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11:55 AM ET, August 24, 2023

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Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Chaos Erupts When Republican Candidates Are Asked if They Believe in Climate Change  —  There is no scientific dispute on the question, but almost none of the Republican presidential candidates gave a straight answer.  —  It was an unusual litmus test for a Republican primary debate …
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Politico:
The spiciest moments of the first GOP debate  —  Trump wasn't on stage.  But the debate didn't lack for intense exchanges.  —  Candidates tonight on stage are Asa Hutchinson (far left), Chris Christie, Mike Pence, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott and Doug Burgum.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The winners and losers from the first Republican debate  —  Eight Republican presidential candidates who sought some kind of traction against former president Donald Trump faced off Wednesday night at the first debate of the 2024 GOP primary race in Milwaukee.  Trump was absent.
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump suggests in Carlson interview that U.S. could see more political violence  —  The former president also again defended the mob of his supporters that attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021  —  Former president Donald Trump suggested that the United States could see intensifying political violence …
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Magical Thinking in Milwaukee  —  One couldn't help but pity the dutiful campaign staffers and surrogates who trickled into the spin room in Milwaukee last night.  They arrived with an unenviable task: to convince reporters that their respective candidates had won the first debate of the Republican presidential primary.
PolitiFact:
Fact-check: What Republican candidates got right, wrong in first debate on Fox News  —  Eight Republican presidential candidates sparred over foreign aid, abortion limits and climate change in the first GOP primary debate ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
Washington Post:
DeSantis' forgettable night  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  In case you need it: a crib sheet for “Ashoka.”  Tips: earlytips@washpost.com.  Thanks for waking up with us. … In today's edition ... Trump to surrender in Georgia ... Matt Viser on President Biden's Wednesday in Tahoe …
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
5 takeaways from the first Republican primary debate  —  Imagine a world in which Donald Trump decided not to run again for reelection.  —  That's what the audience experienced for about the first 50 minutes of the first Republican presidential primary debate.  There had been only fleeting, subtle swipes at Trump in that time.
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
The Most Unsettling Presidential Debate Spectacle Ever
Discussion: Raw Story
Kristen Holmes / CNN:
Trump replaces top Georgia lawyer ahead of surrender  —  Former President Donald Trump has replaced his top Georgia lawyer ahead of his surrender Thursday evening, sources tell CNN.  —  Drew Findling, the lawyer who has led Trump's defense in Georgia, is being replaced by Steven Sadow …
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Jim Jordan launches probe into Georgia Trump prosecution  —  House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) fired off a sweeping request for documents dealing with former President Trump's prosecution for election interference in Georgia, asking Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) to turn over all records relating to the case.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
An Atlanta bail bondsman explains how he would handle Trump
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Rudy ‘Tough on Crime’ Giuliani Arrested in Georgia
Berwood A Yost / Franklin & Marshall College Poll:
Franklin & Marshall Poll Release: August 2023  —  I'm writing to share our summary report for the August 2023 Franklin & Marshall College Poll.  I've highlighted a few of the key findings below, but I encourage you to read the full report, which is also included.
David Moye / HuffPost:
Federal Judge Refuses To Block Arrests Of Mark Meadows, Jeffrey Clark In Georgia Case  —  The former White House chief of staff and former Justice Department official separately argued to bar their arrests as they seek to move the case to federal court.  —  LOADING
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Los Angeles Times:
Russian mercenary chief and mutineer Prigozhin killed in jet crash, state media say  —  Yevgeny Prigozhin, the notorious mercenary chieftain who led a failed uprising against Russian President Vladimir Putin's government two months ago, was aboard a private jet that crashed north of Moscow …
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ABC News:
Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin dies in plane crash in Russia
Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Cries ‘Racist’ Over Not-Racist Debate Exchange  —  The extremist lawmaker was suddenly upset about racism after Chris Christie called out Vivek Ramaswamy.  —  LOADING  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia Republican who once spoke at a white nationalist conference …
Richard Winton / Los Angeles Times:
Orange County mass shooter identified as ex-cop targeting estranged wife, sources say  —  who officials say believed to be a former cop  —  otherswere taken to hospitals after a shooting  —  Wednesday night at a landmark biker bar in Trabuco Canyon  —  .  —  to the Orange County sheriff.
Andrew Zhang / Politico:
Ronna McDaniel: 'We're not going to win' in 2024 if we don't talk abortion  —  The RNC chair praised the discussion about abortion during Wednesday's debate.  —  Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel said the discussion about abortion during Wednesday's Republican debate was part …
Discussion: TheBlaze and The 19th
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
'We're Winning': Apple Formally Endorses Right to Repair Legislation After Spending Millions Fighting It  —  Apple told a California legislator that it is formally supporting a right to repair bill in California, a landmark move that suggests big tech manufacturers understand they have lost …
Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch:
Automakers now have to comply with MA's Right to Repair law  —  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Tuesday automakers can comply with a Massachusetts Right to Repair law, reversing a previous directive to ignore the state legislation.
Discussion: WWLP-TV
 
 
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NBC News:
Fact check: Tim Scott on bidenomics, Vivek Ramaswamy on Israel and Ron DeSantis on Covid
Andrew Miller / Fox News:
Chris Christie hit with ‘lots of boos’ after GOP debate introduction
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Some MAGA fans think a pro-Trump rally outside the Atlanta jail is an FBI setup
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
A Trump appointee argues in dissent that OSHA's workplace rules are unconstitutional
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Will Saletan / The Bulwark:
Culture Warriors: GOP Hypocrisy and Lies About the Armed Forces
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
Sandee LaMotte / CNN:
It may be time to break out the masks against Covid, some experts say
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Law, Reversing Earlier Decision
 

 
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