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Florida Politics reports: U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz has long been a proponent for making it easier for people to have access to marijuana during a career that started out in the Florida Legislature and then on to Congress. Last year, Gaetz proposed to stop testing members of the military for cannabis use. But Gaetz says he will be voting against …

The Huffington Post reports: A group of hardline House Republican conservatives and libertarians named their price Monday for keeping the government open past Sept. 30: passage of a bill against illegal voting that most experts say isn’t needed. The government’s day-to-day operations — most federal agencies and the programs they provide, aside from Social Security and Medicare — are funded …

The New Republic reports: J.D. Vance evidently did some cross-dressing back in law school. On Sunday, a photo of the Ohio senator and Republican vice presidential nominee allegedly wearing a blonde wig and dressed as a woman was posted on X. When The Daily Beast reached out to Vance to see if the photo was real, the campaign did not …

The Guardian reports: Cleta Mitchell, a close Trump ally, has spent the last few years building up a network of activists focused on local boards of elections. And the Republican National Committee’s election litigation team is now being led by Christina Bobb, an election denier who is now facing criminal charges for her efforts to overturn the 2020 race. The …

The New York Post reports: Former President Barack Obama is secretly running Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, using his people to direct her bid, ex-Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy claimed Sunday. “If you’re watching the campaign now, some of Obama’s [key people such as] David Plouffe and others are now working on the campaign,” McCarthy said on 770 WABC’s “The Cats …

The Daily Beast reports: An image of JD Vance allegedly dressed as a woman and wearing a blonde wig was posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Sunday. A spokesperson for the Republican vice presidential pick did not deny the photo’s authenticity when approached by the Daily Beast, and did not offer any further comment. The source who surfaced …

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger writes for Fox News: The attacks on Walz have proven to be not only false but also disgusting. I will debunk the attacks that have been floating around. But first, keep one thing in mind: Donald Trump not only didn’t serve in the military, but he actively avoided service by claiming he had “bone spurs”—a diagnosis …

Face The Nation has the transcript: MARGARET BRENNAN: President Trump said Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi were lovely individuals when he was speaking in Montana last night. You agree with that characterization? SEN. JD VANCE: I think that President Trump gets along with world leaders, and there’s nothing wrong with him complimenting them as people, if it makes him …

“Look, my attitude to these people attacking my wife is, she’s beautiful, she’s smart. What kind of man marries Usha? A very smart man and a very lucky man, importantly. “And my view is, look, if these guys want to attack me or attack my views, my policy views, my personality, come after me. “But don’t attack my wife. She’s …

Florida Politics reports: Rick Scott said Saturday that he “just read a book last year called JFK And The Unspeakable,” which posited that Kennedy was killed amid what author James W. Douglas calls “struggle with his national security state,” which apparently opened that historical question for him. “And if you read the book then the CIA killed John F. Kennedy. …

The Washington Post reports: As he campaigns in one of the nation’s most competitive U.S. Senate races, Montana Republican Tim Sheehy recounts how he started an aerial firefighting business in his barn and built it into a publicly traded company on the front lines of increasingly dangerous wildfires. “That’s a success story,” he said in a June television interview. Reports …

The Associated Press reports: Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is requesting a partially anonymous jury while federal prosecutors are pushing to admit as evidence some of his past campaign lies as the disgraced New York Republican’s September fraud trial nears. Santos’ lawyers argued in court filings that individual jurors’ identities should only be known by the judge, the two sides …

West Virginia Watch reports: In his first time publicly addressing the multiple issues raised against his family’s businesses in the last week, Gov. Jim Justice on Friday distanced himself from the family business empire and doubled down on claims that the challenges are the result of political attacks. In regards to a legal motion filed by the federal government this …

ABC News reports: Iowa can enforce a book ban this school year following a Friday ruling by a federal appeals court. The U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a district judge’s earlier decision that temporarily halted key parts of the law. The law, which the Republican-led Legislature and GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds approved in 2023, also forbids teachers from …

Atlanta’s Fox affiliate reports: Georgia House Rep. Devan Seabaugh was taken into custody Thursday night, Georgia State Patrol said, by DUI Task Force troopers after he struck a cyclist in the bike lane on Memorial Drive in Atlanta. State Rep. Seabaugh, a Republican who represents parts of Cobb County, was taken to Atlanta City Jail and turned over to booking …

The Hill reports: The Republican National Committee (RNC) asked the Supreme Court to take emergency action to revive an Arizona law requiring voter registration applicants show proof of citizenship when using a state form. The request, docketed Friday, also asks to reinstate Arizona’s prohibition of voting in presidential elections or by mail if someone has not met the proof-of-citizenship requirement, …

The Associated Press reports: Donald Trump’s plane was diverted on its way to Bozeman, Montana, due to a mechanical issue but landed safely in nearby Billings, according to a staff member at the Billings airport. The former president was heading to Bozeman for a Friday night rally in support of Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy, who is challenging Democratic Sen. …

The Hill reports: Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday he does not intend to endorse or wade into the presidential race this November, expressing concerns about the direction of the Republican Party while criticizing the Democratic agenda. “For my part, I’m staying out of the presidential campaign,” Pence said at “The Gathering,” an event organized by conservative radio host …

The editorial board of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune writes: By Wednesday, the opposition had mobilized with lightning speed for its one of its first political attacks, dubbing Walz “Tampon Tim” in reference to a new state law providing free menstrual products to school students. The nickname was trending nationally this week on Twitter, an indicator of its political currency. Chaya Raichik, …

CBS News reports: Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday ordered hospitals in the Lone Star State to ask patients about their immigration status in order to ascertain the costs of providing medical care to people living in the U.S. illegally. Through an executive order, Abbott directed Texas hospitals to compile data on inpatient discharges and emergency visits by immigrants …