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4:20 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
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Mark Meadows pleads not guilty in Georgia election interference case, waives arraignment
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Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:   Trump Ally Perry's Phone-Records Fight With DOJ Revived by Court
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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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 …
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
Discussion: Rolling Stone
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 …
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 Daily Kos
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.
David Shepardson / Reuters:
US says 52 mln air bag inflators should be recalled over rupture threat  —  U.S. auto safety regulators said Tuesday that 52 million air bag inflators produced by auto suppliers ARC Automotive and Delphi Automotive need to be recalled because they may rupture and send dangerous metal fragments flying.
Discussion: The Hill and WSPA-TV
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 …
New York Times:
A Huge Threat to the U.S. Budget Has Receded.  And No One Is Sure Why.  —  For decades, runaway Medicare spending was the story of the federal budget.  —  Now, flat Medicare spending might be a bigger one.  —  Something strange has been happening in this giant federal program.
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.”
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 Messenger and The Hill
CNN:
CNN Poll: GOP voters' broad support for Trump holds, with less than half seriously worried criminal charges will harm his 2024 chances  —  Former President Donald Trump continues to hold what has proven to be an unshakeable position atop the Republican field of candidates vying …
Paul Tough / New York Times:
Americans Are Losing Faith in the Value of College.  Whose Fault Is That?  —  For most people, the new economics of higher ed make going to college a risky bet.  —  A decade or so ago, Americans were feeling pretty positive about higher education.  Public-opinion polls in the early 2010s all told the same story.
Discussion: Power Line
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: Newsbusters, Bloomberg and Raw Story
Jonathan Alter / Washington Monthly:
Judge Chutkan is The Boss  —  Trump's Day of Judgment in a D.C. court is coming, and a Black female jurist will be critical to his fate.  —  John Lauro was in a predicament last week that bodes well for the survival of the Republic.  Lauro is Donald Trump's lead attorney in the most important trial …
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
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.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Would Trump pardon the Proud Boys?  —  The first time that Donald Trump said the words “Proud Boys” out loud — at least in public — came during the first presidential debate of the 2020 election cycle.  —  That was the moment in which moderator Chris Wallace challenged Trump to …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Christopher Hutton / Washington Examiner:
Attorneys general from all 50 states ask Congress to restrict AI child abuse material  —  A coalition of attorneys general from 50 states and four territories is asking Congress to study and regulate the use of artificial intelligence to exploit children and create child sexual abuse material.
 
 
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Amazon is shutting down Freevee, its free, ad-supported streaming service launched in 2019 under the IMDb brand, and plans to move the content to Prime Video

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