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4:25 PM ET, August 18, 2023

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New York Times:
Trump Plans to Skip G.O.P. Debate for Interview With Tucker Carlson  —  The former president's apparent decision to skip the first debate is a major affront both to the Republican National Committee and to Fox News, which is hosting the event.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump plans …
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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez claims he's qualified for GOP presidential debate, but RNC can't confirm  —  Miami Mayor Francis Suarez claimed on Friday that he has qualified for next week's Republican presidential debate and would become the ninth White House hopeful to meet the fundraising …
Politico:
Playbook: You made it to the debate stage. Now what?
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Post:
Gen. Milley on Ukraine, Tuberville and ‘wokeness’  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  Sadly, a missed opportunity with this one-time real-life Barbie Dreamhouse.  But has anyone built the Mojo Dojo Casa House?  Tips: earlytips@washpost.com.  Was this forwarded to you?  Sign up here.
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Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Christie Says DeSantis Should Drop Out if He Defends Trump at Debate  —  Mr. Christie needled his higher-polling rivals while campaigning in their home state of Florida.  —  Reporting from South Miami, Fla.  —  If Gov. Ron DeSantis follows political consultants' advice …
Steve Contorno / CNN:
Pro-DeSantis super PAC debate memo stirs anger and confusion from fundraisers and donors
Gram Slattery / Reuters:   Insight: Conservative think tank emerges as force behind DeSantis campaign
New York Times:
Ramaswamy's Faith Singled Out in DeSantis Super PAC Memo
Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
James Buckley, conservative politician and U.S. senator, dies at 100  —  In political circles, Mr. Buckley was perhaps best remembered as the lead plaintiff in a landmark campaign finance lawsuit — Buckley v. Valeo — that in 1976 unraveled part of the post-Watergate regulation of political money
Discussion: New York Times
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Former Sen. James Buckley dies at 100  —  James Buckley, a former U.S. Senator from New York died Friday at the age of 100, according to The Washington Post.  —  Buckley's son confirmed his death to The Washington Post, but did not say the cause.  Born in New York, N.Y. in 1923 …
NBC News:
A Jan. 6 defendant scheduled to be sentenced on Friday is now missing  —  WASHINGTON — Christopher Worrell, a Florida Proud Boy convicted on seven counts stemming from his actions during the Jan. 6 riot, was scheduled to be sentenced today in Washington, D.C, federal court but is now missing …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Rudy Giuliani Was Never 'America's Mayor'  —  On Monday, Rudy Giuliani was indicted in Georgia for his role in what prosecutors called a conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in that state.  —  The district attorney for Fulton County, Fani Willis …
CNN:
Kenneth Chesebro, alleged architect of fake electors' plot, followed Alex Jones around Capitol grounds on January 6th  —  When conspiracy theorist Alex Jones marched his way to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, riling up his legion of supporters, an unassuming middle-aged man in a red “Trump 2020” hat conspicuously tagged along.
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Politico:
A GOP challenger's frank talk about ‘sexual sin’  —  FITZPATRICK'S FOE DETAILS PORN ADDICTION  —  Pennsylvania Republican Mark Houck, who is challenging Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick from the right in a battleground district, revealed during a 2020 interview that he “struggled” …
Discussion: Punchbowl News
ABC News:
Trump attorneys, Fulton County DA expected to meet next week: Sources  —  The attorneys and DA are expected to negotiate terms of Trump's bond package.  —  Attorneys for former President Donald Trump are expected to meet early next week with the Fulton County district attorney's office …
Associated Press:
US, Japan and South Korea agree to expand security and economic ties at historic Camp David summit  —  President Joe Biden opens a Camp David summit with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.  They are looking to strengthen security …
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Shannon K. Crawford / ABC News:
Historic meeting of US, Japan and South Korea's leaders poised to usher in ‘new era’
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
‘Lock Them Up’ is Now the Republican Party's Highest Goal … Donald Trump's supporters, as you might expect, have not taken his latest indictment in stride.  Charlie Kirk, writing in the Federalist, proposes a list of Democrats or liberal groups to charge in retaliation, proposing Hunter Biden …
Brakkton Booker / Politico:
‘Pathetic’: Voters of color slam Biden's performance on the economy  —  “Our economy is the lowest it's been.”  —  In a focus group last week, eight men of color who voted for President Joe Biden in 2020 were asked to describe their feelings about the economy.  —  The answers were bleak.
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Politico:
Gavin Newsom's future hinges on San Francisco  —  Newsom has increasingly been moonlighting as a quasi-city executive of his hometown and approaching its woes as a litmus test for his success in Sacramento.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Gavin Newsom hasn't been mayor of San Francisco for more than a decade …
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Microsoft says listing the Ottawa Food Bank as a tourist destination wasn't the result of ‘unsupervised AI’ … A Microsoft travel guide for Ottawa, Canada, prominently recommended tourists visit the Ottawa Food Bank, as spotted by Paris Marx until it was removed after this article was originally published.
NBC News:
California officer accused in probe of racist texts kept ‘gory’ police dog injury photos for himself, authorities say  —  Three officers “touted” their use of excessive force and collected “trophies,” according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.  —  Three Northern California police officers …
Discussion: The Guardian and Mercury News
Washington Examiner:
Science loses in Montana court  —  Would the weather in Montana change tomorrow if the state suddenly shut down all of its coal mines, natural gas power plants, and oil refineries?  Any honest scientist would tell you no.  —  But according to a far-left state judge, the wealthiest children …
Discussion: High Country News, Grist and The Nation
 
 
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Graham Kates / CBS News:
Trump PAC foots bill for private investigator in Manhattan criminal case, E. Jean Carroll trial
Discussion: Raw Story
Max Chafkin / Bloomberg:
GOP Presidential Hopeful Ramaswamy Sued Over Strive's Practices
Discussion: Forbes
Tara Suter / The Hill:
North Korea becoming more repressive amid reports of starvation
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
EXCLUSIVE: Senate Democrats' campaign arm launches billboard campaign targeting Justice amid lawsuit over his schedule
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Russia recruited operatives online to target weapons crossing Poland
Washington Post:
American democracy is cracking. These forces help explain why.
Discussion: Raw Story and Election Law Blog
US Department of Justice:
Foreign National Sentenced to Over 21 Years for Mailing Ricin to President of the United States in 2020
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
The Benefits and Drawbacks to Charging Trump Like a Mobster
Discussion: NPR, The Popehat Report and Althouse
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Hunter Biden stays close to father at White House amid criminal probe
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Prosecutors seek 27 to 33 years in prison for Proud Boys guilty of seditious conspiracy
Washington Post:
U.S. intelligence says Ukraine will fail to meet offensive's key goal
 

 
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