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12:30 PM ET, September 8, 2023

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CNN:
Fulton County special grand jury recommended charges against Lindsey Graham and 2 Georgia US senators  —  The special grand jury in Fulton County investigating the 2020 presidential election in Georgia recommended charges against Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and former GOP …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Grand jury called for indicting Sens. Graham, Perdue, Loeffler in Trump Georgia election case  — The full special grand jury report that previewed the criminal indictment of former President Donald Trump and 18 others for trying to overturn his loss in the 2020 Georgia election was released.
Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Fulton special grand jury recommended 39 indictments  —  X  —  Members of the Fulton County special purpose grand jury that investigated interference in Georgia's 2020 presidential election recommended that 39 people be indicted for alleged crimes, including former President Donald Trump …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
NBC News:
Republicans are trying to find a new term for ‘pro-life’ to stave off more electoral losses  —  Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., summarized the closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill as being focused on “pro-baby policies.”  —  WASHINGTON — Republican strategists are exploring a shift away from …
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Adam Wren / Politico:
Kristi Noem is suddenly front and center in the veepstakes  —  The South Dakota governor will appear with Donald Trump at an event in Rapid City on Friday.  —  Not long ago, it looked like Kristi Noem's star was flaming out.  Following a turbulent first term, the South Dakota governor elected …
Politico:
Playbook: New strains for the McCarthy-McConnell relationship
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump overstated net worth by up to $3.6 billion per year, NY AG alleges in new filing  — Former President Donald Trump's net worth was inflated by billions of dollars per year more than what he claimed, the New York attorney general's office alleged in a new court filing.
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
IRS cracking down on 1,600 millionaires over back taxes  —  The IRS is launching an initiative to crack down on 1,600 millionaires and 75 large businesses it says owe hundreds of millions of dollars in back taxes, the agency announced Friday.  —  The program takes advantage of additional funding …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Another Christian influencer arrested for child abuse: Why conservatives keep falling for these cons  —  Ruby Franke was yet another Duggar knock-off, putting a shiny happy gloss on religious oppression  —  In many ways, it's the least surprising story of our times: A showily Christian …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Pence says he supports an impeachment inquiry by House Republicans  —  House Republicans are floating the possibility of an impeachment inquiry of President Biden  —  Former Vice President Pence said there is an “ethical cloud” hanging over the Biden family and President Biden's administration …
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John Scott-Railton / The Citizen Lab:
BLASTPASS: NSO Group iPhone Zero-Click, Zero-Day Exploit Captured in the Wild  —  Apple has just issued an update for Apple products including iPhones, iPads, Mac computers, and Apple Watches.  We encourage all users to immediately update their devices.  —  We urge all at-risk users …
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Hates Hillary Clinton.  He Might Hate This Judge More.  —  Donald Trump's revenge lawsuit against Hillary Clinton has turned into a retaliatory plot against a judge he has history with.  And now he's testing his ability to target judges.  —  Donald Trump is still so bitter …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Guardian
Andrew Zhang / Politico:
Appeals court temporarily stays order for Texas to remove buoy barrier  —  The ruling will allow Texas to keep the buoys in the Rio Grande while the court renders a full decision.  —  The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday temporarily halted a district judge's order for Texas …
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Federal appeals court says Texas' floating barriers can remain in Rio Grande for now
New York Times:
Border Crisis Comes to Blue Cities After Migrants Are Bused North  —  The strain of migrants in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and other cities has taxed resources, divided Democrats and put pressure on President Biden to act.  —  When Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas began sending migrants …
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Hamed Aleaziz / Los Angeles Times:
Biden administration considers forcing migrant families to remain in Texas
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
DeSantis voiced complaints about top super PAC strategist, people familiar with comments say  —  The Florida governor and White House hopeful was “apoplectic” over a pre-debate strategy memo publicly posted on the website of Jeff Roe's firm, according to one person familiar with the comments
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Justice Samuel Alito rejects calls from Democratic senators to recuse in case involving journalist who interviewed him  —  Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito sharply rejected calls from Democratic senators that he not participate in an upcoming tax case where one of the lawyers involved …
Politico:
Pelosi will seek reelection  —  The move would extend her 36-year House career and continue to freeze her would-be California successors in a long-standing holding pattern.  —  Nancy Pelosi isn't done yet.  —  The San Francisco Democrat and first female speaker of the House told volunteers …
Discussion: NPR, NBC News, CNN and PoliticusUSA
Associated Press:
Climate protester glues feet to floor, interrupting US Open semifinal between Gauff and Muchova  —  The U.S. Open semifinal between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova was delayed by 50 minutes because of a disruption by environmental activists in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands on Thursday night.
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Joan Biskupic / CNN:
Exclusive: How the Supreme Court's conservatives rebuffed Alabama  —  When the Supreme Court considered the challenge to an Alabama congressional map that shortchanged the state's Black voters, liberal justices expected the conservative majority to side with Alabama - if not gut the 1965 Voting Rights Act altogether.
Discussion: Associated Press
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court's Fake Praying Coach Case Just Got Faker  —  Last year, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of high school football coach's right to engage in “brief, quiet, personal” prayer—despite photographic evidence that his prayers were drawn-out, loud, and extremely public.
Public Notice:
The surprisingly strong constitutional case for Trump's disqualification  —  The 14th Amendment is quite clear that insurrectionists can't hold office.  —  ∙ Paid … Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sued earlier this week to keep Donald Trump off the presidential ballot in Colorado.
Discussion: Al Jazeera, New Republic, The Hill and UPI
Dan Friedman / Mother Jones:
Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Was Convicted, Really Fast, of Contempt of Congress  —  “Executive privilege” is not a magical incantation.  —  Donald Trump and many of his acolytes take the position that the words “executive privilege” are more or less magic.
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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Trump White House official Navarro convicted of contempt after defying House Jan. 6 subpoena
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Wisconsin Republicans Try to Subvert Democracy, Again  —  For a little while this year, it looked as though Wisconsin voters had finally broken out of the straitjacket of minority rule in their state.  The key to their freedom was an April State Supreme Court election that …
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Proud Boys are GOP's ‘neo-fascist foot soldiers’ — and have their full support: reporter
New York Times:
At G20 in India, Biden Looks to Fill a Hole Left by Putin and Xi
Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
Unredacted Final Report From Georgia Special Grand Jury Set for Release on Friday
Charles F. McElwee / Politico:
The GOP Is Losing the Doctor Vote in Pennsylvania. Will the Party Flatline in 2024?
Discussion: Political Wire
Monica Alba / NBC News:
Biden's Cabinet members told the White House they plan to stay for his full term
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White House finishes $50 million renovation of Situation Room in first overhaul since 2007
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Guttmacher Institute:
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Nnamdi Egwuonwu / NBC News:
Tim Scott suggests opponents are planting stories about his unmarried status
Discussion: Fox News and Raw Story
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Jim Jordan seeks docs from Jack Smith's dealings with attorney in Trump classified records fight
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Disney drops all but free speech claim in political retaliation suit against DeSantis
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney board members are exploring fresh candidates in their search for a successor to Bob Iger, including EA CEO Andrew Wilson

Todd Spangler / Variety:
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