First on CNN: Burgum injured playing basketball, throwing debate attendance into question  —  North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum was taken to a Milwaukee emergency room Tuesday after suffering an injury while playing a game of pick-up basketball with his staff, a source familiar with the situation tells CNN.

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.

Prosecutors: Trump Mar-a-Lago security aide flipped after changing lawyers  —  Special counsel Jack Smith's team revealed the details of the employee's about-face in a new filing.  —  A Trump employee who monitored security cameras at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate abruptly retracted …

Poll: DeSantis's support collapses ahead of 1st GOP debate  —  Last month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched a heavily hyped campaign “reboot,” in hopes of saving his struggling bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.  —  It hasn't worked, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll.

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 …

Trump gravitates to fringe figures despite efforts to limit their influence  —  The former president has resumed consulting with and embracing supporters whom other Republicans shun  —  On Aug. 13, former president Donald Trump spent the day at his New Jersey golf club with former congressional …

Fake electors, Trump attorneys surrender in Trump Georgia case  —  More defendants charged alongside former President Trump in Georgia are surrendering, including two of the three indicted fake electors and two Trump attorneys.  —  David Shafer and Cathy Latham, both of whom signed documents purporting …

The Secret Weapon Hackers Can Use to Dox Nearly Anyone in America for $15  —  It took only a few seconds to uncover the target's entire life.  —  On the messaging app Telegram, I entered a tiny amount of information about my target into the dark blue text box—their name and the state I believed they lived in—and pressed enter.

Republican Elites Only Want the Easy Way Out  —  No pain, no gain.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Sununu  —  Governor Chris Sununu offered his advice to Republican candidates yesterday and, as you'd expect from this guy, it was both foolish and solipsistic.  —  Foolish because he posits Vivek Ramaswamy …

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.

Man flees China by riding jet ski hundreds of miles to South Korea  —  The man, who has been detained since washing up in the port city of Incheon last week, is believed to be a dissident who was previously jailed for criticizing President Xi Jinping.  —  Video shows jet ski ‘Chinese man used to travel to South Korea’

‘Dark Brandon’ Appears on Fox News' Homepage on Day of Republican Debates: 'I'm Bringing Roe Back' (Exclusive)  —  President Joe Biden's 2024 reelection campaign is sending Milwaukee — and Fox News readers — a pro-choice message from the president's satirical alter-ego

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 …