Author: David Jackson, USA TODAY

The Republican National Committee formally announced the GOP candidates will take the debate stage Wednesday.

Former President Donald Trump plans to turn himself in for booking at the Fulton County jail on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.

Trump’s absence from the stage creates a new layer of challenges for other Republican candidates who want to emerge as his main challenger.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan “obviously wants me behind bars. VERY BIASED & UNFAIR!” Trump said in a Truth Social post just after 1 a.m. ET

A federal judge will set the schedule for the trial, which Smith would like to open less than two weeks before the Jan. 15 Iowa caucuses.

During a prepared speech on veterans health care, Trump found time for screeds about his indictments that are coming under legal scrutiny.

Former president and current candidate Trump adjusts his strategy to turn his three indictments into political weapons

Beset by falling polls and defecting donors, Ron DeSantis tries a campaign reset that includes a smaller staff and a more personable style.

The Trump playbook includes attacking prosecutors, raising campaign cash, and arguing that investigations are attacks upon him and his followers.

In a written statement, Trump said special counsel Jack Smith has given him four days to appear before a grand jury.