The government has delivered the latest dramatic twist in the saga of the FBI, former President Trump and the documents he was holding at
Mar-a-Lago. A new filing released this week casts more light on a case that exploded into public view when the former president's Florida estate was raided on Aug. 8. The filing came in response to the Trump legal team's request for the courts to appoint a so-called special master to review seized documents. Trump's lawyers argue investigators should not have unfettered access to everything that was taken, saying that some items may contain privileged information. The government hit back hard. What are the main takeaways?
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Welcome to The Hill's Evening Report, catching you up on news from the afternoon and looking at the big stories likely to impact tomorrow. |
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🐊 Democrats see opening to take down Rubio
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Democrats are seeing new glimmers of hope for their chances of ousting Sen. Marco Rubio (R) in Florida after months of hand-wringing over just how aggressively they should pursue his seat. |
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| 🩺 Oz likens abortion to murder in unearthed audio
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Republican Pennsylvania Senate candidate and former celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz referred to abortion as "murder" during a tele townhall in May, according to audio obtained by The Hill. |
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🌵 Harris hires top Nevada political operative ahead of the midterms
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Vice President Harris has hired Megan Jones, a former top aide to the late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), to join her team ahead of the midterm elections, a White House official told The Hill. |
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🚰 Biden talks to Jackson mayor about water crisis
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President Biden has spoken with Jackson, Miss., Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba (D) about emergency response efforts to address the water crisis in the state's capital.
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🏛️ Eastman invoked Fifth Amendment 'where appropriate,' lawyers say
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Former Trump lawyer John Eastman invoked the Fifth Amendment "where appropriate" when he sat for a deposition before a Georgia grand jury investigating the former president's efforts to upend the 2020 election.
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📞 Graham: Calls to Georgia election officials are protected
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is pushing back against a recent filing by the Fulton County, Ga., district attorney asking a federal judge to support a subpoena against him as part of a probe into former President Trump's push to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state. |
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🐘 Cheney to headline right-leaning think tank's Constitution Day event
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Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) will speak at a right-leaning policy group's event recognizing the adoption of the Constitution next month.
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🎥 Family of slain Marine refiles $25 million suit against Alec Baldwin
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The family of a fallen U.S. Marine is refiling a $25 million lawsuit against Alec Baldwin in New York, claiming the actor made "false allegations" on social media about their supposed involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.
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🙎 Recession fears are rising. Why are people still quitting their jobs?
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Interest rates are rising, inflation is lingering at four-decade highs, the economy appears to be slowing and experts fear a recession is on the way. But Americans are still quitting their jobs at near-record rates in the face of growing economic uncertainty.
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🏘️ Mortgage applications sunk as interest rates spiked to end August
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Mortgage applications dropped last week as interest rates on home loans spiked higher, according to data released Wednesday by the Mortgage Bankers Association.
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🤳 Snapchat maker cutting 20 percent of global workforce
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Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, has announced plans to cut 20 percent of its global workforce, citing inflation and interest rate hikes.
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For students of color, debt forgiveness doesn't go far enough
| "In exchange for achieving the 'American dream,' I have now been burdened with over $50,000 in student loan debt for college in the face of a job market in which I can barely earn enough to pay it back," writes Shadelle Gregory, an institute associate at the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity at George Washington University. |
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