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7:15 PM ET, September 8, 2023

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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Judge denies Mark Meadows effort to move Georgia case to federal court  —  The ruling is a blow to Meadows's efforts in federal court to dismiss his case and could influence former president Donald Trump as he decides whether to seek removal himself.  —  A federal judge denied a request Friday …
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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 …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A reminder of how one juror could save Trump  —  The big news from the newly released Fulton County, Ga., special grand jury report is that the panel recommended charges for many more than the 19 people (including Donald Trump) who were ultimately indicted.  Among them: a sitting U.S. senator …
Al Weaver / The Hill:
How Lindsey Graham escaped charges in Georgia
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Graham defiant after Trump grand jury report recommended charges: 'I'll do the same thing'
NBC News:
Newsom: Democrats need to ‘move on’ from worries over Biden re-election  —  In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) says Democrats “need to move past” their worries about whether President Biden is really running for re-election.
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Jonathan Freedland / The Guardian:
Take another look at Joe Biden. His is the presidency progressives have been waiting for
Discussion: Semafor
Victoria Kim / New York Times:
Elon Musk Acknowledges Withholding Satellite Service to Thwart Ukrainian Attack  —  The Starlink satellite internet service, which is operated by Mr. Musk's rocket company SpaceX, has been a digital lifeline for soldiers and civilians in Ukraine.  —  A top adviser to Ukraine's president accused Elon Musk …
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
Discussion: Raw Story, New York Post and Forbes
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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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Politico:
Pelosi to run again, ending speculation — for now — about her future  —  The move would extend her 36-year House career and continue to freeze her would-be California successors in a longstanding holding pattern.  —  Nancy Pelosi isn't done yet.  —  The San Francisco Democrat …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Alito rejects call to recuse in tax case  —  The conservative justice granted a series of interviews to a lawyer working with The Wall Street Journal.  —  Justice Samuel Alito is emphatically rejecting calls for him to recuse himself from a closely watched tax case because he sat for interviews …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Samuel Alito says ‘no valid reason’ to step aside from Supreme Court case involving lawyer who interviewed him for WSJ
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.
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
New tapes reveal MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell meltdown in 2020 election deposition  — The clips of the depositions show Mike Lindell snapping and ripping attorneys who are leading a lawsuit against him.  — Eric Coomer, former director of product strategy and security at Dominion Voting Systems, has sued Lindell for defamation.
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
DOJ and Mifepristone maker ask Supreme Court to make ultimate decision on abortion drug in 2024  —  The Supreme Court is once again being asked to make a major ruling on abortion in an election year.  —  The Department of Justice and a manufacturer of the widely used abortion drug mifepristone asked …
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 …
Washington Post:
Fla. Supreme Court justices question longstanding abortion protections  —  The case centers on whether the state constitution's privacy clause covers the right to abortion  —  Members of Florida's conservative Supreme Court appeared skeptical during a hearing Friday that the state constitution …
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Seeking Link to Trump, Prosecutors Questioned Proud Boys Leader  —  Enrique Tarrio said in an interview that prosecutors believed he had communicated with President Donald Trump through intermediaries before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.  —  Last October, a few months before he went …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
William Bredderman / The Daily Beast:
How ‘Free Speech’ Warrior RFK Tried to Bully a DailyKos Blogger  —  Robert Kennedy Jr. hired Kyle Rittenhouse's lawyer to threaten a lawsuit against an anonymous writer who documented the anti-vaxxer's appearance at a far-right German rally. … Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long postured …
Discussion: Wonkette
 
 
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Proud Boys are GOP's ‘neo-fascist foot soldiers’ — and have their full support: reporter
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Hates Hillary Clinton. He Might Hate This Judge More.
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