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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
The New Evidence Against Donald Trump In The MAL Case Is BRUTAL  —  A lot of things happened.  Here are some of the things.  This is TPM's Morning Memo.  Sign up for the email version.  —  Surprise!  —  With reporters clustered at the DC federal courthouse awaiting a possible Trump indictment …
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Ex-Trump lawyer says evidence against him ‘overwhelming’ in Mar-a-Lago case  —  Ty Cobb, who represented Trump in Mueller investigation, says classified documents case is ‘tight’ after new charges filed  —  A former Trump White House lawyer said the evidence against the former president …
Shan Wu / The Daily Beast:
The New Trump Indictment May Be a Mixed Blessing  —  The charge arising from trying to delete a surveillance tape is helpful to prosecutors trying to prove Trump's criminal intent.  But the indictment will also bring more delay. … The Trump indictment watch yesterday was not entirely …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
‘These are my tapes’: Trump rips new charges in classified docs case  — Donald Trump defended the handling of surveillance footage at his Florida home after being hit with new charges in his federal classified documents case.  — The additional counts center on an alleged attempt …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The incredibly damaging timeline of the alleged Mar-a-Lago coverup  —  When former Donald Trump was first indicted by a federal grand jury in June, the world got its first peek at the strength of the evidence compiled by special counsel Jack Smith.  It was, by all accounts, remarkable …
Washington Post:
Trump charged with seeking to delete security footage in documents case
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump reacts to ‘abuse’ by DOJ: ‘This is what you get’ for leading the polls
New York Times:
Trump Faces Major New Charges in Documents Case
Politico:
Trump charged with new crimes in classified documents case
Washington Post:
Read the superseding indictment bringing new charges against Trump
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
‘Absurd’: DeSantis car crash reveals he's using state vehicles for presidential campaign  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was involved in a car crash in Tennessee this week as he traveled for his campaign.  He was unhurt in the incident.  —  However, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel …
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Republicans like the hate DeSantis is selling.  They just don't like him.  —  He's not tanking because of his extremism.  On the contrary.  —  ∙ Paid … The Republican primary campaign of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is already melting into a grease stain of incompetence.
Politico:
DeSantis' reboot still dodges the biggest issue
Discussion: Florida Politics
Lucy Hodgman / Politico:
‘No silver lining in slavery’: Scott slams DeSantis on Florida curriculum comments
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
DeSantis says “voters have to make a decision” on Trump's legal woes
Anthony Adragna / Politico:
More on McConnell and signs of a terrible September  —  With assists from POLITICO's Hill team  —  FROM MCCONNELL'S DESK: Burgess has a definitive look at how the Senate GOP is reacting to the minority leader's health scare — by cautiously planning an eventual leadership transition.
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Wall Street Journal:
Senate Passes Defense Bill, Setting Up Fight Over Abortion, Transgender Care
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell seeks to silence GOP speculation about his future
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
A Four-Way Race?  The 2024 Presidential Contest is Anything But Settled.  —  Biden vs. Trump is the story today, but it's unlikely that voters will be satisfied choosing between a nearly 82-year-old incumbent and a 78-year-old challenger who may be a convicted felon.
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Politico:
Playbook: New felony charges rock Trump world
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Washington Post:   Democrats plot middle-class message to retake economic high ground
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
“These people are admitting they lied to you”: Trump's own men undermine his “delusional” defense  —  Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows revelations show the Big Liars can't hide behind “delusional” defense  —  “For those that still believe there was widespread voter fraud, these people are admitting they lied to you.”
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HuffPost:
'It's Called Summer': GOP Brushes Off Record Heat Wave  —  Republicans say people concerned about unprecedented heat around the world should just chill out.  —  Unless you've been living underground or have a vested interest in turning a blind eye to reality, you know that climate change …
Discussion: ABC, CNN, Associated Press and New Republic
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Ryan Tracy / Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Bowed to White House Pressure, Removed Covid Posts  —  Internal Meta emails say pressure from Washington was behind a decision to take down posts attributing pandemic to man-made virus  —  WASHINGTON—Facebook removed content related to Covid-19 in response to pressure …
New York Times:
The Mystery of How Tim Scott's Campaign Is Spending Its Millions  —  Most of the money spent by the senator's presidential campaign has gone to newly formed companies whose addresses are Staples stores in suburban strip malls.  —  Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina has more political money …
Discussion: The Hill
Politico:
Abigail Spanberger tells Democrats she will run for governor  —  The centrist Democrat would leave a highly contested House seat should she follow through on those plans.  —  Rep. Abigail Spanberger , a centrist Democrat from Virginia who sits in a must-win seat for her party in 2024 …
JB Pritzker, Governor:
Gov. Pritzker Signs Bill Strengthening Protections Against Misinformation at ‘Crisis Pregnancy Centers’  —  Chicago—Governor JB Pritzker signed SB1909 into law, also known as the Deceptive Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers Act.  This law bars so-called “crisis pregnancy centers” …
 
 
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