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9:35 AM ET, September 5, 2023

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CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Special counsel election probe continues with focus on fundraising, voting equipment breaches  —  Special counsel Jack Smith is still pursuing his investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election a month after indicting Donald Trump for orchestrating a broad conspiracy …
Discussion: The Messenger and Raw Story
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Disney tickets, PS5s, and big-screen TVs: Florida parents exploit DeSantis' school vouchers  —  Florida parents are taking advantage of an expanded school voucher program championed by Governor Ron DeSantis (R), according to messages from private Facebook groups obtained by Popular Information.
Politico:
Trump's co-defendants are already starting to turn against him  —  There's a nascent courtroom strategy by some people close to Donald Trump: Heap blame on the former president.  —  The finger-pointing among Donald Trump's inner circle has begun.  —  And as his four criminal cases march toward trials …
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Raw Story and HuffPost
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Consistent Signs of Erosion in Black and Hispanic Support for Biden  —  It's a weakness that could manifest itself as low Democratic turnout even if Trump and Republicans don't gain among those groups.  —  President Biden is underperforming among nonwhite voters in New York Times/Siena College national polls …
Mary Kay Mallonee / CNN:
First lady Jill Biden tests positive for Covid-19  —  First lady Jill Biden tested positive for Covid-19 Monday, the White House announced.  —  “This evening, the First Lady tested positive for COVID-19.  She is currently experiencing only mild symptoms.  She will remain at their home …
Rolling Stone:
Inside MTG and Kari Lake's ‘Death Race’ To Become Trump's VP  —  His allies say they'd be “stupid” choices, but Trump has repeatedly discussed with senior staffers Marjorie Taylor Greene and Kari Lake as potential #2s  —  MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE and Kari Lake have been locked in what one source close …
Discussion: Raw Story and UPROXX
Washington Post:
Three service secretaries to Tuberville: Stop this dangerous hold on senior officers  —  Carlos Del Toro is secretary of the Navy.  Frank Kendall is secretary of the Air Force.  Christine Wormuth is secretary of the Army.  —  As the civilian leaders of the Navy, Air Force, Space Force and Army …
Discussion: The Hill, HuffPost, Bloomberg and Raw Story
Richard W. Bauer / New York Times:
I'm a Pro-Life Priest.  Anti-Abortion Groups Are Wrong to Oppose PEPFAR.  —  In 1997, the global AIDS crisis was growing more dire by the day.  That year, I was on a mission as a Roman Catholic priest and social worker to help care for people with H.I.V. in Tanzania.  —  I witnessed pure horror.
Zach Montague / New York Times:
Peter Navarro to Face Contempt Trial Over Defiance of Jan. 6 Committee  —  A federal judge allowed the trial to proceed after finding little evidence that the former president authorized Mr. Navarro to ignore a subpoena from Congress.  —  For weeks after the 2020 election had been called …
Discussion: NBC News, The Messenger and CBS News
Chantal Da Silva / NBC News:
Fan thrown out of U.S. Open after German star says they used ‘famous Hitler phrase’  —  Alexander Zverev, who won the match against Jannik Sinner, said that the fan had started “singing the anthem of Hitler that was back in the day.”  —  A fan was removed from a U.S. Open tennis match …
Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
Vivek Ramaswamy Seeks Meeting With Julian Assange  —  The presidential candidate has vowed to pardon the Wikileaks founder if elected  —  Vivek Ramaswamy is seeking a meeting with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, he told the Washington Free Beacon, which could make him the first U.S. presidential candidate …
Discussion: The Messenger
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Biden will nominate longtime aide who worked for the first lady to become US ambassador to UNESCO  —  President Joe Biden will nominate a longtime aide who once worked for the first lady to represent the United States at the United Nations agency devoted to education, science and culture, a White House official said Monday.
Discussion: The Messenger, The Hill and Politico
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Why Hunter Biden might not be the slam dunk issue GOP commentators hoped  —  The controversy surrounding Hunter Biden is falling flat in the GOP primary.  —  Aides to President Joe Biden had braced for the Republican candidates to pile on the Hunter Biden attacks during the first primary debate.
Discussion: Raw Story and Power Line
Justin Phillips / San Francisco Chronicle:
How a kids playdate in Oakland became a flashpoint for racists  —  Racists tried to vilify an Oakland elementary school for organizing a playdate specifically for Black, Latino and AAPI families.  Their hate only reinforced the importance of creating more of these safe spaces.
Discussion: HotAir and Twitchy
 
 
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Kayla Guo / New York Times:
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Associated Press:
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Elon Musk blames ADL for lost revenue, says he's ‘against anti-Semitism of any kind’
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Kim Jong-un and Putin Plan to Meet in Russia to Discuss Weapons
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Mother of trafficked Virginia girl sues school district over secret gender transition
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Eric He / Politico:
An effort to ban caste discrimination in California has touched a nerve
Politico:
Why the White House thinks impeachment may prove risky for Republicans
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Bill Donahue / Billboard:
Drake launches legal action against UMG and Spotify for allegedly using bots, payola, and more to inflate Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us, a track attacking Drake

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

 
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