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10:30 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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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
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
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 and ABC News
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
Poll: DeSantis's support collapses ahead of 1st GOP debate
Discussion: The Hill and Florida Politics
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Trump vows massive new tariffs if elected, risking global economic war
CNN:
Trump leads in polls, money — and understanding the delegate race
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Giuliani to surrender to authorities in Georgia election probe  —  The indictment alleges Giuliani was a key part of a criminal conspiracy, pressing election officials to act on voting fraud claims that he was repeatedly told were false.  —  Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's personal lawyer …
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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 …
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 …
Dana Bash / CNN:
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.
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Kelsey Walsh / ABC News:
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum injured, status for GOP debate unclear, campaign says  —  He was hurt in a pickup basketball game with his staff Tuesday night,  —  North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum was taken to the emergency room Tuesday night after being injured while playing pickup basketball with his staff, his campaign said Wednesday.
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
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 …
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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
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Donald Trump to surrender at Fulton county jail on Thursday night
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 …
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
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.
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.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
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 …
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.).
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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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?
The Hill:
McCarthy: House could launch impeachment inquiry ‘when we come back into session’
Marc Caputo / The Messenger:
Cigar Magnate and Former Florida House Speaker Is New DeSantis Campaign Adviser and Surrogate
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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
 Earlier Items: 
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Inside the text-for-pay campaign that got Asa Hutchinson on the debate stage
Ed Shanahan / New York Times:
Man Guilty in Attack on Black Lives Matter Protest With Claw and Car
Discussion: Fox News and The Root
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?
Discussion: KFF and The Bulwark
 

 
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