“Also included in the list was information about the “President of France,” according to the three-page list.” wsj.com/articles/fbi-r…

Biden Plots a 2024 Presidential Run — and a Trump Rematch bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

New: Attorney General Merrick Garland will make a statement today at 2:30pm, the Justice Dept announces

Trump says he’ll take the fifth during his deposition

the new edition of Answers in the Form of Questions comes out in ONE WEEK!
-it has a brand new afterword about what the show refers to as 'the awkward months,” aka the Mike Richards months
-many many updates throughout
-paperback, so more copies will fit in duffel bags for bribes

Scoop: Intel shows Russia using merchant vessels to secretly move military cargo from Syria as Ukraine invasion in month 6. Sparta II, under US sanctions, moved unhindered through Turkey’s strait. White House declined to say if US spoken to Turkey about it
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The White House was not given notice of the FBI raid at Mar-A-Lago reported by former President Trump, a Biden official says

“They even broke into my safe!”

Biden tours flood damage in Kentucky bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

🚽FIRST on Axios: Trump’s telltale toilet … ⁦Maggie Haberman⁩ obtained these photos ahead of the Oct. 4 publication of her book “Confidence Man”

Source tells her pic on the left shows a White House commode
Pic on the right is from a Trump overseas trip axios.com/2022/08/08/tru…

#AWSM 's statement regarding Pete Rose's response to criticism of his appearance with 1980 Phillies team:

*US SENATE PASSES TAX, CLIMATE DEAL TO REVIVE BIDEN AGENDA

Biden testing negative but will remain in isolation until a second negative test

Biden's COVID isolation winning streak continues apace:
- blockbuster july jobs report
- Sinema signs off on reconciliation
- Finland, Sweden win NATO vote
- Voters reject anti-abortion amendment in Kansas
- al-Zawahiri killing
- press hasn't had to go to DE in weeks (kidding?)

*US JULY PAYROLLS INCREASE 528,000; EST. 250,000

this is one of my favorite quirks of the vineyard: like ryan zinke at the interior department, spike lee flies a giant yankees flag when he's in residence

.Karine Jean-Pierre offers a flat 'no' when asked if the president would intervene or remove the DHS IG amid concerns over handling of cell phone records

“How can this be our reaction? It doesn’t meet the moment!” one young administration official said in a phone call. “If we don’t do the right thing here, will we ever?”