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CNN:
Trump considering releasing surveillance footage of FBI Mar-a-Lago search  —  Some allies of former President Donald Trump are urging him to publicly release surveillance footage of FBI agents executing a search warrant on his Mar-a-Lago residence, a proposal that has drawn mixed reaction inside his orbit, CNN has learned.
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New York Times:
Pence Calls on Republicans to Stop Assailing the F.B.I. After Mar-a-Lago Search
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
U.S. prosecutors should weigh releasing more Trump search details, Bolton says
Discussion: HuffPost and The Hill
New York Times:
Jan. 6 Grand Jury Has Subpoenaed White House Documents  —  The subpoena, issued in May to the National Archives, demanded all of the documents the agency had provided to the House committee's parallel investigation.  —  Federal prosecutors investigating the role that former President Donald J. Trump …
Discussion: Raw Story
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ABC News:
Weeks before Mar-a-Lago search, ex-Trump DOD official vowed to publish classified documents from National Archives  —  Kash Patel said he planned to post documents from the National Archives online.  —  In June of this year, seven weeks before the FBI raided former President Donald Trump's Mar …
New York Times:
Plea Deal Requires Weisselberg to Testify at Trump Organization Trial  —  The chief financial officer of the former president's business is expected to admit to 15 felonies on Thursday and to take the stand at the company's trial.  —  Allen H. Weisselberg, who for decades was one of Donald J. Trump's …
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Victoria Bekiempis / Rolling Stone:
Trump's CFO Allen Weisselberg Will Implicate Trump Companies in Guilty Plea
Bloomberg:
Biden Called Cheney After Her Loss to Trump-Backed Challenger  —  President Joe Biden called Liz Cheney on Wednesday after the Wyoming congresswoman and vocal critic of former President Donald Trump was defeated in her state's Republican primary.  —  Biden reached out to Cheney …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
The Anti-Anti-Trump Theory of Liz Cheney's Loss
Discussion: HotAir and Politico
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:   Why Liz Cheney's defeat will help this Massachusetts Democrat
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Liz Cheney Already Has a 2024 Strategy
Financial Times:
University student makes $110mn trading meme stock favourite Bed Bath & Beyond  —  Twenty-year-old Jake Freeman amassed big stake in struggling retailer before share price soared  —  A 20-year-old university student has made a roughly $110mn gain by selling a stake in struggling retailer Bed Bath & Beyond …
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
Trader Joe's Workers Decided To Unionize.  The Company Abruptly Closed Their Store.  —  Workers say they were just days from going public with their union campaign when the company shuttered the Union Square wine shop.  —  Workers at the Trader Joe's Wine Shop in Manhattan spent …
Sophia Bollag / San Francisco Chronicle:
Secret Service waited to tell Capitol Police of Pelosi threat until the Jan. 6 riot was underway  —  SACRAMENTO — A government watchdog group says it has obtained emails showing the Secret Service identified a social media account threatening Speaker Nancy Pelosi two days before the Jan. 6 insurrection …
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Emily Woodruff / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Louisiana hospital denies abortion for fetus without a skull  —  Baton Rouge woman's predicament illustrates gray area in Louisiana's abortion rules  —  At the beginning of July, Nancy Davis started feeling nauseous.  The Baton Rouge resident considered COVID-19 or the flu, then decided to take a pregnancy test just in case.
Emerson Polling:
Ohio 2022: JD Vance Leads Tim Ryan In Competitive Bid for US Senate; Gov. DeWine Holds 16-Point Lead Over Democratic Challenger  —  Home Polls Ohio 2022: JD Vance Leads Tim Ryan In Competitive Bid for US Senate; Gov. DeWine Holds 16-Point Lead Over Democratic Challenger
Discussion: Breitbart
Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
‘Dark Brandon’ Rises, and Buoys Biden's Beleaguered Faithful  —  Inside the White House, the vibe is shifting, even if the polls have not budged much.  —  Nobody would ever accuse Joe Biden of being Extremely Online.  —  As a candidate, he strongly implied that he was not especially interested in social media.
Adam Sabes / Fox News:
Putin critic living in exile found dead outside upscale DC apartment after police respond to ‘jumper’ call  —  Washington, D.C., police say no foul play is suspected in Rapoport's death  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for August 17  —  A businessman and fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin …
Wall Street Journal:
WWE's Board Finds Vince McMahon Paid $5 Million to Donald Trump's Charity  —  CEO's contributions to Trump foundation coincided with real-estate developer's appearances at a WrestleMania event and on ‘WWE Raw’  —  Contributions totaling $5 million to Donald Trump's charity in 2007 and 2009 …
Discussion: The Hill
Benjamin Ryan / NBC News:
Sex between men, not skin contact, is fueling monkeypox, new research suggests  —  Since the outset of the global monkeypox outbreak in May, public health and infectious disease experts have told the public that the virus is largely transmitting through skin-to-skin contact, in particular during sex between men.
Rupert Neate / The Guardian:
Japan's government launches competition to get people drinking  —  Contest asks young adults for ideas to revitalise popularity of alcoholic drinks after big fall in tax revenues  —  The Japanese government has launched a nationwide competition calling for ideas to encourage people to drink …
Discussion: ABC17NEWS and Financial Times
Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Ex-CIA chief rates today's Republicans as most ‘dangerous’ political force in history  —  Former CIA Director Michael Hayden endorsed the assessment that Republicans today are the most “dangerous” political force in history.  —  Edward Luce, the U.S. national editor and columnist at the Financial Times …
The Guardian:
'I don't see justice in this war': Russian soldier exposes rot at core of Ukraine invasion  —  Exclusive: Pavel Filatyev has fled his homeland after publishing a 141-page account detailing his experiences on the frontline  —  avel Filatyev knew the consequences of what he was saying.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Victor I. Nava / Washington Examiner:
Dr. Oz and Fetterman trade barbs over their personal finances  —  Dr. Mehmet Oz and Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman blasted each other on social media Wednesday over personal finances.  —  The Republican Oz, a former TV talk show host and heart surgeon, accused Fetterman …
Wall Street Journal:
China to Join Russia Military Exercises as U.S. Rivals Deepen Ties  —  Moscow plans to hold drills in its Far East region near the border with China and North Korea from Aug. 30 to Sept. 5  —  What China's Military Exercises Reveal About Its Taiwan Strategy  —  Created with sketchtool.
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Emily Flitter / New York Times:
Anshu Jain, Who Took Deutsche Bank to Wall Street, Dies at 59  —  As co-chief executive, he helped remake the German company into an investment banking power but stepped down after the complex activities he pushed caused regulatory problems.  —  Anshu Jain, who helped transform Deutsche Bank …
Charles Franklin / Marquette Law School Poll:
New Marquette Law School Wisconsin survey finds Barnes with 7-point lead over Johnson in U.S. Senate race, Evers ahead of Michels by 2 points in the race for governor, and Biden approval rating unchanged  —  MILWAUKEE - A new Marquette Law School Poll survey of Wisconsin finds a close race …
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Bill Glauber / Journal Sentinel:
Marquette poll shows Mandela Barnes with 7-point lead over U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson; Gov. Tony Evers in close race with GOP's Tim Michels
Discussion: NBC News, Raw Story and Common Dreams
Wall Street Journal:
The American Academy of Pediatrics' Dubious Transgender Science  —  As other countries turn away from hormones and surgery, the AAP won't even allow a debate.  —  A spate of headlines this month declared that America's surge in transgender identification wasn't being caused by a social contagion.
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Lawmaker Tearily Explains Teen Almost Lost Uterus Because of Abortion Law He Voted For  —  ‘WHAT WE DO MATTERS’  —  A South Carolina lawmaker on Tuesday had to fight back tears as he explained that an anti-abortion law he'd voted for led to a young woman nearly losing her uterus, and even put her life at risk.
 
 
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American Prospect:
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Kate Sosin / The 19th:
For years, Black trans women have been told their life expectancy is 35 years. That's false.
Washington Post:
Students lose access to books amid ‘state-sponsored purging of ideas’
 Earlier Items: 
Axios:
Study: What Americans really think  —  “Self-silencing” — people saying what they think others …
Jessie Balmert / Cincinnati.com:
Top Ohio Senate Republican wants to appeal congressional map to U.S. Supreme Court
Discussion: Plain Dealer and Political Wire
Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Breaking: Kemp blasts Fulton DA's office for playing politics as he fights subpoena
Discussion: Raw Story and CNN
John Light / Talking Points Memo:
The Christian Right Plots How To Avenge The FBI Raid
Discussion: Washington Examiner
David Dayen / American Prospect:
DeJoy's Continued Job Security Depends on Biden's Next Move