Republicans

The Hill reports: Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) sidestepped the rumored frontrunners in former President Trump’s veepstakes, urging Trump to put forward a different candidate: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R). “Rubio would be excellent. Tim Scott would be excellent,” McCarthy said in a panel interview on “Real Time with Bill Maher” Friday evening. “If you really want to play the …

“I think everyone is seeing what we saw early on. And [Biden’s allies] knew it, too. Don’t kid yourself. They knew this man had issues early on as well. They covered it up. And that’s why I don’t think it matters at this particular point if he backs out or not and she [Harris] becomes the nominee. She has got …

Axois reports: GOP senators who have held off on endorsing Donald Trump as the party’s presidential nominee are planning to skip the upcoming Republican National Convention, Axios has learned. There are still Trump holdouts in the GOP — and not just Nikki Haley, his rival in the primaries who wasn’t invited to the convention. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Todd …

Via press release from Sen. Tommy Tuberville: Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) announced a $550 million federal grant for the I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project. Senator Tuberville has been working with the U.S. Department of Transportation to secure this grant through the Bridge Investment Program for south Alabama since being sworn into office in 2021. “Since I …

The Washington Examiner reports: Kari Lake is asking the Arizona Supreme Court to declare her governor two years after she lost the election for that office, despite her current run for the state’s open Senate seat. On Thursday, Lake attorneys Kurt Olsen and Jennifer Wright filed a petition for review, arguing the Superior Court and Court of Appeals should have …

Portland’s ABC affiliate reports: At an event in Limerick this afternoon, Sen. Susan Collins said she will write in Nikki Haley for president this November. “I will not be voting for either candidate. I am going to write in Nikki Haley’s name,” said Collins, the senior senator from Maine. Collins, a Republican, had endorsed the former South Carolina governor for …

The Florida Phoenix reports: The latest hard-hitting ad in Matt Gaetz primary race references allegations that the Panhandle Republican may have engaged in sexual misconduct and drugs. Gaetz is running for re-election in his August 20 primary against Republican Aaron Dimmock, but the ad is being run by Florida Patriots PAC, a new super PAC. “Since Matt Gaetz refuses to …

NBC News reports: After months of testing, some conservative activists are finding that the vigilante computer programs they’d hoped would give them the ability to root out redundancies and fraud in the country’s voter rolls aren’t very reliable. Last year, those activists excitedly embraced EagleAI and similar programs that promised to help them look through voter rolls across the country …

Courthouse News reports: House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good on Thursday filed a petition for a recount after narrowly losing his primary last month in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District. The petition, filed in Goochland County, comes after the State Board of Elections certified state senator and fellow hardline conservative John McGuire as the Republican nominee on July 2. McGuire holds …

The Denver Westword reports: Earlier this year, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert was caught on Vail Pass going 84 miles per hour in a 65 mile-per-hour zone by the Colorado State Patrol, leading to a $174.50 speeding ticket and a scheduled court appearance for July 26 after she failed to pay the fine on time. The House representative didn’t contact Eagle County …

Gothamist reports: Supporters of a referendum that could enshrine abortion rights in New York’s state constitution won another round in court on Thursday, possibly clearing the way for the measure to remain on the ballot this November. The Equal Rights Amendment, as the measure is known by supporters, survived another round of legal challenges on Thursday afternoon when the state …

“They have succeeded in that these single-family units are much more likely to depend upon the government. And every year, of course, I am lobbied by people who want the government therefore to take up an even greater role in their children’s life, be it daycare, be it preschool, be it after-school programs, whatever. “They clearly want the children raised …

Axios reports: Donald Trump Jr. is scheduled to speak right before his father’s vice presidential pick at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Wednesday, Axios has learned. It’s the latest sign that former President Trump has zeroed in on Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as a favorite contender to be his running mate, over North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and …

“They’re not worried about having a commander-in-chief who’s not capable of fulfilling the responsibilities. The only reason they’re panicking is because they now realize the American people have seen that, and they’re terrified that he’s going to lose in November. “And so now they’re willing to dump him. I put the odds at about 80%. They dump him. And if …

NBC News reports: The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in “inherent contempt” for failing to turn over the audiotapes of President Joe Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur. The “privileged” resolution, written by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida Republican and Donald Trump ally, had called for the House to …

Courthouse News reports: Seven GOP-dominated states filed a federal lawsuit in St. Louis against multiple Biden administration agencies Wednesday, in opposition to recent changes to the Affordable Care Act meant to protect transgender people from medical discrimination. Missouri, Utah, both Dakotas, Iowa, Idaho and Arkansas, joined by a conservative medical professional organization known as the American College of Pediatricians, filed …

“I haven’t voted for the top of the ticket since 2012. I’ve certainly had my concerns, one of those is what happened on January 6th. I’m hopeful, I want my party to win. They chose a candidate this time around that was not my first choice. Wasn’t my choice last time, either. “But the party spoken and that’s who they …

Little Rock’s CBS affiliate reports: The Arkansas Secretary of State’s office has thrown out an abortion ballot measure less than a week after the group turned in over 100,000 signatures ahead of the deadline on July 5. In a letter sent by Secretary of State John Thurston, the group reportedly did not submit documents that identified paid canvassers by name …

Axios reports: The House is slated to take up Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s (R-Fla.) anti-Merrick Garland resolution on Thursday after she rallied enough support to overcome two attempts to block her from forcing a vote this week. Luna’s resolution would fine the attorney general $10,000 a day for flouting a congressional subpoena. Despite senior Republicans, including Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), …

The Associated Press reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is now planning to address former President Donald Trump’s nominating convention next week, an apparent reversal from just one day earlier when he was expected not to give a speech. DeSantis’ speaking role at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee was confirmed Wednesday by a person familiar with the schedule who spoke …