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Morning AnnouncementsMay 16, 2022
Tuesday, September 27th, 2022
Today's headlines: Italy’s new prime minister will be Giorgia Meloni of the far-right Brothers of Italy party, who will lead the most right-leaning government since World War II. Vladimir Putin granted Russian citizenship to Edward Snowden. Hurricane Ian is expected to make landfall in western Florida tomorrow as a category 4 storm, with winds exceeding 140 miles per hour. Finally for today, the House January 6th committee resumes after its midseason hiatus tomorrow.
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- NPR: What you need to know about Italy's new far-right leader Giorgia Meloni
- BBC: Edward Snowden granted Russian citizenship
- AP News: Hurricane Ian nears Cuba on path to strike Florida as Cat 4
- Axios: What we know going into the final Jan. 6 hearing
Host: Sami Sage
Producers: Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz
Original Music and Editing: Brandon Lee Bjornson
Monday, September 26th, 2022
Today's headlines: A Arizona judge ruled that a near-total abortion ban from 1901 can be enforced on Friday. A republican lawmaker named Denver Riggleman, who formerly served on the staff of the January 6th committee in the House, is publishing an unauthorized account of the committee tomorrow. Sidney Powell, “lawyer” to Trump, did not show up to her grand jury date last week In the Fulton County, Georgia investigation into 2020 election tampering. Four occupied regions of Ukraine declared staged elections to become part of Russia on Friday. Italy held a snap election yesterday, while protests against the Islamic Republic continued in Iran this past weekend. Finally for today, Hurricane Ian is expected to potentially hit western Florida later this week as a category 4 storm.
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- CNN: Arizona judge rules state can enforce near-total abortion ban
- NBC: Jan. 6 panel is 'aware of' call between White House and rioter, Rep. Raskin says
- WSB: Former Trump attorney Sidney Powell a no-show for election probe grand jury
- Washington Post: Kremlin proxies stage referendums as Russia aims to seize Ukrainian land
- NPR: Italy's voters could pivot the country to the far right at a critical time for Europe
- Axios: Iran says internet crackdown will continue amid protests over Mahsa Amini's death
- Axios: Tropical Storm Ian to strengthen, storm watch issued for Florida Keys
Host: Sami Sage
Producers: Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz
Original Music and Editing: Brandon Lee Bjornson
Friday, September 23nd, 2022
Today's headlines: The DOJ has been granted an appeal saying that they cannot continue to review the 100 classified documents that they seized in Mar-a-Lago; Raymond Dearie has separately ordered Trump lawyers to back up Trump’s claims on record that the FBI lied about seized documents. The writer that stated that Trump raped her, E. Jean Carroll, plans to use a new law to prove it. Ginni Thomas, Clarence Thomas’s wife, has come to an agreement with the January 6th House committee to voluntarily testify in the coming weeks. The House has passed a bill to prevent efforts to subvert presidential election results. Anti-Government protests have exploded this week across dozens of cities in Iran, all initially sparked by the death of a woman named Mahsa Amini, a 22 year old who died in police custody. Finally for this week, a strict ban on most abortions in Indiana has been struck down after being in effect for just a week.
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- Axios: Federal appeals court grants DOJ classified records request in Trump case
- Washington Post: Dearie asks Trump lawyers whether they believe FBI lied about seized documents
- NY Times: Writer Who Says Trump Raped Her Plans to Use New Law to Prove It
- CNN: First on CNN: Ginni Thomas agrees to January 6 committee interview
- Washington Post: House passes bill to prevent efforts to subvert presidential election results
- NY Times: Protests Intensify in Iran Over Woman Who Died in Custody
- Washington Post: Judge Temporarily Suspends Indiana Abortion Ban
Host: Sami Sage
Producers: Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz
Original Music and Editing: Brandon Lee Bjornson
Thursday, September 22nd, 2022
Today's headlines: New York Attorney General Letitia James announced yesterday that she has filed a $250 million dollar civil fraud lawsuit against Donald Trump, as well as his three oldest children. President Biden has signed a bill eliminating the statute of limitations for child sex abuse. The DOJ has announced criminal charges against forty seven people who allegedly engaged in the largest pandemic relief fraud scheme. The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates again, taking rates to 3.25% in an effort to tame inflation by slowing the economy. Russian airlines have stopped selling plane tickets to Russian men between the ages of 18 and 65. Finally for today, Greg Norman (CEO of the new Saudi-backed LIV golf tournament) met with Capitol Hill lawmakers yesterday to discuss LIV's plans and business model.
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- Washington Post: Donald Trump, 3 of his children accused of business fraud by New York AG
- The Hill: Biden signs bill eliminating civil statute of limitations for child sex abuse victims
- NPR: DOJ charges 47 with stealing $250 million from a pandemic food program for kids
- USA Today: Fed hikes interest rate 0.75 percentage point to tame inflation, and sees aggressive increases ahead. What's it mean for you?
- Airlive: BREAKING Russian airlines ordered to stop selling tickets to Russian men aged 18 to 65
- ESPN: LIV CEO, commissioner Greg Norman visiting Capitol Hill to share circuit's plans to change professional golf, address concerns over ties to Saudi Arabia
Host: Sami Sage
Producers: Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz
Original Music and Editing: Brandon Lee Bjornson
Wednesday, September 21st, 2022
Today's headlines: Two major Mar-a-Lago-related updates have come to light, including information on the hearing of special master Raymond Dearie, and news that there was a year-long period before the FBI sought a search warrant to seize the documents at Mar-a-Lago. Florida Governor DeSantis has been sued for Flying Migrants to Martha’s Vineyard; Sheriff Javier Salazar of Bexar County, Texas announced that his office will be investigating this “abuse of human rights” yesterday. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre warned yesterday that the administration was coordinating with officials in Delaware to prepare for the possible arrival of a plane from Texas that would be carrying migrants. Hurricane Fiona has hit Turks and Caicos as a category 3 storm, and is expected to strengthen into a Category 4. Finally for today, four regions in Ukraine announced plans to start voting this week to become a part of Russia.
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- Washington Post: Special master prods Trump lawyers: ‘You can’t have your cake and eat it’
- NY Times: Trump Was Warned Late Last Year of Potential Legal Peril Over Documents
- Bloomberg: Florida’s DeSantis Sued for Flying Migrants to Martha’s Vineyard
- Politico: Texas sheriff investigating DeSantis’ role in flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard
- Axios: White House "coordinating" with Delaware for possible migrant plane
- AP News: Fiona swipes Turks and Caicos, Puerto Rico faces big cleanup
- AP News: 4 Ukrainian regions schedule votes this week to join Russia
Host: Sami Sage
Producers: Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz
Original Music and Editing: Brandon Lee Bjornson
Tuesday, September 20th, 2021
Today's headlines: Hundreds of thousands of people gathered to watch the Queen’s coffin’s procession to Windsor, while anti-monarchy protesters face police crackdowns in the streets. A new lawsuit, which was filed last week, alleges that Amazon is currently valued as a monopoly and is in violation of antitrust law. Documentary evidence has risen stating that Florida migrants arriving in Venezuela were provided with false information to convince them to board flights. Trump appeared in Youngstown, Ohio this past weekend to speak in support of senate candidate JD Vance. Finally for today, a judge has vacated murder convictions for Adnan Syed of ‘Serial.’
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- BBC: Queen Elizabeth II funeral: Nation pays final farewell
- CNN: 'Not my King': Anti-monarchy protesters face police crackdown in the UK
- Popular Information: The smoking gun in Martha's Vineyard
- NY Times: Trump Rally Plays Music Resembling QAnon Song, and Crowds React
- NY Times: Judge Vacates Murder Conviction of Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’
Host: Sami Sage
Producers: Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz
Original Music and Editing: Brandon Lee Bjornson
Monday, September 19th, 2022
Today's headlines: Queen Elizabeth the 2nd is being laid to rest today in London. Judge Aileen Cannon not only granted his request for a special master to review the documents that were seized at Mar-a-Lago, but picked one of his two preferred candidates, Raymond Dearie, to review them. Mark Meadows has reportedly complied with the DOJ in their January 6th probe, making him the highest-ranking Trump official known to have responded to a subpoena. Matt Gaetz has sought a preemptive pardon in 2020 in the sex trafficking probe that the DOJ is currently conducting into his behavior. A category 1 storm, Hurricane Fiona, hit Puerto Rico yesterday, leaving the island of 1.5 million people entirely without power. Senate Democrats are punting a bill to ban members of Congress from trading stocks. Finally for today, the creator of Patagonia, 83 year old Yvon Chouinard, announced that he has transferred his 3 billion dollars worth of ownership to a specially designed trust and a nonprofit.
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- NY Times: A Detailed Rundown of Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral Day
- The Hill: Who is Raymond J. Dearie, the special master in Trump case?
- Bloomberg: Trump Special Master Off to a Fast Start in Documents Review
- Washington Post: Gaetz sought pardon related to Justice Department sex trafficking probe
- CNN: Exclusive: Mark Meadows complied with DOJ subpoena in January 6 probe
- Business Insider: Senate Democrats are punting a bill to ban members of Congress from trading stocks to the lame-duck session: 'It's not going to happen before the election'
- NY Times: Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company
Host: Sami Sage
Producers: Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz
Original Music and Editing: Brandon Lee Bjornson
Friday, September 16th, 2022
Today's headlines: A nationwide rail strike has been averted with about 2 days to spare, after railroad companies and their workers reached a tentative labor agreement yesterday. Another portion of the Mar-a-Lago affidavit that justified the search warrant has been unsealed, showing that federal agents subpoenaed more than six months worth of surveillance footage between January 10th and June 24th, 2022. Governor Ron DeSantis flew two planes full of immigrants from Florida to Martha’s Vineyard in an effort to “transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary destinations.” Senate Democrats have decided to postpone a vote on codifying same-sex marriage into law until after the midterm elections. The Supreme Court ruled that Yeshiva University in New York must comply with a state court’s order that they recognize a gay rights organization on their campus. Finally for this week, new reporting from the Washington Post reveals that customs officials have copied Americans’ phone data at a massive scale.
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- Washington Post: Freight rail strike threatens supply chains, prompting White House planning
- NPR: How an attendance policy brought the U.S. to the brink of a nationwide rail strike
- Independent: Judge unseals additional portions of Mar-a-Lago affidavit
- AP News: Florida flies migrants to ‘sanctuary’ of Martha’s Vineyard
- NY Times: Democrats Delay Senate Vote to Protect Gay Marriage as G.O.P. Balks
- Washington Post: Supreme Court reverses course on religious school’s LGBTQ club in 5-4 vote
- Washington Post: Customs officials have copied Americans’ phone data at massive scale
Host: Sami Sage
Producers: Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz
Original Music and Editing: Brandon Lee Bjornson
Thursday, September 15th, 2022
Today's headlines: New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Delaware held their primaries on Tuesday, marking the final primaries of the 2022 season, with Daniel McKee coming out on top in Rhode Island. The House January 6th committee has finally sent out a save the date for their next televised hearing - September 28th. The DOJ has also reportedly sent upwards of 40 subpoenas to Trump aides in recent weeks, including Mike Lindell. The Senate Judiciary committee is opening up an inquiry into claims that were made in the upcoming memoir of ex US attorney Geoffrey Berman. R. Kelly has been found guilty by an Illinois jury on 6 counts of child pornography and enticement of a minor. EPA is now investigating the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, and has sent personnel to the city to collect data and conduct interviews. Finally for today, new texts reveal that former Gov. Phil Bryant helped Brett Favre secure welfare funding for the USM volleyball stadium.
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- PBS: Democratic groups spend money on Republican primaries to nominate less appealing opponents
- NY Times: An Upset in N.H. House Primary; Senate Race Is Too Close to Call
- AP News: Rhode Island Gov. McKee narrowly wins Democratic primary
- CBS: House Jan. 6 committee chair says "goal" is to restart public hearings on Sept. 28
- Daily Beast: Mike Lindell: Feds Seized My Cellphone at Hardee’s
- CBS: Senate to probe claims of Justice Dept. political meddling under Trump
- NY Times: R. Kelly Convicted in Sex Abuse Case Involving Videos of a Teenage Girl
- CNN: The EPA is investigating the Jackson, Mississippi, water crisis as residents remain under a boil-water advisory. Here's what it would take to end it
- Mississippi Today: Former Gov. Phil Bryant helped Brett Favre secure welfare funding for USM volleyball stadium, texts reveal
Host: Sami Sage
Producers: Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz
Original Music and Editing: Brandon Lee Bjornson
Wednesday, September 14th, 2022
Today's headlines: The National Archives state that they are still not sure if they have all the documents that they requested from Donald Trump, even after the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago. Lindsey Graham has introduced legislation that would federally ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Biden celebrates a new 'Inflation Reduction Act' as food and rent prices continue to climb. Finally for today, the Twitter Whistleblower stated that China and India had agents working for Twitter, and Twitter’s shareholders voted yesterday to approve Elon Musk’s offer to buy the company.
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- AP News: Panel: Archives still not certain it has all Trump records
- NY Times: Graham Proposes 15-Week Abortion Ban, Splitting Republicans
- Reuters: Biden celebrates 'Inflation Reduction Act' as food, rent prices climb
- AP News: Whistleblower: China, India had agents working for Twitter
- Axios: Twitter shareholders approve Elon Musk's $44 billion takeover offer
Host: Sami Sage
Producers: Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz
Original Music and Editing: Brandon Lee Bjornson
Tuesday, September 13th, 2022
Today's headlines: King Charles addressed Scotland’s parliament after escorting his mother’s coffin to Edinburgh yesterday, while U.K.’s money, stamps and other objects to feature King Charles III after the queen’s death. President Biden delivered remarks on America’s plan to cut its death rate from cancer in half over the next 25 years. Ukraine has continued to make significant gains against the Russian invasion, retaking a wide swath of territory all the way back to the northeastern border in some places. Montana governor Greg Gianforte has passed a permanent rule that blocks transgender people from changing their birth certificates, even if they undergo gender-confirmation surgery. Finally for today, Trump’s legal team has filed an objection to the DOJ’s proposed special master candidates.
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- Washington Post: From Edinburgh to London, thousands queue to mourn the queen
- Washington Post: U.K.’s money, stamps and more to feature King Charles III after queen’s death
- Washington Post: Evoking Kennedy, Biden heralds ‘moonshot’ to fight cancer
- AP News: Ukraine reclaims more territory, reports capturing many POWs
- Daily Beast: Putin Bailed on Top Military Meetings After Crushing War Losses
- The Verge: The Humiliating History of the TSA
- Axios: Trump objects to DOJ's proposed special master candidates
Host: Sami Sage
Producers: Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz
Original Music and Editing: Brandon Lee Bjornson
Monday, September 12th, 2022
Today's headlines: Trump’s team and the DOJ both submitted their preferred candidates on Friday for the special master position to review what was taken in the Mar-a-Lago search; the DOJ has also requested a deadline on the review for October 17th, while Trump predictably requested a longer deadline, asking for a full 90 days. Old video footage resurfaced this weekend, showing Trump and his team loading numerous bankers boxes onto a private plane from Palm Beach, home of Mar-a-Lago, bound for his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Stephen Miller has reportedly been subpoenaed by a DOJ grand jury to testify about the 2020 fake electors scheme, the Save America PAC, and his communications with numerous Trump aides and people from various states. New York has declared a state of emergency over the spread of Polio. Finally for today, Russia has hit multiple power stations after Ukraine’s counteroffensive.
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- Washington Post: Trump swam in mob-infested waters in early years as an NYC developer
- NY Times: Justice Dept. and Trump Legal Team Clash Over Special Master Candidates
- Youtube: Video RESURFACES of Trump moving IDENTICAL BOXES from Mar-A-Lago to Bedminster in May 2021
- CNN: Former Trump senior adviser Stephen Miller subpoenaed by Justice Department
- CNBC: New York declares state of emergency over polio to boost low vaccination rates
- AP News: Russia hits power stations after Ukraine counteroffensive
Host: Sami Sage
Producers: Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz
Original Music and Editing: Brandon Lee Bjornson
Friday, September 9th, 2022
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BBC: Queen Elizabeth II has died
ABC: 2 hospitalized following shooting at Uvalde park, police say
Washington Post: Justice Dept. seeks to regain access to classified Mar-a-Lago documents
NBC: Steve Bannon charged with money laundering, conspiracy in ‘We Build the Wall’ fundraising fraud case
ABC: Schumer says Senate will vote on bill to codify same-sex marriage
AL News: Pregnant women held for months in one Alabama jail to protect fetuses from drugs
Washington Post: Michigan abortion ballot measure will be put to voters in November
Host: Sami Sage
Producers: Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz
Original Music and Editing: Brandon Bjornson
Thursday, September 8th, 2022
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AP: Elected officials, police chiefs on leaked Oath Keepers list
Washington Post: Steve Bannon faces state indictment in N.Y., will surrender Thursday
Texas Tribune: Religious employers need not cover PrEP in their health plans, federal judge rules
AP: Obamas return to the White House, unveil official portraits
Host: Sami Sage
Producers: Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz
Music and Editing: Brandon Lee Bjornson
Wednesday, September 7th, 2022
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Washington Post: Material on foreign nation’s nuclear capabilities seized at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
CREW: Judge removes Griffin from office for engaging in the January 6 insurrection
Washington Post:Election deniers repeatedly visited Ga. county office at center of criminal probe, video shows
BBC: Liz Truss: A quick guide to the UK's new prime minister
Washington Post: 4,000 Google cafeteria workers quietly unionized during the pandemic
Washington Post: Juul to pay $439 million in settlement over marketing to teens
NY Times: Investigators, Citing Looting, Have Seized 27 Antiquities From the Met
Host: Sami Sage
Producers: Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz
Music and Editing: Brandon Lee Bjornson
Tuesday, September 6th, 2022
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US Courts: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA WEST PALM BEACH DIVISION
Washington Post: What we know about Trump and the empty folders
Insider: Empty 'classified' folder on display at Trump Tower's 45-themed bar, report says. The FBI retrieved 48 similarly empty folders from Mar-a-Lago.
CNN: After Mar-a-Lago search, Meadows turns over more texts and emails to Archives
NBC: FBI, Homeland Security search alleged properties of Russian oligarch in New York and Florida
NBC: The nation's poorest state used welfare money to pay Brett Favre for speeches he never made
NY Times: The Jobs Report Could Be Seen as Good News for Biden
Host: Sami Sage
Producers: Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz
Editor: Brandon Bjornson
Friday, September 2nd, 2022
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CBS: Biden delivers prime-time speech on the "battle for the soul of the nation" in Philadelphia
Washington Post: Ginni Thomas pressed Wisconsin lawmakers to overturn Biden’s 2020 victory
CNN: Judge says Lindsey Graham must answer questions to grand jury but limits scope of testimony
NY Times: Jan. 6 Panel Calls Gingrich to Testify, Saying He Had Role in Trump Plot
Washington Post: NYPD veteran who assaulted police receives longest Jan. 6 sentence yet: 10 years
NBC: Trump's former accounting firm to turn over financial documents to House Democrats
Reuters: Top Russian oil official falls to death from hospital window - sources
Thursday, September 1st, 2022
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CNN: Sarah Palin loses special election for Alaska House seat
CBS: Biden declares state of emergency in Mississippi due to capital's water crisis
CBS: Michigan election board rejects ballot initiative to protect abortion rights
NBC: U.S. government sues Idaho data company it says tracks people at abortion clinics
NBC: FDA authorizes Pfizer's and Moderna's updated Covid booster shots
NBC: Ku Klux Klan plaque is mounted at the entrance of West Point's science center, congressional commission finds
NY Times: The First A.P. African American Studies Class Is Coming This Fall
Wednesday, August 31st, 2022
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U.S. Courts: Official Response
NY Times: Biden Calls Out Republicans on Guns and Crime in Pennsylvania Speech
Intercept: ANTHONY ORNATO, TOP SECRET SERVICE OFFICIAL SOUGHT BY INVESTIGATORS FOR ROLE IN JAN. 6, RETIRES UNEXPECTEDLY
Rolling Stone: Trump Bragged He Had ‘Intelligence’ on Macron’s Sex Life
CNN: The water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, has gotten so bad, the city temporarily ran out of bottled water to give to residents
CNBC: Trump’s Truth Social barred from Google Play store over content moderation concerns
Tuesday, August 30th, 2022
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AP News: US: Review of possibly privileged Trump papers already over
Guardian: Graham predicts ‘riots in streets’ if Trump is prosecuted over classified records
CBS: GOP nominee for Pennsylvania governor Doug Mastriano wore Confederate uniform for faculty photo
CNBC: Long Covid is responsible for about a third of unfilled jobs in the U.S., new research suggests
CBS: GOP seat lead shrinks as Biden approval ticks up — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll
Monday, August 29th, 2022
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VOX: Reading between the lines of the Mar-a-Lago affidavit
Washington Post: Mar-a-Lago affidavit says many witnesses interviewed, 184 classified files returned in January
NY Times: Captured, Killed or Compromised: C.I.A. Admits to Losing Dozens of Informants
NY Times: Classified Material on Human Intelligence Sources Helped Trigger Alarm
Intercept: SAUDI CROWN PRINCE BOASTED THAT JARED KUSHNER WAS “IN HIS POCKET”
CBS: Judge states her "preliminary intent" to appoint special master requested by Trump, but schedules hearing
Axios: Appeals court: Arkansas can't ban trans youth transition treatment
CNN: Missouri school district adopts opt-in corporal punishment policy
BBC: Pakistan floods: Sindh province awaits more deluges and devastation
CNBC: California bans the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035
Friday, August 26th, 2022
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NY Times: An Unusual $1.6 Billion Donation Bolsters Conservatives
Texas Tribune: Paxton legal opinion giving public immediate access to ballots jeopardizes election security and invites lawsuits, experts say
Politico: Biden announces new head of Secret Service
CBS: Biden administration moves to formalize DACA and shield it from legal challenges
FOX 25: NPS teacher resigns from district after sharing QR code for library access with classroom
ABC: Uvalde school board unanimously approves Police Chief Pete Arredondo's termination
NBC: More than two years after his rape conviction, Harvey Weinstein is granted an appeal
Thursday, August 25th, 2022
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PK Journal: Pat Ryan defeats Marc Molinaro in 19th Congressional special election
NY Times: Five Takeaways From Tuesday's Election
AP News: Student loan forgiveness could help more than 40 million
Politico: Jan. 6 panel investigators traveled to Copenhagen to view Stone footage
Washington Post: IRS launches safety review after right-wing threats
CNN: Dinosaur tracks from 113 million years ago uncovered due to severe drought conditions at Dinosaur Valley State Park
Wednesday, August 24th, 2022
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NY Times: Trump Had More Than 300 Classified Documents at Mar-a-Lago
Washington Post: Some Trump records taken to Mar-a-Lago clearly marked as classified, including documents at ‘top secret’ level
CNN: Trump's legal team asks for 'special master' to go through Mar-a-Lago evidence and determine if some should be returned
Washington Post: Files copied from voting systems were shared with Trump supporters, election deniers
Washington Post: Former security chief claims Twitter buried ‘egregious deficiencies’
Axios: Texas mandates donated "In God We Trust" displays in schools
Instagram: Axios Post
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022
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NBC: NBC News poll: 57% of voters say investigations into Trump should continue
Washington Post: Fauci plans to step down in December after half a century in government
Washington Post: Arkansas officers suspended after video shows beating during arrest
CNN: Louisiana woman claims she was denied an abortion after fetus was diagnosed with a fatal condition
ABC: End of Singapore's gay sex ban is small step in Asia-Pacific
NBC: Dennis Rodman says he's going to Russia to seek release of Brittney Griner
Monday, August 22nd, 2022
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NPR: Graham gets a temporary reprieve from an order to testify before a grand jury
ABC: Liz Cheney to ABC News on Pence testifying: 'I would hope that he will do that'
NBC: McConnell says Republicans may not win Senate control, citing 'candidate quality'
Washington Post: ‘It’s a rip-off’: GOP spending under fire as Senate hopefuls seek rescue
AP News: Car blast kills daughter of Russian known as ‘Putin’s brain’
Washington Post: Anne Frank adaptation, 40 more books pulled from Texas school district
Friday, August 19th, 2022
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NY Times: Plea Deal Requires Weisselberg to Testify at Trump Organization Trial
NY Times: Judge May Release Affidavit in Trump Search, but Only After Redaction
CREW: Secret Service held onto Pelosi threat until after insurrection
NPR: Scotland becomes the first country to offer tampons and pads for free, officials say
Washington Post: Walgreens, CVS and Walmart ordered to pay $650 million in opioid lawsuit
NY Times: Walensky, Citing Botched Pandemic Response, Calls for C.D.C. Reorganization
Thursday, August 18th, 2022
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USA Today: Former VP Mike Pence says he would 'consider' testifying before Jan. 6 committee if asked
Washington Post: Homeland Security watchdog Cuffari faces rebukes from lawmakers in missing texts case
NPR: To encourage fans to vote, the NBA won't hold games on Election Day
PBS: GOP spends big in state-level effort to change U.S. Constitution.
Axios: Unprecedented shortage forces new water cuts on Colorado River
NY Times: Why the ‘Big One’ Could Be Something Other Than an Earthquake
Axios: Court temporarily blocks South Carolina's six-week abortion ban
CNBC: Biden administration cancels $3.9 billion in student debt for 208,000 borrowers defrauded by ITT Tech
Wednesday, August 17th, 2022
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NBC: Trump’s passports returned after Mar-a-Lago search, DOJ official says
Washington Post: Justice Department opposes release of Mar-a-Lago affidavit
NY Times: F.B.I. Interviewed Top White House Lawyers About Missing Trump Documents
Washington Post: Trump-allied lawyers pursued voting machine data in multiple states, records reveal
NY Times: Trump Executive Nears Plea Deal With Manhattan Prosecutors
NBC: Rep. Liz Cheney loses her primary in Wyoming to Trump-backed challenger
Washington Post: Election deniers march toward power in key 2024 battlegrounds
Axios: Florida court blocks teen from getting abortion, must continue pregnancy
Tuesday, August 16th, 2022
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Washington Post: Giuliani is target in Ga. criminal probe of 2020 election, lawyer says
NY Times: Giuliani Is Told He Is a Target in Trump Election Inquiry in Georgia
Business insider: Trump claims FBI agents took 3 of his passports during the Mar-a-Lago raid
Chicago Sun Times: Three people injured when shots are fired in parking lot of Six Flags Great America in Gurnee
NPR: The DOJ is investigating Southern Baptists following sexual abuse crisis
NY Times: Polio Has Been Detected in New York City Wastewater, Officials Say
Monday, August 15th, 2022
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NY Times: Read the Search Warrant for Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Home
NY Times: Trump Lawyer Told Justice Dept. That Classified Material Had Been Returned
NBC News: FBI and DHS warn threats to federal law enforcement have spiked since Mar-a-Lago search
Business insider: Armed Trump supporters protest outside FBI office in Phoenix following Mar-a-Lago raid: reports
CNN: Man fatally shoots self after crashing car into barricade near US Capitol Building
Twitter: Kyle Griffin Status - NBC News confirms: Ex-Trump Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao — who resigned the day after the Capitol riot — met this month with the Jan. 6 Committee.
Friday, August 12th, 2022
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NY Times: Read the full transcript of Merrick Garland’s comments on the F.B.I.’s search of Trump’s home.
Washington Post: FBI searched Trump’s home to look for nuclear documents and other items, sources say
Forward: Judge who approved Trump search warrant attacked for synagogue involvement
NY Times: C.D.C. Eases Covid Guidelines, Noting Virus Is ‘Here to Stay’
Texas Tribune: Rural Texas districts struggling to attract teachers are switching to four-day school weeks
Thursday, August 11th, 2022
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Washington Post: Inflation eased in July from a year ago, as energy prices fell
CNN: Former President Donald Trump invokes Fifth Amendment rights and declines to answer questions from NY attorney general
Independent: Department of Justice obtained Mar-a-Lago surveillance tapes after subpoenaing Trump Organization
Daily Beast: Trump Ally Doug Mastriano Cuts Off Jan. 6 Interview After Just 15 Mins
NY Times: Justice Dept. Charges Iranian in Plot to Kill John Bolton
Guardian: Alex Jones sent nude photo of wife to Roger Stone, Sandy Hook lawyer reveals
Wednesday, August 10th, 2022
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Washington Post: FBI searches Trump safe at Mar-a-Lago for possible classified documents
Guardian: Congressman and Trump ally Scott Perry says FBI seized his cellphone
Washington Post: House can view Trump’s tax records, appeals court rules
CNN: Mike Pompeo meets with January 6 committee
Yahoo! News: A dozen House Republicans plan to dine with Trump in Bedminster on Tuesday, a day after the FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago
CNBC: Biden signs China competition bill to boost U.S. chipmakers
Tuesday, August 9th, 2022
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CNN: First on CNN: Alex Jones' texts have been turned over to the January 6 committee, source says
CNN: FBI executes search warrant at Trump's Mar-a-Lago in document investigation
Axios: Exclusive photos: Trump's telltale toilet
NY Times: Trump Asked Aide Why His Generals Couldn’t Be Like Hitler’s, Book Says
Insider: Exclusive: Paul Manafort admits he passed Trump campaign data to a suspected Russian asset
CNN: McMichaels sentenced to life terms, William 'Roddie' Bryan gets 35 years for federal hate crime convictions in Ahmaud Arbery's killing
Sky News: UK weather: Second highest health alert level issued for England as another heatwave to last longer than one last month
Monday, August 8th, 2022
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Washington Post: Senate approves Inflation Reduction Act, clinching long-delayed health and climate bill
CNBC: Payrolls increased 528,000 in July, much better than expected in a sign of strength for jobs market
NPR: A jury tags Alex Jones with $45.2 million in punitive damages for 2 Sandy Hook parents
Axios: North Carolina school district plans to put AR-15s in every school
Washington Post: Abortion law in Indiana leads to fallout for state, politics
BBC News: Hungary's Viktor Orban fires up Texas conservatives
CNN: President Joe Biden officially cleared to emerge from isolation following rebound Covid-19 case
Friday, August 5th, 2022
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CNN: Jury finds Alex Jones caused $4 million in damages to two Sandy Hook parents
CNN: Four current, former Louisville police officers federally charged in Breonna Taylor's death
NY Times: Brittney Griner Is Sentenced to 9 Years in a Russian Penal Colony
CNBC: Biden administration declares monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency in the U.S.
Thursday, August 4th, 2022
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CNN: Rep. Peter Meijer becomes second House Republican who voted for Trump impeachment to lose primary
NY TImes: Live Primary Results: Last Night’s Key Races
CNN: Indiana Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski dies in car accident that also killed 2 staffers
Washington Post: Phones of top Pentagon officials were wiped of Jan. 6 messages
Insider: Alex Jones' lawyer accidentally sent the contents of Jones' phone, revealing InfoWars' financials and texts he claimed didn't exist: Sandy Hook parents' attorney
Rolling Stone: Exclusive: Jan. 6 Committee Prepares to Subpoena Alex Jones’ Texts, Emails
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022
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NPR: Voters in Kansas decide to keep abortion legal in the state, rejecting an amendment
NY Times: Bipartisan Abortion-Rights Bill Sets Up a Midterm Debate
Washington Post: Justice Dept. sues Idaho over near-total abortion ban coming Aug. 25
Washington Post: Clerics sue over Florida abortion law, saying it violates religious freedom
CNN: Senate passes long-sought bill to help veterans affected by burn pits
Washington Post: White House scrambles to avoid crisis amid Pelosi visit to Taiwan
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022
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NY Times: Live Updates: U.S. Drone Strike in Kabul Kills Top Qaeda Leader
BBC: Prince Charles accepted £1m from Osama Bin Laden's family - report
NY Times: A Pelosi Trip to Taiwan Would Test China’s Appetite for Confrontation
CNN: Former high-level Russian official who left Putin's government reportedly hospitalized
AP News: Sen. Graham challenges 2020 Georgia election probe subpoena
Washington Post: Thousands of lives depend on a transplant network in need of ‘vast restructuring’
Monday, August 1st, 2022
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CNN: Death toll in Kentucky floods rises to 28 as area braces for more rain
Axios: California wildfire explodes in size amid "critical" risk
Axios: Toomey: Dems tried to "sneak" $400B funding into veterans' health care bill
Patch: NY Declares Monkeypox Emergency As Cases Continue To Rise
CNN: President Joe Biden tests positive for Covid-19 again
Friday, July 29th, 2022
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NY Times: G.D.P. Report Shows U.S. Economy Shrank Again
Business Insider: Democrats planning legislation to ban stock trading in Congress after Insider exposed widespread wrongdoing
AP News: DOJ: Buffett company discriminated against Black homebuyers
The Intercept: BIDEN ADMINISTRATION PLANS FOR LEGAL PSYCHEDELIC THERAPIES WITHIN TWO YEARS
Thursday, July 28th, 2022
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NBC: Merrick Garland calls Justice Department’s Jan. 6 probe the ‘most wide-ranging investigation in its history’
Washington Post: Justice Dept. investigating Trump’s actions in Jan. 6 criminal probe
CNN: 'The gun industry has flooded our neighborhoods': House hearing highlights assault-style weapons
Washington Post: Instagram knows you don’t like its changes. It doesn’t care.
Axios: Manchin announces support for climate, tax, health care deal
CNN: Brittney Griner testifies she signed documents without understanding what they said after being stopped at Moscow airport
Daily Beast: Dr. Oz’s Turkish Nationalist Pals Living in His Secret N.J. Condo
Wednesday, July 27th, 2022
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CNN: Biden administration is still deciding whether to extend student loan payment pause past August 31
Washington Post: Dems fume at Disney’s Hulu for blocking ads on abortion, guns
NPR: A bill to reduce reliance on China for semiconductors moves closer to a Senate vote
People: Pence Chief of Staff Is Now Highest-Ranking White House Official Known to Have Testified for Jan. 6 Grand Jury
NY Times: Russia Says It Will Quit the International Space Station After 2024
Tuesday, July 26th, 2022
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Business Insider: Moldova says it fears a Russian invasion as more neighbors ring alarm over Ukraine war
Washington Post: Deadly shootings in Whistler and Langley rock British Columbia
NY Times: Woman Opens Fire at Dallas Love Field and Is Shot and Arrested
Daily Beast: Texas Republicans Threaten Lawyers with Prosecution and Disbarment if They Facilitate Abortions
Michigan Radio: Michigan House Dems call for federal investigation into GOP colleagues
CNBC: Former GOP Rep. Stephen Buyer charged with insider trading by federal prosecutors, SEC
Monday, July 25th, 2022
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NY Times: Bannon Found Guilty of Contempt in Case Related to Capitol Riot Inquiry
CNBC: Trump aides at heart of explosive Jan. 6 claims have hired private lawyers, committee member says
NY Times: Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Casting Missing Wife’s Ballot for Trump
Washington Post: New California gun control law mimics Texas abortion measure
Yahoo! News: Madison Cawthorn spent campaign donations he was supposed to return on 'egregiously' frequent trips to Chick-fil-A and other businesses and now can't pay donors back, report says
Vice: Corporate Carbon Offset Company Accidentally Starts Devastating Wildfire
Friday, July 22nd, 2022
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NY Times: Jan. 6 Live Updates: 187 Minutes of Violence and Trump’s ‘Complete Dereliction’ of His Duty
NBC: DHS watchdog has launched criminal probe into destruction of Jan. 6 Secret Service text messages, sources say
CNN: Biden tests positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms
Washington Post: Unvaccinated man in Rockland County, N.Y., diagnosed with polio
Politico: Homeland Security records show 'shocking' use of phone data, ACLU says
NPR: Documents detail the secret strategy behind Trump's census citizenship question push
CBS: House passes bill to protect access to birth control in latest answer to Supreme Court
Thursday, July 21st, 2022
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NPR: A bipartisan Senate group announces a deal on reforming the Electoral Count Act
Washington Post: Amid GOP support, Senate Democrats see hope for same-sex marriage vote
NY Times: Giuliani Ordered to Testify in Georgia Criminal Investigation
CNBC: Trump urged Wisconsin Assembly speaker in July to decertify Biden 2020 election win
CNN: Lavrov says Russia's objectives in Ukraine now extend beyond eastern Donbas region
Axios: EU asks member states to start rationing gas due to Russia "blackmail"
Washington Post: Extreme heat prompts alerts in 28 states as Texas, Oklahoma hit 115
Wednesday, July 20th, 2022
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Washington Post: Secret Service cannot recover texts; no new details for Jan. 6 committee
Washington Post: What the Garland memo really means for investigating Trump
The Hill: Justice Department probe into Trump won’t stop if he announces 2024 run: Deputy AG
Rolling Stone: Trump Tells Team He Needs to Be President Again to Save Himself from Criminal Probes
Business Insider: 18 Republicans — including MTG, Matt Gaetz, and Lauren Boebert — voted against Sweden and Finland joining NATO
CNBC: UK shatters record for its hottest day ever; London fire service declares ‘major incident’
Washington Post: Doctor in 10-year-old’s abortion case takes legal step against Indiana AG
CNN: Democratic lawmakers including Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Speier and more arrested in abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court
ABC News: House passes bill codifying same-sex marriage right, with some Republicans joining Democrats
Tuesday, July 19th, 2022
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NY Times: They Had Miscarriages, and New Abortion Laws Obstructed Treatment
AP News: Idaho GOP rejects abortion exception to save mother’s life
Huffpost: Trump-Supporting GOP Congressman Faces Election Fraud Accusations
Washington Post: Fauci says he will retire from government post by the end of Biden’s term
CNN: Jury nearly seated in Bannon trial over failure to comply with Jan. 6 committee subpoenas
Mississippi Free Press: Rep. Thompson Asks DOJ To Investigate Ex-Gov. Bryant For Favre TANF Payments