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9:15 AM ET, August 23, 2023

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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The GOP debate shows that Trump's hostile takeover is complete  —  He's thoroughly humiliated everyone involved, including Fox News and the RNC. … The first Republican presidential primary debate of 2024 is tonight.  Usually the events are chances to shape the future of a party by introducing voters to new ideas and faces.
Discussion: HuffPost, El País and Bloomberg
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
The debate Ron DeSantis needs to win  —  MILWAUKEE — THE DEBATE RON DESANTIS NEEDS TO WIN.  The Republican presidential field that will take the stage here at the Fiserv Forum Wednesday night is made up of several subgroups.  There is the who-are-these-guys group, with Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND) and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
Discussion: Reuters
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
The First Debate and the Race for Second Place  —  Being No. 2 could be especially important next year, and Ramaswamy has been gaining on DeSantis.  —  What's the point of tonight's Republican debate?  —  It's not an unreasonable question, with the runaway front-runner for the Republican nomination deciding to skip it.
Discussion: HotAir
Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump reunite to try to upstage Fox News  —  The on-again, off-again partnership found mutual benefit in a pre-recorded interview to air during the first Republican presidential debate  —  Last Wednesday, Donald Trump welcomed Tucker Carlson and his small team …
Marc Caputo / The Messenger:
Cigar Magnate and Former Florida House Speaker Is New DeSantis Campaign Adviser and Surrogate
Discussion: Washington Examiner
CNN:
Trump leads in polls, money — and understanding the delegate race
Eli Okun / Politico:
Playbook PM: Debate also-rans rage and regroup
NBC News:
A key witness in the Trump classified docs case changed his testimony after switching lawyers, special counsel says  —  The man identified as “Trump Employee 4” had been represented by Stanley Woodward, who was being paid by the former president's Save America PAC.
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ABC News:
Recent obstruction charges against Trump, others followed cooperation from Mar-a-Lago IT worker: Sources  —  The IT staffer is set to be a central witness in the case against Trump.  —  A Mar-a-Lago Information Technology worker's decision to cooperate with special counsel Jack Smith …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump ex-chief Mark Meadows asks judge to protect him from arrest as he seeks to move Georgia case to federal court  — Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows asked a federal judge to immediately move the Georgia election case out of state court in order to protect him from being arrested.
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Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
Attorney John Eastman surrenders on charges in Trump's Georgia 2020 election subversion case
Heidi Przybyla / Politico:
D.C. Attorney General is probing Leonard Leo's network  —  The Federalist Society co-chair and ex-Trump judicial adviser has utilized nonprofit groups to collect more than $1 billion for conservative causes.  —  Washington D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb is investigating judicial activist Leonard Leo …
Discussion: Political Wire
Matt Young / The Daily Beast:
Rudy Giuliani Set to Meet With Fani Willis in Georgia: Report  —  SO IT BEGINS...  Rudy Giuliani is expected to travel to Georgia on Wednesday to meet with Fulton County prosecutors—including District Attorney Fani Willis—according to CNN.  Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor himself …
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
The Secret Weapon Hackers Can Use to Dox Nearly Anyone in America for $15  —  Most Americans have very little choice but to provide their personal information to credit bureaus.  Hackers have found a way into that data supply chain, and are advertising access in group chats used by violent criminals who rob, assault, and shoot targets.
John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
Audio: Vivek Ramaswamy Says He Wants ‘the Truth About 9/11’  —  This summer, I set out to write about Vivek Ramaswamy because I thought that his public-speaking skills set him apart from his GOP presidential rivals.  Whereas most candidates were struggling to find their lane …
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Trump vows massive new tariffs if elected, risking global economic war  —  Former president floats 10 percent tax on all foreign imports and calls for ‘ring around the collar’ of U.S. economy  —  Even in the face of growing personal legal peril, Donald Trump summoned his top economic advisers …
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Iowa poll: Tough border measures, fighting a ‘woke’ agenda are the most popular GOP issues ahead of debate  —  Of seven issues tested, the least popular one is aggressively criticizing Trump over his legal challenges.  —  A whopping 77% of likely Republican Iowa caucusgoers say they're …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy endorses Donald Trump  —  Most Republican governors have been hesitant to endorse in the presidential race.  —  Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is endorsing Donald Trump, giving the former president the support of a governor whose state is expected to hold its nominating contest …
NPR:
3 red states will elect governors this fall.  Could Democrats have a chance?  —  Voters in 3 states — Louisiana, Kentucky, and Mississippi — will head to the polls this year to elect or reelect their governors.  —  Each state leans Republican when voting for national politicians …
The Hill:
McCarthy: House could launch impeachment inquiry ‘when we come back into session’  —  Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) warned Tuesday that the House could launch an impeachment inquiry as soon as September if the Biden administration doesn't turn over documents — including some that were apparently never requested by the GOP.
NBC News:
Child killed, over 20 injured in Ohio bus crash on first day of elementary school  —  One of the 23 children injured suffered serious, life-threatening injuries in the Tuesday morning crash.  Their condition was not immediately clear as of early Wednesday morning.
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
EXCLUSIVE: Club for Growth launches new ad in West Virginia targeting Justice  —  The influential conservative group Club for Growth launched a new ad in West Virginia on Wednesday targeting Gov. Jim Justice (R), who's running to unseat Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.).
 
 
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Politico:
‘Cherry-picking’: Candidates lash out at RNC after not making debate stage
Julia Johnson / Washington Examiner:
Conservative group to debut ad opposing Ukraine aid during RNC debate preshow
Discussion: National Review
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Inside the text-for-pay campaign that got Asa Hutchinson on the debate stage
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Ed Shanahan / New York Times:
Man Guilty in Attack on Black Lives Matter Protest With Claw and Car
Discussion: The Root and Fox News
Cory Shaffer / Plain Dealer:
Shaker Heights attorney who supported Trump jailed for felony voter fraud
Kylie Robison / Fortune:
Elon Musk plans to remove headlines from news articles shared on X
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Why do Republicans disproportionately believe health misinformation?
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