Me refreshing the Philadelphia Eagles store waiting for the reissue of Nick Foles Super Bowl jerseys.

NEW: When Joe Biden was VP, Hunter Biden asked the US Embassy in Italy to help Burisma, per new FOIA records. The New York Times had been seeking the records for years. They were released on 7/26 by Department of State. The Department suggested the timing was coincidence. nytimes.com/2024/08/13/us/…

I am getting emails wondering why the The New York Times hasn't covered the $2B deal Jared Kushner secured with the Saudis 6 months after leaving the The White House 45 Archived. The answer is … the The New York Times broke that story, & so many others about Kushner's foreign business. nytimes.com/2022/04/10/us/…

NEW 9/11 EVIDENCE: Omar al-Bayoumi, a Saudi national who helped the hijackers, made a video in 1999 of the US Capitol showing entrances, exits & guards. On the video, he calls the Capitol “the most important building,” & mentions a “plan.” Mattathias Schwartz: nytimes.com/2024/08/09/nyr…

This past Friday night I had Shabbat dinner with infamous Russian mafia boss Boris Nayfeld, who was at one point the most powerful Russian mobster in America. When we parted ways at the end of the night, he hit me with a zei gezunt, like my grandmother used to do.

My latest (gift link), many months in the making: nytimes.com/2024/08/20/hea…

THE SWAMP: Jeff Shuren oversaw medical devices for U.S. FDA. His wife led a team at @ArnoldPorter that represented device makers, including Theranos & Allergan. The FDA now says he should have recused or sought ethics authorization in certain instances. nytimes.com/2024/08/20/hea…

A great example here from @by_cjewett of dogged accountability reporting into an oft-ignored corner of the federal government that has implications for millions of people's health, & billions of dollars in taxpayer money.

Curious about Kamala Harris's bro-in-law @TonyWest, who spoke at the convention? He is on leave as Uber's chief legal officer & has become a key liaison between Harris & megadonors. He is distrusted by the left, which sees him as aligned with big biz. nytimes.com/2024/08/04/us/…

From proposed voir dire questionnaire for Hunter Biden's tax jury: "Do you believe Robert Hunter Biden is being prosecuted in this case or is not being prosecuted in other cases because his father is President Biden & was until recently a candidate for President?" documentcloud.org/documents/2507…

Happy Belated National Dog Day

.Sally Yates, who is being floated as a possible Attorney General for Kamala Harris, is headlining 2 "Lawyers for Harris" campaign fundraisers next week in Calif. (9/4 in SF & 9/5 in LA), per bundler email. Contribution levels: $1k, $3,300, $5k, $10k. wsj.com/politics/elect…

Citizens United ripple effects: The line between super PACs & campaigns is getting even more blurry. A new The FEC opinion allows candidates to form joint fundraising committees with super PACs, as long as they don't "engage in coordinated communications…" fec.gov/resources/cms-…

Flashback!

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