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12:30 PM ET, August 31, 2023

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Chris Whipple / New York Times:
Mark Meadows Is a Warning About a Second Trump Term  —  On Monday, Mark Meadows, a former White House chief of staff, testified in an effort to move the Georgia racketeering case against his former boss Donald Trump and co-defendants to federal court.  On the stand, he said that he believed …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Graham Kates / CBS News:
Trump enters not guilty plea in Fulton County, won't appear for arraignment  —  Former President Donald Trump has entered a not guilty plea to 13 Georgia felony counts related to an alleged scheme to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election results.  —  An attorney for Trump filed …
New York Times:
The Key Players in Trump's Plot to Upend the Election, Mapped  —  Ms. Cottle is a member of the editorial board.  Mr. Eisen is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.  Ms. Maggiacomo is a graphics editor in Opinion.  —  Upending the outcome of a free and fair presidential election is no minor endeavor.
Discussion: New York Post and The Atlantic
New York Times:
Trump Inflated Property Values by Up to $2.2 Billion, New York A.G. Says
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Donald Trump vows to lock up political enemies if he returns to White House
Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump fraudulently inflated his net worth by billions of dollars, New York AG says
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Clarence Thomas officially discloses private trips on GOP donor Harlan Crow's plane  —  Justice Clarence Thomas disclosed Thursday that Republican megadonor Harlan Crow paid for private jet trips for Thomas in 2022 to attend a speech in Texas and a vacation at Crow's luxurious New York estate …
Discussion: Washington Examiner, UPI and USA Today
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Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Justice Thomas says he used private jet for security reasons after Dobbs leak  —  In required financial disclosure, Justice Clarence Thomas reports three 2022 trips on private jet of Harlan Crow  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas reported three 2022 trips on the private jet …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Clarence Thomas discloses private jet trips provided by billionaire Harlan Crow  —  Thomas has been at the center of mounting ethics scrutiny on the Supreme Court.  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who has faced intense scrutiny and criticism in recent months for receiving undisclosed …
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
45 New Victims Allegedly ID'd in Leaked Chats From Andrew Tate's ‘War Room’  —  Paying members allegedly discussed chilling techniques to abuse and groom women into sex work.  —  Members of influencer Andrew Tate's “War Room” group discussed techniques for how to groom women …
Discussion: BBC, The Messenger, Jezebel and Raw Story
Matt Stieb / New York Magazine:
Rudy Giuliani Literally Can't Afford to Be Defaming People  —  Rudy Giuliani can't even afford to lie about random people anymore.  —  A federal judge in Georgia ordered Giuliani on Wednesday to forfeit a defamation suit filed by two poll workers, whom he falsely claimed had tampered with ballots after the 2020 election.
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Emine Yücel / Talking Points Memo:
Judge Rules Giuliani Is Liable For Defaming Georgia Election Workers
Andy Rose / CNN:
Alabama attorney general says he has right to prosecute people who facilitate travel for out-of-state abortions  —  Alabama's Republican attorney general said in a court filing that he has the right to prosecute people who make travel arrangements for pregnant women to have out-of-state abortions.
Dustin Gardiner / Politico:
Feinstein is a silent character in her sad and messy final chapter  —  Feinstein's daughter battles her stepsisters over the senator's share of a fortune that exceeds an estimated $1 billion.  Daughter's role scrutinized by trustees in new legal motion.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — A beach house in an exclusive neighborhood.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Top North Carolina judge faces potential sanctions for talking about racial discrimination  —  North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls is being threatened with sanctions for criticizing the court's approach to racial and gender discrimination.  Earls, the only Black woman on the court …
Discussion: Raleigh News & Observer and Slate
The Daily Beast:
RNC Members Acknowledge Their Fundraising Is ‘in the Toilet’  —  The Republican National Committee is having some serious money problems. … Pay Dirt is a weekly foray into the pigpen of political funding.  Subscribe here to get it in your inbox every Thursday.
Discussion: Raw Story
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Vivek Ramaswamy, Political Performance Artist  —  He has no government experience, but plenty of conspiratorial demagoguery to sell.  —  A particularly low point of last week's GOP presidential debate came at around the 39-minute mark, when an unusually glib, shallow, overbearing …
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
NBC News:
Pro-Ron DeSantis super PAC ends door-knocking in Nevada and Super Tuesday states  —  Never Back Down officials said they were reinvesting in the first three primary states and criticized what they see as a pro-Trump effort to tilt primary rules in his favor elsewhere.
Discussion: Semafor
US Department of Justice:
Former North Shore Pizzeria Owner Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for COVID Fraud  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts  —  Defendant purchased alpaca farm using fraudulently obtained pandemic relief funds  —  BOSTON - A former North Shore resident …
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 …
Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Poll shows Matt Rosendale up big over NRSC-backed Tim Sheehy  —  The Scoop  —  National Republicans may have a problem on their hands in Montana.  While the NRSC is backing 37-year old veteran Tim Sheehy for Senate, Montana Rep. Matt Rosendale would start with a sizable lead if he entered the race …
Discussion: Raw Story
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
HUD releases new aid for low-income families to keep up with rising rents  —  The Department of Housing and Urban Development said that fair market rents for fiscal year 2024 will rise about 12 % nationwide and that the department has increased funding for housing choice vouchers.
Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
New Video Shows Prigozhin Dismiss ‘Liquidation’ Talk Days Before Crash  —  “For those discussing whether or not I'm alive... Everything is fine,” the mercenary boss said.  —  Russia's dead mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin filmed a video reassuring supporters that he hadn't been “liquidated” …
Discussion: New York Post
Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Liberals raise alarms, calling on Biden to sharpen reelection pitch  —  Left-leaning Democrats have backed the president, but some worry his second-term agenda lacks ambition  —  President Biden notched an array of early endorsements from progressive groups.  He has won the support of top liberals in Congress for his campaign.
Discussion: HotAir
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: Raw Story and The Hill
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Joshua Fechter / The Texas Tribune:
Judge declares new Texas law that would erode cities' power to enact local rules unconstitutional
ED News:
Biden-Harris Administration Approves $72 Million in Borrower Defense Discharges for over 2,300 Borrowers who Attended Ashford University  —  Relief stems from evidence provided by the California Department of Justice during successful lawsuit brought against the college and its parent company
 
 
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Washington Post:
U.S. presses Saudi Arabia on reported migrant massacres
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Reuters:
Wallace confirms resignation as UK defence minister in letter to PM Sunak
Discussion: TASS and Metro.co.uk
Brett Bachman / The Daily Beast:
Trump Posts More than 30 Video Rants in One Day on Truth Social
Discussion: Political Wire and Just The News
US Department of Justice:
Georgia Man Arrested on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
Discussion: UPI, Raw Story and The Hill
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Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
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