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11:05 AM ET, August 21, 2023

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Christopher T. Sununu / New York Times:
Gov. Chris Sununu: This Is How to Beat Trump  —  This week, Republican primary candidates for president will have a chance to make their case before a national audience — with or without Donald Trump on the debate stage.  To win, they must break free of Mr. Trump's drama, step out of his shadow …
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NBC News:
Iowa poll: Trump challengers face huge climb to stop him in first GOP contest  —  Among likely GOP caucusgoers, 65% believe Trump hasn't committed serious crimes, while the survey also shows strong numbers considering DeSantis and Scott.  —  Former President Donald Trump starts …
Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Donald Trump holds commanding lead in first test of 2024 Republican caucus field  —  Donald Trump's lead among likely Republican caucusgoers grew 5 points after his indictment in Georgia, according to the new Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom Iowa Poll  —  Brianne Pfannenstiel Michaela RammDes Moines Register
Politico:
Playbook: Harris fights her biggest foe: Washington's view of her  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  JUST POSTED — It's the first 2024 NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll of the cycle by esteemed Iowa pollster ANN SELZER.
Discussion: Insider and The Messenger
Sidney Blumenthal / The Guardian:
Trump's legal woes are part of his quasi-religious mythology of martyrdom  —  These criminal entanglements are not only means but ends - not a sideshow, but the heart and soul of Trump's campaign  —  n 16 or perhaps 17 July 2024, in Milwaukee, the Republican national convention will likely nominate …
Discussion: The Bulwark
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Pence Undercuts Trump's Defense in Classified Documents Case  —  The former vice president said he knew of no broad order by Donald Trump that would have declassified documents the former president took with him when he left the White House.  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence said on Sunday …
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Shawna Mizelle / CNN:
GOP senator says Trump should drop out and calls classified documents case ‘almost a slam dunk’
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Biden administration to urge Americans get new COVID-19 boosters  —  The Biden administration plans to urge all Americans to get a booster shot for the coronavirus this autumn to counter a new wave of infections, a White House official said on Sunday.  —  The official said that while the Centers …
Bill Mahoney / Politico:
New district lines will scramble key New York House races  —  The interminable legal fight over redistricting in New York will likely leave both parties unclear which races will be competitive until sometime next spring.  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — Candidates are eager to run in competitive House seats in New York next year.
John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
Vivek Ramaswamy's Truth  —  The Millennial outsider Republican says he wants a revolution.  To get there, he'd gut the federal government.  —  vivek ramaswamy leaned forward in his leather seat aboard the Cessna 750.  He was fiddling with his pen, talking about Donald Trump.  It was the final Friday in July.
Discussion: Raw Story
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Biden Visiting Hawaii to Inspect Wildfire Damage  —  After remaining secluded since Friday, the president will break away from his vacation for a brief trip to Maui, where flames have demolished a town and killed more than 100 people.  —  President Biden is set to break away from his summer vacation …
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
How Hunter Biden's plea deal became a huge cluster  —  The irony is that if anyone is being treated unfairly, it's Hunter. … On July 26, what was supposed to be a routine plea hearing for Hunter Biden in federal court in Delaware turned into a protracted circus, culminating …
Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Breaking: Judge blocks Georgia's ban on hormone therapy for transgender minors  —  U.S. District Judge Sarah Geraghty, a Biden appointee, issued the preliminary injunction Sunday after a hearing earlier this month.  —  A federal judge in Georgia on Sunday issued a ruling that blocks the state …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
As the 2024 election revs up, Asian Americans rise as a powerful voting bloc  —  They're America's fastest-growing demographic, and they delivered a turnout jump in swing states that proved crucial to Joe Biden's victory in 2020.  Both parties have taken note.
Discussion: The Atlantic
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: Inside Trump's new plan to limit immigration  —  Former President Trump wants unprecedented restrictions on immigration and the border if he's elected in 2024 — such as screening prospective immigrants for “Marxist” ideologies and a naval blockade to target drug smugglers, Axios has learned.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 
 
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Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Trump confirms he will skip the first GOP debate — and maybe future ones, as well
John Blake / CNN:
How conservatives use ‘verbal jiu-jitsu’ to turn liberals' language against them
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