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Talking off-cycle elections on the Ballotpedia podcast

Welcome to the Monday, August 21, 2023, Brew.

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Trump rolls out his last line of defense

"An increased use of these kinds of fascist appeals shows how weak he is as a candidate and how scared he is"

Salon

Donald Trump confirms he will skip Republican debate for presidential candidate

Trump to skip first major Republican nominee debate saying ‘the public knows who I am’

Evening Standard

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‘Kissing Trump’s butt’ won’t help Republicans beat him, rival warns

Will Hurd hasn’t qualified for this week’s Republican debate, but he’s pulling no punches in his attacks on the ex-president

The Guardian - US

Trump confirms won’t join this week’s Republican presidential debate

Former President Donald Trump claims he is so well known among the public, he does not need to participate.

Al Jazeera

Three years after a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan's governor, the final trial is set to begin

The final trial of suspects in a bizarre plot to kidnap Michigan's governor begins this week

The Independent UK

Trump and his allies double down on election lies after indictments for trying to undo 2020 results

Donald Trump is doubling down on debunked claims about the 2020 election as he fights criminal charges that he sought to overturn the will of the voters and seeks a second term

The Independent UK

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GOP presidential debate puts spotlight on Wisconsin, one of the few remaining swing states

When Republican candidates for president gather for their first debate Wednesday in Milwaukee, the spotlight will not only be on them, but Wisconsin’s role as one of a shrinking handful of genuine battleground states

The Independent UK

Trump confirms he will skip Republican primary debate

Ex-president is said to believe counter-programming would benefit his campaign and humiliate Fox News

The Guardian - US

Trump says he will skip GOP presidential primary debates

Former President Donald Trump has confirmed that he will be skipping Wednesday’s first Republican presidential primary debate — and likely others as well

The Independent UK

Former US attorney general says Trump should ‘serve time’ if convicted

Growing number of US legal experts say holding Trump accountable for Jan 6 is necessary

The Independent UK

Trump extends lead among Republicans as DeSantis slips further back, new poll shows

Poll is latest worrying sign for Florida governor’s campaign

The Independent UK

New York City politician kissed by stranger during TV interview: ‘Very creepy’

Brooklyn councilwoman Inna Vernikov was visibly shocked after being accosted by a stranger on Brighton Beach

The Guardian - US

Pence backs up Meadows claim that Trump didn’t declassify documents

Trump’s ex-VP undercuts one of his major defences for document stash at Mar-a-Lago

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - US

Former top Trump aide says he was unaware of document declassification – report

Ex-chief of staff Mark Meadows’ admission could complicate the ex-president’s defense in his classified documents case

The Independent UK

Will Donald Trump go to prison?

Former president at the centre of several sprawling federal and state investigations and criminal cases, some of which stem back to the 2020 election

The Independent UK

Houstonians worry new laws will deter voters who don't recall the hard-won fight for voting rights

Texas Republicans passed measures this year to eliminate Harris County’s top election job and give the Republican secretary of state power to take oversight of elections in Houston

The Hindu

BRS will return to power with more seats, asserts KCR

BRS set to return to power; CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao cautions people against voting for parties that make tall promises. BRS will win thumping majority, more seats than before. CM criticizes Congress for not implementing schemes like Rythu Bandhu, 24x7 free power supply. BRS has increased social security pensions, implemented…

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The Guardian - US

Pence won’t say if criminal conviction should rule Trump out as president

Former vice-president who once voted to expel felon from Congress says American people should decide

The Independent UK

Where do the 2024 presidential candidates stand on abortion? Take a look

More than a year after the Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion, the issue has at times dominated the discussion among the Republicans seeking their party’s 2024 presidential nomination

The Guardian - US

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter in ‘final chapter’, ex-president’s grandson says

‘It’s clear we’re in the final chapter,’ Josh Carter says of grandparents, the first couple between 1977 and 1981, in interview

The Guardian - US

Ron DeSantis calls Trump supporters ‘listless vessels’ in Republican broadside

Aides to Florida governor say he meant allies in Congress, not Hillary Clinton-esque ‘deplorables’ comment Trump backers claim

The Guardian - US

Jaws without the shark: absent Trump looms over Republicans’ first debate

Burgum, Christie, DeSantis, Haley, Pence, Ramaswamy and Scott will be present in Milwaukee on Wednesday but will anyone dent ex-president’s lead?

The Guardian - US

Could Trump be barred under the constitution’s ‘engaged in insurrection’ clause?

Experts suggest language in section 3 of 14th amendment is ‘actually very clearcut’ and could mean disqualification

The Guardian - US

Trump’s coup continues. It will soon enter its fourth phase

Trump has been engaged in a several-years-long attempt to undermine the institutions of the US government and it shows no sign of abating

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