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8:15 PM ET, August 23, 2022

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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.
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Judge orders Trump to give details about Mar-a-Lago search warrant lawsuit  — A federal judge appointed by former President Donald Trump ordered him to answer several key questions about his new lawsuit related to the FBI raid on his Florida home, including why her court should be the one hearing …
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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
Wall Street Journal:
The Trump Warrant Had No Legal Basis  —  A former president's rights under the Presidential Records Act trump the statutes the FBI cited to justify the Mar-a-Lago raid.  —  WSJ Opinion: After Mar-a-Lago, Let Voters Decide Trump's Future  —  Skip Ad  —  in 15  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
Politico:
Documents recovered at Mar-a-Lago were among government's most classified, letter shows
Politico:
Judge seeks clarity about Trump's move on records seized from Mar-a-Lago
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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New York Times:
Biden to Announce Decision on Student Loan Debt, Affecting Millions of Borrowers  —  The decision, expected Wednesday, will cap months of deliberations over fairness and the potential to exacerbate an inflation rate that has reached a 40-year high.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden will announce …
Discussion: TheBlaze and Alternet.org
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Joe Biden Illegally ‘Canceling’ Student Loans Would Be a Middle Finger to America
Discussion: RedState
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jan. 6 panel investigators traveled to Copenhagen to view Stone footage  —  Aides to the Jan. 6 select committee traveled to Copenhagen last week to review documentary footage related to Donald Trump ally and pardon recipient Roger Stone, according to two people familiar with the trip.
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
FBI arrests ex-Marine accused of assaulting officers inside Capitol on Jan. 6  —  WASHINGTON — A former U.S. Marine was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday and accused of assaulting two officers as he helped fellow rioters breach the doors of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Discussion: al.com and WHNT-TV
NBC News:
Former Trump national security adviser Robert O'Brien interviewed by Jan. 6 committee
Discussion: HuffPost, CNN and MSNBC
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.
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
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
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Reem Nadeem / Pew Research Center:
1. Midterm election preferences, voter engagement, views of campaign issues
Discussion: Bloomberg
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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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 …
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” …
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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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.
Johnny Diaz / New York Times:
Ex-Tennessee Speaker and Aide Charged With Bribery and Conspiracy  —  F.B.I. agents arrested Glen Casada and Cade Cothren at their Tennessee homes on Tuesday.  —  A former Tennessee speaker of the House and his former chief of staff were arrested on Tuesday at their homes on federal charges …
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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’
Leana S. Wen / Washington Post:
I'm a doctor.  Here's why my kids won't wear masks this school year. … For the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, my family and I were extremely cautious.  I gave birth in April 2020, shortly after covid-19 hit.  To protect the baby, my husband and I pulled our then-2-year-old son out of preschool.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Twitchy
Yashar Ali / Yashar's Newsletter:
Iran's President Orders The Killings of Americans On US Soil.  In September, American Taxpayers Will Pay To Protect Him On US Soil.  —  Biden must designate senior leaders of Iran's government as ineligible to enter the United States, but that should be the first of many steps to punish the Iranian government for its malign behavior.
Discussion: New York Times
Jack Suntrup / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wood abandons independent bid for Missouri's US Senate seat  —  JEFFERSON CITY — John Wood, a former investigator for the Jan. 6 committee who launched an independent bid for U.S. Senate in Missouri, said Tuesday he was withdrawing from the race.  —  Wood, who positioned himself …
Associated Press:
US to send $3 billion in aid to Ukraine as war hits 6 months  —  As Russia's war on Ukraine drags on, U.S. security assistance is shifting to a longer-term campaign that will likely keep more American military troops in Europe into the future, including imminent plans to announce …
Ann Dorn / Fox News:
My husband Capt. David Dorn was murdered in 2020 riots.  His killer had help dividing America.  —  Many helped divide America during 2020 riots.  Man who murdered my husband Capt. David Dorn was finally convicted.  —  Widow of David Dorn, slain St. Louis police captain, slams ‘woke corporations’
nyguild.org:
Racial Disparities in Performance Evaluations at The New York Times  —  The New York Times's performance review system has for years given significantly lower ratings to employees of color, an analysis by Times journalists in the NewsGuild shows.  —  The analysis, which relied on data provided …
 
 
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Katy ISD police ‘investigated’ a library book after complaint alleged it was ‘harmful to minors’
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
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