Rights groups oppose Texas law that lets chaplains work as school counselors Opponents of law passed in Republican-run state argue it is violation of religious freedom guaranteed in US constitution The Guardian - US · Aug 24, 2023
Who won the Republican debate? Our panel reacts Donald Trump may not have been on the stage, but he was the winner of the debate The Guardian - US · Aug 24, 2023
Trump attacks ‘horrible’ GOP rivals in Truth Social rampage – after refusing to debate them in person While he refused to face his rival candidates in person and debate them on stage, Mr Trump was more than happy to hit out at them from behind the comfort of his keyboard The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023
A year in, Chicago’s migrant crisis shows no sign of letting up The state, we think, should be more aggressive in coordinating efforts to find suburbs, or even downstate communities, willing to take in asylum seekers. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 24, 2023
OPINION - Skinny guy with the funny name out to topple the big guns Barack Obama had some political experience before his presidential run; Vivek Ramaswamy has come from nowhere Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2023
Race to close the gap with Donald Trump gets weirder Republican rivals trade blows in debate as Donald Trump faces racketeering arrest in Georgia Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2023
Sarah Huckabee Sanders wants to send Arkansas schools back to 1956 Everybody who disagrees with her educational reforms, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders claims, is a member of “the radical woke left mob” that she’s protecting schoolchildren from. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 24, 2023
Why do Republicans even bother? Trump wasn't there, but we saw why he's leading: GOP voters don't care about substance, just unjustified grievances Salon · Aug 24, 2023
First Thing: Republicans feud over Trump in first 2024 primary debate Eight candidates, who gathered in Milwaukee in hope of catching up to former president in polls, also argued about abortion and the climate. Plus, 130 million people under heat alerts in 22 states The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2023
How Florida's congressional map could change before the 2024 elections Black voters in Florida could regain a congressional district where they make up a sizable share of the population, if voting rights groups prevail in an ongoing legal battle. WEKU · Aug 24, 2023
5 takeaways from the first Republican primary debate The first Republican debate of the 2024 election cycle is in the books. Without the front-runner onstage, each candidate had the opportunity to grab the spotlight, though some had more of an impact. WEKU · Aug 24, 2023
Spectre of Trump haunts debate as candidates jostle for spotlight Abortion and the southern border energized presidential hopefuls, while the war in Ukraine elicited divided opinions The Guardian - US · Aug 24, 2023
A Republican debate that offered no alternative to Trump Joe Biden and his predecessor were the big winners as GOP nominees on Fox News simply squabbled among themselves The Guardian - US · Aug 24, 2023
Donald Trump expected to surrender to authorities over Georgia election charges His mugshot is expected to be taken and released by police, in a first for a former US president Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2023
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023 DeSantis raises questions with story of woman named Penny who was aborted ‘multiple times’ and left ‘in a pan’ Bizarre story quickly raised eyebrows from political observers, who questioned whether it was accurate
Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2023 Rudy Giuliani mugshot released after he surrenders at Georgia jail in Donald Trump election subversion case The former New York mayor has been charged in connection with efforts to overturn Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia
WEKU · Aug 24, 2023 The viral song 'Rich Men North of Richmond' made its way to the RNC debate stage The breakout song by an artist who goes by Oliver Anthony laid the groundwork to open the first Republican presidential debate for the 2024 election. But the song has notes of conspiracy theories.
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023 Trump set to surrender at Georgia jail on charges that he sought to overturn 2020 election Donald Trump is set to surrender to authorities in Georgia on charges that he schemed to overturn the 2020 election in that state, a booking process expected to yield a historic first: a mug shot of a former American president
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023 Five takeaways from contentious first GOP primary debate Trump-less debate was overshadowed by ex-president’s legal woes and dominance in the polls
The Conversation · Aug 24, 2023 8 GOP candidates debate funding to Ukraine, Trump's future and -- covertly, with dog whistles -- race After weeks of speculation over who was going to participate, eight Republican candidates seeking their party’s presidential nomination appeared on stage together in Milwaukee on Aug. 23, 2023, for the first debate of the 2024 election season. Lest this sound like a normal event, it was not – the leading…
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023 From Gisele Fetterman to Megyn Kelly: The funniest tweets reacting to the Republican debate People online joked about the eight candidates who verbally sparred with one another on Wednesday night in the first GOP debate
France 24 · Aug 24, 2023 Republican candidates square off without front-runner Trump in first primary debate The Republican presidential candidates vying to be the leading alternative to front-runner Donald Trump fought — sometimes bitterly — over abortion rights, US support for Ukraine and the future of the party during the first primary debate of the 2024 campaign.
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023 Trump mocked for calling out Biden’s ‘skinny legs’ on beach vacation ‘Was there some imaginary right-wing scandal about the President carrying beach chairs?’
Al Jazeera · Aug 24, 2023 Trump to be booked in Georgia election case: Here’s what to expect Former US president to turn himself in at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta to face 2020 election interference charges.
Al Jazeera · Aug 24, 2023 Five key takeaways from the first Republican US presidential debate Candidates clash over abortion, Ukraine and former President Donald Trump at first debate of the 2024 election cycle.