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2:30 PM ET, August 31, 2023

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Andy Campbell / HuffPost:
Proud Boy Joe Biggs Sentenced To 17 Years Over Jan. 6 Plot  —  Biggs, an Army veteran and former Infowars correspondent, is one of five Proud Boys leaders convicted in one of the Justice Department's highest-profile Jan. 6 cases.  —  Joseph Biggs, a leader and top propagandist …
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NBC News:
Proud Boy Joe Biggs receives 17 years in Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case  —  The former Infowars correspondent, who was convicted of seditious conspiracy, “served as an instigator and leader” during the Capitol attack, federal prosecutors said.  —  Proud Boy Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years in prison in Jan. 6 case
Washington Post:
Proud Boy leader Joseph Biggs sentenced to 17 years for Jan. 6 crimes  —  A former leader in the far-right Proud Boys group was sentenced Thursday to 17 years in prison, just shy of the longest punishment imposed on a participant in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Joe Biggs, Proud Boys leader, gets 17-year prison sentence for role in Jan. 6 attack  —  Biggs is the first of four Proud Boys leaders convicted of seditious conspiracy to face sentencing.  —  Joseph Biggs, a Florida leader of the Proud Boys on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to 17 years …
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: The Dispatch and Raw Story
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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.
Nicole Narea / Vox:
Trump could soon be in big legal trouble for inflating his net worth
New York Times:
Trump Inflated Property Values by Up to $2.2 Billion, New York A.G. Says
Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP senators weigh ‘special’ meeting on their leadership after McConnell's freeze  —  It takes just five Republicans to force such a sitdown, the most direct way to specifically discuss their future amid revived questions about the leader's health.  —  A handful of GOP senators is weighing whether …
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CNN:
McConnell appears to freeze while speaking with reporters in Kentucky
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell quickly convenes with allies after second public freeze
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 …
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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 …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Trump pleads not guilty, waives arraignment in Fulton  —  X  —  Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to the 13 criminal charges recently handed up against him by a Fulton County grand jury.  In a brief court filing, the Republican also acknowledged that he is waiving his right to an arraignment.
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, Raw Story and Jezebel
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Kemp rejects talk of special session, says punishing Fani Willis carries risks  —  X  —  During a remarkable press conference, Gov. Brian Kemp quashed the idea of a special legislative session pushed by former President Donald Trump and his allies to oust Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis …
Victor Nava / New York Post:
Hunter Biden's firm, Joe's VP office exchanged more than 1,000 emails: records  —  Hunter Biden's Rosemont Seneca Partners investment firm traded more than 1,000 emails with Joe Biden's office during his time as vice president — and hundreds remain hidden because of executive privilege asserted …
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Americans are getting wise to Joe Biden's corruption — despite his media gatekeepers
Discussion: Just The News
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.
Washington Post:
For George Santos, a life in Brazil at odds with his GOP politics  —  NITERÓI, Brazil — The sight of the newcomer took Gino Fonseca by surprise.  As one of the city's most prominent drag queens, Fonseca thought he knew most everyone who worked the nightclubs and LGBTQ events.
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
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.
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 …
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: HuffPost, The Hill and Mediaite
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Democrats Push to Subpoena Jared Kushner's Saudi-Backed Investment Firm  —  Oversight committee members are asking the GOP chair to demand key documents days after he admitted Kushner “crossed the line of ethics” … Since Republicans gained control of the House in 2022 …
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.
Discussion: Mother Jones
 
 
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U.S. presses Saudi Arabia on reported migrant massacres
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Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Liberals raise alarms, calling on Biden to sharpen reelection pitch
Discussion: HotAir
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
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Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
New Video Shows Prigozhin Dismiss ‘Liquidation’ Talk Days Before Crash
Discussion: New York Post
ED News:
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Brett Bachman / The Daily Beast:
Trump Posts More than 30 Video Rants in One Day on Truth Social
Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
A crackdown on ‘woke’ coverage is tearing Atlanta magazine apart
 

 
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