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2:45 PM ET, August 25, 2022

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Justice News:
Florida Residents Plead Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Interstate Transportation Of Stolen Property  —  Pleas Follow Filing of Criminal Information Alleging Defendants Stole Property Belonging to Immediate Family Member of a Then-Former Government Official  —  Damian Williams …
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New York Times:
Florida Pair Pleads Guilty in Theft of Biden's Daughter's Diary  —  Aimee Harris and Robert Kurlander admitted to participating in a conspiracy that saw Ashley Biden's diary end up in the hands of the conservative group Project Veritas near the end of the 2020 campaign.
Discussion: CNBC, Associated Press and PoliticusUSA
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Two plead guilty to trafficking Ashley Biden's diary, property
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump reportedly oversaw collection of classified Mar-a-Lago docs  —  The more Donald Trump took a direct, hands-on role in keeping highly classified materials, the more he's personally responsible for this scandal.  —  In the wake of the FBI's search at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump's Republican allies …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
The gaping hole in our knowledge of the Trump documents  —  THE GAPING HOLE IN OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUMP DOCUMENTS.  There have been several new reports about the number and the sensitivity of documents seized in the Aug. 8 FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago, the winter home of former President Donald Trump.
Discussion: Baltimore Sun, Raw Story and HotAir
Washington Post:
Trump's secret papers and the ‘myth’ of presidential security clearance
Discussion: Raw Story
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Congressman-Elect Deems Trump ‘Essentially Traitorous,’ Says 'If I Had Done What He Did, I Would've Been in Jail'
Discussion: Breitbart and New York Post
Richie McGinniss / Newsweek:
‘I Was in Kenosha Two Years Ago, Kyle Rittenhouse Is Not a Hero’  —  Before the shooting started, at 11:36 p.m. on August 25, 2020, I ran into Kyle Rittenhouse in front of a gas station and interviewed him for several minutes.  He was a 17-year-old kid with a semi-automatic rifle …
Discussion: Mediaite
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Pennsylvania 2022: Fetterman Holds Four-Point Lead Over Oz for US Senate; Shapiro Leads Mastriano by Three  —  Home Polls Pennsylvania 2022: Fetterman Holds Four-Point Lead Over Oz for US Senate; Shapiro Leads Mastriano by Three  —  Majority of Voters Say Oz's NJ Residence Makes Them Less Likely to Vote for Him
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Not-So-Enthusiastic Pennsylvania GOP Support for Oz
Discussion: CNN and Common Dreams
getrevue.co:
Franklin & Marshall Poll Release: August 2022
Discussion: New York Times
New York Times:
Justice Dept. to Submit Redacted Affidavit Used in Trump Search Warrant  —  In its most complete form, the document would disclose important details about the government's justification for taking the extraordinary step of searching Mar-a-Lago this month.  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department …
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Guardian
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Politico:
How Trump has spent his days since the feds searched his home  —  As he finds himself, once more, in legal jeopardy—standing at the epicenter of a media storm of his own making, his political future changing course in real time—Donald Trump has done what Donald Trump likes to do.
Discussion: Insider and Raw Story
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
‘A Wrong Never Righted’: Court Upholds Mississippi's 1890 Jim Crow Voting Law  —  The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals voted to uphold a Jim Crow law that Mississippi's white-supremacist leaders adopted in 1890 in an attempt to disenfranchise Black residents for life.
Discussion: Raw Story and Mississippi Today
The Daily Beast:
Eight Sources Say Feds Are Not Done With Matt Gaetz  —  It's been a quiet couple months in the probe into allegations that Rep. Matt Gaetz was involved in underage sex trafficking.  But few involved think it's over.  —  When Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) beat his primary challenger Tuesday …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
An expert on the right urgently warns: Beware of another Oklahoma City  —  Consider the events of this month alone: Members of a militia in Michigan were convicted of a plot to kidnap the state's Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer.  We've seen numerous threats and attempts at violent attacks against the FBI.
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's home swatted a second time in two days  —  An individual reported a fake crime at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) home early Thursday morning, the second “swatting” incident at her residence in as many days, authorities said.  —  A local 911 call center received …
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CBS News:
Sen. Klobuchar plans to bring Pete Buttigieg to the State Fair butter carving booth Thursday  —  FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — A lot of people lined up outside the gates of the Minnesota State Fair Thursday morning, and among them was Sen. Amy Klobuchar.  —  “I think people now see the lighthouse on the horizon.
Discussion: Politico and Balloon Juice
Marita Vlachou / HuffPost:
Trump Calls For Mitch McConnell To Be ‘Immediately’ Replaced As Senate GOP Leader  —  Trump has repeatedly attacked McConnell since the GOP leader admitted Republicans are struggling in their attempt to win Senate control.  —  Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday slammed Senate Minority …
Washington Post:
Tesla demands removal of video of cars hitting child-size mannequins  —  The move comes amid heightened sensitivity to criticism of the software that is under public and regulatory scrutiny  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla is demanding an advocacy group take down videos of its vehicles striking …
Bloomberg:
UN Rights Chief Vows to Publish Xinjiang Report by Tenure's End  —  UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet vowed to release a long-awaited report on human rights abuses in Xinjiang, despite significant work remaining with six days left in her tenure.  —  “I had fully intended for it to be released …
Discussion: CNN, Al Jazeera and Associated Press
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Sean Hannity and Other Fox Stars Face Depositions in Defamation Suit  —  The depositions are one of the clearest indications yet of how aggressively Dominion Voting Systems is moving forward with its suit against the media company.  —  Some of the biggest names at Fox News have been questioned …
CNN:
Minnesota's GOP nominee for top elections official called changing voting rules ‘our 9/11’ after ‘the big rig’ in 2020  —  The Republican nominee to be the top elections official in Minnesota said changing the rules around voting following the 2020 “big rig” was “our 9/11,” …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Obama enters the chat  —  Former President Barack Obama is jumping full-on into the midterms with a fundraiser for the Senate Democrats' campaign arm, Axios has learned. … - Tickets for the New York City event are $25,000-a-pop for general admission and $50,000 for VIP, the invite says.
Eleanor Klibanoff / The Texas Tribune:
Texans who perform abortions now face up to life in prison, $100,000 fine  —  Texas, the largest state to restrict abortions, now has three significant bans on the books, setting up a potential legal minefield.  —  Copy link  —  Performing an abortion is now a felony punishable by up to life …
Craig Pittman / Florida Phoenix:
Developers back out of Florida panther protection proposal  —  A Florida panther that had been hit by a car is released back into the wild with a collar attached to track it.  Credit: Brandon Basino, FWC  —  Quality Journalism for Critical Times  —  August is usually the worst month to be in Florida.
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Trump World's Mar-a-Lago Offensive Backfires  —  It turns out the former president tried to block FBI access to retained classified documents, but Biden intervened.  —  In my columns Monday and Tuesday, I stressed that President Trump could talk himself into being charged by the Justice Department …
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Stop improving things right now!  Everyone must suffer as I did!  —  DISGUSTING!  AWFUL!  I have just received word that life is getting marginally better for some people, and I am white-hot with fury!  This is the worst thing that could possibly happen!
Discussion: Althouse
Barnini Chakraborty / Washington Examiner:
Gov. Kemp's attempt to avoid testifying in Trump election investigation in court today  —  A Fulton County judge on Thursday morning will hear arguments about whether Gov. Brian Kemp should be forced to testify before a grand jury examining potential criminal interference in Georgia's 2020 elections.
David Enrich / New York Times:
How a Corporate Law Firm Led a Political Revolution  —  The untold story of Jones Day's push to move the American government and courts to the right.  —  On a balmy Saturday night in June, Traci Lovitt hosted a 50th birthday party for her husband, Ara, at their 9,800-square-foot Westchester mansion overlooking Long Island Sound.
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
 
 
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Washington Post:
Manchin delivered for Democrats. Can they return the favor?
Andrew Demillo / Associated Press:
Court: Arkansas can't ban treatment of transgender kids
Marlene Lenthang / NBC News:
Florida deputy resigns after pulling gun on pregnant Black mother during traffic stop
Discussion: Daily Kos
Mike Hixenbaugh / NBC News:
How a far-right, Christian cellphone company ‘took over’ four Texas school boards
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. toughened positions in Iran deal response, Israeli officials say
Phil Mattingly / CNN:
Biden signs executive order kick-starting implementation of sweeping US chip manufacturing law
Discussion: Bloomberg and The White House
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Mary Margaret Olohan / The Daily Wire:
‘Full-On Battle Mode’: Conservative Leaders Put Walmart On Notice For Promising To Pay For Abortions
Discussion: IJR
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
White House moves staffers to finalize makeover of press operation
Discussion: The Hill, CNN and UPI
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
IRS to Start Spending Its $80 Billion Budget by Hiring People to Answer the Phone
CNN:
Uvalde school board votes unanimously to fire police chief Pete Arredondo
Martijn Konings / Boston Review:
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