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2:40 PM ET, September 5, 2023

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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 …
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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 …
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Mark Meadows pleads not guilty in Georgia election interference case, waives arraignment
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 …
Discussion: ABC News and Insider
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 …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: More than 60 Atlanta training center activists named in RICO Indictment  —  The Georgia Attorney General's Office is prosecuting the case  —  X  —  More than five dozen activists were indicted on RICO charges last week over the ongoing efforts to halt construction of the city …
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
‘Stop Cop City’ Activists Hit With RICO Charges By Same Grand Jury That Indicted Trump  —  The defendants include a legal observer arrested at a protest, activists who distributed fliers, and others who ran a bail fund.  —  Georgia prosecutors have filed racketeering charges against 61 people accused …
Discussion: Rolling Stone
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: Daily Kos and Raw Story
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: Raw Story and The Messenger
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Navy, Air Force, Army secretaries call on Tuberville to end hold on promotions
Discussion: Newsbusters, Bloomberg and Raw Story
Manu Raju / CNN:
Capitol Hill doctor: McConnell did not have a stroke or seizure when freezing before cameras  —  The Capitol's attending physician, Brian Monahan, said in a new letter that Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell did not suffer a stroke or seizure - and is not suffering from Parkinson's disease …
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.”
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
D.C. POLL: 64% of Residents Would Find Trump Guilty Ahead of Trial  —  Home Polls D.C. POLL: 64% of Residents Would Find Trump Guilty Ahead of Trial  —  A new Emerson College Polling survey in the nation's capital asked D.C. residents if they would vote to find former President Donald Trump guilty …
Washington Post:
Famed hacker and Twitter whistleblower Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko is joining the Biden administration  —  Welcome to The Cybersecurity 202!  What were you all up to over our break?  I made it back to Indiana for a lovely wedding between two dear friends.  —  Was this forwarded to you?  Sign up here.
Discussion: The Hill
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.
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse files ethics complaint over Justice Samuel Alito interview  —  The Rhode Island Democrat asked Chief Justice John Roberts to investigate comments made by Alito in a Wall Street Journal interview.  —  WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is demanding …
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Trump Ally Perry's Phone-Records Fight With DOJ Revived by Court  — Perry fought special counsel access to phone in Jan. 6 probe  — Donald Trump federally indicted while phone fight was pending  —  A federal appeals court has revived Republican Representative Scott Perry's fight …
Discussion: CNN and Roll Call
Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
Alex Murdaugh Lawyers Claim Fame-Hungry Clerk Rebecca Hill Tainted Jury  —  They are appealing his murder conviction and demanding a federal investigation—but the clerk denies wrongdoing.  —  Alex Murdaugh's attorneys are demanding a new trial and a federal investigation …
Antonio Planas / NBC News:
United Airlines requests nationwide ground stop, FAA says  —  The exact cause for grounding its fleet is unknown, but could be because of technological problems, according to authorities.  —  United Airlines has requested grounding its fleet nationwide, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Republicans ask Buttigieg for information on ‘disturbing’ aviation, rail safety failures  —  Republicans on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability are calling on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for information on the “disturbing” trend of aviation and rail safety failures.
Discussion: The Messenger
Peter Stone / The Guardian:
Texas fracking billionaire brothers fuel rightwing media with millions of dollars  —  Farris and Dan Wilks' deep pockets fund climate denialism education, conservative politicians and pro-fossil fuel projects  —  Two billionaire Texas brothers whose fortunes derive from oil and gas fracking …
Discussion: The Messenger and Raw Story
Andrew Kerr / Washington Free Beacon:
Warnock Filed False Financial Disclosure In Violation Of Federal Law, Watchdog Charges  —  ‘This would be a major breach of Senate ethics laws that must immediately be investigated’  —  Sen. Raphael Warnock (D., Ga.) may have violated federal law by claiming a sketchy accounting loophole …
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Examiner
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 …
 
 
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Paul Tough / New York Times:
Americans Are Losing Faith in the Value of College. Whose Fault Is That?
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Bloomberg:
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Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
FBI searches for growing number of Jan. 6 fugitives
Discussion: The Messenger and Raw Story
Chantal Da Silva / NBC News:
Fan thrown out of U.S. Open after German star says they used ‘famous Hitler phrase’
Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
Vivek Ramaswamy Seeks Meeting With Julian Assange
Discussion: The Messenger
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
Mary Kay Mallonee / CNN:
First lady Jill Biden tests positive for Covid-19
 

 
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
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