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11:40 AM ET, September 5, 2023

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Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Alabama's congressional map is struck down again for diluting Black voters' power  —  A panel of three federal judges has struck down Alabama's latest map of congressional election districts for not following a court order to comply with the landmark Voting Rights Act.
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Federal Court Again Strikes Down Alabama's Congressional Map  —  Republicans failed to comply with a court order to create a second majority-Black district or something “close to it,” the judicial panel said.  —  A panel of federal judges rejected Alabama's latest congressional map on Tuesday …
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 …
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 …
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Navy, Air Force, Army secretaries call on Tuberville to end hold on promotions
Discussion: Bloomberg
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
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.
Wall Street Journal:
The 14th Amendment Trump Panic  —  Banning Trump from the ballot under Section 3 of the post-Civil War constitutional amendment would harm U.S. law and democracy.  —  You'd think Donald Trump's opponents would learn.  When they fight the former President in the voting booth …
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 …
Politico:
How Democrats are bracing for a ‘MAGA shutdown’  —  Presented by DEMS STRIVE TO STICK TOGETHER  —  There's still a month to go, but Capitol Hill is girding for an appropriations breakdown — and Democrats are already strategizing over how to make Republicans pay for what some have already started calling a “MAGA shutdown.”
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
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 …
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: Insider, Raw Story and UPROXX
Zachary Leeman / The Messenger:
George Conway: Republican ‘Shtick’ Is Now ‘Anti-United States’  —  The prominent Donald Trump critic and MSNBC host Joe Scarborough accused their party of not supporting the military  —  A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook.A Twitter icon representing …
Discussion: Twitchy, Raw Story and Mediaite
 
 
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Washington Examiner:
Just say no to bailing out Biden's border crisis
Discussion: Twitchy
Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
FBI searches for growing number of Jan. 6 fugitives
Discussion: The Messenger and Raw Story
The Texas Tribune:
Here's how Ken Paxton's impeachment trial will operate
Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
Vivek Ramaswamy Seeks Meeting With Julian Assange
Discussion: The Messenger
 Earlier Items: 
Justin Phillips / San Francisco Chronicle:
How a kids playdate in Oakland became a flashpoint for racists
Discussion: HotAir and Twitchy
Kayla Guo / New York Times:
In Chaotic Rhode Island Primary, 11 Democrats Vie for a House Seat
Discussion: CNN and NBC News
Richard W. Bauer / New York Times:
I'm a Pro-Life Priest. Anti-Abortion Groups Are Wrong to Oppose PEPFAR.
Discussion: Politico
Associated Press:
Putin says he won't renew the grain deal until the West meets his demands. The West says it has
Doha Madani / NBC News:
Elon Musk blames ADL for lost revenue, says he's ‘against anti-Semitism of any kind’
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Invasive species are costing society more than $423 billion a year: report
 

 
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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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