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7:45 AM ET, August 31, 2023

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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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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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Trump: Rupert Murdoch a ‘globalist’ trying to tear me down
Discussion: Rolling Stone and Political Wire
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
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
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: houstontx.gov, Raw Story and The Hill
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Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
Giuliani sanctioned by judge in defamation case brought by 2 Georgia election workers  —  The ex-mayor is being sued by election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss.  —  A federal judge on Wednesday awarded a default judgment to a pair of Georgia election workers as part of their civil defamation suit …
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Rudy Giuliani Is Going to Have to Pay Damages to the Election Workers He Defamed
Discussion: Reason
Politico:
Rudy Giuliani is liable for defaming Georgia election workers, judge rules
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
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
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: Raw Story, Political Wire and The Hill
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” …
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
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.
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 …
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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
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
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.
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 …
 
 
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Reuters:
Wallace confirms resignation as UK defence minister in letter to PM Sunak
Discussion: Metro.co.uk and TASS
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
Wes Venteicher / Politico:
Newsom embraces dirty energy in bid to stave off blackouts
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Eric Lagatta / USA Today:
Colorado governor defends 'Don't Tread on Me' flag after student told to remove patch
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CNN:
Proud Boys sentencing over January 6 riot rescheduled
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