Stevenson’s army, August 23

– Retiring Sen. Pat Leahy [D-VT] laments changes in politics and the Senate. A GOP friend of mine chatted with him in Nov., 2020 and reported he said, “We don’t talk to each other any more.”

-A new NBC poll has a lot of surprises; one is that “threats to democracy” is now the “most important issue facing the country,” ahead of jobs and the cost of living. [Scroll to the end]

– FP says most of Indo-Pacific sides with Beijing.

– FP says Poland and  Hungary have a falling out.

– NYT says Ukraine is siphoning humanitarian aid from other countries.

– Politico has more details on classified materials at Mar-a-Lago.

– Politico also reports WH is at odds with intelligence community over reducing classifications.

– WaPo has a friendly profile of SecState Blinken.

– A California prof says VP Pence had no authority to summon troops to protect Capitol.

– Fearing attacks in civilian areas, US warns Americans to leave Ukraine.

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