We’re reporting from the dairy state on today’s episode. Even if Chris is physically back in D.C., his spirit is with Eliana back in Milaukwee. You already know we’re diving deep into the first GOP debate of the 2024 presidential election. On top of that, we’re checking in with Don Lemon, Justin Trudeau, Brittney Spears and one of the great inventors of our time. Wretch on!

Time Stamps:

2:01 Front Page

48:28 Obsessions

56:15 Reader Mail

1:00:34 Favorite Item

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Show Notes:

NYT: How Ron DeSantis Joined the ‘Ruling Class’ — and Turned Against It

Business Insider: A fellow Yale secret society member said Ron DeSantis rolled his eyes when she talked about her upbringing as a Hispanic girl in Texas: 'It was like I wasn't worth listening to' 

Mediaite: 'Says It All': Don Lemon Claims Vindication After CNN Fired Chris Licht — Who Fired Him 

Fortune: Elon Musk to remove headlines from news articles shared on X

Reuters: Meta putting profit ahead of safety by blocking wildfire news, says Trudeau

Axios: Newsrooms grapple with rules for AI 

WSJ: America’s Fight Over Tipping at Restaurants Comes to Its Biggest Battleground Yet

WaPo: A sex educator in Michigan refused to be shamed. Then came the backlash.

WSJ: The Inventor Whose Life Work Is Perfecting the Writing Pen

TMZ: Britney Spears Paying $10K a Month for Sam Asghari's New Apartment 

New Yorker: Britney Spears’s Conservatorship Nightmare

The Dispatch: Crowd Madness Intensifies

Obsessions:

Free Beacon: Democratic Opposition Researcher, a Former '60 Minutes' Producer, Masquerades as Journalist While Digging Dirt on Pennsylvania's David McCormick

WaPo: West Virginia University plans to cut foreign languages and other programs

Favorite Item

Kansas Reflector: 'You're an ***hole, police chief': Kansas newspaper owner defiant in video of home invasion 

NYPost: Why Sam Bankman-Fried likely won't get Adderall while locked up in Brooklyn jail