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5:45 AM ET, September 1, 2022

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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Trump tells court that classified material should have been expected in presidential records found at Mar-a-Lago  —  Hear what ex-FBI special agent noticed in evidence photo taken inside Trump's home  —  Former President Donald Trump argued in a court filing Wednesday that the National Archives …
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Politico:
Trump team makes its 11th hour plea for independent review  —  WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Donald Trump's lawyers contended Wednesday that the Department of Justice is trampling on his rights and demanded an independent review of materials the FBI seized from his Mar-a-Lago estate.
Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
How the DOJ has built a case against Trump for obstruction  —  FOLLOW THE STORY  —  I've been a naysayer on the notion that the Justice Department is trying to make a criminal case against former President Donald Trump based on the Mar-a-Lago raid, at least with respect to the offenses most often touted …
Washington Post:
Justice filing points to new legal trouble for Trump and lawyers, experts say  —  Prosecutors allege that Trump's team misled them about whether FBI agents were given all classified documents from Mar-a-Lago  —  Newly public details from the Justice Department's extraordinary criminal probe …
Discussion: CNN, The Guardian and USA Today
Lawfare:
A Justice Department Show of Force in the Mar-a-Lago Case  —  The Justice Department's filing Tuesday evening in former President Trump's federal court effort to slow the Mar-a-Lago investigation presents a remarkable show of strength and confidence in the ongoing probe.
Barbara McQuade / The Daily Beast:
Are Trump's Passports the FBI's Smoking Gun?  —  DOJ's latest filing suggests the proximity of Trump's personal identification to top secret government documents could prove the former president is personally culpable. … When the FBI searched former President Donald Trump's Mar …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The photo of classified documents at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, annotated
New York Times:
Trump's Legal Jab Left Him Open to Justice Dept. Strike
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Republicans notably silent, split as Trump probe deepens
Discussion: New York Times, The Hill and NBC News
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Days before Mar-a-Lago subpoena, Trump lawyer claimed she scoured his office, closets and drawers
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump Can't Hide From the Mar-a-Lago Photo
Chris Strohm / Bloomberg:
DOJ Is Likely to Wait Past Midterms to Reveal Any Trump Charges
Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
Mary Peltola, a Democrat, Defeats Sarah Palin in Alaska's Special House Election  —  Ms. Peltola notched a major upset against Ms. Palin and will finish the remaining four months of the term of Representative Don Young, who died in March.  —  In an upset with the potential to reverberate nationally …
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Iris Samuels / Anchorage Daily News:
Democrat Mary Peltola wins special U.S. House election, will be first Alaska Native elected to Congress  —  Democrat Mary Peltola was the apparent winner of Alaska's special U.S. House race and is set to become the first Alaska Native in Congress, after votes were tabulated Wednesday in the state's first ranked choice election.
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
What Republicans refuse to grasp about the ‘Clinton standard’  —  For those who don't care about factual details, the GOP's “Clinton standard” framing may very well have superficial appeal.  But it's still ridiculous.  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham is facing quite a bit of criticism over his …
Discussion: L.A.'s Newsletter
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
If It Were Anyone Else, They'd Be Prosecuted  —  Among the documents disclosed in a Justice Department filing last night in the case involving former President Donald Trump's possession of classified documents is a striking photograph, one showing documents marked secret and top secret strewn across the floor of Mar-a-Lago.
NBC News:
Lawmakers warn of potential political violence in campaign's homestretch
Discussion: Mediaite and Forbes
Associated Press:
Michigan election board rejects abortion rights initiative  —  A Michigan elections board on Wednesday rejected an abortion rights initiative after its two Republican board members voted against putting the proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot.
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New York Times:
Conservative Lawyer a Likely Target in Atlanta Trump Investigation, His Lawyer Says  —  John Eastman, who developed strategies to block certification of the 2020 election, appeared before a grand jury in Atlanta on Wednesday.  —  ATLANTA — John Eastman, the lawyer who developed strategies …
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Madeleine Carlisle / TIME:
‘Gender Queer’ Author ‘Relieved’ After Court Rules Book's Sale Can't Be Restricted in Virginia  —  Maia Kobabe felt a wave of relief on Tuesday morning.  Waking up on the West Coast, an early morning peek at emails revealed a Virginia court had dismissed a lawsuit seeking to label Kobabe's book Gender Queer …
Discussion: Washington Post
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
A New York City Rug Expert Weighs In On Mar-a-Lago's Flooring  —  It's likely ‘machine-made.’  —  When the FBI released the photo of records allegedly taken by former President Trump strewn around a floor in Mar-a-Lago, it revealed not only haphazard keeping of the government's secrets, but also an incredibly tasteless rug underneath.
Luke Goldstein / Washington Monthly:
Hey, Pete Buttigieg, Use Your Power to Get Us Better Airline Service  —  Fare hikes, canceled flights, endless delays—flying is a nightmare, but the transportation secretary has powers to make things better if only he'd use them.  —  Anticipating disruptions to airline travel over the Labor Day weekend …
Discussion: Politico
Miami Herald:
Cases against arrested voters on shaky legal ground.  Florida issued them voter IDs  —  Two weeks after Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state's top election officials stood in a Broward County courtroom and announced the arrest of 20 people for voting illegally, the state's case is starting to fall apart.
Discussion: Raw Story
Dana Rubinstein / New York Times:
Commuter Tunnel Under the Hudson Won't Be Finished Until 2035  —  The crucial Gateway transit link from New Jersey to New York will now open three years later than expected and is likely to cost $2 billion more to construct.  —  Eight years ago, the head of Amtrak warned …
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Why Yesterday's DOJ Filing Suggests a Trump Indictment Is Coming  —  Former president Trump is likely to be charged with obstruction of justice and causing false statements to be made to investigators.  —  WORLD  —  The Good Loser  —  By THE EDITORS August 31, 2022
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Netanyahu unites Jewish supremacist parties ahead of November's election  —  Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu in recent days united two radical right-wing Jewish supremacist parties as part of his effort to consolidate his bloc and win the November election.
 
 
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Lauren McGaughy / Dallas Morning News:
Investigating parents of transgender youth has agency on ‘brink of collapse,’ staff warns
Discussion: The Texas Tribune
The White House:
Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate on the Alternative Plan for Pay Adjustments for Civilian Federal Employees
Fox News:
Texas sends buses of migrants to Chicago for first time, dropped off at train station
Kaitlin Lange / The Indianapolis Star:
McDermott campaign poll shows tight Indiana Senate race
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Mississippians with no water to drink? Blame racial politics.
Discussion: Reuters, Yahoo News and Vox
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Gavin McInnes Allies Believe Proud Boys Founder Faked Arrest
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American Prospect:
Why Obama-Era Economists Are So Mad About Student Debt Relief
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A neighborhood's cryptocurrency mine: ‘Like a jet that never leaves’
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