April 17: Ad battle underway as 2024 GOP field takes shape. Kidnapped teen alive, being held by man.

Updated: Apr 17, 2023 / 05:57 AM CDT

A poll from Winthrop University found Trump leading a potential Republican field with 41% of registered Republicans supporting him, followed by DeSantis with 20%. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha/Marta Lavandier)

Good morning! It’s Monday April 17, 2023. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. Ad battle underway as 2024 GOP field takes shape.

A poll from Winthrop University found Trump leading a potential Republican field with 41% of registered Republicans supporting him, followed by DeSantis with 20%. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha/Marta Lavandier)

2. Kidnapped teen alive, being held by man: Former detective

Alinka Angeline Castaneda in an undated photo from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office.

3. What you need to know about the Fox News vs. Dominion tria l

FILE - A person walks past the Fox News Headquarters in New York, April 12, 2023. The Delaware judge overseeing Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News announced late Sunday, April 16, that he was delaying the start of the trial until Tuesday, April 18. He did not cite a reason. The trial, which has drawn international interest, had been scheduled to start Monday morning with jury selection and opening statements. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File) — FILE – A person walks past the Fox News Headquarters in New York, April 12, 2023. The Delaware judge overseeing Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News announced late Sunday, April 16, that he was delaying the start of the trial until Tuesday, April 18. He did not cite a reason. The trial, which has drawn international interest, had been scheduled to start Monday morning with jury selection and opening statements. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

4. Documents leak: Should US scale back sharing classified material?

The Pentagon is seen on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 in Arlington, Va. (Greg Nash / The Hill)

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FILE – A woman types on a laptop while on a train in New Jersey, May 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

📅 What we’re watching

🔴 As early as Monday morning, SpaceX is expected to launch its own massive rocket known as Starship.

🔴 A judge overseeing a voting machine company’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News announced he was delaying the start of the trial until Tuesday.

🔴 The House Judiciary Committee will open a hearing on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg.

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