Republican rivals hoping to challenge President Trump in the 2020 election have just a few more months to declare their intentions. With state deadlines this fall, the news of former Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s upcoming visit to New Hampshire has fueled speculation he may be considering entering the race. CBS News 2020 campaign reporter Nicole Sganga joins CBSN for Wednesday’s edition of 2020 Daily Trail Markers. Source

More than a dozen local governments in Texas have been hit by ransomware attacks. They’re being called the largest coordinated attacks on cities and come amid a rise in attacks against businesses and governments. Wired staff writer Lily Hay Newman joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss what kind of damage these attacks cause and why we’re seeing more of them. Source

And Mark Sanford, who’s considering a White House run, told CBS. “If you look at a state like New Hampshire, there certainly is historic precedent for somebody getting in during this window of time” Source

John Kasich is planning a visit to New Hampshire next month, and Mark Sanford has also made a trip to the state Source

Days after Jeffrey Epstein apparently hanged himself in jail, agents raided his private resort in the Virgin Islands. But they haven’t checked out Epstein’s ranch in New Mexico. Mola Lenghi explains why it may be of interest to authorities. Source

One clip showed a student wearing a Confederate flag Source

ABC’s hit show “Dancing with the Stars” is about to get a lot spicier in its 28th season Source

Trump examining ending birthright citizenship; Can Democrats attract Black Millennial voters? Source

The indictment of a former doctor at a veterans hospital in Arkansas is sending shockwaves through the nation’s largest healthcare system. Dr. Robert Levy is accused of involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of three patients and he could be responsible for the deaths of more than a dozen others. Omar Villafranca has one widow’s story. Source

A new study from the University of California, Davis, says the state’s “red flag” law could have played a part in preventing at least 21 mass shootings there. Dr. Garen Wintemute, the lead author of that study, discusses the findings on CBSN’s “Red and Blue.” Source