Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents already examined by FBI, Justice Dept. tells judge  —  A “filter team” has “completed its review” of material possibly covered by attorney-client privilege, the court filing says.  —  FBI agents have already finished their review of possibly privileged documents seized …

Lindsey Graham's vile ‘riots’ threat gives away Trump's game  —  “If there's a prosecution of Donald Trump for mishandling classified information,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham on Fox News, there will be “riots in the streets.”  —  The South Carolina Republican's quote has been relentlessly skewered …

The Rising Cost of Republicans' Investment in Trump  —  Republican leaders and donors are suddenly making worried noises about their political chances.  —  Five months ago, their party looked likely to take both the U.S. House and the Senate in 2022.  Republicans appeared ready to consolidate …

It's Open Season on Jews in New York City  —  Of the hundreds of hate crimes committed against Jews in the city since 2018, many of them documented on camera, only a single perpetrator has served even one day in prison  —  The attack that sent 31-year-old Yossi Hershkop to the hospital …

Proud Boy sentenced to 4.5 years in prison in Jan. 6 case, still says election was stolen  —  WASHINGTON — A former D.C. bartender and Proud Boy who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was sentenced to 55 months in federal prison on Monday.  —  Joshua Pruitt, 40, pleaded guilty in June …

Meet the Conspiracy Theorist Advising Joe Biden on the Intelligence Community  —  President Joe Biden's pick for an intelligence advisory post falsely claimed that Hunter Biden's laptop was part of a Russian disinformation campaign and that Donald Trump's campaign colluded with the Kremlin.

Ukrainian forces begin ‘shaping’ battlefield for counteroffensive, senior US officials say  —  Ukrainian forces have begun “shaping” operations in southern Ukraine to prepare the battlefield for a significant Ukrainian counteroffensive, two senior US officials briefed on the intelligence told CNN.

FTC Sues Kochava for Selling Data that Tracks People at Reproductive Health Clinics, Places of Worship, and Other Sensitive Locations  —  Agency Alleges that Kochava's Geolocation Data from Hundreds of Millions of Mobile Devices Can Be Used to Identify People and Trace Their Movements

Clashes erupt after Iraqi Shiite cleric resigns, 10 dead  —  An influential Shiite cleric announced Monday that he would resign from Iraqi politics, prompting hundreds of his angry followers to storm the government palace and sparking clashes with security forces and between rival militias.

DeSantis pulls out of $25K-a-plate Zeldin fundraiser over ‘unforeseen tragedy’  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had to pull out of a big-bucks fundraiser for New York gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin on Long Island on Sunday because of an “unforeseen tragedy,” the candidate's rep told The Post.

3 dead, including suspected shooter, in Oregon grocery store attack  —  Gunman opens fire in Oregon grocery store, killing two  —  Three people, including the suspected shooter, are dead following an attack Sunday night at a grocery store in Bend, Oregon, police said.

Greenland ice sheet set to raise sea levels by nearly a foot, study finds  —  New research suggests the massive ice sheet is already set to lose more than 3 percent of its mass, even if the world stopped emitting greenhouse gases today  —  Human-driven climate change has set …

Meghan of Montecito … The conditions are right for confession.  It is a beautiful August day in Montecito, in a beautiful sitting room, in a beautiful home.  Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, a lively 3-year-old with a shock of ginger curls identical to his father's, toddles into the room demanding …

Trump's Second Term Would Look Like This  —  Ever since the U.S. Senate failed to convict Donald Trump for his role in the January 6 insurrection and disqualify him from running for president again, a lot of people, myself included, have been warning that a second Trump term could bring about the extinction of American democracy.

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Did Biden Just School the Republicans, or His Own Party?  —  Bret Stephens: Hi, Gail.  Depending on whom you ask, Joe Biden's decision to forgive hundreds of billions of dollars in student loans is either the Democrats' political masterstroke or a major political gift to Republicans.  What's your take?

The Comey-Clinton Document Standard and Trump  —  WSJ Opinion: What Did We Learn From Justice's Mar-a-Lago Affidavit?  —  Skip Ad  —  in 15  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  —  Created with sketchtool.

The “Banana Republic” Fallacy  —  Following the rule of law does not turn a country into a “banana republic.”  Bending the law because you're afraid of a populist strongman does.  —  (THE BULWARK / MIDJOURNEY)  —  The FBI's operation to retrieve classified documents from Mar-a-Lago …

Secret Data, Tiny Islands and a Quest for Treasure on the Ocean Floor  —  Mining in parts of the Pacific Ocean was meant to benefit poor countries, but an international agency gave a Canadian company access to prized seabed sites with metals crucial to the green energy revolution.

Persuadable voters are breaking for the Democrats, NBC News poll finds  —  WASHINGTON — If it's Monday ... NASA places Artemis I rocket launch was scrubbed for Monday. ...  The Biden administration announces it will suspend taking orders for free at-home Covid tests due to a lack of congressional funding, per NBC's Monica Alba. ...

Op-Ed: Look to authoritarian parties abroad to see where the GOP is headed  —  At critical junctures in their histories, political parties reassess their platforms, methods and the qualities and values they desire their politicians to embody.  The Jan. 6 coup attempt that intended …

McConnell Says US Recession Is Likely, Vows GOP Will Curb Biden's Spending  —  Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said the US is likely to tip into a recession as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates to combat historic inflation, which he blamed on Democrats' spending.