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Trump team claimed boxes at Mar-a-Lago were only news clippings — The 2021 assertion to the National Archives vastly misrepresented the scale and variety of documents, including classified records, later recovered from Trump's property. — Months before National Archives officials found hundreds …
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Justice Dept. asks appeals court to restore access to Trump raid documents — The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to lift a judge's order blocking criminal investigators from accessing about 100 documents with national security classification markings recovered …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Justice Department asks appeals court to block Trump judge's Mar-a-Lago ruling — WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice is asking a federal appeals court to temporarily block a Trump-appointed judge's ruling that prevents it from using thousands of pages of government documents seized …
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Harry Litman / Los Angeles Times:
The Mar-a-Lago judge's latest opinion is as atrocious as legal experts say it is — Thursday's 10-page opinion by U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon denying the government's motion for a stay in the Mar-a-Lago documents case is being savaged by commentators in terms normally reserved …
NBC News:
DeSantis sending asylum-seekers to Martha's Vineyard divides Venezuelan Americans — Migrants caught in border-battle crossfire in Martha's Vineyard — After Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sent two planes of mostly Venezuelan asylum-seekers to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts …
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No, Transporting Undocumented Migrants to Martha's Vineyard is Not “Literally Human Trafficking” — Hillary Clinton today agreed with MSNBC host Joe Scarborough that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sending 50 undocumented migrants to Martha's Vineyard is “literally human trafficking.”
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RedState, New York Post, HotAir and The Federalist
Miami Herald:
This is how much Florida has paid an aviation company to relocate ‘unauthorized aliens’ — Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration last week paid an aviation company $615,000 as part of a new Florida program to relocate undocumented immigrants out of the state, according to state records.
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Jennie Taer / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Illegal Migrants Flown To Martha's Vineyard Were Informed Of Destination, Documents Confirm
EXCLUSIVE: Illegal Migrants Flown To Martha's Vineyard Were Informed Of Destination, Documents Confirm
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
A Sadistic Immigration Stunt
A Sadistic Immigration Stunt
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Reuters:
Florida governor defends migrant flights to Martha's Vineyard, suggests more to come
Florida governor defends migrant flights to Martha's Vineyard, suggests more to come
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New York Times:
Migrants Flown to Martha's Vineyard Say They Were Misled
Migrants Flown to Martha's Vineyard Say They Were Misled
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Washington Post:
‘Reverse Freedom Rides’: An echo of Martha's Vineyard migrant flights 60 years ago
‘Reverse Freedom Rides’: An echo of Martha's Vineyard migrant flights 60 years ago
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USA Today, The Wrap, Informed Comment and New York Times
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
Let's Call DeSantis's Migrant Stunt What It Is—Kidnapping
Let's Call DeSantis's Migrant Stunt What It Is—Kidnapping
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The American Independent, Politico and Reason
Tal Kopan / The Boston Globe:
Why were migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard? The political tactics behind the strategy.
Why were migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard? The political tactics behind the strategy.
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Miami Herald:
With shameful Martha's Vineyard stunt, DeSantis dishes out cruelty with a smirk
With shameful Martha's Vineyard stunt, DeSantis dishes out cruelty with a smirk
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New York Times:
Trump's Team of Lawyers Marked by Infighting and Possible Legal Troubles of Its Own — Several of the former president's lawyers are under scrutiny by federal investigators amid squabbling over competence. — To understand the pressures, feuds and questions about competence within former …
Drew Gilpin Faust / The Atlantic:
Gen Z Never Learned to Read Cursive — It was a good book, the student told the 14 others in the undergraduate seminar I was teaching, and it included a number of excellent illustrations, such as photographs of relevant Civil War manuscripts. But, he continued, those weren't very helpful to him …
Hannah Natanson / Washington Post:
Virginia will block schools from accommodating transgender students — In a major rollback of LGBTQ rights, the administration of Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) will require that transgender students in Virginia access school facilities and programs that match the sex they were assigned at birth …
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Jeremiah Poff / Washington Examiner:
Youngkin administration overhauls policy for Virginia transgender students
Youngkin administration overhauls policy for Virginia transgender students
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Virginia Mercury and National Review
Warren Rojas / Insider:
Read the weird email Marco Rubio sent after Insider asked him about Lindsey Graham's abortion ban bill he's co-sponsoring — Marco Rubio's team sent Insider's Warren Rojas a bizarre email after being asked about an abortion bill. — The email, which looked like an assignment, included a deadline of September 19.
Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
Warnings From Authors Who Track Domestic Extremism — Luke Mogelson and Andy Campbell have followed groups like the Proud Boys for years. They are terrified at what they see as a growing threat. — It is rare that a chill runs down my spine when I'm interviewing someone.
Axios:
Klain presses progressives on permitting reforms — The White House is privately pressuring House progressives to support Sen. Joe Manchin's (D-W.Va.) permitting reform proposal, people familiar with the matter tell Axios. … - Some 80 House progressives, led by Natural Resources Committee …
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Karen Townsend / HotAir:
Biden to meet with families of Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan at the White House
Biden to meet with families of Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan at the White House
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Christiaan Triebert / New York Times:
Video Reveals How Russian Mercenaries Recruit Inmates for Ukraine War — In a video posted on social media on Tuesday, the de facto leader of a Russian mercenary group explained to Russian convicts how they could earn their freedom by fighting in Ukraine. — In a video that emerged on Tuesday …
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Hurubie Meko / New York Times:
Yeshiva University Halts All Student Clubs to Block L.G.B.T.Q. Group — Earlier in the week, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a ruling to stand for now that required the university to recognize the group. — Yeshiva University abruptly announced on Friday that it had placed …
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United States Department of State:
Lifting of Defense Trade Restrictions on the Republic of Cyprus for Fiscal Year 2023 — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken determined and certified to Congress that the Republic of Cyprus has met the necessary conditions under relevant legislation to allow the approval of exports, re-exports …
Reuters:
Iran woman's death after morals police arrest sparks protests — A young Iranian woman has died after falling into a coma following her detention by morality police enforcing Iran's strict hijab rules, sparking protests by Iranians on social media and on the streets on Friday.
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Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:
Iran's Supreme Leader Cancels Public Appearances After Falling Ill
Iran's Supreme Leader Cancels Public Appearances After Falling Ill
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Al Jazeera and The Times of Israel
Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Some Jan. 6 defendants accused of other crimes since Capitol attack — The U.S. Capitol attack was a crime unlike any in American history. But for some of the defendants accused of crimes related to the riot, it's only been the beginning of their legal troubles.
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New York Times:
India's Leader Tells Putin That Now Is Not an Era for War … Amid Russia's growing international isolation, India's leader tells Putin that today is no time for war. — Underlining Russia's increasing international isolation a day after China's leader refrained from offering full-throated support …
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