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FBI searches Trump safe at Mar-a-Lago Club, former president says  —  A person familiar with the investigation said the search was court-authorized, related to the potential mishandling of classified documents  —  Former president Donald Trump said Monday that the FBI had raided his Mar …
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Searches Trump's Home in Florida  —  The former president said in a statement that Mar-a-Lago had been “raided, and occupied by a large group of F.B.I. agents.”  —  Former President Donald J. Trump said on Monday that the F.B.I. had searched his Palm Beach, Fla., home and had broken open a safe …
Washington Post:
Top Republicans echo Trump's evidence-free claims to discredit FBI search  —  Their quick defense of Trump and combative posture underlined the former president's status as a standard-bearer in the party, even as he was tainted anew by another investigation  —  Top Republicans …
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox is furiously poisoning the well after the Mar-a-Lago search  —  “Partisan witch hunt,” “dark day for our republic,” “preemptive coup,” “Third World bullshit,” “Gestapo,” “Stasi”  —  Shortly before 7 p.m. ET on Monday night, former President Donald Trump issued a press release confirming …
ABC News:
Wisconsin raises MAGA stakes as Republicans defend Trump: The Note  —  Connecticut, Minnesota and Vermont also hold primaries on Tuesday.  —  Tuesday's GOP race for governor of Wisconsin may look like another in a string of MAGA-vs.-establishment proxy fights.
Discussion: NBC News, Politico, UPI, NPR and CBS News
Kipp Jones / Mediaite:
Bernard Kerik Says Democrats May Try to Orchestrate Trump's ‘Assassination’ After FBI Raid  —  Former NYPD commissioner Bernard Kerik said Monday he is worried Democrats might try to assassinate former President Donald Trump.  —  Trump's home was raided by the FBI beginning Monday morning …
New York Times:
Alex Jones's Text Messages Turned Over to House Jan. 6 Committee  —  The messages only cover a period up to mid-2020, disappointing investigators who hoped they would shed light on the conspiracy theorist's role in the events leading to the attack on the Capitol.
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Politico:
DOJ pushes back against Eastman effort to reclaim his cellphone  —  The Justice Department on Monday rejected an effort by attorney John Eastman — a key ally in Donald Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election — to reclaim his cellphone, which was seized by FBI agents in June.
Discussion: Insider and Talking Points Memo
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Fox News:
Former Trump official Michael Caputo blasts FBI's Mar-a-Lago raid: ‘Full-blown constitutional crisis’
Discussion: Townhall
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Brandon returns, darkly: Democrats turn an insult into a pro-Biden meme  —  With “Let's go, Brandon,” Biden's critics found a way to curse him.  His supporters are seizing on the “Dark Brandon” meme to vaunt his superpowers.  —  It's not President Biden as many have come to know him.
Brandon Gillespie / Fox News:
Two vulnerable House Democrats suggest support for Manchin-Schumer bill could be in jeopardy over energy fee  —  Fox News Digital asked two vulnerable Texas Democrats what they thought of the fee and if they supported the legislation  —  Inflation Reduction Act won't reduce inflation: Concha
Discussion: Fox Business and Townhall
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Associated Press:
David McCullough, Pulitzer-winning historian, dies at 89  —  NEW YORK — David McCullough, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose lovingly crafted narratives on subjects ranging from the Brooklyn Bridge to Presidents John Adams and Harry Truman made him among the most popular and influential historians of his time, has died.
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Glenn Rifkin / Washington Post:
David McCullough, master chronicler of American history, dies at 89
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
If Trump broke a law on the removal of official records, would he be barred from future office?  —  Early reports that the F.B.I. search of former President Donald J. Trump's residence in Florida related to an investigation into whether he had unlawfully taken government files when he left …
Isabella Murray / ABC News:
2 Democratic lawmakers encourage Wyoming voters: Change parties and back Cheney  —  “Liz Cheney and I don't agree on everything, but we're on the same side today.”  —  Two House Democrats — from New Jersey and Minnesota — are appealing to members of their own party in Wyoming to “consider” …
Discussion: Politico, The Hill and TheBlaze
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David Petraeus / The Atlantic:
Afghanistan Did Not Have to Turn Out This Way  —  A year after the chaotic scenes at Kabul airport, the outcome of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan is heartbreaking and tragic for many Afghans and devastating for their country.  The Afghan government that fell, leading to the return of the Taliban …
Discussion: NPR and The Hill
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Matthieu Aikins / New York Times:   The Taliban's Dangerous Collision Course With the West
Washington Post:
State supreme courts could soon decide on abortion, raising stakes of their midterm races  —  Mary Kay O'Brien had been working for a year to drum up interest in her campaign for Illinois Supreme Court, struggling to convince voters that it would affect them as a presidential or gubernatorial race would.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
U.S. Department of Defense:
USD (Policy) Dr. Kahl Press Conference  —  Dr. Colin Kahl, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy  —  STAFF: All right, good afternoon, everyone.  —  Joining us today is Dr. Colin Kahl, the under secretary of defense for policy.  Dr. Kahl will open with a statement which highlights …
Discussion: VICE
Jacob Ogles / Florida Politics:
Progressive group polling finds Ron DeSantis may be in a closer race than expected … Jacob Ogles  —  Jacob Ogles has covered politics in Florida since 2000 for regional outlets including SRQ Magazine in Sarasota, The News-Press in Fort Myers and The Daily Commercial in Leesburg.
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
GOP polls show House battlefield stretching into double-digit Biden districts  —  A round of new internal polling is giving the GOP fresh optimism that the House battleground map is stretching even more favorably in their direction.  —  Four surveys conducted in late July reveal close races …
Discussion: The Hill, New York Times and KTVX-TV
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Republicans in Wisconsin embrace family leave in wake of near-total abortion ban  —  WAUKESHA, Wis. — On a debate stage in Milwaukee last month, two candidates enthusiastically vowed to implement paid family leave programs if they are elected.  —  But the promises — a signature part …
Discussion: Politico
Mary Chastain / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
FBI Director Wray Leaves Senate Hearing Early to Fly on Government Plane to Vacation Spot  —  The “business” Wray had to attend to was a weekend trip to the Adirondacks.  — Telegram  — Gab  — MeWe  — Buffer  — Pocket  — Blogger  — Yahoo Mail  — Viber  — Skype
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Welcome to the strangest Senate race in America  —  Utah is home to the Great Salt Lake, the NBA's Jazz and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  Oh, and the strangest Senate race in America.  —  There's Evan McMullin, a former presidential candidate who's convinced Utah Democrats …
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Los Angeles Times:
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Peter Salter / Lincoln Journal Star:
Norfolk mother and daughter accused of illegal abortion, burning and burying body
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