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8:40 AM ET, September 22, 2022

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New York Times:
Appeals Court Restores Justice Dept.'s Access to Sensitive Files Seized From Trump  —  A federal judge had temporarily barred the department from using the records marked as classified in its inquiry into whether the former president illegally retained national defense documents.
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Appeals court: Justice Depart. can use Mar-a-Lago documents in criminal probe  —  Federal appeals panel says Judge Aileen Cannon “abused” her discretion in requiring outside review of seized classified documents  —  An appeals court sided with the Justice Department in a legal fight …
Politico:
Trump suffers setback as appeals panel rejects Cannon ruling  —  A three-judge appeals court panel has granted the Justice Department's request to block aspects of U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon's ruling that delayed a criminal investigation into highly sensitive documents seized …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A thorough rebuke of Judge Aileen Cannon's pro-Trump order
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
The Kremlin Must Be in Crisis
AIRLIVE:
BREAKING Russian airlines ordered to stop selling tickets to Russian men aged 18 to 65
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
GOP congressional candidate said US suffered from women's suffrage and praised organization trying to repeal 19th Amendment  —  A Michigan candidate for the US House backed by former President Donald Trump once railed against giving women the right to vote, arguing that America has “suffered” since women's suffrage.
Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Jan. 6 committee reaches deal with Ginni Thomas for an interview  —  The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection has reached an agreement with Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, to be interviewed by the panel in coming weeks …
Discussion: UPI, CBS News and HuffPost
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CNN:
First on CNN: Ginni Thomas agrees to January 6 committee interview  —  The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, has come to an agreement with Ginni Thomas, the conservative activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, to be interviewed by the panel in the coming weeks …
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
House passes bill to prevent stolen elections, despite strong GOP opposition  —  WASHINGTON — The House voted 229-203 on Wednesday to pass a bill aimed at preventing future election subversion, inspired by the investigation into Jan. 6 and a determination to prevent such an attack from occurring again.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
House Passes Overhaul of Electoral Count, Moving to Avert Another Jan. 6 Crisis
Associated Press:
Ohio GOP House candidate has misrepresented military service  —  Campaigning for a northwestern Ohio congressional seat, Republican J.R. Majewski presents himself as an Air Force combat veteran who deployed to Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, once describing “tough” …
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E. Danya Perry / Just Security:
Has a Trump Tipping Point Been Reached?  Analyzing The NY Attorney General's Case Against Trump  —  In the last month, the array of investigations involving Donald J. Trump and many of Trump's associates and family members has reached an intense pitch.  Today another bombshell detonated—one that may prove to be the most devastating.
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Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
The Political Backdrop of Letitia James's Lawsuit Against Trump
NY State Attorney General:
Attorney General James Sues Donald Trump for Years of Financial Fraud
Stephanie Pagones / New York Post:
Shannon Brandt free after admitting he mowed down ‘Republican’ teen over politics  —  ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY:  —  The North Dakota man who allegedly admitted to fatally striking a teenage pedestrian with his car because the pair had “a political argument” was released from jail on Tuesday after posting $50,000 bond, records show.
American Prospect:
Permitting Reform Is A Decoy For Ramping Up Gas  —  A new Manchin-Schumer deal is being marketed as a clean energy hack, but it's mostly about gas exports.  —  harrisrock092122-manchin  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks with reporters as he departs a vote at the U.S. Capitol Sept. 21, 2022.
Discussion: The Hill, New York Times and Politico
Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
‘You funded this’: DePerno left a trail of comments about tabulator ‘operation’  —  Matt DePerno and his closest allies repeatedly and publicly discussed examining voting tabulators last year and, on one occasion, the future Republican attorney general nominee described his team's efforts as …
Josh Barro / Very Serious:
Gavin Newsom Is Gross and Embarrassing and Will Never Be President  —  So he should stop making an embarrassing national spectacle of himself.  —  Dear readers,  —  I have a rant.  —  In theory, Gavin Newsom is running for re-election as governor of California.
Ruth Igielnik / New York Times:
Trump Support Remains Unmoved by Investigations, Poll Finds  —  Even during peak crises during his presidency, views of him were static.  Post-presidency polls have continued the trend.  —  The American public's views of former President Donald J. Trump have remained remarkably stable across …
Discussion: Power Line and NewsNation
Jeong-Ho Lee / Bloomberg:
South Korea President Caught on Hot Mic Insulting US Congress  —  South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol was overheard insulting American lawmakers, after briefly meeting President Joe Biden to discuss issues including US electric-vehicle subsidies that South Korea wants to change.
Discussion: The White House
New York Times:
Senate Ratifies Pact to Curb a Broad Category of Potent Greenhouse Gases  —  In a bipartisan vote, lawmakers voted to join an international agreement to phase out the hydrofluorocarbons commonly found in refrigerators and air-conditioners.  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate voted on Wednesday …
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Ex-Mississippi Welfare Leader To Plead Guilty On Federal, State Charges In Exchange For Cooperation  —  John Davis, the former Mississippi Department of Human Services director who presided as a massive welfare fraud scandal unfolded, is set to plead guilty on Thursday to multiple federal …
Mark Walker / New York Times:
Guns Found at Airport Checkpoints Are On Track to Break Record  —  This year, Transportation Security Administration officers have already discovered more than 4,600 guns at airport security checkpoints, and about 87 percent of them were loaded.  —  WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration …
Politico:
Dem strongholds beg the White House for help with migrants  —  NEW YORK CITY — Blue cities for months have pleaded for help from the White House as they struggle with the massive influx of migrants.  They claim they're still waiting.  —  Since the summer, mayors in Chicago …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
‘Nothing short of ridiculous’: Trump ally Tom Barrack rejects foreign agent claims as trial opens  —  NEW YORK — An ally and onetime top campaign adviser to Donald Trump sought to trade on his longtime friendship with the former president by covertly providing officials from the United Arab Emirates access …
 
 
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The White House:
Remarks by President Biden Before the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
FBI hero paying the price for exposing unjust ‘persecution’ of conservative Americans
Financial Times:
Donald Trump's super Pac raised just $40 in August in sign of weakness
Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Migration's ‘root cause’ is Latin American socialist dictatorship
Discussion: CNN and New York Post
Adolfo Flores / BuzzFeed News:
Border Agents Keep Sending Immigrants To Wrong Addresses With Little Regard For How It Could Affect Their Court Cases, Advocates Say
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Christopher Carbone / Daily Mail:
Decomposing HUMAN remains can legally be used as compost from 2027 thanks to new California law aimed at tackling climate change
NBC News:
Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman offers new Jan. 6 details at trial of QAnon believer
Discussion: MSNBC
 Earlier Items: 
Ben Goggin / NBC News:
QAnon videos are getting millions of views on TikTok as Trump embraces conspiracy theory
Discussion: CNN
Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
GOP Spending Jump In Wisconsin Senate Race Alarms Democrats
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
John Fetterman, Mehmet Oz should release medical records
Ohpi / OH Predictive Insights:
US Senate Race: Kelly Takes a Double-Digit Lead Over Masters
Bolts:
Four Ballot Measures Threaten to Undercut Direct Democracy in Arizona and Arkansas
Robert Sarver:
Statement from Robert Sarver
 

 
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