DeSantis' Campaign Strategy and the Republican Debate

Maui's emergency management administrator quits abruptly a day after he defended not sounding the island's sirens as deadly wildfires tore through Lahaina, citing health reasons. Plus, Federal prosecutors recommend the toughest January 6 sentence yet for two leaders of the Proud Boys. And, Hurricane Hilary intensifies to a major category 4 storm, and is expected to bring flooding and rain to California and the Southwest over the weekend. Also this morning: Trump wants to push back the trial date in the federal election subversion case to 2026, and new and exclusive CNN reporting that reveals Trump ally Kenneth Chesebro, the allege architect of the fake elector plot, followed far-right commentator Alex Jones around the Capitol on January 6.

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