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5:40 PM ET, September 7, 2023

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David Wickert / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Willis blasts congressman's ‘interference’ in Fulton Trump probe  —  X  —  Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis Thursday blasted a congressman who has pledged to investigate her handling of an indictment of former President Donald Trump and others.  —  U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan …
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Trump tells judge he may try to move Georgia election interference case to federal court  —  Former President Donald Trump on Thursday formally notified the judge overseeing the Georgia election subversion case that he “may” try to move the state case into federal court.
Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
CNN Exclusive: ‘How am I in this war?’:  New Musk biography offers fresh details about the billionaire's Ukraine dilemma  —  Elon Musk secretly ordered his engineers to turn off his company's Starlink satellite communications network near the Crimean coast last year to disrupt a Ukrainian sneak attack …
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Musk Secretly Used Starlink to Foil Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russian Ships: Report  —  ULTIMATE CONTROL  —  Elon Musk secretly ordered SpaceX engineers to switch off the Starlink satellite communications network near the coast of occupied Crimea in order to thwart a Ukrainian surprise attack …
Discussion: Page Six, Just some stuff and Eschaton
Zach Montague / New York Times:
Peter Navarro Convicted of Contempt of Congress Over Jan. 6 Subpoena  —  The verdict made Mr. Navarro the second top adviser to former President Donald J. Trump to be found guilty of contempt for defying the Jan. 6 committee's investigation.  —  Peter Navarro, a trade adviser to President Donald J. Trump …
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NBC News:
Former Trump aide Peter Navarro's trial set for closing arguments in contempt of Congress case  —  The trial has moved at a brisk pace, with opening statements and witness testimony taking just one day.  The jury is expected to begin deliberating Thursday.  —  Closing arguments are scheduled …
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Trump White House official Navarro convicted of contempt after defying House Jan. 6 subpoena  —  Trump White House official Peter Navarro was convicted Thursday of contempt of Congress charges filed after he was accused of refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
CNN:
CNN Poll: Biden faces negative job ratings and concerns about his age as he gears up for 2024  —  President Joe Biden faces continued headwinds from broadly negative job ratings overall, widespread concerns about his age and decreased confidence among Democratic-aligned voters, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS.
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
CNN Poll: A majority of Americans believe Joe Biden, as VP, was involved with son's business dealings
NBC News:
Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life in prison  —  The “That '70s Show” star was found guilty in May of raping two women more than two decades ago.  —  LOS ANGELES — “That '70s Show” star Danny Masterson was sentenced Thursday to 30 years to life in prison for raping two women …
Vogue:
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Has Made History—And Waves  —  In June 2019, Karine Jean-Pierre was moderating a forum for presidential candidates when a protester rushed the stage.  It's a famous video: Finding herself seated between the oncoming protester and then senator Kamala Harris …
Amelia Neath / The Independent:
Famed tech journalist deletes X account with epic rant at Elon Musk and his ‘cesspool’ site  —  Tech writer legend slams X owner Elon Musk for threatening to ban and sue the Anti-Defamation League  —  Elon Musk's Billion-Dollar Borrowing Spree: SpaceX Funds His Twitter Acquisition
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Justice Kavanaugh says ethics changes may be coming to Supreme Court  —  CLEVELAND — Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh said Thursday that he is “hopeful” the Supreme Court soon will take specific steps to deal with ethics issues at the court and boost public confidence in the institution.
New York Times:
Abortions Rose in Most States This Year, New Data Shows  —  Legal abortions most likely increased in the United States in the first six months of the year compared with 2020, an analysis of new estimates shows, as states with more permissive abortion laws absorbed patients traveling …
Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
Sen. JD Vance Gets Shot Down As He Tries To Pass Bill Banning Mask Mandates  —  COVID is rising, so Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) responded by proclaiming that masking didn't work, the COVID uptick is no big deal, and he tried to pass a bill banning mask mandates.  —  Video of Vance:
Alex Guillén / Politico:
Trump's border wall caused ‘significant’ cultural, environmental damage, watchdog finds  —  The 450 miles of barrier waived or disregarded environmental and historic preservation laws and interfered with endangered species, diverted water sources and caused other environmental damage, GAO said.
Discussion: Bloomberg and Associated Press
Hamed Aleaziz / Los Angeles Times:
Biden administration considers forcing migrant families to remain in Texas  —  Immigration and the Border  —  The Biden administration is considering forcing some migrant families who enter the country without authorization to remain near the border in Texas  —  can we just list the border states then?
Discussion: Political Wire
David French / New York Times:
The Contagious Corruption of Ken Paxton  —  Let's talk about leadership again.  Last week, I wrote about Vivek Ramaswamy and the power of unprincipled leaders to exploit civic ignorance.  This week, I want to address the power of leadership to shape character and the problem of corruption in the era of Trump.
Discussion: The Hill
Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
DeSantis lashes out at audience member over Jacksonville shooting  —  “That is such nonsense!”  DeSantis yelled at an audience member who blamed his policies for the shooting.  —  MIAMI — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis got into a heated argument during a press conference on Thursday …
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
DeSantis and Ramaswamy Call Proud Boys' Sentences ‘Excessive’ and ‘Wrong’  —  The two G.O.P. presidential candidates also floated the idea of pardoning some of the Jan. 6 defendants if they are elected.  —  At least two Republican presidential candidates are criticizing as excessive recent prison sentences …
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Beshear makes first wager as sports betting legalized in Kentucky  —  Sports betting is legal in Kentucky as of Thursday, and Gov. Andy Beshear (D) made the state's first wager at the famous Churchill Downs horse racetrack in Louisville.  —  “Today is a great day to celebrate and have a little bit …
Max Tani / Semafor:
Vivek Ramaswamy is everywhere except a CNN town hall  —  The Scoop  —  Vivek Ramaswamy and CNN are locked in a bizarre dispute about a supposed upcoming appearance on the network.  —  Last week, the Republican presidential candidate announced that he would be appearing in a town hall on the cable news network.
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Disney drops all but free speech claim in political retaliation suit against DeSantis  —  Disney on Thursday amended its federal lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to focus solely on its First Amendment claim that the governor politically retaliated against the company.
Discussion: Bloomberg and Orlando Sentinel
NBC News:
DeSantis sending forces into Mexico would create ‘major crisis,’ says fmr. foreign minister  —  Former Mexico Foreign Minister Jorge Castañeda joined Meet the Press NOW to discuss Republican candidates' proposed Mexico policy and the upcoming Mexican presidential election.
Discussion: NPR
Cristiano Lima / Washington Post:
Senate confirms Biden's FCC nominee, breaking years-long deadlock  —  The move clinches a Democratic majority at the regulatory agency for the first time during President Biden's term, unlocking its agenda.  —  The Senate on Thursday confirmed Anna Gomez, President Biden's pick …
CNN:
Michigan fake elector described planning with Trump campaign attorneys: ‘Mike Pence and Congress [to] make that decision’  —  One of the fake electors put forward by Republicans in Michigan said in December 2020 that the plan to use a slate of fake electors to help Donald Trump win …
Discussion: Raw Story
Popular Information:
Pennsylvania school district requires social studies classes to incorporate right-wing propaganda  —  Last Monday, the Pennridge School Board, located outside of Philadelphia, imposed a new social studies curriculum that will require teachers to incorporate lessons from the 1776 Curriculum …
Discussion: Progress Pond
 
 
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A few schools mandated masks. Conservatives hit back hard.
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Public schools are the latest target of the right's con culture
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Saul Elbein / The Hill:
World is releasing greenhouse gases at level unprecedented in geologic history, scientist says
Reuters:
Rescuers race to save ill US cave explorer trapped 3,000 feet underground
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CNN:
Grand jury investigating 2020 election interference meets after four-week break
Discussion: Raw Story
Duane Patterson / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Responds To Former President Trump
Discussion: Insider and The Messenger
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Inside Nancy Pelosi's Fight For San Francisco
Discussion: New York Times and New York Post
 

 
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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

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

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

 
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