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 …

‘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

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.

All male South Carolina Supreme Court upholds ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban  —  South Carolina's law banning abortion after detection of a “fetal heartbeat” is legal, and there is no constitutional right to an abortion, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

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 …

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 …