Republicans

The Washington Post reports: Former Maryland governor Larry Hogan is running a new ad describing himself as one of the few Republicans who “never caved” to Donald Trump and touting his record sending National Guard troops to the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack. Scenes of the rioting that day have littered ads for Democratic candidates over the years, …

Politico reports: Republicans are racing to plug a massive money hole — before it’s too late. Panic is starting to set in. “The only thing preventing us from having a great night in November is the massive financial disparity our party currently faces,” said Jason Thielman, the executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. “We are on a trajectory …

CNN reports: A Pennsylvania judge has determined that three 2020 election deniers must pay nearly $1 million in fees as the result of a years-long legal dispute with state officials over voting equipment used during the last presidential race, according to recent court filings. Recommendations from the judge, who was appointed to serve as a special master overseeing the case, …

Courthouse News reports: Unlike the First through 14th Courts of Appeals, which have jurisdiction over cases filed in particular locations, the 15th Court of Appeals will instead preside over all civil cases involving the state, as well as any appeals from Texas’s newly created business courts. But support for the change has been notably partisan, and legal experts have questioned …

Florida Politics reports: Jimmy Buffett’s lyrics and themes are literally being taught and analyzed in the classroom in a University of Florida (UF) course that began Aug. 30, nearly one year to the day Buffett passed away on Sept. 1, 2023. “Uncommon Arts: Son of a Sailor” is the title of the academic course, which counts for one credit hour …

NBC News reports: President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were not invited to Arlington National Cemetery by Gold Star families last week to commemorate the third anniversary of the attack at Abbey Gate, a White House official and a Harris aide told NBC News, refuting separate claims made Sunday by GOP Sen. Tom Cotton and former Rep. Tulsi …

“He [Trump] didn’t take campaign photos there. These families, Gold Star families, whose children died because of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ incompetence, invited him to the cemetery. “And they asked him to take those photos because, as they told me yesterday when I spoke to Kelly Barnett and Darin Hoover, the parents of Taylor Hoover, who has Arkansas ties, …

“Well, all Republicans, to my knowledge, support IFV in the Congress. And there’s no state that prohibits or regulates IVF in a way that makes it unaccessible. “It is expensive for many couples, I understand that. So it’s something I’m open to that most Republicans would be open to. I think we’d have to evaluate the fiscal impact, whether the …

“Look at this past week, Sean, this was the three-year anniversary of those 13 service members in Afghanistan, now 13 Gold Star families. And you have Kamala Harris’s campaign politicizing this, not mentioning their names, not taking accountability for that catastrophic decision. She was the last person in the room advising Joe Biden and yet they’re criticizing Donald Trump’s invitation …

“She’s the vice president. Obviously, she has some talent. I think the way that they’re running the campaign is to draw him into insult debates, get all off script, get off the issues. “Now, in a head-to-head race, Trump is losing slightly, but on the issues, Trump economy plus eight, inflation plus eight, border plus nine. “My God, that’s a …

Mediaite reports: A Fox News anchor fact-checked Trump campaign adviser Corey Lewandowski after he made a completely false claim that “many” Democrats support infanticide. “Kamala Harris … has had a radical position on the issue of abortion,” Lewandowski said. “Many Democrats believe that you can have an abortion not only on up until the last week, but also in some …

The Texas Tribune reports: A group of Democratic state lawmakers on Friday asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate potential violations of federal law and civil and voting rights related to Texas state leaders’ recent voter roll purge, raids of Latinos’ homes in connection to alleged election fraud, probing of voter registration organizations and ongoing scrutiny of groups that work …

The Hill reports: Former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who served under the Trump administration, warned former President Trump against being too “big and strong” in his upcoming debate against Vice President Harris. “The only danger is Trump being big and strong and a man,” Ross said to radio host John Catsimatidis on “The Cats Roundtable” on WABC 770 AM. “He …

Kyle Clark reports for Denver’s NBC affiliate reports: A Republican activist who publicly mused about shooting Latinos this week is claiming credit for racist signs that appeared overnight in Denver on Thursday. Sabo, as he is known, describes himself as a street artist. His company lists a PO Box in Aurora. Sabo told 9NEWS that he has been contacted by …

Via press release from Penguin Random House: Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishers, Simon & Schuster, and Sourcebooks have filed a lawsuit against Florida public officials, challenging sweeping book removal provisions of HB 1069, an education law that restricts books in school libraries. The additional plaintiffs joining the publishers are the Authors Guild, bestselling authors Julia …

The Guardian reports: Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, said that professional women “choose a path to misery” when they prioritize careers over having children in a September 2021 podcast interview in which he also claimed men in America were “suppressed” in their masculinity. The Ohio senator and vice-presidential candidate said of women like his classmates at Yale Law School …

The New York Times reports: Ms. Cheney, who has repeatedly pledged to do whatever it takes to stop Mr. Trump from holding office again, never took the stage in Chicago and has yet to endorse Ms. Harris despite repeated outreach from the vice president’s campaign. Ms. Cheney, perhaps the most prominent Republican in the nation making the case against Mr. …

“It’s a shame that 17 years later this is still being brought up. There’s not too much else to say about it at this point. Regardless of political beliefs, one thing I do know is that social media and online bullying needs to stop.” – Caitlin Upton, the infamous 2007 Miss Teen USA contestant, posting to X shortly before deleting …

The Associated Press reports: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to block a ban on firearms at the State Fair of Texas, one of the state’s biggest annual celebrations. Fair organizers earlier this month announced a ban on guns after a shooting last year on the 277-acre (112-hectare) fairgrounds in the heart of Dallas. The move …

Florida Politics reports: Rep. Carolina Amesty has surrendered herself to authorities at the Orange County Jail. Orange County Jail records show the Republican lawmaker was arrested on two counts of forgery, one count of illegally notarizing her own signature on documents, and one of falsely certifying a signature as a notary. All four charges are third-degree felonies under Florida law, …