Top takeaways from the first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 primary

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Vivek Ramaswamy stole the show at the first Republican presidential debate, while Ron DeSantis avoided questions on key issues. Front-runner Donald Trump did not attend the event.

Nobel economist Paul Krugman mocks Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy as ignorant on economics

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Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on March 03, 2023
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on March 03, 2023.

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Donald Trump may have taken a swing at the bedrock of American democracy — but he's too 'exhausting' for anyone to care

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Turning Point Action Conference in West Palm Beach, Fla., on July 15, 2023.

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Gavin Newsom has a message for Ron DeSantis: If he's game for a primetime debate, they have dates in November, so 'put up or shut up'

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (left) and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (right).
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (left) and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (right).

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GOP Senate candidate Hung Cao warns of 'witchcraft' happening in California: 'We can't let that happen in Virginia'

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Hung Cao, a Republican candidate for US Senate in Virginia.
Hung Cao, a Republican candidate for US Senate in Virginia.

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Ex-George Santos aide says he's more interested in 'turning into a celebrity' than doing the job of a member of Congress

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Rep. George Santos outside of Manhattan court in New York on April 4, 2023.
Rep. George Santos outside of Manhattan court in New York on April 4, 2023.

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A viral video of Ron DeSantis talking like a toddler and saying he's 'hungwy' is fake, but his critics are dogpiling on him anyway

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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North Carolina's governor vetoed a bill that would ban abortions after the first trimester and vows to 'keep it that way'

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North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper affixes his veto stamp to a bill banning nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy at a public rally Saturday, May 13, 2023, in Raleigh, North Carolina.
North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper affixes his veto stamp to a bill banning nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy.

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning CEOs about the potentially "catastrophic" fallout from a US debt default

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference at the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings at IMF headquarters, October 14, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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Markets are growing nervous over the prospect of a US default as debt ceiling deadline looms

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