10 things you need to know today: July 18, 2023

Putin vows retaliation for bridge attack, No Labels says it could present alternative presidential ticket by Super Tuesday, and more

Russian President Vladimir Putin sits at a table with his hands crossed
Putin called the attack on the Kerch Strait Bridge bridge a 'terrorist act'
(Image credit: ALEXANDER KAZAKOV/SPUTNIK / AFP via Getty Images)

1. No Labels unveils plan for 3rd-party presidential ticket by Super Tuesday

The centrist group No Labels on Monday announced it would put forward a 2024 presidential candidate by Super Tuesday to offer voters a third choice if it's clear President Biden and former President Donald Trump will be the Democrats' and Republicans' respective nominees. The group hedged the statement further by saying it would present a ticket only if there was public support for an alternative candidate. Democrats reportedly are increasingly concerned a third-party candidate would siphon off votes from Biden. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), a centrist Democrat, co-headlined the town hall event where the group made the announcement, but said: "I've never been in any race to spoil. I get into races to win."

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.