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Top Headlines
- New York Times, Allen Weisselberg, a Top Trump Executive, Pleads Guilty in Tax Scheme
- Washington Post, Trump’s dominance in GOP comes into focus, worrying some in his party
- New York Times, Judge May Release Affidavit in Trump Search, but Only After Redaction
- New York Times, Jan. 6 Grand Jury Has Subpoenaed White House Documents
- New York Times, Former Vice President Mike Pence called on Republicans to stop assailing the F.B.I. after the Mar-a-Lago search
- Washington Post, Trump fundraises millions off FBI search at Mar-a-Lago
- Washington Post, Florida court rules 16-year-old is not ‘sufficiently mature’ for abortion
U.S. Public Health, Liabilities
New York Times, CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Must Pay $650.5 Million in Ohio Opioids Case- New York Times, Citing C.D.C.’s Botched Covid Response, Director Calls for Reorganization
- Washington Post, Investigation: Inside America’s monkeypox crisis — and the mistakes that made it worse
- Washington Post, Opinion: The reemergence of polio is a public health emergency. And a tragedy, Leana S. Wen
- Washington Post, Boston Children’s Hospital says it faces threats after right-wing tweets
- New York Times, Prosecutors Struggle to Catch Up to a Tidal Wave of Pandemic Fraud, David A. Fahrenthold
U.S. Election Results, Analysis
- New York Times, After Loss, Liz Cheney Begins Difficult Mission of Thwarting Donald Trump
- Anchorage Daily News, Early results in Alaska’s special U.S. House election show a close race
- New York Times, This Democrat Could Become the First Alaska Native in Congress
- Washington Post, Florida Democrats face first test in bid to defeat Gov. Ron DeSantis
- Washington Post, Opinion: Why Liz Cheney’s defeat will help this Massachusetts Democrat, E.J. Dionne Jr.
- Washington Post, Opinion: For Republicans gone bananas, a new fashion line, Dana Milbank
Global Threats, Scandals
Washington Post, Investigation: U.S. struggled to convince allies, and Zelensky, of risk of invasion, Shane Harris, Karen DeYoung, Isabelle Khurshudyan, Ashley Parker and Liz Sly- Washington Post, A U.S.-Russia nuclear war could starve 5 billion to death, study says, Marina Lopes
- New York Times, In England, Ukrainian Recruits Are Training for Frontline Battles
More On Trump Probes, Reactions, Riots, Supporters
- New York Times, Former President Trump is facing several active investigations. We break them down here
- New York Times, Opinion: Donald Trump Is Going After One of the Most Conservative Institutions in the U.S. Government, Garrett M. Graf
- Politico, DOJ says release of Mar-a-Lago affidavit would harm ongoing criminal probe
- Washington Post, Giuliani appears before Georgia grand jury for six hours in election probe
Energy, Climate, Environment, Disasters
- Washington Post, National Academy of Sciences sanctions White House climate official
- Washington Post, A reversal could be on the way for the surprisingly quiet Atlantic hurricane season
- Washington Post, California’s giant sequoias are burning up. Will logging save them?
- New York Times, Mexico Sees Its Future in Fossil Fuels, Not Renewables
U.S. Economy, Governance
- Washington Post, The fabulously wealthy are fueling a booming luxury ranch market out West
New York Times, Federal Reserve Officials See Inflation Staying ‘Uncomfortably High’- New York Times, The Arizona Republican Party’s Anti-Democracy Experiment, Robert Draper
- Washington Post, Alaska vote tests Trump’s influence, Palin’s bid and a new election system
More On Ukraine War
- Washington Post, Ukraine Live Updates: Strikes pound Kharkiv; U.N. chief to discuss grain deal, nuclear risk
- Washington Post, In Ukraine, a Russian mercenary group steps out of the shadows
- New York Times, Sleepy Greek Port Becomes U.S. Arms Hub, as Ukraine War Reshapes Region
- Washington Post, Editorial: Alexei Navalny will not be silent
New York Times, Ukraine Live Updates: Ukrainian officials warned of a buildup of Russian long-range missile systems in Belarus- New York Times, In England, Ukrainian Recruits Are Training for Frontline Battles
- Washington Post, Ukraine Live Updates: Nuclear agency reports cyberattack attempt; grain ship appears in Syria
- New York Times, Russia Fights Efforts to Declare It an Exporter of ‘Blood Diamonds’
Political Violence In United States
New York Times, ‘I’m Done With Him’: A Mother’s Anger Over Rushdie Attack- Washington Post, Iran denies involvement in Rushdie attack, says he brought it on himself
- Associated Press, Agent: Rushdie off ventilator and talking, day after attack
Pandemic, Public Health
Washington Post, FDA moves to make over-the-counter hearing aids available to millions- New York Times, Wastewater Disease Tracking: A Journey From the Sewer to the Lab
- Washington Post, Inside America’s rapidly unfolding monkeypox crisis — and the mistakes that made it worse
New York Times, Polio Is Worrying Parents. Doctors Say Vaccination Is the Answer- Washington Post, First lady Jill Biden tests positive for coronavirus
- Washington Post, Monkeypox may have made first jump from owners to a dog, report says
- Washington Post, Polio virus found in New York City wastewater
U.S. Law, Immigration, Crime
- Washington Post, Plea deals upended for pair accused of peddling nuclear sub secrets
- Washington Post, Federal judiciary can’t stop support staff from political activity, court says
- Washington Post, DeSantis sued by prosecutor suspended over stance on abortion-related crime
- Washington Post, Editorial: California has the chance to limit solitary confinement. It should take it
Politico, Former Rep. T.J. Cox arrested by FBI in California- Washington Post, A progressive prosecutor clashed with DeSantis. Now he’s out of a job
- New York Times, Two of New York’s Oldest Mafia Clans Charged in Money Laundering Scheme
- New York Times, Pain Doctor Who Sexually Assaulted Patients Found Dead at Rikers Jail
Anniversary Update: U.S. Afghan Departure
- Washington Post, A year after U.S. drone strike killed Afghan civilians, their relatives are on a path to resettlement
- Washington Post, Opinion: One year’s hindsight on Afghanistan: A good decision, horribly executed, David Ignatius
More World News, Human Rights Analysis
- Washington Post, Outrage in India as men convicted of rape, murder walk free
- Washington Post, Israel shuts leading Palestinian human rights groups, citing terror links
- Washington Post, Blast kills 21 in Kabul mosque, including influential cleric
- New York Times, As China’s Economy Stumbles, Homeowners Boycott Mortgage Payments
- Washington Post, Female Saudi activist gets record 34 years in prison for critical tweets
- Washington Post, Prominent Catholic leader in Canada accused of sexual assault
New York Times, Kenya Election Live Updates: William Ruto Is Declared Winner as Questions Linger- Washington Post, India celebrates 75 years since independence amid hope and tension
- New York Times, A Power Struggle in Iraq Intensifies, Raising Fears of New Violence
U.S. Forced Birth Laws, Privacy, Freedoms
- Washington Post, FTC threatens to sue firm allegedly revealing abortion clinic visits
- New York Times, In Mississippi, What Will Republicans Do to Help New Mothers?
- Washington Post, Planned Parenthood to spend record $50 million on midterm elections
- New York Times, After the reversal of Roe, readership has surged at publications aimed at women
U.S. Media, Education, Sports, Culture
- New York Times, Brian Stelter Leaving CNN After Cancellation of ‘Reliable Sources,’
- The Atlantic, Commentary: How to Kill a Newspaper, Andrew Travers
- Ars Technica, Loathsome anti-vax group run by RFK Jr gets Meta permaban—finally, Sean Gallup
- New York Times, Watson Suspended for 11 Games and Fined $5 Million in Sexual Misconduct Case
- New York Times, Big Ten Signs Record TV Deal for College Conference
- Washington Post, Anne Frank adaptation, 40 more books pulled from Texas school district
- Washington Post, Syria denies holding U.S. journalist Austin Tice, who was abducted there a decade ago
- Washington Post, Vance, DeSantis rally puts ‘highly unusual’ restrictions on press
- Washington Post, Academy apologizes to Native American woman who declined Brando’s Oscar
- Politico, Saudi golf venture LIV quietly enlisted the help of a global PR titan
- New York Times, 10 Years After Disappearing in Syria, Freedom Is Elusive for U.S. Journalist
Top Stories
Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg, Donald J. Trump, and then-Trump Golf Properties Chief Operating Officer Carolyn Kepcher in a publicity photo from Trump's former television show nearly two decades ago "The Apprentice," on which they each had recurring roles as talent judges before Kepcher was replaced in 2006 as a judge by Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump.
New York Times, Allen Weisselberg, a Top Trump Executive, Pleads Guilty in Tax Scheme, Jonah E. Bromwich, Ben Protess and William K. Rashbaum, Aug. 18, 2022. Mr. Weisselberg has refused to cooperate in the Manhattan district attorney’s broader investigation into Donald J. Trump and his family business.One of Donald J. Trump’s most trusted executives pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiring with Mr. Trump’s company to carry out a long-running tax scheme, an admission that painted a damning picture of the former president’s family business but did not advance a broader investigation into the ...
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