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3:50 PM ET, August 23, 2023

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CNN:
First on CNN: Burgum suffered high-grade Achilles tear playing basketball, throwing debate participation into question  —  North Dakota governor and Republican presidential candidate Doug Burgum suffered a high-grade tear of his Achilles tendon while playing a game of pick-up basketball …
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Kelsey Walsh / ABC News:
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum injured, status for GOP debate unclear, campaign says
CREW:
Emails reveal Secret Service contacts with Oath Keepers  —  Internal Secret Service emails obtained by CREW show special agents in close communication with Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, while failing to acknowledge the group's ties to white nationalists and clashes with law enforcement.
Discussion: The Messenger and Raw Story
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Law, Reversing Earlier Decision  —  The ruling, by a newly all-male bench, allows the state's new six-week abortion ban to take effect.  —  The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the state's new near-total ban on abortion by a 4-1 vote …
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Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump reunite to try to upstage Fox News
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
The First Debate and the Race for Second Place
Discussion: HotAir
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
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.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
The debate Ron DeSantis needs to win
Discussion: Reuters and ABC News
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 …
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Politico:
Prosecutors: Trump Mar-a-Lago security aide flipped after changing lawyers
NBC News:
A key witness in the Trump classified docs case changed his testimony after switching lawyers, special counsel says
Kyler Alvord / People:
‘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
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 …
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John Philp / CNN:
The bottomless humiliation of Rudolph Giuliani
Tyler Kingkade / NBC News:
How Oklahoma's schools superintendent became the state's top culture warrior  —  Ryan Walters, who called a teachers union a “terrorist organization” and pushed for prayer in public schools, offers a preview of what could be coming in other Republican-led states.
Discussion: USA Today and New York Times
Sandee LaMotte / CNN:
It may be time to break out the masks against Covid, some experts say  —  If you're at high risk of serious illness or death from Covid-19, it's time to dust off those N95 masks and place them snugly over your nose and mouth to protect yourself from a recent uptick of the virus, according to a growing number of experts.
Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
DOJ charges 371 people, launches new COVID fraud strike forces  —  The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday the launch of two new COVID-19 fraud strike forces, as 371 people were charged over offenses in connection to the alleged theft of more than $800 million in coronavirus aid.
The Hill:
Attacking foreign corruption blunts China's malign economic influence  —  China is building its influence throughout the Global South with infrastructure, cheap cash and bribes.  With promises of easy financing, splashy new railroads and ports, and opaque deals that hide kickbacks and secret payoffs …
Washington Post:
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 …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Gaya Gupta / New York Times:
Russia-Ukraine War: Prigozhin Listed as Passenger on Plane That Crashed, Killing All Aboard  —  The authorities did not confirm whether the Wagner mercenary leader, Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, was on board when a private jet crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday, killing 10 people.
 
 
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Raffensperger expected to be subpoenaed for Meadows' Fulton hearing
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult Pro:
Most Voters Want Trump's Georgia Case Handled by Election Day 2024
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Fake electors, Trump attorneys surrender in Trump Georgia case
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
EXCLUSIVE: Club for Growth launches new ad in West Virginia targeting Justice
 Earlier Items: 
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Iowa poll: Tough border measures, fighting a ‘woke’ agenda are the most popular GOP issues ahead of debate
NPR:
3 red states will elect governors this fall. Could Democrats have a chance?
NBC News:
Child killed, over 20 injured in Ohio bus crash on first day of elementary school
The Hill:
McCarthy: House could launch impeachment inquiry ‘when we come back into session’
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The Secret Weapon Hackers Can Use to Dox Nearly Anyone in America for $15
Discussion: New York Times
 

 
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