--- title: Morning Must Reads: August 21 description: Many Republican presidential candidates will gather in Columbus this weekend for a gathering hosted by the Koch-brothers-backed group Americans for Prosperity. One candidate who isn’t... canonical: https://time.com/4006071/morning-must-reads-august-21-2/ author: Zeke Miller article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-21T12:32:11.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-26T19:56:37.553Z article:section: Politics og:title: Morning Must Reads: August 21 og:description: Many Republican presidential candidates will gather in Columbus this weekend for a gathering hosted by the Koch-brothers-backed group Americans for Prosperity. 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The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC.Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Aug 21, 2015 12:32 PM UTC Many Republican presidential candidates will gather in Columbus this weekend for a gathering hosted by the Koch-brothers-backed group Americans for Prosperity. One candidate who isn’t invited is **Donald Trump,** who will be holding a rally in Mobile, Alabama, that his campaign claims will attract 35,000\. **Jeb Bush** flashed his angry side Thursday in a contentious press conference over his use of the term “anchor babies,” a sign that Trump’s rise is rattling even the most cautious of campaigns. **Hillary Clinton** is facing even more questions about her use of personal email while in government, with a federal judge saying she violated government policy. The State Department’s version of events about the classification of her email also doesn’t track with regulations, according to a new report. Clinton’s campaign, meanwhile, is stepping up its pushback efforts, aiming to keep concerned Democrats from abandoning ship. Here are your must-reads: **Must Reads** [Dozens of Clinton Emails Were Classified From the Start, U.S. Rules Suggest ](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/21/us-usa-election-clinton-emails-idUSKCN0QQ0BW20150821)More questions raised about Clinton, State Department versions of the story \[Reuters\] [The Republican 2016 Field Takes a Hard Right on Immigration ](http://time.com/4005245/republican-president-immigration/)TIME’s Philip Elliott and Alex Altman report on how the field is responding to Trump [Ailing Jimmy Carter ‘at Ease With Whatever Comes’ ](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/21/us/jimmy-carter-cancer-health.html?WT.nav=top-news&action=click&hp=&module=photo-spot-region&nlid=55003713&pgtype=Homepage®ion=top-news)Regrets not sending another helicopter on failed Iran hostage mission \[New York Times\] [Judge Says Hillary Clinton’s Private Emails Violated Policy ](http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/judge-says-hillary-clintons-private-emails-violated-policy-121568.html?hp=lc1%5F4)Orders State Department to seek out potentially deleted messages \[Politico\] **Sound Off** “As the state’s leading opposition research firm, our law office routinely searches public records, online databases and websites of all types to provide clients with comprehensive reports. Our utilization of this site was for standard opposition research. Unfortunately, it ended up being a waste of money and time.” — Louisiana GOP executive director [Jason Doré](http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/08/louisiana%5Fgop%5Fashley%5Fmadison.html) to the the Times-Picayune after his email was released in the Ashley Madison cheating website hack “You give me a better term and I’ll use it. Give me another word.” — Jeb Bush snapping at reporters at a contentious press conference Thursday over the use of the term “anchor babies,” for the children born in America to those living in the U.S. illegally **Bits and Bites** [Martin O’Malley Calls for Expanding Social Security](http://time.com/4005849/martin-omalley-social-security/) \[TIME\] [Jeb Bush to Hold Fundraiser With Father, Brother](http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2015/08/20/jeb-bush-to-hold-fundraiser-with-father-brother/) \[Wall Street Journal\] [South Boston Brothers Allegedly Beat Homeless Man in Potentially Trump-Inspired Attack](http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/08/19/homeless/iTagewS4bnvBKWxxPvFcAJ/story.html) \[Boston Globe\] [Over 100,000 Call on Jon Stewart to Moderate a Presidential Debate](https://www.change.org/p/we-want-jon-stewart-to-moderate-a-2016-presidential-debate) [Rubio Gets the Wright Brothers Wrong](http://www.dispatch.com/content/blogs/the-daily-briefing/2015/08/rubio-08-20-2015.html) \[Columbus Dispatch\] [Clinton Reneges on Promise to Do ‘More Press’](http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/08/clinton-reneges-on-promise-to-do-more-press-212725.html?hp=l4%5F4) \[Politico\] [Clinton Campaign Responds to Email Stories](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qot5RRGlOI0&feature=youtu.be) \[YouTube\] “} –> ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4006071/morning-must-reads-august-21-2/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4006071/morning-must-reads-august-21-2/"},"headline":"Morning Must Reads: August 21 (21 Aug 2015)","datePublished":"2015-08-21T12:32:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-26T19:56:37.553Z","description":"Many Republican presidential candidates will gather in Columbus this weekend for a gathering hosted by the Koch-brothers-backed group Americans for Prosperity. 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