Trump-appointed judge hands ex-president a temporary lifeline, grants "special master" request, delaying part of criminal probe
In a major blow for the government and, well, accountability in general, US District Judge Aileen Cannon — a longtime member of the far-right Federalist Society — approved the disgraced ex-president's request for a special master to oversee all the evidence the FBI seized last month from his Mar-a-Lago estate, temporarily blocking parts of the DOJ's criminal investigation.

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Biden blasts "extreme" GOP in Labor Day swing-state trips
Galvanized by a string of legislative victories and strengthening political tailwinds, President Biden went on offense and excoriated “MAGA Republicans” and the extreme right on Monday, pitching personal Labor Day appeals to swing-state union members who he hopes will turn out in force for his party in November.

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The prison sentence Trump could face for stealing classified documents...
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Wow.

GOP feud erupts in Alaska as Sarah Palin and Nick Begich urge each other to quit suddenly competitive US House race
Palin called on fellow Republican Nick Begich to drop out on Monday, holding a news conference in the same place where on a holiday weekend more than a decade ago she announced plans to resign as Alaska's governor halfway through her first term. Both Palin and Begich will face newly elected Democrat Mary Peltola this fall, who beat them both in last month's special election to serve the remainder of the late Rep. Don Young's current term.

Russia to buy rockets, artillery shells from North Korea, US officials say
A US official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the intelligence determination, said that the fact Russia is turning to the isolated state of North Korea demonstrates that “the Russian military continues to suffer from severe supply shortages in Ukraine, due in part to export controls and sanctions.”

Doomsday glacier, which could raise sea level by several feet, is holding on "by its fingernails," scientists say
Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier, has the potential to rapidly retreat in the coming years due to climate change, amplifying concerns over the catastrophic sea level rise that would accompany its potential demise.

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Fox News producer's explicit warning against Jeanine Pirro's lies surfaces in ongoing Dominion defamation suit
A November 2020 email from an anguished Fox News news producer to colleagues sent up a flare amid a fusillade of false claims amplified by various TV personalities at the right-wing propaganda network. The producer specifically warned against letting Pirro on air to share bonkers conspiracy theories to justify Trump's lies that the election had been stolen from him. Fox is currently fighting a $1.6 billion defamation suit filed by Dominion Voting Systems for the network's deceitful, fact-free claims made against the company.

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Texas is on the cusp of electing one of the best Democrats to Congress — Yes. THAT Texas
Greg Casar: Greg Casar has been a tremendously effective leader at the local level and is exactly the type of leader we need in Washington to both keep our Democratic majority and make real progress on the issues that matter most to American families. Even in ruby red Texas, he's leading in the polls. Can you chip in to help him get across the finish line?

Massachusetts GOP voters size up Trump loyalist for governor
Good luck with that!

Politico’s new owner invited colleagues to "pray" for Trump’s re-election
A year before his company’s acquisition of Politico in October 2021, Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner sent a provocative, head-scratching message to colleagues, asking, “Do we all want to get together for an hour in the morning on November 3 and pray that Donald Trump will again become President of the United States of America?”

California declares electric grid emergency as power use nears 5-year high
State officials are warning of possible widespread blackouts in the nation's most populous state as a punishing heat wave sends temperatures well into the triple digits.

Dark Brandon strikes again: Joe Biden hits heckler with scathing 1-liner
As security moved toward a heckler who interrupted the president's speech in Milwaukee, Biden urged them to back off, adding, "Let him go. Look, everybody’s entitled to be an idiot.”

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