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9:45 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
Politico:
Playbook: You made it to the debate stage. Now what?
Discussion: The Hill
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 …
Discussion: CBS News, The Hill, UPI and The Messenger
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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Proud Boy on house arrest in Jan. 6 case disappears ahead of sentencing  —  Authorities are searching for a member of the Proud Boys extremist group who disappeared days before his sentencing in a U.S. Capitol riot case, where prosecutors are seeking more than a decade in prison, according to a warrant made public Friday.
The White House:
Camp David Principles  —  We, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, President Yoon Suk Yeol, and President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., affirm a shared vision for our partnership as well as for the Indo-Pacific and beyond.  Our partnership is based on a bedrock of shared values, mutual respect …
Discussion: Reuters and Politico
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The White House:
The Spirit of Camp David: Joint Statement of Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States
Discussion: NBC News, Atlantic Council and NPR
Associated Press:
US, Japan and South Korea agree to expand security and economic ties at historic Camp David summit
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
DeSantis meets privately with Kemp in Georgia  —  The meeting follows Donald Trump's indictment in the state.  —  Ron DeSantis met privately with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday, the latest in his effort to fortify relationships with three Republican governors alienated by Donald Trump.
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Gram Slattery / Reuters:   Insight: Conservative think tank emerges as force behind DeSantis campaign
The Nation:
Exclusive: James O'Keefe Is Now Under Investigation for Looting Project Veritas  —  Prosecutors in Westchester County, N.Y., are pursuing charges against the right's premiere “gotcha video” scammer, for scamming his own donors.  —  Pocket  —  James O'Keefe, the founder and until …
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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Rolling Stone:
Arizona Investigators ‘Aggressively’ Looking at Top Trump Ally Kelli Ward  —  The fake elector, and one of the state's most prominent Republicans, is in the crosshairs of a criminal probe into the scheme to steal the election … The Arizona probe has been accelerating in the past several weeks …
Congressman Matt Gaetz:
Congressman Matt Gaetz Introduces Resolution to Censure Judge Tanya Chutkan for Exhibiting Open Bias and Partisanship in Her Official Duties  —  Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) will introduce a resolution to censure and condemn United States District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan …
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Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Our collective malady: Donald Trump's mental health crisis is America's problem  —  Experts: Trump's “denial of reality” and “primitive projections” are imploding.  He's even more dangerous  —  To properly respond to Donald Trump and the level of extreme danger he represents …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Raw Story
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
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Former Sen. James Buckley dies at 100
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 …
Washington Post:
Rupert Murdoch encouraged Virginia's Glenn Youngkin to seek presidency  —  CORRECTION  —  A previous version of this article incorrectly said that Fox News settled a lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems for nearly $788 billion.  The settlement was for nearly $788 million.  The article has been corrected.
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
Phelim Kine / Politico:
Biden to sign strategic partnership deal with Vietnam in latest bid to counter China in the region  —  The new strategic partnership agreement opens the door to closer diplomatic, economic and technological cooperation with former foe — and China's neighbor — Hanoi.
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 …
Dan Neumann / Maine Beacon:
Golden's ‘Blue Dogs’ get money from Sallie Mae after opposing student debt relief  —  The Blue Dog Coalition, a group of corporate House Democrats led by Rep. Jared Golden, received the maximum donation from student lending giant Sallie Mae after the Second District congressman voted earlier …
Brooke Leigh Howard / The Daily Beast:
George Santos Thinks ‘Most People’ Lie on Their Résumé Like Him  —  ‘INSECURITIES’  —  Rep. George Santos (R-NY) once again brushed off the scandal surrounding his serial lies, claiming in a Friday interview that most people lie on their résumés.
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and The Messenger
 
 
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden says special counsel probe of his son is ‘up to the Justice Department’
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 and The Messenger
Washington Examiner:
Science loses in Montana court
Discussion: High Country News and Grist
Tara Suter / The Hill:
North Korea becoming more repressive amid reports of starvation
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
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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