--- description: President Donald Trump attacked the media and his critics during a combative campaign rally in Phoenix, Ariz. These are today's top stories title: Top Stories: Trump’s Phoenix Rally, Kyrie Irving, Powerball image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt59cb0c1d3da0a548/6988dabe97cdff26446b2220/donald-trump-phoenix.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [the morning brief](/tag/the-morning-brief/) ## the morning brief Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Morning Brief: Trump’s Phoenix Rally, Kyrie Irving and Powerball  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 23, 2017 12:47 PM CUT  President Donald Trump at a rally at the Phoenix Convention Center on Aug. 22, 2017. President Donald Trump at a rally at the Phoenix Convention Center on Aug. 22, 2017.Rick Scuter—;AP  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 23, 2017 12:47 PM CUT Good morning. These are today’s top stories: ## Trump goes on the attack at Phoenix campaign rally President Donald Trump attacked the media and his critics in government yesterday during a combative [campaign rally](http://time.com/4911909/donald-trump-phoenix-rally/?xid=homepage "undefined") in Phoenix, Ariz. Trump also hinted he would pardon Joe Arpaio, a former sheriff in Arizona who was convicted of criminal contempt for failing to end immigration patrols. “I’ll make a prediction: I think he’s going to be just fine,” Trump said. The President’s rally drew thousands of protesters. ## Kyrie Irving heads to the Boston Celtics NBA star Kyrie Irving is leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers and joining the Boston Celtics. The Celtics [acquired](http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/pressrelease/celtics-acquire-four-time-all-star-kyrie-irving "undefined") the four-time All-Star in what the New York _Times_ called one of the biggest deals of the NBA off-season. ## Powerball jackpot of $700 million is at hand A Powerball jackpot of $700 million is up for grabs during tonight’s drawing. It’s the second largest Powerball jackpot in history. [Here’s how much you can win without hitting the grand prize.](http://time.com/money/4910576/powerball-jackpot-prizes-odds/ "undefined") **Also:** More **U.S. troops** could be sent to **Afghanistan** [within days](http://time.com/4911190/military-deployment-afghanistan-arrival/?xid=homepage "undefined"). A **headless torso** found at sea matches the DNA of **missing Swedish journalist** [Kim Wall](http://time.com/4911949/kim-wall-submarine-torso-journalist/?xid=homepage "undefined"). Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s wife, **Louise Linton**, [apologized](http://time.com/4911605/louse-linton-instagram-post-apology/?xid=homepage "undefined") for a controversial Instagram exchange over her **designer clothes.** Today is **Cheap Flight Day**, when airfares begin to fall. [Here’s what to know about it.](http://time.com/money/4909742/cheap-flight-day-best-deals-airfare/?xid=homepage "undefined") _The Morning Brief is published Mondays through Fridays. Email Morning Brief writer Melissa Chan at_ [_melissa.chan@time.com_](mailto:melissa.chan@time.com "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4911426/trump-phoenix-rally-kyrie-irving-powerball/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4911426/trump-phoenix-rally-kyrie-irving-powerball/"},"headline":"The Morning Brief: Trump’s Phoenix Rally, Kyrie Irving and Powerball","datePublished":"2017-08-23T12:47:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T11:12:20.898Z","description":"Here's what's going on in the news Wednesday","url":"https://time.com/4911426/trump-phoenix-rally-kyrie-irving-powerball/","keywords":["the morning brief","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt59cb0c1d3da0a548/6988dabe97cdff26446b2220/donald-trump-phoenix.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt59cb0c1d3da0a548/6988dabe97cdff26446b2220/donald-trump-phoenix.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Trump","caption":"Trump","creditText":"Rick Scuter—;AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-morning-brief/","name":"the morning brief"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4911426/trump-phoenix-rally-kyrie-irving-powerball/","name":"The Morning Brief: Trump’s Phoenix Rally, Kyrie Irving and Powerball"}}]}] ```