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2:55 PM ET, August 21, 2022

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Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC News poll: 57% of voters say investigations into Trump should continue  —  WASHINGTON — A clear majority of American voters believe that the various investigations into alleged wrongdoing by former President Donald Trump should continue, according to a national NBC News poll conducted …
Discussion: The Hill, MJR News, Forbes and Townhall
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Damon Linker / New York Times:
There Is No Happy Ending to America's Trump Problem  —  Debate about the search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence has settled into well-worn grooves.  Mr. Trump and many Republicans have denounced the act as illegitimate.  Attorney General Merrick Garland is staying mostly mum.
Discussion: Bloomberg, The Hill and Raw Story
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
Why Trump voters are hurting their own cause in the midterms  —  The Democratic Party has no better friend at the moment than Donald Trump.  —  An overwhelming majority of voters pronounce themselves unsatisfied with the condition of the country: Gross domestic product has fallen …
Leo Sands / BBC:
Darya Dugina: Daughter of Putin ally killed in Moscow blast  —  The daughter of a close ally of Russia's President Vladimir Putin has been killed in a suspected car bombing.  —  Darya Dugina died after an explosion on a road outside Moscow, Russia's investigative committee said.
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CNN:
Car bomb kills daughter of ‘spiritual guide’ to Putin's Ukraine invasion - Russian media
New York Times:   Who Is Aleksandr Dugin?  —  Aleksandr Dugin, 60, is a Russian political thinker sometimes called …
Washington Post:
Car explosion kills daughter of key Putin ally Alexander Dugin, Russia says
Discussion: Bloomberg and NPR
Laurence Dollimore / Daily Mail:
Putin's new false flag operation? …
Gözde Bayar / Anadolu Ajansı Güncel Haberler:
Daughter of Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin killed in car explosion
Discussion: ZeroHedge and Big League Politics
Politico:
Appeals court temporarily blocks subpoena to Graham in Georgia election-fraud probe  —  A federal appeals court gave Sen. Lindsey Graham a temporary win early Sunday, ruling that he doesn't have to comply for now with a subpoena from an Atlanta grand jury demanding that he testify Tuesday …
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Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Federal Appeals Court Halts Graham Testimony Before Atlanta Grand Jury  —  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit temporarily blocked Senator Lindsey Graham from having to testify on Tuesday before the special grand jury investigating Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
Politico:
Trump's throw-everything-against-the- wall response to the Mar-a-Lago search  —  As she entered the federal courthouse in West Palm Beach on Thursday to bear witness to a hearing on the potential release of the FBI's basis for searching Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump's attorney Christina Bobb paused …
Discussion: Blue Virginia, Raw Story and Townhall
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:   Trump pushes for un-redacted affidavit's release, despite the risks
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump set to ask court for ‘special master’ to review Mar-a-Lago evidence
Discussion: Raw Story and CBS News
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
My final column: 2024 and the dangers ahead  —  Before signing off, Margaret Sullivan offers advice to her fellow journalists on how to cover a perilous election  —  After a recent announcement that I've decided to retire this column and leave The Post, a Vanity Fair reporter asked me by email …
Phillip W. Magness / AIER:
The Suicide of the American Historical Association  —  A bizarre string of events is unfolding at the American Historical Association (AHA).  Last week, AHA president James H. Sweet published a column in the organization's magazine on the problem of “presentism” in academic historical writing.
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Ousted Republican reflects on Trump, democracy and America: ‘The place has lost its mind’  —  Rusty Bowers was speaker of Arizona's house of representatives when he stood up to the former president's demand that he overturn the election result.  He paid the price but has no regrets
Discussion: Insider and The Hill
Jack Nicas / New York Times:
Bolsonaro Grabs for Man's Phone and Gets a New (Insulting) Nickname  —  Six weeks ahead of national elections, the Brazilian president was confronted by a protester who tried to ask questions on video.  He grabbed the man's shirt, then tried to snatch his phone.
Mike DeForest / WKMG:
3rd resident of The Villages admits to voting twice in the 2020 election  —  Joan Halstead avoids jail time under pre-trial diversion program  —  THE VILLAGES, Fla. - A third resident of The Villages has admitted to voting twice during the 2020 election, court records show.
CNN:
State of the Union  —  JAKE TAPPER, CNN HOST (voice-over): Scorched earth.  Western states forced to conserve water, as rivers dry up.  —  UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: If you don't take it seriously now, you're insane.  —  TAPPER: How bad will it get, and what can be done?
Discussion: Insider and PoliticusUSA
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Mariam Khan / ABC News:
Liz Cheney on stopping Trump, Pence testifying on Jan. 6: ‘This Week’ exclusive  —  She sat down with ABC Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl.  —  Rep. Liz Cheney speaks with ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jon Karl, Aug. 19, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Stelter says CNN must hold media accountable as show ends  —  “Reliable Sources” host Brian Stelter insisted Sunday that he'll still be rooting for CNN even after his show was canceled this week, but stressed that it was important for the network and others to hold the media accountable.
 
 
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Sam Fossum / CNN:
Student loan announcement to come in ‘next week or so,’ Education secretary says ahead of deadline
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JONATHAN TURLEY:
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Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
Trump's long shadow keeps 2024 hopefuls from Iowa State Fair
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 Earlier Items: 
Kelsey Vlamis / Insider:
Trump's ex-chief of staff said it's hard to understand how such highly classified documents ended up at Mar-a-Lago and that they are ‘not accidentally moved anywhere’
Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Trump in ‘Really Dangerous Territory,’ Maybe Committed ‘Treason’: Kirschner
Discussion: Insider
New York Times:
In India, New Wave of Trauma as 11 Convicted of Rape and Murder Walk Free
Eugene Volokh / Reason:
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Herb Scribner / Axios:
Texas migrant buses overwhelm New York, Washington D.C.
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Mia Sato / The Verge:
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Steven Waldman / @stevenwaldman:
The California Senate Appropriations Committee approves a bill imposing fees on Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon to pay for local news through employment tax credits

 
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