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11:35 AM ET, September 8, 2022

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Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Trump Pushed Officials to Prosecute His Critics, Ex-U.S. Attorney Says  —  Geoffrey S. Berman, who headed the Manhattan office, says in a book the Justice Department pushed cases, against John Kerry and others, to help Mr. Trump.  —  A book by a former top federal prosecutor offers new details …
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump attorney general Barr a liar, bully and thug, says fired US attorney in book
Discussion: Washington Post and Insider
Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Police arrest county official in reporter's stabbing death  —  Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles was arrested on suspicion of murder Wednesday evening in the fatal stabbing of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German, whose investigation of the politician contributed to his primary election loss in June.
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Chelsia Rose Marcius / New York Times:
Bannon Surrenders to Face New York Indictment in Wall Case  —  Stephen K. Bannon, whom former President Donald J. Trump pardoned, has been entangled in what prosecutors have said was a crowdfunding fraud scheme.  —  Stephen K. Bannon, who once served as top adviser to former President Donald J. Trump …
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Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Bannon charged with money laundering, conspiracy in ‘We Build the Wall’  —  Just weeks after being convicted of contempt of Congress, the longtime Trump ally faces a state indictment in New York. … NEW YORK — Stephen K. Bannon arrived to surrender to prosecutors Thursday morning to face …
Discussion: The Verge, Forbes and PoliticusUSA
Fox News:
Steve Bannon surrenders to NY authorities to face state charges  —  Steve Bannon claims he and former President Trump are being targeted by criminal justice system  —  Steve Bannon: FBI raid about making sure Trump doesn't run for office again  —  Former Trump White House strategist Steve …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The right-wing grift machine blows up in Steve Bannon's face
Discussion: UPI, Occupy Democrats and Law & Crime
David L. Stern / Washington Post:
Ukrainian hit squads target Russian occupiers and collaborators  —  KYIV, Ukraine — For anyone contemplating a top administrative position in the Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine, Kyiv authorities have a message: Be afraid.  Very afraid.  —  Since Russian forces invaded in late February …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Jason Lange / Reuters:
Most Americans see Trump's MAGA as threat to democracy: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  Days after Democratic President Joe Biden gave a fiery speech attacking former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies as an extremist threat, a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Wednesday found a majority …
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Fetterman to POLITICO: I will debate Oz  —  PHILADELPHIA — John Fetterman said he is committing to attending one debate with his Republican opponent, Mehmet Oz, in the closely watched battle for the Senate in Pennsylvania, but his campaign is still discussing accommodations for his auditory processing problems.
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Dr. Oz owns shares of companies that supply hydroxychloroquine, a drug he has backed as a Covid treatment
Discussion: Insider
Rolling Stone:
Trump Told White House Team He Needed to Protect ‘Russiagate’ Documents  —  The former president, who left the White House with a trove of sensitive material, believes there are documents that would expose a Deep State plot against him — and told confidants he needed to protect them from the next administration
Discussion: Insider, Mediaite and Raw Story
ABC News:
Federal grand jury probing Trump PAC's formation, fundraising efforts: Sources  —  The grand jury has subpoenaed several individuals in recent weeks, sources say.  —  In this June 26, 2021, file photo, supporters cheer on former President Donald Trump after he spoke at a rally at the Lorain County Fairgrounds in Wellington, Ohio.
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Scoop: Snap's political data slip-up  —  A slip-up by social media giant Snap allowed leading Democratic campaigns and party committees to unwittingly tap into a vast repository of Republican voter data to hone their midterm ads, Axios has learned. … But the blunder underscores …
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
CNN anchor Bernard Shaw dead at 82  —  Former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw died Wednesday of pneumonia unrelated to Covid-19, Shaw's family announced in a statement Thursday.  Shaw was 82.  —  Shaw was CNN's first chief anchor and was with the network when it launched on June 1, 1980.
Steven Allen Adams / newsandsentinel.com/:
Manchin under water in new WMOV/Triton poll  —  CHARLESTON — A new poll released Wednesday by Jackson County radio station WMOV 1360 AM and Oregon-based Triton Polling and Research found that U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin is vulnerable after his support for the Inflation Reduction Act.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Evan McMullin is showing how to fight rabid Trump sycophancy  —  Evan McMullin, the conservative, independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in Utah, is determined to prove there is a pro-democracy coalition of traditional Republicans, Democrats and independents who can team up to defeat a rabid MAGA incumbent, Sen. Mike Lee.
Discussion: Associated Press
Popular Information:
In new ads, GOP candidates brazenly misrepresent their position on abortion  —  In a new ad running in Minnesota, Scott Jensen, the Republican nominee for governor, says abortion is a “protected constitutional right” in the state, and he's “not running” to change that.  —  Jensen's ad makes sense politically.
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Julia Rock / The Lever:
Abortion Foes Target Their Next Supreme Court Fight
Discussion: Jacobin and The Daily Wire
CNN:
Michigan GOP leaders encourage rule breaking at poll worker training session  —  The evening before Michigan's state primary, Wayne County GOP leaders held a Zoom training session for poll workers and partisan observers — warning them about “bad stuff happening” during the election and encouraging …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jennifer De Pinto / CBS News:
CBS News poll: Big majority favor maximum age limits for elected officials  —  We live in an era of stark political division, but there's at least one aspect of politics both sides agree on: a maximum age limit for elected officials.  Most feel that after a certain age they should not be permitted to hold office.
Discussion: Forbes and Washington Times
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Trump Threatens Fox News With Lawsuit For Allowing ‘Perverts’ of Lincoln Project to Run Anti-Trump Ads: ‘See You All in Court!!!’  —  Former President Donald Trump continues to create business for legal professionals.  Not only does he have a half-dozen legal entanglements …
Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
Rep. Katie Porter's university housing deal draws scrutiny  —  In Orange County, California, where the typical house sells for $1 million, Rep. Katie Porter's four-bedroom, three-bath residence in a leafy subdivision on the University of California Irvine campus is a bargain.
BBC:
Queen's doctors concerned for her health - palace  —  Play video Watch: BBC News live coverage  —  Summary  — The Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, a statement from Buckingham Palace says  — Her doctors are concerned for her health, following further evaluation this morning, it says
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The GOP Respose to Biden's Democracy Speech Proves His Point … Last week, President Biden delivered a speech warning that Donald Trump's authoritarian movement posed a threat to American democracy.  The Republican response did more to confirm his point than anything he said.
Nick Catoggio / The Dispatch:
A Better Conservative Media and a Better Politics  —  Why I joined The Dispatch.  —  Hello,  —  I'm Nick Catoggio, formerly known as Allahpundit and currently known as the newest staff writer at The Dispatch.  I've spent almost 20 years as a writer in conservative media and many years more than that as a reader of it.
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
“I Really Hope That We Don't Both-Sides Democracy”: Where Is CNN Headed?  —  The abrupt exits of Brian Stelter and John Harwood have unnerved staffers, who want clarity from newish CEO Chris Licht, and rattled viewers, who fear CNN is veering right.  The network, however, vows to “stand up for democracy and call out lies.”
Discussion: The Western Journal
Ben Dreyfuss / Calm Down:
A personal note about my Substack...  (I'm rebranding it.)  —  So, I'm doing a rebranding.  —  When I left Mother Jones last year, I was heartbroken.  I was totally screwed up in the head.  All of my friends worked there and I had been untouchable for so long because of my successes …
valitsus.ee:
Joint statement of the prime ministers of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland … Countries bordering Russia are increasingly concerned about the substantial and growing influx of Russian citizens to the European Union and the Schengen area through our borders.
 
 
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