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7:20 AM ET, August 27, 2023

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MSNBC:
Trump's mug shot will backfire in 2024  —  Trump thinks this is a political winner for him.  But as New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu told me this week, “independents hate it.”  —  Why the mug shot matters  —  This Georgia indictment is different for a whole host of reasons.
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Erin Doherty / Axios:
Trump allies face ruinous cash squeeze after Georgia indictment … - “Even if you do some back-of-the envelope accounting, I'd think each motion filed is going to cost a defendant in the five figures minimum,” Caren Morrison, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump raised $7.1 million after Georgia booking, mugshot  —  The former president raised $4.18 million on Friday alone, the single-highest 24 hour period of his campaign to date.  —  Donald Trump has turned his Georgia mugshot into a record-breaking fundraising haul.
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Trump Remains Russia's Favorite but This GOPer Is New No.2  —  “The last time, we had installed President Trump for Americans, but our bet didn't quite work out.  Why not try again?” one Russian host said about Vivek Ramaswamy.  —  In Russia, multiple indictments of former U.S. President …
Discussion: RT and Raw Story
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Sununu says GOP hopefuls must ‘find separation’ from Trump: ‘They have to take it to him’  —  New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) called on Republican presidential candidates to go on the offense against the GOP frontrunner, former President Trump.  —  “I think they have to take it to him …
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Trump Can't Go Home Again  —  It's not the site that it used to be.  And he's not the same man.  —  After surrendering on Thursday at an Atlanta jail to be booked on state felony charges alleging his involvement in a criminal conspiracy to void the 2020 presidential election …
ABC News:
14th Amendment, Section 3: A new legal battle against Trump takes shape
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
GOP-backed groups fundraising off of Trump mug shot merchandise
WJXT-TV:
Suspected shooter spotted at EWU before gunfire erupted at store on Kings Road, sources say  —  Shooter's parents contacted Clay County Sheriff's Office after finding manifesto: sources  —  Kendra Mazeke, Digital Content Producer  —  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The man suspected of killing numerous people …
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CNN:
3 people dead after gunman targeted Black people in Jacksonville, Florida, officials say  —  Three people were killed Saturday in a racially motivated attack after a gunman targeted Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, in one of several weekend shootings …
Associated Press:
A shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, has left multiple people and the shooter dead, officials say  —  Multiple people were fatally shot Saturday inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store, the city's mayor has told a television station.  A city council member says the shooter is dead.
Kim Chandler / Associated Press:
Alabama wants to be the 1st state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe only nitrogen  —  Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen.  The Alabama attorney general's office on Friday asked the state Supreme Court to set …
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Pentagon protested false Fox News report about fallen Marine, emails show  —  The network quietly removed the story based on false claims from a congressman but did not apologize or run a correction  —  The U.S. Marine Corps went up to the highest levels of Fox News last month to challenge …
Associated Press:
Thousands converge on National Mall to mark the March on Washington's 60th anniversary  —  Thousands converged Saturday on the National Mall for the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, saying a country that remains riven by racial inequality has yet to fulfill his dream.
New York Times:
The Silicon Valley Elite Who Want to Build a City From Scratch  —  A mysterious company has spent $800 million in an effort to buy thousands of acres of San Francisco Bay Area land.  The people behind the deals are said to be a who's who of the tech industry.
 
 
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Hannah Fingerhut / Associated Press:
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