Politics

Fox News reports: Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Sunday told his fellow Republicans to stop casting judgment on the FBI after agents seized classified documents from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida last week. Hutchinson, a Republican, appeared on CNN “State of the Union” and said that if the GOP is going to be the party that stands …

From the editorial board of the New York Times: The newly created 12th Congressional District puts voters on Manhattan’s East and West Sides into a single district, forcing a contest between the veteran House members Carolyn Maloney and Jerrold Nadler, who have represented the borough for decades. Mr. Nadler has served in Congress since 1992, and his seniority has proved …

The New York Times reports: On Friday morning, any sense that threats to Salman Rushdie’s life were a thing of the past were dispelled when an attacker rushed the stage of Chautauqua Institution here in Western New York, where Mr. Rushdie was scheduled to give a talk about the United States as a safe haven for exiled writers. The assailant …

Axios reports: House Republicans are planning to try to open up Democrats’ $740 billion tax, climate and health care bill to a legal challenge after it passes, Axios has learned. The move is Republicans’ way of showing their base that they’re going to great lengths to kill the legislation, which is likely to be unanimously opposed by House Republicans. Republicans, …

Mediaite reports: The flame-throwing press secretary for Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) resigned on Friday to work on the governor’s re-election campaign. After 15 months in DeSantis’ office, Christina Pushaw will be the campaign’s director of rapid response. During her tenure, Pushaw was known for being combative with mainstream media outlets. On Wednesday, Pushaw blasted the Associated Press for not publishing …

Fox News reports: If voting today, the survey shows the race tied, as 41% would back the Democratic candidate in their House district and 41% the Republican.  The GOP had a 3-point edge in July and June, and a 7-point advantage in May. Meanwhile, the shift in vote preference mainly comes from women. They preferred the GOP candidate by 1 …

Chicago’s Nexstar affiliate reports: “He won.” Those two words are not the sound of surrender, but a reflection of Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s current reality. The first chapters in the Kinzinger vs. Trump feud are written and they end with the congressman preparing to leave Washington, D.C. at the end of this term and the former president under siege but not …

The Hill reports: Former national security adviser John Bolton on Wednesday said that the price a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) allegedly attempted to pay people to kill Bolton was lower than he expected. “The suspect put a $300,000 price tag on your head,” said anchor Wolf Blitzer on CNN’s “Situation Room.” “What goes through your mind, …

USA Today reports: Americans overwhelmingly would like to be able to vote on an abortion measure on their state ballot, an exclusive USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds. And if they had the chance, they would oppose efforts to ban the procedure by almost 2-1. The survey, taken in the aftermath of the stunning defeat in Kansas last week of a proposal …

Florida Today reports: In the weeks since two Republican candidates said that Wayne Ivey offered to land them political jobs worth up to $50,000 a year if they left their races and backed his favored contenders, the Brevard County Sheriff’s election meddling controversy has widened. Now, another candidate has come forward, saying that Sheriff Ivey also tried to interfere in …

The New York Daily News reports: A veteran police officer fired this week by Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell over his close ties to Trump adviser Roger Stone has vowed to sue the city for $25 million. Officer Sal Greco was fired Monday after the NYPD brought internal charges in February accusing him of associating with Stone, who had been convicted …

Roll Call reports: Former state legislator and Trump administration agriculture official Brad Finstad won a special election Tuesday in Minnesota’s 1st District to serve the remainder of the late Republican Rep. Jim Hagedorn’s term. Finstad, a Republican, had 51 percent to Democrat Jeff Ettinger’s 47 percent with an estimated 99 percent of the vote counted at 11:25 a.m. Wednesday when …

Courthouse News reports: A Texas firearms parts dealer asked a federal judge Tuesday to block a Biden administration rule targeting “ghost guns” it claims will shutter its business. A federal license to import, make or sell firearms costs just $200 for three years. But many companies in the industry cater to DIY enthusiasts who prefer to make their own handguns …

Gothamist reports: A plan to toll drivers who enter Manhattan south of 60th Street as much as $23 during rush hour could reduce car traffic by as much as 20%, the MTA found in a new analysis released Wednesday. The congestion pricing assessment considered a range of tolling schemes for vehicles, including one that charged as little as $9 during …

NBC News reports: Becca Balint, Vermont’s state Senate president, has won the Democratic nomination for the state’s at-large congressional seat, NBC News projects. The victory makes her likely to become the first woman to represent the heavily Democratic state in Congress. Vermont is the only state that has never had a female member of its congressional delegation. Balint, a state …

The Washington Post reports: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) narrowly defeated a primary challenger on Tuesday, topping former Minneapolis city councilman Don Samuels by a single-digit margin after a campaign focused on crime and Omar’s effectiveness in Congress. “Tonight’s victory is a testament to how much our district believes in the collective values we are fighting for, and how much they’re …

Forbes reports: A Nebraska teenager is facing criminal charges alleging she aborted a fetus in violation of state law, after authorities obtained her Facebook messages using a search warrant. Seventeen-year-old Celeste Burgess, who is being tried as an adult along with her mother Jessica Burgess, is awaiting trial in Madison County District Court on charges that they broke a Nebraska …

Florida Politics reports: Survey results released by Progress Florida and Florida Watch show 47% of registered voters intend to vote for DeSantis for re-election, while 44% intend to vote for U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist. DeSantis leads Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, 49%-43%. The Democratic nominee will be chosen in an Aug. 23 Primary. Pollsters Geoff Puryear and Annika Ramnath both say …

The Arizona Daily Star reports: The Republican Governors Association is going to put at least $11 million into commercials to ensure that Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s successor is of the same political party. But don’t look for that money to be spent extolling the virtues of Kari Lake, the GOP nominee for governor. Instead, given the organization’s record, the commercials …

The Hill reports: An organization allied with Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) launched a new, nonpartisan training program on Monday aimed at recruiting “pro-democracy” and “pro-freedom” candidates across the U.S. Keep Country First Policy Action, an Illinois political action committee (PAC) created by Kinzinger, said in a press release its Country First Academy will “identify and train” election workers and candidates …