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5:55 PM ET, August 26, 2023

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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Sununu says GOP hopefuls must ‘find separation’ from Trump: ‘They have to take it to him’  —  New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) called on Republican presidential candidates to go on the offense against the GOP frontrunner, former President Trump.  —  “I think they have to take it to him …
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Trump Can't Go Home Again  —  It's not the site that it used to be.  And he's not the same man.  —  After surrendering on Thursday at an Atlanta jail to be booked on state felony charges alleging his involvement in a criminal conspiracy to void the 2020 presidential election …
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Trump Remains Russia's Favorite but This GOPer Is New No.2  —  “The last time, we had installed President Trump for Americans, but our bet didn't quite work out.  Why not try again?” one Russian host said about Vivek Ramaswamy.  —  In Russia, multiple indictments of former U.S. President …
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MSNBC:
Trump's mug shot will backfire in 2024  —  Trump thinks this is a political winner for him.  But as New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu told me this week, “independents hate it.”  —  Why the mug shot matters  —  This Georgia indictment is different for a whole host of reasons.
ABC News:
14th Amendment, Section 3: A new legal battle against Trump takes shape  —  Efforts to disqualify Trump from state ballots are starting to materialize.  —  Former President Donald Trump's legal battles are piling up: in Washington, Georgia, New York — the list goes on.
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Trump allies face ruinous cash squeeze after Georgia indictment … - “Even if you do some back-of-the envelope accounting, I'd think each motion filed is going to cost a defendant in the five figures minimum,” Caren Morrison, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York …
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
GOP-backed groups fundraising off of Trump mug shot merchandise  —  Former President Trump and his allies are readily fundraising off of the former president's historic booking photo, taking advantage of the unprecedented image to bank capital for their causes.
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden chimes in on Trump mug shot: ‘Handsome guy’
Kim Chandler / Associated Press:
Alabama wants to be the 1st state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe only nitrogen  —  Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen.  The Alabama attorney general's office on Friday asked the state Supreme Court to set …
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Pentagon protested false Fox News report about fallen Marine, emails show  —  The network quietly removed the story based on false claims from a congressman but did not apologize or run a correction  —  The U.S. Marine Corps went up to the highest levels of Fox News last month to challenge …
NBC News:
Vivek Ramaswamy wants Elon Musk as an adviser if elected president  —  The candidate and the billionaire have interacted several times on social media.  —  NEWTON, Iowa — Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said he would like Elon Musk to be an adviser in his administration should he be elected.
New York Times:
The Silicon Valley Elite Who Want to Build a City From Scratch  —  A mysterious company has spent $800 million in an effort to buy thousands of acres of San Francisco Bay Area land.  The people behind the deals are said to be a who's who of the tech industry.
Jackie Wattles / CNN:
SpaceX, NASA launch four astronauts from four countries  —  Four astronauts — representing four nations and space agencies across the globe — launched aboard a SpaceX rocket toward the International Space Station, kicking off a mission expected to last more than six months.
David Wright / CNN:
DeSantis super PAC pumps more than $12 million into major ad buy  —  Never Back Down, the super PAC backing Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign, made major additions to its advertising reservations Friday, spending more than $12 million booking airtime in the fall, mostly in Iowa.
Thomas Catenacci / Fox News:
Former Ukraine prosecutor makes explosive claims against Joe and Hunter Biden in new interview  —  White House says Shokin not credible, was fired for being too soft on corruption  —  EXCLUSIVE: Former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin told Fox News in an exclusive sit-down interview …
 
 
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In Iowa and elsewhere, bans on LGBTQ+ ‘conversion therapy’ become a conservative target
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