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11:35 PM ET, August 30, 2023

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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Donald Trump vows to lock up political enemies if he returns to White House  —  Former president tells Glenn Beck he would have ‘no choice’ but to lock up opponents 'because they're doing it to us'  —  Donald Trump says he will lock up his political enemies if he is president again.
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Kelly Garrity / Politico:
Trump advised Tudor Dixon to soften her line on abortion during Michigan governor's race  —  The conservative media personality came under fire in the campaign for failing to say whether she would allow the procedure for rape victims.  —  Michigan Republican Tudor Dixon …
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and Political Wire
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Tucker Carlson: ‘Obviously’ We're ‘Speeding Toward Assassination’ of Trump  —  According to Carlson, “both parties have decided that there's something about Trump that's so threatening to them, they just can't have it.”  —  Twitter podcaster Tucker Carlson is pounding home the theory …
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Trump: Rupert Murdoch a ‘globalist’ trying to tear me down
Discussion: Rolling Stone
New York Times:
Trump Inflated Property Values by Up to $2.2 Billion, New York A.G. Says  —  Letitia James, the attorney general, asked a judge to find, without a trial, that the former president had fraudulently overvalued his assets.  —  Before Donald J. Trump was indicted four times over …
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Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump fraudulently inflated his net worth by billions of dollars, New York AG says  —  The estimates came in newly unsealed court filings ahead of an October trial in which Trump and his business empire are accused of fraud.  —  NEW YORK — Donald Trump fraudulently inflated his net worth …
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
2 Trump co-defendants ask judge to break apart Georgia election interference case and hold separate trials  —  Two Trump co-defendants in Georgia who requested speedy trials asked a judge Wednesday to formally separate their cases from the sprawling overall indictment, a move …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell quickly convenes with allies after second public freeze  —  Some senators were already seeking more information about McConnell's status Wednesday afternoon, according to one person familiar with the dynamics.  —  Mitch McConnell's latest health scare guarantees Republican senators …
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Frank Thorp V / NBC News:
Sen. Mitch McConnell appears to freeze again at a Kentucky event  —  The Republican leader was silent for more than 30 seconds after being asked if he will run for re-election.  He previously froze during a July press conference.  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared …
Marisa Iati / Washington Post:
Mitch McConnell appears to freeze again while talking with reporters
Annie Karni / New York Times:
McConnell Freezes Up a Second Time While Addressing Reporters
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Giuliani Is Liable for Defaming Georgia Election Workers, Judge Says  —  The ruling means that a defamation case against Rudolph W. Giuliani, stemming from his role in seeking to overturn the 2020 election, can proceed to a trial where damages will be set.  —  A federal judge ruled on Wednesday …
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Politico:
Rudy Giuliani is liable for defaming Georgia election workers, judge rules  —  U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell ordered Giuliani to pay the two election workers punitive damages.  —  A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Rudy Giuliani is legally liable for defaming two Georgia election workers …
Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
Giuliani sanctioned by judge in defamation case brought by 2 Georgia election workers
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Rudy Giuliani Is Going to Have to Pay Damages to the Election Workers He Defamed
Discussion: Reason
Katie Hawkinson / Insider:
A Texas judge has declared unconstitutional a law championed by Gov. Greg Abbott that limits the power of Democrat-led cities  — A Texas judge declared a law that prevented cities from passing some local ordinances unconstitutional.  — The law, championed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott …
Discussion: The Hill, houstontx.gov and Raw Story
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Eliza Collins / Wall Street Journal:
Blake Masters Plans to Enter Race for Kyrsten Sinema's Senate Seat  —  Arizona is seen as one of the most competitive states in 2024  —  Republican Blake Masters, who lost his Arizona Senate bid last year, is set to announce he is running again in 2024, according to people familiar with his plans …
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Politico:
Blake Masters plans another Arizona Senate bid — this time for Sinema's seat
Discussion: Washington Times and The Messenger
Ashley Oliver / Washington Examiner:
Proud Boy Enrique Tarrio's January 6 sentencing abruptly postponed due to ‘emergency’  —  The sentencing for Enrique Tarrio, the former chair of the Proud Boys, was postponed unexpectedly on Wednesday morning “due to an emergency,” according to the U.S. attorney's office in Washington, D.C.
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Paul Duggan / Washington Post:
Judge says Peter Navarro can't use privilege as defense in contempt case  —  A judge ruled Wednesday that Peter Navarro, a Trump White House adviser charged with criminal contempt of Congress, cannot argue to a jury that he was barred by executive privilege from providing testimony and documents …
Discussion: CNN and Washington Examiner
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NBC News:
Judge rejects former Trump aide Peter Navarro's executive privilege claim, paving way for trial in contempt case
Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
A crackdown on ‘woke’ coverage is tearing Atlanta magazine apart  —  The publisher pushed back on their effort to present a modern picture of life in one of the Blackest, queerest cities in the South, calling it ‘divisive.’ Now, half the staff has quit.  —  On a hot Tuesday in late June …
Wall Street Journal:
DOJ, SEC Investigate Tesla Over Secret Glass House Project  —  Federal prosecutors are seeking information about benefits paid to Elon Musk  —  Manhattan federal prosecutors are investigating  —  use of company funds on a secret project that had been described internally as a house …
Riley Griffin / Bloomberg:
US Health Officials Urge Moving Pot to Lower-Risk Category  — Change would remove drug from most restricted designation  — Cannabis industry stocks respond with double-digit jumps
Brett Bachman / The Daily Beast:
Trump Posts More than 30 Video Rants in One Day on Truth Social  —  BUCK WILD  —  Former President Donald Trump went absolutely buck wild online Wednesday, posting more than 30 angry videos railing against his 2020 opponent Joe Biden, the Department of Justice, Democrats in general, Fox News …
Discussion: Political Wire and Just The News
Bloomberg:
Gabon Junta Appoints Army Officer as Transitional President  — General Nguema's appointment comes hours after coup announced  — Deposed president Bongo has been placed under house arrest  —  Soldiers in Gabon appointed the head of the republican guard as the OPEC member state's new leader …
Washington Post:
Ex-cardinal McCarrick's sex abuse case is dismissed, without a ‘reckoning’  —  A Massachusetts judge on Wednesday dismissed a criminal charge against former high-ranking Catholic cleric Theodore McCarrick, ruling that the 93-year-old former archbishop of Washington is incompetent to stand trial for alleged child sexual abuse.
Mary Jo Pitzl / Arizona Republic:
Can Trump be barred from Ariz. ballot?  Secretary of State Fontes says it's open question  —  Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said he does not have the authority to bar Donald Trump from the Arizona ballot next year, despite renewed interest in a provision of the U.S. Constitution that allows disqualification.
Wall Street Journal:
Joe Manchin and Daughter Pitch $100 Million Project to Boost Centrist Policies  —  West Virginia senator and former Mylan CEO Heather Manchin have held meetings with major donors  —  Sen. Joe Manchin and his daughter Heather Manchin are pitching major political donors on a nascent effort …
 
 
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