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12:20 PM ET, September 3, 2022

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Jana Winter / Yahoo News:
Biden speech denouncing Trump, ‘MAGA ideology’ sparks threats, calls for violence  —  President of the United States since 2021  —  President Biden's fiery speech in Philadelphia denouncing former President Donald Trump and what he described as “extreme MAGA ideology” has sparked online calls for violence …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA, GOP.com and The Atlantic
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New York Times:
Democrats and Republicans Agree That Democracy Is in Danger  —  WASHINGTON — The good news is that deeply divided Americans agree on at least one thing.  The bad news is they share the view that their nearly two-and-a-half-century-old democracy is in danger — and disagree drastically about who is threatening it.
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Biden's stark warning: The U.S. is threatened by its own citizens  —  Other presidents have warned of external menaces like Russia or Islamic terrorism.  Biden's speech was striking in identifying a danger within.  —  When American presidents reserve the prime-time hour to address the nation …
Discussion: Fox News, The Hill and The Guardian
Washington Post:
Democracy is in danger. Biden should invoke patriotism, not partisanship, to make that point.
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
To sound the alarm on democracy, Biden chose the perfect stage
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Marines at Biden speech prompt debate about politicizing the military
CNN:
After Mar-a-Lago search, Meadows turns over more texts and emails to Archives  —  Within a week of the FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows handed over texts and emails to the National Archives that he had not previously turned …
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New York Times:
What the F.B.I. Seized From Mar-a-Lago, Illustrated  —  A court filing unsealed on Friday included a detailed inventory of the material that the F.B.I. removed in its Aug. 8 search of former President Donald J. Trump's office and storage area at Mar-a-Lago, his residence and private club in Florida.
CNN:   Revelatory moments from the historic Mar-a-Lago special master hearing
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
‘Is there a purge?’:  John Harwood's CNN exit viewed as strategy shift  —  The veteran White House correspondent's parting words were a defense of an outspoken kind of journalism that CNN insiders think has fallen out of favor under a new boss.  —  CNN parted ways with veteran White House …
CNN:
Donald Trump has repeatedly called for lengthy jail sentences for those who he claimed mishandled classified information  —  Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for the lengthy jailing of opponents of his who he claimed mishandled classified materials.
Washington Post:
Trump plots aggressive midterm strategy seen in GOP as double-edged sword  —  Republican campaigns hope rallies, robo-calls and virtual appearances by the former president can boost excitement in the party base without turning off moderates and independents  —  Donald Trump's political advisers …
Kansas City Star:
‘Literally kidnapping’: Teens taken against their will to boarding schools across US  —  Julio Sandoval tells parents he wants to help their wayward sons get on the right path.  —  He assures them, through the website for his transport business, that he will deliver their children safely to a boarding school.
Noah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Black Lives Matter leader accused of stealing $10 million from organization  —  The leader of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has been accused by former colleagues of stealing more than $10 million in donations from the organization for his own personal use, according to a lawsuit filed in court this week.
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Hillel Aron / Courthouse News Service:
Lawsuit accuses Black Lives Matter head of syphoning more than $10 million from donors
Discussion: Just The News and HotAir
Ellie Silverman / Washington Post:
A Chesapeake Bay lighthouse is up for auction.  So far, no one has bid on it.  —  Nobody wants it.  —  Not the nonprofits or preservationists.  Not education agencies or community development groups or fishermen or lighthouse enthusiasts.  —  Maybe that's because the price …
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Barr Dismisses Trump's Request for a Special Master  —  The former attorney general, who chose not to indict Mr. Trump in the Russia inquiry, said the Justice Department was justified in investigating his handling of government materials.  —  WASHINGTON — Former Attorney General William P …
Discussion: Breitbart and Insider
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Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
Barr says no ‘legitimate reason’ for Trump to have classified documents
Tucker Carlson / Fox News:
Republicans must focus on issues that matter to Americans to win  —  Tucker Carlson analyzes the 2022 midterm elections and what Republicans need to do for a winning strategy  —  Tucker Carlson: If Republicans talk about these issues, they will win  —  So, everybody's focused …
Discussion: Insider and The Hill
Yolande Knell / BBC:
Israeli rules say West Bank visitors must declare love interest  —  Foreigners must tell the Israeli defence ministry if they fall in love with a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank, according to new rules.  —  If they marry, they will be required to leave after 27 months for a cooling-off period of at least half a year.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Dear Insurrectionists and Fascists: I'm sorry I offended you  —  Who knew strongmen were so fragile?  —  The insurrectionists of Jan. 6 busted into the Capitol, hit police with fire extinguishers, flagpoles, bats, stun guns and pepper spray; they threatened to kill the vice president and tried to overthrow the 2020 election.
McKenna Oxenden / New York Times:
More Than 14,000 Strollers Recalled After Child's Fingertip Is Amputated  —  Only one case has been reported involving an UPPAbaby All-Terrain RIDGE Jogging Stroller, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.  —  More than 14,000 UPPAbaby brand strollers were recalled on Thursday …
Discussion: Insider, CBS News and Just The News
Gromer Jeffers Jr / Dallas Morning News:
Rape victims can take Plan B instead of having abortions, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says  —  The Texas governor defended the state's abortion ban, which makes no exception for crime victims.  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said this week that although the state's abortion ban makes no exception for rape or incest …
Discussion: The Hill and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Associated Press:
NASA's Artemis I rocket springs another leak ahead of launch later today  —  NASA's new moon rocket sprang another hazardous leak Saturday as the launch team began fueling it for liftoff on a test flight that must go well before astronauts climb aboard.  —  For the second time this week …
NBC News:
Anti-trans stalkers at Kiwi Farms are chasing one victim around the world.  Their list of targets is growing.  —  A trans streamer and a Republican congresswoman were targeted at their homes in the last month.  Experts warn this is just the beginning.  —  Kiwi Farms is an internet message board known …
Discussion: Raw Story and Reduxx
Annie Karni / New York Times:
With Midterms Looming, McConnell's Woes Pile Up  —  The minority leader who takes pride in his status as the “grim reaper” of his rivals' agenda has allowed Democrats to claim policy victories as his party's hopes of reclaiming the Senate dim.  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky …
Reed Albergotti / Semafor Media:
Semafor Exclusive: Biden will crack down on Chinese tech with a new executive order  —  Semafor launches this fall, but this piece of news couldn't wait.  To get tech coverage from Reed Albergotti, sign up for his newsletter and follow him on Twitter @ReedAlbergotti.
 
 
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