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7:20 AM ET, August 22, 2023

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Associated Press:
Trump says he will surrender Thursday on Georgia charges tied to efforts to overturn 2020 election  —  Former President Donald Trump says he will surrender to authorities in Georgia on Thursday to face charges in the case accusing him of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.
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CNN:
Trump plans to turn himself in Thursday at Fulton County jail  —  Former President Donald Trump plans to turn himself in and be processed at the Fulton County jail on Thursday, following his agreement earlier Monday to a $200,000 bond and other release conditions.
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump says he will skip GOP presidential primary debates
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
Reuters:
Trump has commanding lead in Iowa ahead of 2024 Republican caucus - poll
Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Donald Trump holds commanding lead in first test of 2024 Republican caucus field
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 …
Discussion: New York Times, Blue Virginia and IJR
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
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 …
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.
Philip Heijmans / Bloomberg:
Cambodia's Hun Sen Seals Political Dynasty as Son Becomes PM  — Hun Sen steps aside after more than 38 years in power  — Son becomes premier in long-planned political succession  —  Cambodia's parliament voted on Tuesday to approve a new government led by the son of outgoing leader Hun …
NBC News:
Suspect named in fatal shooting of California store owner over a Pride flag  —  Travis Ikeguchi, 27, was named in connection with the slaying Friday of clothing store owner Laura Ann Carleton, 66, in Lake Arrowhead, California.  —  California shop owner allegedly killed over Pride flag
dsca.mil:
Transmittal No  —  The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Poland of AH-64E Apache Helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $12.0 billion.  The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered …
Discussion: Politico
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Media organizations seek release of more court filings linked to special counsel Jack Smith's search warrant for Trump's Twitter account  —  A coalition of media organizations, including CNN, is asking the federal court in Washington, DC, to give more transparency into the legal fight …
Discussion: Political Wire
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
House Republicans subpoena DHS Secretary Mayorkas  —  House Republicans on Monday subpoenaed Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, seeking information about a program that allows citizens of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to enter the U.S. on a temporary basis.
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
 
 
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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
Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Conservation groups sue to keep Virginia in Youngkin-opposed climate program
Discussion: Washington Post and Blue Virginia
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
House GOP subpoenas IRS and FBI investigators involved in Hunter Biden probe
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Indiana's near-total abortion ban takes effect as state Supreme Court denies appeal
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Eastman agrees to $100K bond in Georgia election case
Bloomberg:
Run It Cold: Why Xi Jinping Is Letting China's Economy Flail
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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:
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