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From the office of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp: This office has received Senator Nabilah Islam Parkes and other’s letters alleging ethics violations by members of the State Elections Board. Due to uncertainty regarding whether this office has authority to act under Code Section 45-10-4 in response to these complaints, we have sought the Attorney General’s advice regarding the application of …

NBC News reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., marked the third anniversary of the terrorist attack at the Kabul airport today by announcing that lawmakers will hold a ceremony next month awarding the the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 U.S. service members killed in the attack. Families of the service members will be presented with the medals in the …

The Florida Phoenix reports: A Gov. Ron DeSantis-appointed member of the Broward County School Board who was rejected this week for election to the board will become a member of the Florida Board of Education instead. The governor’s press office announced the new appointment of Daniel Foganholi, director of legislative affairs for New Generations Children’s Ministry, on Friday. His campaign …

The New York Times reports: Colorado Republicans have voted to remove their party’s chairman amid mounting internal criticism of his leadership, including over recent posts that attacked the L.G.B.T.Q. community and accusations that he had fueled divisions within the party. Dave Williams, a hard-line state representative who was elected to helm the Colorado Republican Party last year, was ousted on …

The Hill reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said that the Democrats’ “sugar high” will not last amid the party’s enthusiasm for Vice President Harris. “I mean, obviously, the Democrats are on a sugar high. Everybody’s acknowledged that. And I think that that gets real after Labor Day,” Johnson said to reporters at an event for Republican Joe Teirab in …

“This just shows you how welcoming our movement is — America First, the MAGA movement, whatever you want to call it — we welcome everybody. “This is not called the ‘Republican First movement.’ It’s called the ‘America First movement.’ And so when he decided to step out and jump in and endorse President Trump, he is welcome with open arms. …

“You saw a hate fest full of insults. And Donald Trump said to Barack Obama, ‘you’re a nice man’ after President Obama insulted and and jabbed President Trump continuously. “It was designed to draw him into an exchange of insults. It was light on policy, heavy on insults. So I told President Trump, then and now, you’re going to win …

“The point he was making is that he gives the presidential Medal of Freedom, just like other presidents do, to civilians who have done important things for their nation, but who haven’t sacrificed life and limb. “And when you go to a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House and you’re presenting it to a soldier who has sacrificed …

The Detroit News reports: Former Michigan Republican Party Chairwoman Kristina Karamo was escorted out of the state GOP’s convention on Saturday by police, as the gathering of delegates got off to a raucous start inside the Dort Financial Center in Flint. At about noon, another individual, whom The Detroit News couldn’t immediately identify, was taken out of the arena by …

NBC News reports: Ohio Sen. JD Vance, former President Donald Trump’s running mate, on Saturday evaded multiple questions about whether Trump’s proposed “zero tolerance” policy on immigration would lead to family separation. First, Vance told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that before imposing mass deportations, Trump would need to “stop the bleeding.” Asked again by moderator Kristen Welker about whether …

Raw Story reports: Former Michigan Republican Party co-chair Meshawn Maddock was called out over the weekend for using a homophobic slur to describe an openly gay political opponent in her state. Maddock last year pleaded not guilty to accusations related to posing as a fake elector for Trump. On Thursday, she took to social media to attack fellow Michigan political …

NBC News reports: Ohio Sen. JD Vance, former President Donald Trump’s running mate, on Saturday said Trump would veto a federal abortion ban if a bill were to be passed by Congress. Asked on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” about GOP lawmakers like South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham who would want to see Trump advocate for and pass an abortion …

The Texas Tribune reports: The League of United Latin American Citizens plans to request a federal investigation into raids Attorney General Ken Paxton conducted this week as part of what he called an “ongoing election integrity investigation.” Gabriel Rosales, Texas LULAC’s state director, said in a statement that Paxton carried out the raids 11 weeks before the 2024 elections “to …

The South Dakota Spotlight reports: Governor Kristi Noem’s administration recently turned down more than $70 million of federal funds from energy efficiency and environmental programs, according to her top budget official. The Home Energy Rebates program would have provided the state with $69 million to give South Dakotans rebates for energy-efficient home retrofits and high-efficiency electric appliances. Over the course …

The Arizona Republic reports: Moderation was not the theme of the day. Surrounded by screens advertising Turning Point Action, a Trump-aligned advocacy group, the speakers invoked religion, asserted their support of police and securing the border. And they gave a nod to conspiracies. The “fake news” media was a frequent target of some of the speakers, never failing to generate …

Via press release from far-right extremist Stephen Miller: Today, America First Legal (AFL), partnering with the States of Texas and Idaho, along with a coalition of fourteen state Attorneys General–Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wyoming–filed an urgent lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District …

The Daily Beast reports: iHeart Radio host Jay Weber was pulled off the air after calling Tim Walz’s son a “blubbering bitch boy” in a since deleted post on X. Gus Walz, who has ADHD, a learning disorder, and an anxiety disorder, went viral for his tearful reaction to his father’s speech on Aug. 21 at the Democratic National Convention. …

Raw Story reports: A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has temporarily blocked Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey in his attempt to investigate the liberal media watchdog group Media Matters for America. Bailey, a Republican, filed a suit to try to investigate Media Matters over reporting that criticized tech billionaire Elon Musk’s tolerance of extremism and hate speech on his X …

Axios reports: Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said during a speech to the Democratic National Convention on Thursday that the Republican Party is “no longer conservative” under former President Trump. “I was a Republican for 12 years in Congress and I still hold onto the label. I never thought I’d be here. You never thought you’d see me here,” Kinzinger …

NBC News reports: In July 2023, Abbott sent 95 buses with 4,281 migrants to cities around the country, according to numbers from the Texas Division of Emergency Management obtained by NBC News through a Freedom of Information Act request. This July, he sent zero. The data covers the period from when the buses began on April 11, 2022, through Aug. …