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Trump lawyer John Eastman cites attorney-client privilege during Georgia grand jury testimony

ATLANTA — A lawyer who helped design the plan to appoint a slate of “alternate” Republican presidential electors in Georgia and other swing states won by Joe Biden in 2020 cited attorney-client privilege and pleaded the Fifth Amendment during his testimony Wednesday before a Fulton County special grand jury.

Tribune News Service

Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant busing program costs Texas $12 million

Abbott’s office said Chicago will now also become a regular drop-off location in addition to New York City and Washington, D.C.

The Texas Tribune

Jill Biden-chaired education meeting erupts into laughter as president walks in: ‘Whatever she says, I agree with’

“That’s a wrap”, declared US Labor Secretary Marty Walsh as the room dissolved in laughter

The Independent UK

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Liz Truss refuses to say if Donald Trump is ‘friend or foe’

Foreign secretary angered Emmanuel Macron by suggesting ‘jury is out’ on French president

The Independent UK

Unfinished business: Biden sharpens his attacks on Trumpism

More than two years after he defeated Donald Trump, President Joe Biden has some unfinished business he’s aiming to settle with the restive forces of Trumpism

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Abortion returns spotlight to obscure Mich. board

A once obscure Michigan elections panel is back in the spotlight after rejecting a ballot initiative seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution and another to expand voting

The Independent UK

Trump lawyer John Eastman cites attorney-client privilege during Georgia grand jury testimony

ATLANTA — A lawyer who helped mastermind the plan to appoint a slate of “alternate” Republican presidential electors in Georgia and other swing states won by Joe Biden in 2020 cited attorney-client privilege and pleaded the Fifth Amendment during his testimony Wednesday before a Fulton County special grand jury.

Tribune News Service

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Biden, Lapid discuss ‘shared commitment’ against nukes for Iran

No mention of disagreement over looming revival of Iran nuclear deal in US and Israeli statements describing the call.

Al Jazeera

Lawyers: Eastman advised to plead the Fifth in Georgia probe

Lawyers for John Eastman say they advised their client to assert attorney-client privilege and invoke his constitutional right to remain silent when testifying before a special grand jury investigating possible election interference in Georgia

The Independent UK

"Staged": Trump's defenders are flailing

Trump loyalists try to deflect from his actions on Twitter, calling a photo released in a new DOJ filing "staged"

Salon

As Biden plans speech focused on democracy, Trump's legal saga holds center stage

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s prime-time televised speech Thursday outside Independence Hall will try to put the country’s focus on defending democracy, as the actions of his predecessor are once again taking center stage.

Tribune News Service

US: Russian military facing 'severe manpower shortages'

The United States says it has determined that Russia is suffering “severe manpower shortages” in its six-month-old war with Ukraine and that is has become more desperate in its efforts to find new troops to send to the front lines

The Independent UK

Justice Department likely to wait to pursue any criminal charges against Trump until after midterms: report

The recent FBI search at Mar-a-Lago saw agents remove 20 boxes that contained classified material

The Independent UK

Biden holds talk with Iraq PM after recent violence

U.S. President Joe Biden held a call on Wednesday with Iraq's caretaker prime minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, after violence this week in Baghdad, the White House said.

Reuters

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'Just a pawn in a chess game': Jackson's water woes continue

People continued to wait in lines at distribution sites and flooded stores for water to drink, bathe, cook and flush toilets Wednesday in Mississippi’s capital amid the failure of the the city water system

Benzinga

Mama I'm Coming Home: Ozzy Osbourne Moving From US To UK, Are Guns And School Shootings To Blame?

The Prince of Darkness is leaving the United States to return to his home in the United Kingdom. As he prepares to depart, Musician Ozzy Osbourne is opening up about one of his least favorite parts of America.

Tribune News Service

Justin Fox: Biden's economy has the best growth record since Clinton

We’re more than a year-and-a-half into Joe Biden’s presidency, with full second-quarter economic growth numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis now in hand. Which seems like as good a time as any for another installment in my occasional series comparing growth rates under U.S. presidents — which somewhat…

Chicago Sun-Times

Democrats have a real November abortion advantage

For all the giddiness among many right-wing lawmakers and personalities at the court’s decision to overturn Roe, it was clear from the get-go that this would be bad for Republicans.

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Biden's Student Loan Relief Plan Doesn't Address Negative Impacts Of US 'War On Drugs': AP

When announcing his proposal to forgive federal student loans, President Joe Biden said the intention was to help minimize the racial wealth disparity in the U.S.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian US’ Congressional Reporter, Hugo Lowell, Wins at the National Press Club Journalism Awards

The Guardian US’ Congressional reporter, Hugo Lowell, has won the National Press Club’s (NPC) Sandy Hume Memorial Award for Excellence in Political Journalism

Chicago Sun-Times

Student loan debate shows how ACLU has lost its way

The ACLU’s embrace of a broad progressive agenda alienates potential allies who do not necessarily agree with that agenda but support vigorous advocacy for civil liberties.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden, Israel's Lapid Speak amid Discussions on Possible Iran Nuclear Deal

US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Wednesday, a White House official said, as Tehran seeks stronger guarantees from Washington for the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal that is strongly opposed by Israel. In its own readout of the leaders' call, Lapid's office said…

Salon

Trump just blew up his January 6 defense

Trump defenders claim he sincerely believes conspiracy theories like the Big Lie. This meltdown proves he doesn't

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Must Dispel Pelosi’s ‘Negative Influence’ before Climate Talks, Says China

China said on Wednesday that a condition for the resumption of bilateral climate talks with the United States was Washington dispelling the "negative influence" left by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan earlier this month. In response to the visit on Aug. 2-3, China on Aug.…

Salon

Trump flips over mean NY Post op-ed

"Most Republicans would rather the ex-president go away," said a New York Post editorial that triggered Trump

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