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8:15 PM 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:
GOP will lose ‘up and down the ballot’ with Trump, New Hampshire governor warns  —  In an op-ed, Republican Chris Sununu, governor of the first-in-the-nation primary state, urges second-tier candidates to drop out and consolidate behind an alternative.  —  New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu …
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump says he will skip GOP presidential primary debates
CNN:
Trump plans to turn himself in Thursday at Fulton County jail, sources say  —  Former President Donald Trump plans to turn himself in and be processed at the Fulton County jail on Thursday, two sources familiar with the plan told CNN, following his agreement earlier Monday to a $200,000 bond and other release conditions.
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Associated Press:
Former President Donald Trump's bond is set at $200,000 in Georgia case  —  Donald Trump's bond has been set at $200,000 in the Georgia case accusing the former president of scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss, according to court papers filed Monday.
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Eastman agrees to $100K bond in Georgia election case  —  Attorney John Eastman, one of former President Trump's 18 co-defendants in his recent Georgia indictment, has agreed to a $100,000 bond, court filings show.  —  A judge on Monday morning signed off on pretrial release conditions …
NBC News:
Iowa poll shows GOP divide over Trump remaining party leader  —  Among likely caucusgoers, 41% said they want Trump to continue as the Republican Party's leader, but more than half are open to moving in another direction.  —  Likely Republican Iowa caucusgoers are divided …
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Stephen Gruber-Miller / Des Moines Register:
How every GOP presidential candidate performed with likely caucusgoers in new Iowa Poll  —  From Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis to Ryan Binkley and Francis Suarez, how 14 Republican candidates performed in the new Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom Iowa Poll
Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Donald Trump holds commanding lead in first test of 2024 Republican caucus field
NBC News:
Iowa poll: Trump challengers face huge climb to stop him in first GOP contest
Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
Elon Musk's Shadow Rule  —  How the U.S. government came to rely on the tech billionaire—and is now struggling to rein him in.  —  Last October, Colin Kahl, then the Under-Secretary of Defense for Policy at the Pentagon, sat in a hotel in Paris and prepared to make a call to avert disaster in Ukraine.
Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Vivek Ramaswamy wants to know how many ‘federal agents’ were on the planes that hit the Twin Towers: ‘I want the truth about 9/11’  — Vivek Ramaswamy is again raising questions about what happened on September 11, 2001.  — The GOP contender says it's “legitimate” to ask “how many federal agents” were on the planes.
Discussion: IJR
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NBC News:
Virginia Democrats raise alarms that Gov. Glenn Youngkin could be building toward a national bid  —  Youngkin has built a robust statewide political operation.  Virginia Democrats worry the national party isn't doing enough.  —  Virginia Democrats are worried the national party isn't doing enough …
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Washington Post:
Youngkin retools message for new elections with ‘Parents Matter’ talks
Discussion: The Messenger and NPR
ABC News:
A right-wing sheriffs group that challenges federal law is gaining acceptance around the country  —  A national group of sheriffs that claims the top law enforcers in American counties are not bound by federal law has successfully spread its doctrine to dozens of states in recent years
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
Freedom Caucus rebels against a short-term funding bill with new demands  —  The new list of policy changes sought by the ultraconservative House lawmakers drew immediate pushback from Democratic leaders, who warned it would cause a shutdown.  —  WASHINGTON — The ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus …
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Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
House Freedom Caucus fires warning shot over government shutdown
Eugene Daniels / Politico:
'I can't get into people's heads': Kamala Harris tries to reshape her public image ahead of 2024  —  In a POLITICO interview, the vice president addressed how she views the growing scrutiny she's under as Republicans use her as a “bogeyman” in 2024.  —  In her mind, Vice President Kamala Harris …
Discussion: Twitchy, RedState, The Messenger and Insider
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Politico:
Playbook: Harris fights her biggest foe: Washington's view of her
Discussion: Insider and The Messenger
Jared Gans / The Hill:
DeSantis defends ‘listless vessels’ remark: These lawmakers putting ‘entertainment,’ ‘personality’ first  —  GOP presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday defended his remarks calling for Republicans to not be “listless vessels” automatically supporting former President Trump …
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.
Jason Chaffetz / Fox News:
Five indications Joe Biden will not run in 2024  —  We don't see Biden on the campaign trail defending his presidency or touting his accomplishments  —  Standing before a New Mexico audience recently, President Biden unintelligibly joked that, “I hibernated in a while - all, you know, in Iowa for a while.”
Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Conservation groups sue to keep Virginia in Youngkin-opposed climate program  —  A group of Virginia-based environmental and conservation groups sued the state Monday over Virginia's withdrawal from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a carbon-capping agreement encompassing several other East Coast states.
Discussion: Blue Virginia
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Tomorrow's Visit to Maui  —  My heart, my prayers, and my focus are on the victims of the Maui wildfires and their families.  I know how profoundly loss can impact a family and a community and I know nothing can replace the loss of life.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Biden Visiting Hawaii to Inspect Wildfire Damage
 
 
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Andrew Kerr / Washington Free Beacon:
Legal Experts Call For Investigation Into Biden's Favorite Super PAC Over ‘Serious’ Financial Discrepancies
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
States look to hire illegal immigrants to fatten struggling police departments
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
House GOP subpoenas IRS and FBI investigators involved in Hunter Biden probe
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Bill Mahoney / Politico:
New district lines will scramble key New York House races
 

 
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Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

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