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Ben Whedon / Just The News:
Full text of National Archives letter to Trump on classified documents  —  Just the News has obtained the full text of the letter that the National Archives sent to former President Donald Trump requesting classified documents.  —  Evan Corcoran Silverman Thompson 400 East Pratt Street Suite 900
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New York Times:
Trump Had More Than 300 Classified Documents at Mar-a-Lago  —  The National Archives found more than 150 sensitive documents when it got a first batch of material from the former president in January, helping to explain the Justice Department's urgent response.
Politico:
Documents recovered at Mar-a-Lago were among government's most classified, letter shows  —  The National Archives found more than 700 pages of classified material — including “special access program materials,” some of the most highly classified secrets in the government …
Wall Street Journal:
Letter to Trump Lawyer Highlights National Archives' Concern Over Sensitive Materials Before Mar-a-Lago Search
NBC News:
Docs received from Mar-a-Lago in January were marked with most sensitive classification, Archives says
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Wall Street Journal:   The Trump Warrant Had No Legal Basis
Axios:
Rick Scott's ill-timed Italian vacation  —  Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is spending part of his congressional recess on a luxury yacht in Italy with his family after criticizing President Biden for vacationing in Delaware, Axios has learned. … - Scott is already under fire for his management of the committee.
Washington Post:
Former security chief claims Twitter buried ‘egregious deficiencies’  —  In an explosive whistleblower complaint obtained by The Washington Post, former Twitter security chief Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko alleges the company misled regulators about lax security and spam
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CNN:
Ex-Twitter exec blows the whistle, alleging reckless and negligent cybersecurity policies  —  Video by John General, Zach Wasser and Logan Whiteside, CNN Business,  —  Twitter has major security problems that pose a threat to its own users' personal information, to company shareholders …
Detroit Free Press:
Jury convicts Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr. in Whitmer kidnapping plot  —  Tresa Baldas Arpan LoboDetroit Free Press  —  GRAND RAPIDS — In a do-over for the government, a federal jury Tuesday convicted two men charged with plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer out of anger over her handling of the pandemic …
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Associated Press:
2 men guilty of conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer  —  A jury on Tuesday convicted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, a swift victory for prosecutors in a foiled plot that was described as a rallying cry for a U.S. civil war by anti-government extremists.
Phil Mattingly / CNN:
Biden's ‘bodyman’ and close confidante to depart the White House  —  Inside President Joe Biden's tight-knit inner circle, few — if any — White House aides have spent more time by his side in the last three years than Stephen Goepfert.  That will change at the end of this week.
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Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
IRS launches safety review after right-wing threats  —  Republicans in Congress are repeating baseless claims long made by extremists, experts say, potentially putting federal workers in danger  —  The Internal Revenue Service will launch a full security review of its facilities nationwide …
Discussion: Twitchy, PolitiFact and Political Wire
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
New poll indicates a Liz Cheney presidential run would hurt Biden more than Trump  —  46th Vice President of the United States  —  President of the United States since 2021  —  Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., has vowed to do “whatever it takes to ensure Donald Trump is never again anywhere near the Oval Office” …
BBC:
Finnish PM Sanna Marin sorry for topless guest photo at official residence  —  Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has apologised for a topless photo of guests at her official residence.  —  It comes days after she deflected accusations of having an excessive party lifestyle, by voluntarily taking a drug test - which came back clean.
U.S. Department of Justice:
Tennessee State Representative & Former Chief of Staff Indicted In Bribery & Kickback Conspiracy  —  NASHVILLE -Tennessee State Representative Glen Casada, 63, of Franklin, Tennessee, and his former Chief of Staff Cade Cothren, 35, of Nashville, were indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday …
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The Tennessean:
Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada, Cade Cothren plead not guilty to federal corruption charges
Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs / New York Times:
Ex-Detective Admits Misleading Judge Who Approved Breonna Taylor Raid  —  Kelly Goodlett, the former detective, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy.  She is the first officer to be convicted in the fatal police operation.  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former police detective admitted …
Discussion: The Root
Carol Robinson / al.com:
Perry Hooper Jr., former Alabama lawmaker, charged with sex abuse in Montgomery  —  A former state legislator is facing a felony sex charge.  —  Perry Oliver Hooper Jr., 67, is charged with first-degree sex abuse, Montgomery police Capt. Saba Coleman confirmed Tuesday.
Tyler Kingkade / NBC News:
Conservative activists want to ban 400 books from a library — but they aren't even on shelves  —  After nine months on the job, the library director is quitting.  “Nothing in my background could have prepared me for the political atmosphere of extremism,” she said.
TMZ.com:
Nancy Pelosi's Husband Paul Pelosi Pleads Guilty To DUI  —  Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul, just pled guilty to a DUI charge stemming from his May car accident and arrest.  —  According to court records, obtained by TMZ, Pelosi pled guilty to one count of DUI.
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
The Koch network and other Trump allies are quietly backing his biggest GOP critic: Rep. Liz Cheney  — Two PACs backing Liz Cheney hired i360, a data and technology company financed by billionaire Charles Koch, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
Hannah Dellinger / Houston Chronicle:
Katy ISD police ‘investigated’ a library book after complaint alleged it was ‘harmful to minors’  —  Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate  —  A Katy ISD police officer temporarily removed a copy of a book from a high school library last month as part of an investigation after a woman filed …
Discussion: Raw Story
Alexander Osipovich / Wall Street Journal:
The 30-Year-Old Spending $1 Billion to Save Crypto  —  Sam Bankman-Fried, owner of an expanding crypto empire, is trying to bail out the industry after a sharp downturn  —  Crypto is ailing.  Sam Bankman-Fried is betting a billion dollars he can fix it.  —  The chief executive …
Mack Lamoureux / VICE:
Inside the QAnon Queen's Cult: ‘The Abuse Was Non-Stop’  —  “QAnon Queen” Romana Didulo has threatened to arrest police and execute anyone who crosses her.  Now, some of her followers are speaking out.  —  Mack Lamoureux  —  As the woman he believed to be the true queen of Canada sat in a nearby RV …
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew Lautz / NTU:
Cost of Student Debt Cancelation Could Average $2,000 Per Taxpayer  —  Public reporting indicates President Biden may soon announce executive action canceling federal student loan debt for a large set of borrowers.  Though parameters of the student debt cancellation have yet to be announced …
Discussion: Insider, Issues, WGN-TV and Common Dreams
Adela Suliman / Washington Post:
‘Incredible’ Jupiter images revealed by NASA's James Webb telescope  —  Stunning images taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope show Jupiter in new glory.  —  Fifth in line from the sun, Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system — more than twice as big as all the others combined.
Reem Nadeem / Pew Research Center:
Abortion Rises in Importance as a Voting Issue, Driven by Democrats  —  Biden job approval remains low; a declining share of voters say he will be a factor in their midterm vote  —  Biden job approval remains low; a declining share of voters say he will be a factor in their midterm vote
Julian Routh / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Mehmet Oz presses John Fetterman to accept proposals for U.S. Senate debates  —  KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh wants to hold the first televised debate in the race for one of the country's most important U.S. Senate seats, but to this point, only Republican nominee Mehmet Oz has agreed to participate.
Joshua Tait / The Bulwark:
The Problem With Right-Wing ‘Regime’ Talk  —  What the new paranoid buzzword reveals about the New Right.  —  In the right-wing commentariat's reaction to the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago, a new buzzword dropped.  —  “The regime's decision to take out Trump Banana Republic-style was woefully miscalculated.”
Discussion: HotAir
 
 
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Brandon Gillespie / Fox News:
Fauci's biggest critics hint at the reason for his December retirement: ‘trying to get out of Dodge’
Discussion: ABC News and The Daily Caller
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
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Discussion: Fox News
Associated Press:
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Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
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Discussion: Human Events and Penn CURF
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
America has gone backward since George Floyd
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Is Warner-Discovery “Fixing” CNN?
Discussion: Mediaite
David Folkenflik / NPR:
People of color at ‘New York Times’ get lower ratings in job reviews, union says
 Earlier Items: 
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Trump Super PAC Charges $100,000 For Candlelight Dinner With Former President At His Club
Caitlin Flanagan / The Atlantic:
America's Fire Sale: Get Some Free Speech While You Can
Mary Katharine Ham / Reason:
A Belated Vindication for School Reopeners
Discussion: The Federalist
Kurt Bardella / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed: Why CNN's efforts to appease democracy's enemies will backfire