memeorandum: Biden can bring his Beast — but other dignitaries face taking bus (Oliver Wright/The Times)

5:50 PM ET, September 12, 2022

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Texas woman arrested on charges she made death threats to judge in Mar-a-Lago documents case — A Texas woman has been arrested for allegedly making death threats against Aileen Cannon, the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump's court fight against the Justice Department …

Discussion: CNBC and Raw Story

Zach Everson / Forbes:

Checks & Imbalances: See Who Else Has Visited Trump's Mar-A-Lago Office — Today we report on Steve Bannon's latest indictment, look at crypto legislation and catch up with Lev Parnas. — Donald Trump stored classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, including in his office, according to recent court filings by the Justice Department.

Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:

Trump's Latest Court Filing Attempts Legal Sleight of Hand — Trump's lawyers are arguing in the classified documents saga that he had the power to declassify those documents, but not necessarily that he did. — For weeks, former President Donald Trump has been raving on social media …

Discussion: emptywheel and Raw Story

Politico:
Trump fights back against DOJ in dispute over classified records

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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Lawyers Dispute Classified Status of Seized Mar-a-Lago Documents

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Washington Post:
Trump lawyers suggest seized Mar-a-Lago documents may not be classified

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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump asks judge to block DOJ from viewing classified records seized from Mar-a-Lago

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Fox News, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Washington Times and CNN

Nate Cohn / New York Times:

Yes, the Polling Warning Signs Are Flashing Again — Democrats are polling well in exactly the places where surveys missed most in 2020. — Ahead of the last presidential election, we created a website tracking the latest polls — internally, we called it a “polling diary.”

Discussion: New York Magazine, HotAir, The Daily Caller, National Review, Outside the Beltway, Townhall, Mediaite, RedState and Althouse

Washington Post:

John Fetterman needs to debate more than once for U.S. Senate — Debates about debates between candidates running for office are tedious, as barbs are traded over the number of matchups, the timing, the ground rules. But the one being played out in Pennsylvania between Lt. Gov. John Fetterman …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Fox News, The Philadelphia Inquirer, IJR and The Guardian

New York Times:
Democrats' Midterm Dilemma: How to Back Biden, Yet Shun Him, Too

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New York Times:

Justice Dept. Issues 40 Subpoenas in Jan. 6 Inquiry — Over the last week, it also seized the phones of two top Trump advisers, a sign of an escalating investigation two months before the midterm elections. — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has issued about 40 subpoenas …

Politico:
Pence, defied subpoenas, and a final report: The Jan. 6 panel's endgame

Discussion: Political Wire, Raw Story, Insider and ABC News

Jeremy Herb / CNN:

Exclusive: 'I'm just not going to leave': New book reveals Trump vowed to stay in White House — Former President Donald Trump repeatedly told aides in the days following his 2020 election loss that he would remain in the White House rather than let incoming President Joe Biden take over …

Dean Obeidallah / MSNBC:

Let's hope this ruling against ‘Cowboys for Trump’ founder has a ripple effect — For those of us who are tired of waiting for prosecutors to hold accountable Republican-elected officials who participated in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a New Mexico judge last week provided …

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators led by Graham slam Trump Jan. 6 pardon promise

Discussion: RedState, The Gateway Pundit, American Greatness, IJR and Just The News

Politico:
Trump judges are on a tear

Discussion: Raw Story

Oliver Wright / The Times:

Biden can bring his Beast — but other dignitaries face taking bus … President Biden will have dispensation to take his armoured Beast to Westminster Abbey for the Queen's funeral next week, while lesser world leaders will have to make do with a shared bus.

Jed Graham / Investor's Business Daily:

Biden Approval Rating Gets Big Bounce From Young Americans — President Joe Biden's approval rating bounced higher over the past month, helped by lower gas prices and a series of legislative wins, a new IBD/TIPP Poll finds. Younger Americans, in particular, rallied around Biden following approval …

Discussion: Political Wire

Associated Press:

Ukraine makes more gains, pushes back to border in places — Ukrainian troops reclaimed more territory from Russia on Monday, pushing all the way back to the northeastern border in some places as part of a lightning advance that forced Moscow to make a hasty retreat from occupied land.

Axios:

Two Americas Index: Democracy deniers … - They're also a reality check against President Biden's speech that portrayed threats to democracy as solely driven by Republican supporters of former President Trump who refuse to accept that he lost the 2020 election.

Discussion: The Hill, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner, Commentary Magazine and Election Law Blog

Washington Post:

Trump backers flood election offices with requests as 2022 vote nears — The requests for records related to the 2020 election have complicated preparations for November, which some officials say may be the point — Supporters of former president Donald Trump have swamped local election offices across …

Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire

Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:

The Supreme Court Is Vulnerable on Abortion — Thanks to ‘Dobbs,’ a majority of Americans are ready to put limits on its power. — Abortion rights activists protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington, June 24, 2022. — Perhaps the biggest obstacle to Supreme Court reform …

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Balkinization

Dawn Ennis / Forbes:

Ex-Trans Activist Chloe Cole In Her Own Words: 'I'm Autistic' — Note: A version of this report first appeared in The Los Angeles Blade. Following publication, activist Chloe Cole tweeted that she is autistic, as both an explanation for why she sometimes struggles with her responses …

Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:

Donald Trump's Surprise Visit To Washington D.C Sparks Arrest Speculation — Donald Trump made a surprise and unannounced visit to Washington D.C. on Sunday, prompting speculation and rumors about the reason for his trip. — A video of Trump arriving at Dulles Airport in Virginia …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Western Journal, Human Events and The Gateway Pundit

CNN:

Extreme California heat knocks key Twitter data center offline — Now, he's detailing his main concern with Twitter — Extreme heat in California has left Twitter without one of its key data centers, and a company executive warned in an internal memo obtained by CNN that another outage elsewhere …

Haley BeMiller / The Columbus Dispatch:

Tim Ryan, J.D. Vance neck and neck in new Ohio Senate poll — With less than two months to go before Election Day, Ohio's U.S. Senate race is far from settled. — A USA TODAY Network Ohio/Suffolk University poll released Monday showed J.D. Vance and U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan virtually tied …

Discussion: Fox News, The Hill and Political⚡Charge

Philippe Naughton / The Daily Beast:

Man Murdered Wife, Shot Daughter After Being Sucked Down ‘Q Rabbit Hole,’ Family Confirms — Igor and Tina Lanis were “loving and happy people” until Trump lost the 2020 election. “My Qdad snapped and killed my family this morning,” his daughter posted on Reddit.

Discussion: PennLive, Law & Crime, Detroit News, VICE and Raw Story

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:

Is Putin facing defeat? The ‘End of History’ author remains confident. — In mid March, less than a month after Russia invaded Ukraine, political scientist Francis Fukuyama offered a striking prediction: Ukraine will win. — Six months later, Ukraine is on the offensive …

Discussion: spiked

New York Magazine:

The Sordid Saga of Hunter Biden's Laptop — The most invasive data breach imaginable is a political scandal Democrats can't just wish away. — Imagine the entirety of your digital existence plotted out before you: your accounts and passwords; your avatars; your contacts …

Discussion: Althouse

Steve Neavling / News & Views, Detroit Metro Times:

Prominent Republicans join coalition to support Whitmer for reelection — The formation of the group comes as the Michigan Republican Party struggles to unify ahead of the November election … More than 150 Michigan Republicans banded together to launch a group supporting …

Discussion: Detroit Metro Times and Blue Virginia

Matt Sullivan / Rolling Stone:

Stephen Curry Is Putting It All on the Line — The NBA superstar has changed the game of basketball for the better. Now, can he help change America? — STEPHEN CURRY HAS come a long way since the curious case of the government plot from outer space. Five years ago …

Discussion: Mediaite, Jezebel, The Hill and Mercury News

Liz Schwartz / Shorenstein Center:

Brian Stelter Joins Shorenstein Center as Fall 2022 Walter Shorenstein Media & Democracy Fellow — The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School is pleased to announce that Brian Stelter will join the center as the Fall 2022 Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow.

Chris Cillizza / CNN:

The weirdest campaign in the country is happening in Pennsylvania — For as long as there have been campaigns, they have worked like this: You run to appeal to your party's base to win the primary and then, with that task done, you immediately begin to round off the hard edges of your policies …

Discussion: Raw Story and Axios