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Monday, August 22nd, 2022 Aug 22, 2022

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Today's headlines: The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily saved Lindsey Graham from having to testify in the Georgia investigation into his actions on behalf of Trump, while Liz Cheney has told ABC News that the January 6th Committee has "been in discussions" with Mike Pence's legal team about him potentially testifying. Mitch McConnell stated at a Kentucky event that “there’s probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate. Senate races are just different — they're statewide, candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome.” The National Republican Senatorial Committee has canceled TV advertising worth about $10 million dollars. New highlights in House Discrimination cases, as a Johns Hopkins professor experienced an almost 300 thousand dollar appraisal discrepancy that was based on his race. The daughter of a very influential advisor to Putin, Daria Dugina, was killed when her car exploded outside Moscow this weekend. Finally, a school district in the Dallas-Fort Worth area has reportedly banned at least 40 books, including an Anne Frank adaptation.

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Friday, August 19th, 2022 Aug 19, 2022

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Today's headlines: Trump’s longtime CFO of the Trump organization pled guilty yesterday to 15 felonies, while a federal judge ordered the DOJ to propose redactions that would make it okay to release the affidavit that was used to justify the Mar-a-Lago search warrant. The Secret Service apparently knew of a threat to Nancy Pelosi on January 6th days before the insurrection, but did not pass it along until 5:55pm the day of. Scotland has passed legislation that would make all period products available in pharmacies and community centers free of cost. A federal judge ordered Walmart, Walgreens, and CVS to pay $650 million dollars to two Ohio counties that they were found to have flooded with prescription painkillers. Finally, the Director of the CDC Rachelle Wallensky delivered remarks yesterday where she rebuked her own agency’s handling of the Covid pandemic.

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Thursday, August 18th, 2022 Aug 18, 2022

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Today's headlines: Former VP Mike Pence said that he would 'consider' testifying before the Jan. 6 committee if asked, while Inspector General Joseph Cuffari said that he would not share investigative documents or allow his top lieutenants to sit for transcribed interviews before the House committee. The NBA has announced that it won’t be holding any games on Election Day in an effort to encourage more fans to vote. Recent reporting has found that there has been a substantial increase in political spending by a right wing group called the Convention of States Action. An unprecedented shortage has forced new water constraints on the Colorado River, while climate change is putting California at risk for a potential month-long superstorm. Finally, the South Carolina state Supreme Court temporarily blocked the state’s six week abortion ban, and the Biden administration is canceling all remaining federal student loans to borrowers that attended ITT Technical Institute.

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Wednesday, August 17th, 2022 Aug 17, 2022

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Today's headlines: The DOJ has reportedly returned Trump’s passports after the Mar-a-Lago search, while several media outlets and Trump himself are requesting that a court unseal the affidavit. The New York Times reported yesterday that Trump’s White House counsel and January 6th hearing starlet Pat Cipollone, along with his deputy Patrick Philbin, have both been questioned by the DOJ. The Washington Post revealed that Trump’s team of lawyers pursued voting machine data in more states than just Georgia, and Trump’s longtime CFO Allan Weisselberg has a hearing scheduled for tomorrow in front of the Manhattan district attorney. Liz Cheney was defeated by election denier Harriet Hageman in the republican primary in Wyoming. Only 2 of the 10 republicans who voted to impeach Trump in 2020 will be moving onto their general elections in the upcoming midterms. Finally, an appellate court in Florida blocked a 16 year old girl from getting an abortion and President Biden announced yesterday that the FDA cleared the way for hearing aids to be sold online and in retail stores.

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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

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Tuesday, August 16th, 2022 Aug 16, 2022

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Today's headlines: Giuliani is a target in the Trump Election inquiry, while Trump claims FBI agents took 3 of his passports during the Mar-a-Lago raid. Also, three people have been injured at a shooting at Six Flags, while The DOJ is investigating Southern Baptists following a sexual abuse crisis. Finally, Polio Has Been Detected in New York City Wastewater, Officials Say.

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Monday, August 15th, 2022 Aug 15, 2022

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Today's headlines: The most recent updates in the Mar-a-Lago Trump search have been revealed. Meanwhile, the FBI and DHS have warned that threats towards federal law enforcement have skyrocketed since the Mar-a-Lago search, as armed Trump supporters have staged a protest outside the FBI office in Phoenix. Finally, a man has fatally shot himself following a car crash into a barricade near the Capitol Building, and Trump’s former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chaom (Mitch McConnell’s wife) has reportedly met with the January 6th Committee.

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Friday, August 12th, 2022 Aug 12, 2022

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Today's headlines: Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke for about 2 minutes about the Mar-a-Lago search warrant, and announced that the DOJ has filed a motion to unseal the search warrant and FBI property receipt. The FBI has searched Trump’s home to look for nuclear documents and other items, while Judge Bruce Reinhart has been consistently attacked and doxed by Trump’s base since Monday. Finally, the C.D.C. has eased Covid guidelines, noting that the virus Is ‘Here to Stay,’ while some school districts in rural Texas have been switching to 4 day weeks.

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Thursday, August 11th, 2022 Aug 11, 2022

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Today's headlines: Inflation eased in July from a year ago, but energy prices have fallen. Donald Trump has invoked the Fifth Amendment rights and declines to answer questions from the New York attorney general. New reporting has revealed that they had been subpoenaed to turn over surveillance videos from Mar-a-Lago several months ago. Pennsylvania state senator Doug Mastriano met with the January 6th House committee earlier this week and reportedly did not answer a single question, cutting the virtual meeting off after 15 minutes. Finally, the Justice Department charged a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, while Alex Jones has apparently shared a nude photo of his own wife with Roger Stone.

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Wednesday, August 10th, 2022 Aug 10, 2022

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Today's headlines: FBI is searching Trump safe at Mar-a-Lago for possible classified documents, while Congressman and Trump ally Scott Perry is saying that the FBI has seized his cellphone. Then, A DC Circuit court of appeals ruled unanimously yesterday that the House Ways and Means Committee can access Trump's tax returns. The January 6th Committee met yesterday with Trump’s former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, while Trump had dinner with 12 of his most loyal Republican lawmakers last night at Bedminster. Finally, President Biden signed the $280 billion bipartisan CHIPS bill into law, which is intended to boost domestic high-tech manufacturing.

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Tuesday, August 9th, 2022 Aug 09, 2022

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Today's headlines: Alex Jones' texts have been turned over to the January 6 committee. The FBI has executed a search warrant at Trump's Mar-a-Lago for document investigation and has found files in Trump’s toilet. Then, Trump apparently asked an aide why his generals couldn’t be like Hitler’s, while Paul Manafort has admitted he passed Trump campaign data to a suspected Russian asset. Finally, the UK is in for its second major heatwave of the summer.

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