Frontrunning: August 23
- Trump Tries to Recharge His Base in Arizona Rally (WSJ)
- Trump Threatens Government Shutdown Over Border Wall Funding (BBG)
- Trump defends response to Charlottesville violence (Reuters)
- Trump Assails Media in Angry Defense of Charlottesville Response (BBG)
- North Korea presses rocket program, but amid signs of drama easing (Reuters)
- Military conflict with North Korea can be avoided: Germany's Merkel (Reuters)
- ECB chief Draghi: QE has made economies more resilient (BBC)