As today's show begins a federal judge grants Donald Trump's request for a third party to review the material the FBI took under search warrant from his Mar-a-Lago home. CNN Senior Justice Correspondent Evan Perez explains what the decision means. Plus: The midterm sprint starts now, as Joe Biden heads to Wisconsin and then Pennsylvania, where critical midterm battles for senator and government are being waged. And: Labor Day brings another brutal reminder of climate consequences, with 50 million Americans under heat advisories and 80 million under flood watches.

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In 65 days, Americans will decide who controls Congress and top leadership in the states. President Biden says this year, democracy is on the ballot. Republicans argue the midterms will be a judgment on the last two years of Democratic control of Washington. Plus, new details about the highly sensitive documents recovered at Mar-a-Lago. Is the widening probe dimming Trump's 2024 ambitions? And why labor leaders say Biden is the most pro-union president since FDR.

On today’s panel: Margaret Talev of Axios, Zolan Kanno Youngs of the New York Times, Chris Cadelago of Politico and CNN’s Gabby Orr.

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Today the inventory of what federal investigators seized during their raid on Donald Trump's Florida home was unsealed. It includes dozens of empty folders marked "classified." Plus: We analyze the latest jobs report, which shows another 315,000 jobs were added to the economy in August. And: President Biden outlines his midterm choice: democracy and tolerance vs. letting Donald Trump and his allies smother the American experiment. 

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The legal battle between the Justice Department and Donald Trump over sensitive government documents seized from Mar-a-Lago resumes in court today. We bring you the latest. Plus: Joe Biden will use a prime-time national address tonight to warn that Republicans are actively working to undermine American democracy. And: Sarah Palin loses in her comeback attempt as Alaska sends a Democrat to the House for the first time in 50 years.

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Government lawyers file a late-night response in the Mar-a-Lago docs dispute, alleging he and his people concealed sensitive records, his lawyers outright lied, and the former president's team likely tried to obstruct justice. Plus: New CNN reporting indicates Trump's legal troubles are pushing him to rethink when and how to announce his 2024 plan. And: The latest on the increasingly dire public health emergency in Jackson, Mississippi, which now has no running water.

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Joe Biden enters the campaign fray today as he travels to Pennsylvania for a planned speech on gun violence. The president will suggest Republicans have little standing to talk tough on crime if they keep bowing to the gun lobby. Plus: The government's response to a federal judge over the Mar-a-Lago search is due today. Prosecutors hope to make the case that they were careful and that there's no need for a special master to sort through the documents the FBI seized. And: A noteworthy MAGA makeover, as a CNN review details how the election denier running for the senate in Arizona scrubbed his website to erase a lie that the 2020 election was stolen.

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The US intelligence chief tells congress a review is under way to determine the national security impact of keeping top-secret documents at Mar-a-Lago. Plus, nuclear watchdogs get access to a Ukrainian power plant caught in the crossfire. And, Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan sparks a new midterm campaign brawl.

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A newly unsealed affidavit shows former President Trump held onto boxes of classified documents, and the FBI had reason to believe he could be obstructing their investigation. The search warrant itself was based on the 15 boxes of documents Trump handed over to the National Archives in January. Those included 184 documents with classification, including some that may have put US informants abroad at risk.

Plus, why Republicans are readjusting their midterms outlook as campaigning heats up.

And how a campaign promise became a financial reality for millions of Americans after President Biden announced his student debt forgiveness plan.

On today’s panel: Alex Burns of the New York Times, Yasmeen Abutaleb of the Washington Post, CNN’s Melanie Zanona, Toluse Olorunnipa of the Washington Post.

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The Justice Department submits its proposal for redacting the Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit, as the legal fight to bring more transparency into the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home continues. But the fight will mostly take place in secret. Plus: President Biden runs into second-guessing over his plan to cancel some student loan debut. And: Rain submerges entire towns in the south.

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