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3:15 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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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
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 …
Associated Press:
Trump and his allies double down on election lies after indictments for trying to undo 2020 results  —  A federal indictment and one in Georgia charging Donald Trump with lying about the 2020 election to overturn President Joe Biden's win have done nothing to slow the geyser of election falsehoods flowing …
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 …
Discussion: CBS News, BizPac Review and Raw Story
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
Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Donald Trump holds commanding lead in first test of 2024 Republican caucus field
Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Trump confirms he will skip the first GOP debate — and maybe future ones, as well
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.
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
House Freedom Caucus fires warning shot over government shutdown  —  Members of the House Freedom Caucus are making it harder for leadership to avoid a government shutdown, announcing on Monday that they'll oppose a stopgap funding bill unless it caves to their terms.
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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 …
John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
Vivek Ramaswamy's Truth  —  This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday.  Sign up for it here.  —  Vivek Ramaswamy leaned forward in his leather seat aboard the Cessna 750.
Discussion: Insider, Mediaite and Raw Story
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ABC News:
‘Wanting to be famous’: How Vivek Ramaswamy sought podcast stardom prior to White House run
Discussion: The Messenger and Mediaite
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 …
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Tomorrow's Visit to Maui
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.
CNN:
Trump and several co-defendants expected to negotiate bond terms with Fulton County DA's office Monday  —  Former President Donald Trump and several co-defendants in the sweeping Georgia racketeering case are expected to work out the terms of their bond Monday with the Fulton County district …
Discussion: The Messenger and Raw Story
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Two US service members arrested in stabbing death after ‘altercation’ at German fair  —  Two U.S. service members were arrested in Germany after they were connected to the stabbing death of a 28-year-old man at a street fair over the weekend, according to local and Air Force officials.
 
 
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Bloomberg:
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Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Biden's infrastructure building boom is missing one thing: Workers
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Messenger
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
As the 2024 election revs up, Asian Americans rise as a powerful voting bloc
Discussion: The Atlantic
Washington Post:
Youngkin retools message for new elections with ‘Parents Matter’ talks
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Pence Undercuts Trump's Defense in Classified Documents Case
Bill Mahoney / Politico:
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Financial Times:
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