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11:30 PM ET, August 28, 2022

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New York Times:
Trump's Legal Team Scrambles to Find an Argument  —  The lawyers representing the former president in the investigation into his handling of classified documents have tried out an array of defenses as they seek to hold off the Justice Department.  —  On May 25, one of former President Donald …
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Michigan Republican deletes the entire ‘values’ section of his website just to ‘hide’ his anti-choice stance  —  Michigan state Sen. Tom Barrett, a Republican congressional candidate, reportedly removed the “values” section of his campaign website that revealed he opposes abortion rights.
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Detroit News:
Insider: Top Michigan Democrats may not need to debate GOP opponents, lawmaker suggests  —  Lansing — State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, who's gained national attention for her approach to taking on Republican attacks, is contending that top Michigan Democrats don't necessarily need to participate …
Olivia Olander / Politico:
Beto O'Rourke postpones events after being hospitalized  —  Beto O'Rourke, Texas' Democratic candidate for governor, will “postpone events” after being hospitalized with a bacterial infection, he wrote Sunday on Twitter.  —  “While my symptoms have improved, I will be resting at home …
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CNN:
Beto O'Rourke off the campaign trail in Texas with bacterial infection  —  Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke announced Sunday that he has been diagnosed with a “bacterial infection” and after receiving care at the hospital, he will be “resting at home,” postponing events in his campaign against GOP Gov. Greg Abbott.
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Tries Mobster-In-Chief Role With Attacks On Law Enforcement  —  The ex-president is ready to “burn down the republic” if need be to stop prosecutors from going after him, according to a former GOP congressman.  —  WASHINGTON ― America can have peace and tranquility.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
CBS News:
GOP seat lead shrinks as Biden approval ticks up — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll  —  Republicans head into the fall still in position to gain enough House seats for a majority, but a tumultuous summer has made their advantage appear a little smaller today — with a trend so far pointing toward narrow gains instead of a wave.
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
ABC's Jon Karl Reports Trump's Inner Circle is Freaking Out Over Their ‘Comically Inept and Inexperienced’ Legal Team  —  Any public bluster from former President Donald Trump and his team in the wake of the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago is just posturing, says one top correspondent.
Discussion: Raw Story and PoliticusUSA
Jason Miciak / Political Flare:
WaPo Bombshell: Trump Took Boxes of Material on Trips Around the World for ‘No Reason’  —  There are a couple of salient facts that many people do not know regarding the problem with Trump keeping Top-Secret/SCI files.  They paint a very sinister picture.  —  First, these boxes at issue …
Asawin Suebsaeng / Rolling Stone:
Trump Family Dunks on DeSantis: You're ‘Stealing’ Our Bit!  —  Donald Trump says the Florida governor is mirroring the former president — right down to the hand gestures  —  DONALD TRUMP HAS been complaining that Ron DeSantis is “stealing” from him.  —  According to three people who've spoken …
Liz Essley Whyte / Wall Street Journal:
Latest Covid Boosters Are Set to Roll Out Before Human Testing Is Completed  —  The FDA and vaccine makers say they are confident that shots targeting Omicron subvariants will work safely  —  Covid Variants Keep Getting More Infectious.  Here's Why.  —  Skip Ad  —  in 15  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
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Benjamin Mueller / New York Times:   Fall Vaccination Campaign Will Bring New Shots, Worse Access
Clare Sebastian / CNN:
‘Slower burn.’ Russia dodges economic collapse but the decline has started  —  The latest on Russia's economy as Putin tries to deal with inflation  —  London (CNN Business)Six months after invading Ukraine, Russia is bogged down in a war of attrition it didn't anticipate but it is having success …
Discussion: Vox
Dan Boyd / Albuquerque Journal:
Journal Poll: Lujan Grisham has 7-point lead over Ronchetti  —  SANTA FE - With just over two months until Election Day, Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham has the inside track against Republican Mark Ronchetti in a New Mexico governor's race that has already drawn big spending from out-of-state groups, a new Journal Poll found.
Discussion: Breitbart
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
In New Hampshire, Republicans Weigh Another Hard-Right Candidate  —  Don Bolduc, a retired Army general, has played to the Republican base and is leading in polls to take on Senator Maggie Hassan, who is viewed as vulnerable in November.  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — He has said the state's popular …
Margaret Talbot / New Yorker:
Justice Alito's Crusade Against a Secular America Isn't Over  —  He's had win after win—including overturning Roe v. Wade—yet seems more and more aggrieved.  What drives his anger? … Some baby boomers were permanently shaped by their participation in the countercultural protests …
Discussion: Joel Mathis and Althouse
Michael Stern / Just Security:
Assessing Trump's Claim of ‘Executive Privilege’ on FBI Access to MAL Docs  —  The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and former President Donald Trump are locked in a long running dispute over records taken from the White House in January 2021.
Katie Balevic / Insider:
It's now illegal for anyone under 21 to buy canned whipped cream in New York, officials say it's to stop teens from inhaling nitrous oxide  — A 2021 law made it illegal for New Yorkers under age 21 to purchase a can of whipped cream.  — The law is meant to prevent teens from inhaling nitrous oxide in canned whipped cream.
New York Times:
Putin's army expansion may not help Russia much, U.S. and British officials say.  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  Artillery strikes continue near the troubled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.  —  KYIV, Ukraine — Artillery barrages along a section of front line near an imperiled nuclear power plant …
Discussion: RedState
David Shepardson / Reuters:
Duke volleyball game in Utah moved after racist abuse hurled at Black player  —  Duke University women's volleyball match on Saturday was moved to an alternate location in Provo, Utah, after racial slurs were hurled at a Black player from the crowd during Friday's match with BYU, school officials said.
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Black Covid long-haulers felt invisible to the health care system, so they formed their own support groups
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
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