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10:30 PM ET, September 6, 2022

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Washington Post:
Material on foreign nation's nuclear capabilities seized at Trump's Mar-a-Lago  —  Some seized documents were so closely held, only the president, a Cabinet-level or near-Cabinet level official could authorize others to know  —  A document describing a foreign government's military defenses …
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Andrew Weissmann / The Atlantic:
A Ruling Untethered to the Law  —  One of the most dispiriting aspects of the decision yesterday by Federal District Court Judge Aileen Cannon—which granted former President Donald Trump's request to appoint a special master to review the evidence seized from Mar-a-Lago by the FBI …
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Why Trump's FBI investigation could now be delayed for months or even years  —  Trump Judge Aileen Cannon's order is egregiously wrong and could be overturned on appeal.  But it helps Trump run out the clock.  —  Judge Aileen Cannon's order suspending one of the Justice Department's criminal investigations …
New York Times:
Judge Unseats Official Who Trespassed at Capitol on Jan. 6  —  The ruling made Couy Griffin, a county commissioner in New Mexico, the first official in more than 100 years to be removed under the Constitution's bar on insurrectionists holding office.  —  WASHINGTON — A judge in New Mexico …
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Miru / CREW:
Judge removes Griffin from office for engaging in the January 6 insurrection  —  SANTA FE — A New Mexico judge ordered Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin be removed from office, effective immediately, ruling that the attack on the Capitol was an insurrection and that Griffin's participation …
Ashley Lopez / NPR:
A New Mexico judge cites insurrection in barring a county commissioner from office
Discussion: Source New Mexico
Caitlin Cruz / Jezebel:
Dr. Oz on Incest: More Than First Cousin?  ‘Not a Big Problem.’  —  It's incredible that this man really thought he should run for office after publicly weighing in on people “smashing” their cousins, among other things.  —  Alerts  —  The problem with being a celebrity before you enter politics …
Discussion: Rolling Stone and Political Wire
Abby Aguirre / Vogue:
Jennifer Lawrence Talks Motherhood, Causeway, and the End of Roe v. Wade  —  Lawrence has no patience for the politically unengaged.  “You have to be political.  It's too dire.  Politics are killing people.”  Dior top, skirt, and belt.  Photographed by Tina Barney, Vogue, October 2022.
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Stephen Neukam / The Texas Tribune:
Ted Cruz says he will vote against bill to codify same-sex marriage protections  —  On an episode of his podcast Tuesday, the U.S. senator said the bill would be an attack on religious liberties.  —  Copy link  —  WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said he will vote against a bill …
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Politico:
GOP tries to neutralize Scott-McConnell ‘distraction’ amid battle for Senate
Discussion: CNN and The Hill
Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:   Oz declines to say whether he'll back McConnell for Senate majority leader
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Live results: Massachusetts primaries  —  Can Republicans keep their hold on the gubernatorial seat in Massachusetts?  It seems odd, but it's true — the GOP has had a near stranglehold on the top office of this very blue state for 30 years.  Since Michael Dukakis' term ended in 1991 …
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Amy Walter / Cook Political Report:
Democrats Winning Over the “Meh” Voter  —  A big reason we pay so much attention to a president's job approval rating, even in a midterm election when the president isn't on the ballot, is the significant correlation between voter opinions of a president and their vote choice in an election.
Discussion: Washington Post
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Beneath campaign nastiness, legitimate concerns about Fetterman's health  —  Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. and U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman has not fully recovered from the serious stroke he suffered in May. His campaign has acknowledged his obvious struggles with “auditory processing” …
Politico:
‘Turnout is going to be through the roof’  —  READY, SET, SPEND — Labor Day marks the traditional beginning of the fall campaign, and the airwaves are about to be inundated with political ads — from today through Election Day, $1.4 billion has been booked on TV for all political races across the country, according to AdImpact.
CNN:
Newly obtained surveillance video shows fake Trump elector escorted operatives into Georgia county's elections office before voting machine breach  —  A Republican county official in Georgia escorted two operatives working with an attorney for former President Donald Trump into the county's election offices …
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Former Pentagon Leaders Warn of a Dangerous Era  —  The challenge to the 2020 election result has helped create “an extremely adverse environment,” former defense secretaries and generals said in an open letter.  —  WASHINGTON — The challenge to a peaceful transfer of power …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Fox News:
White House press secretary grilled on tweet calling 2016 election ‘stolen’  —  White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Peter Doocy's question was ‘ridiculous’  —  Fox News reporter Peter Doocy confronted White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre with her own past tweets …
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:   Biden's Cabinet hasn't changed, a sharp break from Trump
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
Politico's new German owner has a ‘contrarian’ plan for American media  —  Mathias Döpfner has global ambitions for what he calls a more ‘nonpartisan’ kind of journalism — even as his own politics are hard to pin down  —  BERLIN — Months after his company bought Politico …
Jeffrey Collins / Associated Press:
Rape, incest exceptions out of South Carolina abortion bill  —  Abortion South Carolina  —  A South Carolina Senate committee voted Tuesday to remove exceptions for rape and incest from a proposed abortion ban setting up a showdown among Republicans wary of passing such a restrictive bill.
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
A Democratic president who does not back down changes everything  —  After “The Speech,” bothsidesism may be a sign of hope.  —  On Friday, I explained why I think the president's prime-time address last week, in which he named the public's enemy in the course of becoming the people's partisan, was a BFD among BFDs.
Discussion: Townhall
John Knefel / Media Matters for America:
New CNN chief's first major hire is retired cop who recently lied about the NYPD spying on Muslims after 9/11  —  John Miller has a long history of obfuscation when it comes to police misconduct.  Welcome to Chris Licht's new CNN.  —  CNN's newest pundit is John Miller …
Anna Merlan / VICE:
Peter Thiel's Investment Firm Is Backing a Menstrual Cycle-Focused ‘Femtech’ Company  —  Evie Magazine is COVID-skeptical, transphobic, and obsessed with traditional womanhood.  Now, with Thiel Capital's help, they're launching a “wellness” company based on menstrual cycles.  —  Anna Merlan
Discussion: Jezebel, Balloon Juice and Althouse
Suzy Weiss / Common Sense:
Hurts So Good  —  Why are so many young women suffering from invisible illnesses?  Meet the girls in a world of pain.  —  In July 2019, Morgan Cooper was in a hospital bed when her gastroenterologist, psychiatrist, internist, a few nurses, and her mother marched into her room.
Discussion: Unreported Truths
Politico:
GOP offers strained Trump defenses in Mar-a-Lago probe — for now  —  Defending the former president has put Republicans in a bind as they push the Justice Department for more clarity on why the search was deemed necessary.  —  It's just a bookkeeping issue.  Presidents have broad declassification authority.
Discussion: The National Interest
New York Times:
It Was War.  Then, a Rancher's Truce With Some Pesky Beavers Paid Off.  —  The ‘highly skilled environmental engineers’ can help to store precious water and rejuvenate land ravaged by climate change.  Just don't dynamite their homes.  —  WELLS, Nev. — Horace Smith blew up a lot of beaver dams in his life.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
FiveThirtyEight:
More Than 1 In 2 Americans Will Have An Election Denier On The Ballot This Fall  —  From the Carolinas to California, Montana to Florida, election denialism has spread across the country.  Candidates who support former President Donald Trump's false claims that the 2020 election was stolen …
Maxwell Strachan / VICE:
The Rise of Mobile Gambling Is Leaving People Ruined and Unable to Quit  —  Financial catastrophe is now only a few clicks away, a problem that is showing quiet signs of becoming a crisis.  “I can't just get rid of my phone,” one problem gambler says.  —  MS
 
 
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Politico:
Oath Keepers' founder Rhodes fires lawyers, seeks delay in Capitol riot trial
Discussion: The Hill and Insider
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 defendant turned in by ex he called a ‘moron’ gets nine months in prison
Discussion: UPI and PennLive
Larry O'Connor / Townhall:
Stop Believing the ‘Republicans Are Blowing the Midterms’ Propaganda
Discussion: National Review
Tom Rogan / Washington Examiner:
On China, PM Liz Truss will move Britain closer to the US
Discussion: Politico
Alon Pinkas / Haaretz:
A New Value the U.S. and Israeli Media Share: ‘Bothsidesism’
Reuters:
Putin approves new foreign policy doctrine based on ‘Russian World’
Discussion: HotAir, The Daily Caller and Fox News
 Earlier Items: 
Kevin Truong / The San Francisco Standard:
San Francisco Braces for Epic Commercial Real Estate Crash
Discussion: HotAir
Bloomberg:
Big Tech's $95 Million Spending Spree Leaves Antitrust Bill on Brink of Defeat
Discussion: Vox
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A longtime conservative insider warns: The GOP can't be saved
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and CNN
Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
Pro-MAGA D.C. Cop Secretly Worked to Undermine Seth Rich Investigation
Discussion: Raw Story
Maria Bartiromo / Fox Business:
Pelosi seeks ambassadorship to Italy if GOP wins House majority in midterms