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11:35 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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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 …
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 …
Politico:
Judge refuses to move prosecution of Mark Meadows to federal court  —  Meadows' role in efforts to challenge the 2020 election results fell outside the scope of his official duties, so his case should remain in state court, the judge said.  —  The prosecution of former White House chief …
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'
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Associated Press:
Appeals court scales back order squelching Biden administration contact with social media platforms
Discussion: The Hill
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 …
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NBC News:
Newsom: Democrats need to ‘move on’ from worries over Biden re-election
Jonathan Freedland / The Guardian:
Take another look at Joe Biden. His is the presidency progressives have been waiting for
Discussion: Semafor
Iowa State University:
Trump leads, followed by second tier of four candidates in ISU/Civiqs poll  —  AMES, IA — Donald Trump far outpaces other Republican presidential nominees in an Iowa State University/Civiqs poll, which surveyed 1,128 registered voters from Sept. 2-7.  The results are the first in a five-part …
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NBC News:
Trump allies urge a wake-up call for his lagging Iowa campaign operation  —  As the stretch run to the Iowa caucuses begins, Trump's polling lead belies a small campaign organization getting outstripped by rivals.  —  A number of Donald Trump's allies are growing concerned that his lead …
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.
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 …
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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.
New York Times:
Trump Is Said to Have Told Blake Masters He'd Lose Senate Primary to Kari Lake  —  Neither potential candidate has entered the race to unseat Senator Kyrsten Sinema in Arizona.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump on Sunday called Blake Masters, the failed Arizona Senate candidate considering …
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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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Pelosi, Defying Predictions, Says She Will Seek Re-election in 2024
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
Matt Seyler / ABC News:
US likely to send long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine for the first time: Officials  —  “They are coming,” one U.S. official told ABC News.  —  The Biden administration is likely to send Ukraine long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS, to help in its fight to repel …
Discussion: RedState, Daily Kos and TASS
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 …
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
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.
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 …
 
 
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Seeking Link to Trump, Prosecutors Questioned Proud Boys Leader
Discussion: Raw Story
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Proud Boys are GOP's ‘neo-fascist foot soldiers’ — and have their full support: reporter
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
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The Hollywood Reporter:
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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
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