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5:30 PM ET, August 23, 2023

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Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Giuliani Finally Finds a Lawyer in Georgia as He Surrenders to Jail  —  He stands 5' 11" and tips the scales at 230 pounds, according to booking records, which list his hair color as “gray or partially gray.  Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani found himself a local lawyer in time to turn himself …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Raffensperger expected to be subpoenaed for Meadows' Fulton hearing
Discussion: Slate, Raw Story and The Hill
Matt Young / The Daily Beast:
Rudy Giuliani Set to Meet With Fani Willis in Georgia: Report
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Fake electors, Trump attorneys surrender in Trump Georgia case
Politico:
Wagner boss Prigozhin killed in jet crash in Russia  —  Exactly two months after his failed coup, Wagner mercenary group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin died on Wednesday after his private jet crashed in flames on an internal flight within Russia, the country's aviation authority said.
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ABC News:
Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin dies in plane crash in Russia  —  Prigozhin had led a rebellion against Russian authorities earlier this year.  —  Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a plane that crashed in Russia's Tver region on Wednesday …
Maya Yang / The Guardian:
Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was on plane that crashed with no survivors, Russian aviation authority says - live
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
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Politico:
Playbook: Your one-stop guide to the first GOP debate
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
Robert Legare / CBS News:
Mar-a-Lago IT worker was told he won't face charges in special counsel probe  —  Washington — The Mar-a-Lago IT employee who, according to a federal court filing, implicated former President Donald Trump and two of his aides in an alleged pressure campaign to delete security camera footage …
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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 …
Politico:
Prosecutors: Trump Mar-a-Lago security aide flipped after changing lawyers
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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HuffPost:
Doug Burgum Injured Playing Basketball, Might Miss Republican Debate
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: Forbes, The Messenger and Raw Story
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.
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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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
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.
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
NBC News:
Jan. 6 defendant representing himself at trial compares himself to Brett Kavanaugh  —  Brandon Fellows also said he liked that members of Congress were fearing for their lives during the Capitol attack.  —  WASHINGTON — A Jan. 6 defendant, in opening arguments at his trial before a jury on Wednesday …
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 …
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
FDA taps leader for new human foods program in wake of baby formula crisis  —  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday the first leader of a new program dedicated to human foods, part of an agency-wide reorganization effort launched in the wake of a contaminated baby formula crisis last year.
Discussion: Roll Call and Bloomberg
 
 
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David Ingram / NBC News:
Conservative pundits falsely claim Biden slept during Maui fire memorial
Discussion: Twitchy, Daily Kos and The Federalist
Alice Herman / The Guardian:
Fury at Michigan officials charged in 2020 false electors scheme: 'This isn't who we are'
Discussion: Raw Story and Big League Politics
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
GOP debate streaming partner Rumble placed RNC ads on numerous pro-Hitler videos
Discussion: Political Wire
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult Pro:
Most Voters Want Trump's Georgia Case Handled by Election Day 2024
Discussion: Washington Examiner
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Trump gravitates to fringe figures despite efforts to limit their influence
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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?
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