Legal team asserts Trump can declassify whatever he wants.
FETTERMAN HOPES TO HAVE BIDEN'S EAR ON CANNABIS John Fetterman, a U.S. Senate candidate in Pennsylvania, called for President Joe Biden to decriminalize cannabis, a vastly popular policy decision that's already been implemented by many states but not yet at the federal level. Fetterman told reporters he plans to talk to Biden about the issue at Pittsburgh's Labor Day Parade. [HuffPost] LEGAL TEAM ARGUES FOR TRUMP'S ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY A letter from former President Donald Trump's lawyer argues that the commander in chief can declassify whatever he wants and that the "primary" law governing the handling of U.S. classified information doesn't apply to the president himself. The letter suggests the team may use a strategy anchored around presidential powers to defend Trump against accusations of taking classified documents to his Florida home. [AP] BLAKE MASTERS SCRUBS WEBSITE OF ELECTION LIES Venture capitalist Blake Masters won the Republican nomination for Arizona's U.S. Senate race with Trump's endorsement, but now Masters has removed language from his website that supports the former president's lie that the 2020 election was stolen. Masters' campaign has similarly moderated his stances on abortion since the primary. [HuffPost] WHITE HOUSE: GRAHAM JUST PROVED BIDEN'S POINT Biden upset many members of the GOP by saying the MAGA movement and its promotion of authoritarianism was basically "semi-fascism." Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) reacted by saying there'd be "riots in the streets" if Trump is indicted for taking classified documents to Mar-a-Lago... which is the kind of rhetoric Biden was referring to, according to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. [HuffPost] |
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES: PLEASE, LEAVE US OUT OF YOUR POLITICAL HACKERY The acting archivist of the United States, Debra Steidel Wall, praised the staff of the National Archives and Records Administration for their dedication in what's become a challenging work environment. "We will continue to do our work, without favor or fear, in the service of our democracy," she said. [HuffPost] PROPOSED BILL COULD TURN CALIFORNIA INTO HAVEN FOR TRANSGENDER YOUTH A bill in California is designed to provide legal refuge to parents from other states who risk having their transgender children taken away or being criminally prosecuted if they support their children's access to gender-affirming procedures. "No one should ever have to worry about being separated from their child simply for allowing that child to be who they are," said Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener. [AP] THE NOT-SO-HIDDEN REASON FOR REPUBLICANS' STUDENT LOAN ANGER To fully understand why many Republicans are upset that Biden canceled up to $20,000 of student loan debt for people who desperately need it, we need to look at one of the major tenants of white supremacy, writes Stephen A. Crockett Jr. Cruelty and suffering is built in. [HuffPost] NASA ENGINEERS TO MEET ABOUT FUTURE OF ARTEMIS MOON MISSION NASA scrubbed the launch of its Artemis I mission on Monday but are hoping to try again on Friday or Monday, or push the date back by more than a month. The decision was a disappointment for thousands of rocket-watchers who drove to Florida's Kennedy Space Center, but NASA said it wouldn't launch until doing so was safe. [HuffPost] SERENA WILLIAMS ISN'T READY TO SAY GOODBYE JUST YET Serena Williams won her first match at what is expected to be the last U.S. Open — and last tournament — of her career. She overcame a shaky start to overwhelm Danka Kovinic 6-3, 6-3 on Monday night in a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium with an atmosphere more akin to a festival than a farewell. [AP] |
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