carolina abortion bill — Abortion South Carolina — A South Carolina Senate committee voted Tuesday to remove exceptions for rape and incest from a proposed abortion ban setting up a showdown among Republicans wary of passing such a restrictive bill.
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Associated Press, CNN, Politico and The Daily Caller
John Knefel / Media Matters for America:
New CNN chief's first major hire is retired cop who recently lied about the NYPD spying on Muslims after 9/11 — John Miller has a long history of obfuscation when it comes to police misconduct. Welcome to Chris Licht's new CNN. — CNN's newest pundit is John Miller …
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New York Times:
It Was War. Then, a Rancher's Truce With Some Pesky Beavers Paid Off. — The ‘highly skilled environmental engineers’ can help to store precious water and rejuvenate land ravaged by climate change. Just don't dynamite their homes. — WELLS, Nev. — Horace Smith blew up a lot of beaver dams in his life.
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Balloon Juice
CNN:
Newly obtained surveillance video shows fake Trump elector escorted operatives into Georgia county's elections office before voting machine breach — A Republican county official in Georgia escorted two operatives working with an attorney for former President Donald Trump into the county's election offices …
Stephen Neukam / The Texas Tribune:
Ted Cruz says he will vote against bill to codify same-sex marriage protections — On an episode of his podcast Tuesday, the U.S. senator said the bill would be an attack on religious liberties. — Copy link — WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said he will vote against a bill …
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NBC News, Reuters and Talking Points Memo
Anna Merlan / VICE:
Peter Thiel's Investment Firm Is Backing a Menstrual Cycle-Focused ‘Femtech’ Company — Evie Magazine is COVID-skeptical, transphobic, and obsessed with traditional womanhood. Now, with Thiel Capital's help, they're launching a “wellness” company based on menstrual cycles. — Anna Merlan
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