Republicans

The Hill reports: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) greeted the news of the historic shake-up at the top of the Democratic ticket with threats to increase his state’s operations at the Mexican border. “Joe Biden has now endorsed and fully supports his ‘Borders Czar’ Kamala Harris to be the Democrat candidate for president,” Abbott wrote on the social platform X. …

USA Today reports: Embattled Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is scheduled to testify before the House Oversight Committee on Monday about the agency’s missteps in the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at the GOP nominee’s campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Tenn., said Americans “demand answers” from Cheatle. The director, in excerpts from her prepared …

CNN reports: Legal challenges to Democrats’ move to nominate a new presidential candidate in the wake of President Joe Biden’s unprecedented decision to drop out of the 2024 race stand little likelihood of success, election law experts told CNN. Donald Trump allies have discussed the legal implications of removing Biden from the ballot, and whether or not they have grounds …

“I’m a classic Republican and he’s a classic Democrat; obviously, President Biden and I usually didn’t see eye-to-eye. I opposed many of his initiatives. But we did find common ground on infrastructure, Ukraine, the Electoral Count Act, adding religious liberty protections to the marriage bill, gun safety measures, and chip manufacturing. Others will judge his presidency. However, having worked with …

The Hill reports: South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace (R) will introduce a resolution on Monday in the House calling on Vice President Harris to invoke the 25th amendment, under which a majority of the Cabinet can remove a president they deem incapacitated. House Republicans, including Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) have called on Biden to stand down as president after he …

“At this unprecedented juncture in American history, we must be clear about what just happened. The Democrat Party forced the Democrat nominee off the ballot, just over 100 days before the election. “Having invalidated the votes of more than 14 million Americans who selected Joe Biden to be the Democrat nominee for president, the self-proclaimed ‘party of democracy’ has proven …

“If you took video, save it, make a backup copy. We can glean things in terms of audio, in terms of where the shots came from. Was it one rifle? Was it more than one? “I’ve seen some pretty interesting video on the Internet by experts that certainly calls into question what the FBI is telling us about a single …

The Hill reports: ABC News anchor Martha Raddatz on Sunday pointed to Trump’s remarks at a Saturday rally, during which he went after Vice President Kamala Harris for her laugh, along with former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and President Biden, whom he called a “sick, weak, pathetic band.” When Raddatz asked if Trump missed an opportunity to promote unity, Johnson …

The Washington Post reports: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump shared a letter signed by Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Tex.) on Saturday detailing the care he has received since last weekend’s assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The letter, written by a political ally whose actions as a medical provider have come into question over the years, marks the most …

The Huffington Post reports: Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), the GOP’s vice presidential pick, has called for President Joe Biden to resign. “Everyone calling on Joe Biden to *stop running* without also calling on him to resign the presidency is engaged in an absurd level of cynicism,” Vance wrote Saturday on X. “If you can’t run, you can’t serve. He should …

“Right now the president of the United States – the former president, and hopefully soon-to-be present of the United States – is alive not because of what Secret Service did, but because he providentially turned his head. That’s the truth. “The fact is the American people are sick of it. They are sick of Lloyd Austin still having a job …

The Washington Post reports: A Florida panel has approved language that will appear beneath an abortion ballot proposal in November that states the referendum will “negatively impact the state budget,” a move that reproductive rights proponents call “a dirty trick.” The financial impact language says public funds may be required to pay for abortions, and that possible lawsuits could be …

Politico reports: House Republicans are escalating their investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, subpoenaing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for information related to security at the rally. House Homeland Security Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.) on Friday demanded various records, including security plans for the rally site, Secret Service protocol on the day of the rally and …

Law & Crime reports: A controversial new law in Louisiana requiring schools to have a poster of the Ten Commandments in every classroom will not be in effect when students return next month, giving a federal judge time to weigh the constitutionality of the measure. U.S. District Court Judge for the Middle District of Louisiana John deGravelles on Friday approved …

The Washington Post reports: Armed with a questionnaire on hot-button social issues about gay and lesbian rights, gender transition care and hiring practices related to diversity, equity and inclusion, Vance (R-Ohio) held up for more than a year the nominations of dozens of diplomats assigned to serve in posts across the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. A copy of …

CBS News reports: U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle will testify to the House Oversight Committee on Monday amid calls for her resignation or firing in wake of Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. “Americans demand answers from Director Kimberly Cheatle about the Secret Service’s historic security failures that led to the attempted assassination of President Trump, murder …

Salt Lake City’s Fox affiliate reports: Governor Cox is poised to publicly endorse Donald Trump after the attempt on the former president’s life, followed by his speech at the Republican National Convention. It’s a stunning switch for Cox, who said he would not vote for Trump – and never has. “Your life was spared,” Cox wrote to Trump. “Now because …

The Associated Press reports: A federal appeals court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit challenging first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows, reversing a lower court ruling that deemed the statute unconstitutional and blocked its enforcement in part of the state. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Memphis-based LGBTQ+ theater company that filed the …

Florida Politics reports: The anti-recreational pot effort now has a name: Vote No on 3. The new political committee launched this week “with the full support of the Governor,” promising “a vigorous and full-throated campaign” against the ballot measure to legalize marijuana for adults 21 years old and older. Consensus Communications, which has prevailed in 19 ballot amendment campaigns, is …

Former Republican Sen. Ben Sasse posts to his X account: Dear Gator Nation and cherished friends, This isn’t an easy note to write but wanted to give you an update on our family. As many of you know, my wife Melissa suffered an aneurysm and series of strokes in 2007. Back then, the docs prepared us for the worst, but …