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New York Times:
Ukraine Attacks Russia Along Northern Front, Swiftly Making Gains — Sweeping south from positions in the Kharkiv region in Ukraine's northeast, Ukrainian forces have made their largest gains since routing Russia from Kyiv in April. — KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces have scored …
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Lawrence Freedman / Comment is Freed:
Gradually, then Suddenly — The Ukrainian flag is raised again in Kupyansk — “How did you go bankrupt?” — Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly. ― Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises. — As with bankruptcy so with military defeat. What appears to be a long, painful grind can quickly turn into a rout.
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New York Times, The National Interest, Newsweek and HotAir
Thomas Grove / Wall Street Journal:
In Major Advance, Ukraine Drives Russians Out of Key Eastern City — Ukraine marks its biggest strategic gain since mounting an offensive this week, closing in on a vital town and cutting off supplies to thousands of Russian troops — Ukrainian forces seized most of a strategically vital city …
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Financial Times and Associated Press
New York Times:
Two Top Trump Political Aides Among Those Subpoenaed in Jan. 6 Case — Stephen Miller, a senior policy adviser, and Brian Jack, who served as White House political director, are among those who received requests for information this week from a federal grand jury.
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Insider, PoliticusUSA, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and Raw Story
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump backed failed campaign coup against Kushner, Navarro book says — Ex-adviser says president in 2020 agreed that his son-in-law had to be replaced by Steve Bannon but did not dare try to fire him — In June 2020, less than five months before polling day, Donald Trump agreed to a …
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CBS News:
Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb thinks Justice Department's Trump investigation is related to Jan. 6 — “The Takeout” podcast — Ty Cobb, who was a White House lawyer during former President Donald Trump's administration, suspects the Justice Department investigation …
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Washington Examiner and Raw Story
New York Times:
Justice Dept. and Trump Legal Team Clash Over Special Master Candidates — The two sides had sharply diverging views of who could serve as a special master and what that person would do. — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump failed to agree …
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Politico:
Trump, DOJ tangle over ‘special master’ to review seized Mar-a-Lago documents — The Justice Department and former President Donald Trump presented dueling visions Friday night of the process and personnel for an outside review of documents seized from Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate last month …
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Raw Story, UPI, CNN, Bloomberg and Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
Trump, Justice Department split on who should be special master — Two sides are far apart on who should review the documents seized at Mar-a-Lago and the scope of such a review — The Justice Department and Donald Trump's lawyers have failed to agree on a list of potential legal experts …
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CNN, The Guardian, Raw Story, Wall Street Journal, Insider and Associated Press
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
New York 2022: Hochul Maintains Double-Digit Lead Over Zeldin; Biden's Approval Increases 10 Points Among Young Voters — Home Polls New York 2022: Hochul Maintains Double-Digit Lead Over Zeldin; Biden's Approval Increases 10 Points Among Young Voters — The latest Emerson College/Pix11 …
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CNN:
Once a ‘quintessential pro-life Texan,’ she had to flee her home state to get an abortion — Why a woman's doctor warned her not to get pregnant in Texas 03:50 — Nine years ago, Cade DeSpain messaged a friend about a cute girl he saw on her Facebook feed.
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Jezebel
Bindu Bansinath / The Cut:
'I Won't Cry Over the Death of a Violent Oppressor' — The news of Queen Elizabeth II's death has been met with public outpourings of grief commemorating her service as the longest-reigning monarch in British history. But not everyone is in mourning. For many impacted by the lasting legacy …
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mediaite, The Intercept, New York Post, IJR and The Wrap
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court temporarily blocks ruling that required Jewish university to recognize LGBTQ group — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily allowed an Orthodox Jewish university in New York to deny official recognition to an LGBTQ student group, the latest in a series of decisions in favor of religious rights.
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
An ex-professor spreads election myths across the U.S., one town at a time — David Clements is traveling the country trying to convince local leaders to withhold certification of election results. If he succeeds, it could cause chaos. — NELIGH, Neb. — One recent still summer night …
Jonathan Shorman / Kansas City Star:
Kris Kobach resigns from We Build the Wall board after nonprofit indicted on money laundering — Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, the Republican candidate for state attorney general, resigned Friday from the board of directors of We Build the Wall after the nonprofit organization …
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Reuters:
As Biden touts Ohio Intel plant, Rep. Tim Ryan questions his 2024 plans — President Joe Biden made an election-year visit to an overwhelmingly Republican part of Ohio on Friday for the groundbreaking of a semiconductor plant that he promoted as evidence that his economic policies are working.
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Townhall, New York Post, Washington Times, Roll Call, Protocol and WTOP News
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Zach Williams / New York Post:
Hochul gave COVID test contract to campaign donor that charged taxpayers double — Gov. Kathy Hochul had New Yorkers pay twice as much for COVID tests from a company tied to nearly $300,000 in donations to her campaign compared to other state vendors, a new report details …
Jon McBride / BYU Cougars:
A statement from BYU Athletics regarding the investigation of the Aug. 26 volleyball match — As part of our commitment to take any claims of racism seriously, BYU has completed its investigation into the allegation that racial heckling and slurs took place at the Duke vs. BYU women's volleyball match on August 26.
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NBC News:
Federal watchdog is probing Jackson, Mississippi, water crisis — JACKSON, Miss. — A team from the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Inspector General arrived in Jackson last week to begin a “multidisciplinary” top-to-bottom review of the current drinking water crisis, an agency spokesperson told NBC News.
Bjorn Lomborg / Wall Street Journal:
Policies Pushing Electric Vehicles Show Why Few People Want One — WSJ Opinion: Democrats Finally Passed Climate Legislation. Does It Matter? — Skip Ad — in 15 — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE — Created with sketchtool.
Bolts:
Michigan Republicans Stumble in Dress Rehearsal for Overturning Future Elections — The state's supreme court restored abortion and voting rights measures to November's ballot, rebuffing “a game of gotcha gone very bad.” But its composition could soon change. — (Facebook/ Michigan Secretary of State's Office)
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Al Jazeera, WTOP News and Detroit Free Press
Washington Post:
GOP backs away from some hard-line abortion measures it once championed — An aggressive push by Republicans to pass hard-line antiabortion measures is faltering in some state legislatures and on Capitol Hill, the latest indication that many Americans are balking at extreme restrictions being imposed since the fall of Roe v. Wade.
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Politico
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
It's official: Sarah Palin cost the GOP a House seat — Sarah Palin has made no secret since her loss in the Alaska special congressional election last week that she doesn't appreciate the state's new ranked-choice voting system, which she and other prominent conservatives have blamed for her loss.
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Press Release Archive, New York Sun, Opinion Today, Foreword to Civilization and Division of Elections
Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
New York declares state of emergency over polio to boost low vaccination rates — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday declared a state of emergency to boost polio vaccination rates amid more evidence the virus is spreading in communities. — Poliovirus has now been detected …
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Associated Press, al.com and Governor Kathy Hochul
Mary Ilyushina / Washington Post:
Police pursue local Russian lawmakers who urged charging Putin with treason — A group of district council members in St. Petersburg, President Vladimir Putin's hometown, called for the Russian leader to be charged with treason and removed from office in a rare but brazen protest against the war in Ukraine.
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
VP Harris attacks ‘activist court,’ says the loss of rights post-Roe has led to ‘suffering’ — In an exclusive interview with NBC News' Meet the Press, the vice president says court took away an “established right” on abortion. — Vice President Kamala Harris denounced the current Supreme Court as …
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