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7:25 AM ET, September 2, 2022

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Washington Post:
Biden warns ‘equality and democracy are under assault,’ calls out Trump by name … Today, President Biden warned that a Republican Party dominated and driven by his predecessor, Donald Trump, “is a threat to this country” in a prime-time address outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
The White House:
REMARKS BY PRESIDENT BIDEN ON THE CONTINUED BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF THE NATION  —  THE PRESIDENT: My fellow Americans, please, if you have a seat, take it.  I speak to you tonight from sacred ground in America: Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Trump vows pardons, government apology to Capitol rioters if elected  —  The comments came on the same day President Biden was delivering a prime-time address warning of the threat to democracy from “MAGA Republicans” and election deniers.  —  Former president Donald Trump …
Washington Post:
In GOP ads, ‘invasion’ language is everywhere
New York Times:
In Speech, Biden Plans to Address Trump-Led Extremism
Discussion: rbc.ru and Reuters
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
McCarthy calls on Biden to apologize for ‘semi-fascism’ remark
Discussion: HuffPost and Forbes
Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
White House needles Kevin McCarthy for Jan. 6 ‘change of heart’
Discussion: Townhall, Fox News and PoliticusUSA
Anna Bower / Lawfare:
A Mar-a-Lago Showdown in Federal Court  —  It is 1:07 p.m. ET at the federal courthouse in Palm Beach, Florida, and it's time for the first big courtroom showdown between former President Trump and federal prosecutors over the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago.  —  Judge Aileen Cannon enters the courtroom …
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NBC News:
No immediate ruling in special master case after Justice Department and Donald Trump's lawyers face off in court
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Ex-NYPD cop who assaulted D.C. officer on Jan. 6 gets record-setting sentence  —  WASHINGTON — A retired New York City Police Department officer who was convicted of several felonies for attacking a D.C. cop with a flag pole and then tackling the officer to the ground and attempting to rip off …
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Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
NYPD veteran who assaulted police receives longest Jan. 6 sentence yet: 10 years
NBC News:
The nation's poorest state used welfare money to pay Brett Favre for speeches he never made  —  Brett Favre earned nearly $140 million as a star NFL quarterback over two decades and millions more in product endorsements.  —  But that didn't stop the state of Mississippi from paying Favre $1.1 million …
New York Times:
Trump's Tastes in Intelligence: Power and Leverage  —  President Donald J. Trump's interests during classified briefings have a new resonance amid the Justice Department's criminal investigation into his handling of sensitive documents.  —  WASHINGTON — As president, Donald J. Trump showed …
Discussion: Insider, HuffPost and Raw Story
CNN:
January 6 committee seeking voluntary cooperation from Newt Gingrich  —  The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has sent a letter to former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich seeking his voluntary cooperation to discuss his role …
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Bloomberg:
Lukoil Chairman Ravil Maganov Dies After Falling From Hospital Window  —  Lukoil PJSC Chairman Ravil Maganov died after falling from a window in a Moscow hospital, according to Russian media reports.  —  Maganov died by suicide, Tass news agency said Thursday, citing an unidentified law enforcement official …
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Paul Kirby / BBC:
Ravil Maganov: Russian Lukoil chief dies in ‘fall from hospital window’
Dr Jack Watling / RUSI:
The Ukrainian Offensive Must Come in Stages  —  Deliberate offensive operations must be conditions-based, and the Ukrainian military need assurances if they are to most effectively allocate the resources they have in order to liberate their territory.  —  On 29 August, Ukrainian forces …
Discussion: Washington Post and The Guardian
BBC:
Vicky Bowman: UK former ambassador jailed in Myanmar  —  The UK's former ambassador to Myanmar and her husband have each been sentenced to one year in prison by the country's military authorities.  —  Vicky Bowman and Htein Lin, a former political prisoner, were charged with breaching immigration laws.
Discussion: Bloomberg and MyNorthwest.com
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa:
Grassley Tells DOJ To Keep Their Hands Off Whistleblowers  —  BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland in response to Garland's August 30 memorandum to Department of Justice …
Emma Brown / Washington Post:
Ginni Thomas pressed Wisconsin lawmakers to overturn Biden's 2020 victory  —  The conservative activist and wife of the Supreme Court justice emailed lawmakers in two states in the weeks after the election  —  Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the conservative activist and wife of Supreme Court …
Annie Martin / Orlando Sentinel:
Jury finds Seminole GOP chair guilty in ‘ghost’ candidate case  —  A jury of six people found Seminole County GOP Chairman Ben Paris guilty on Thursday of a misdemeanor charge that he arranged to put his cousin's name on independent “ghost” candidate Jestine Iannotti's campaign contribution forms in 2020.
Discussion: Raw Story
Media Matters for America:
Fox's Jeanine Pirro warns of violent “retaliation” from Republicans in reaction to Joe Biden's speech  —  Donald Trump may have confessed to a crime on Truth Social.  Legal experts are discussing the ramifications of his self-incriminating post.
Phil Rosen / Insider:
US wholesale gas prices drop to lowest point since before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but prices at the pump remain 21% higher than last year  — US wholesale gasoline prices dropped to $2.41 Thursday, dipping further below the level it was at before Russia invaded Ukraine.
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Biden is disgracing the institution of the prime-time presidential address  —  President Biden will deliver a nationally televised prime-time address Thursday on “the continued battle for the soul of the nation” and arguing that the country's democratic values will be at stake during the midterm elections.
Discussion: Daily Kos and HotAir
WPLG-TV:
In abortion remarks, Rubio says unborn child's rights should prevail over mother's  —  DAVIE, Fla. - Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, brought his re-election campaign back to South Florida Thursday, speaking to a group of Christian clergy in Davie.  —  The incumbent senator …
Discussion: WSVN-TV
 
 
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CNN:
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Discussion: Fox News and FOX News Radio
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Trump should fill Christians with rage. How come he doesn't?
Discussion: Rolling Stone
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Donald Trump Is Still a Lunatic