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1:40 PM ET, September 8, 2023

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CNN:
Fulton County special grand jury recommended charges against Lindsey Graham, David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler  —  The special grand jury in Fulton County investigating the 2020 presidential election in Georgia recommended charges against Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina …
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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 …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump overstated net worth by up to $3.6 billion each year, NY attorney general alleges in new filing  — Former President Donald Trump's net worth was inflated by billions of dollars each year more than the New York attorney general's office originally estimated, the office alleged in a new court filing.
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The Messenger:
Trump Inflated His Assets Up to $3.6 Billion, New York AG Claims  —  Previously accusing Trump of inflating his assets up to $2.2 billion in a year, New York AG Letitia James now says that's a ‘conservative’ estimate  —  A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article …
Discussion: New York Post, Raw Story and Forbes
Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:   Unredacted Final Report From Georgia Special Grand Jury Set for Release on Friday
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
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 …
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 …
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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New York Times:
Protest Stops U.S. Open Semifinal Match  —  The delay of 49 minutes during the match between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova was caused by environmental protesters, including one who glued his feet to the ground.  —  The U.S. Open semifinal match on Thursday night between Coco Gauff …
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Associated Press:
Climate protester glues feet to floor, interrupting US Open semifinal between Gauff and Muchova
Jonathan Freedland / The Guardian:
Take another look at Joe Biden.  His is the presidency progressives have been waiting for  —  With Trump looming, Biden could still lose the White House.  But this has been a transformative period of achievement  —  he tragedy of Joe Biden is that people see his age …
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Monica Alba / NBC News:
Biden's Cabinet members told the White House they plan to stay for his full term
Discussion: Washington Times
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
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 …
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
Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Newsom on a potential 2024 run: Not going to happen  —  “We need to move past this notion that [Joe Biden is] not going to run,” Newsom said.  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom has a message to voters who think President Joe Biden won't run again.  —  “We need to move past this notion …
Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
FAA orders Musk's SpaceX to take 63 corrective actions on Starship, keeps rocket grounded  — The Federal Aviation Administration said Elon Musk's SpaceX must keep its Starship Super Heavy rocket grounded.  — The federal agency had been probing the April launch, which saw SpaceX's Starship explode in mid-flight.
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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Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Justice Samuel Alito rejects calls from Democratic senators to recuse in case involving journalist who interviewed him
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
Charles F. McElwee / Politico:
The GOP Turned Its Back on Science. So Science Turned Its Backs on the GOP.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Monica Alba / NBC News:
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Katie Herchenroeder / Mother Jones:
The Right's War on Divorce—and Its Costs
Dan Friedman / Mother Jones:
Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Was Convicted, Really Fast, of Contempt of Congress
Nnamdi Egwuonwu / NBC News:
Tim Scott suggests opponents are planting stories about his unmarried status
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David Gilmour / Mediaite:
Elon Musk appears to confirm that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X, saying it is to stop “lazy linking”

Bill Donahue / Billboard:
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
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