Republicans

Fox News reports: Three more Republicans are crossing the aisle to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the White House. Former U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum, R-Kan., former Kansas state senator and Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger, and Deanell Reece Tacha, a retired federal judge, condemned the current state of the GOP in a statement shared with Fox News Digital Thursday. “This …

NBC News reports: An American journalist who runs an independent newsletter published a document Thursday that appears to have been stolen from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign — the first public posting of a file that is believed to be part of a dossier that federal officials say is part of an Iranian effort to manipulate the U.S. election. The PDF …

The Huffington Post reports: Washington state GOP congressional candidate Joe Kent told supporters at a recent event that the Proud Boys — the all-male, far-right, neo-fascist organization whose leaders were convicted for seditious conspiracy after trying to violently overthrow the U.S. government on Jan. 6, 2021 — are really just a bunch of hooligans who scare progressive Democrats. “Look, the …

Politico reports: Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) infuriated many of his House colleagues with his since-deleted racist X post about Haitian migrants, prompting a top Black Democrat to introduce a measure to formally reprimand him that will likely see a floor vote. Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) is expected to force action on the censure resolution when the …

“We’ve seen that they’re trying to get her elected, the worst possible candidate they could put there. But in 90 days, they’re trying to get her across the finish line. She’s the first ever AI presidential candidate, all done by social media, media, TV, radio. They’re doing everything they possibly can. They’ll spend billions of dollars to get her across …

Courthouse News reports: Former California Representative Devin Nunes urged a federal appeals court panel Wednesday to revive defamation suits against political writer Ryan Lizza and Esquire magazine over a 2018 article he and his family argue falsely implied their Iowa dairy farm illegally employed undocumented immigrants — and that Nunes conspired to cover it up. Nunes and his family, owners …

The Washington Post reports: A years-long fight over voting rules in the swing state of Wisconsin sparked a criminal investigation this week after a mayor — wearing a hard hat and Department of Public Works jacket — carted off a ballot drop box the city clerk was about to make available to voters. The mayor, who was elected in the …

Playbook reports: The race to replace Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader has been sleepy all summer, with the two frontrunners — John Thune and John Cornyn — keeping their pitches to colleagues mostly private. But behind the scenes, jockeying is heating up as the leadership election nears. Thune (R-S.D.) has been busy trying to shore up his previously fraught …

“It’s all true. I can put up another controversial post tomorrow if you want me to. I mean, we do have freedom of speech. I’ll say what I want.  It’s not a big deal to me. It’s like something stuck to the bottom of my boot. Just scrape it off and move on with my life.” – GOP Rep. Clay …

“Clay Higgins is a dear friend of mine and a colleague from Louisiana, and a very frank and outspoken person. He’s also a very principled man. “I didn’t even see it but he tweeted something today about Haitians. He was approached on the floor by colleagues who said that was offensive. “He said he went to the back and he …

The Hill reports: The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) on Wednesday called for Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) to be censured for a since-deleted social media post criticizing Haitian migrants as “thugs.” CBC Chair Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) and other Democrats took to the House floor to call for a censure in an extensive and at times heated back-and-forth with Republicans. Horsford on …

CBS News reports: The House and Senate approved a stopgap measure to keep the government funded for three months on Wednesday, sending the legislation to President Biden to stave off a shutdown. The legislation keeps the government funded through Dec. 20 and also includes around $230 million in additional funding for the Secret Service following the second assassination attempt against …

The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports: Acadiana U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins on Wednesday called Haiti the “nastiest country” in the Western Hemisphere, adding that immigrants to Springfield, Ohio, who are largely employed and legally allowed to be in the United States, need to get “their a** out of our country before January 20th.” That’s the day the president elected on Nov. …

NBC News reports: The House on Wednesday approved a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies funded when the new fiscal year begins next Tuesday, avoiding a potential shutdown showdown just weeks before the Nov. 5 election. The stopgap measure generally funds agencies at current levels through Dec. 20, but an additional $231 million was included to bolster the …

Courthouse News reports: During a hearing with a panel of prospective federal judges, GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee dialed in on Anthony Brindisi, tapped by the White House for a position in the Northern District of New York. Brindisi had previously represented the Empire State’s 22nd Congressional District in the House — he was narrowly defeated in 2020 …

The Washington Post reports: Three Democrats have asked a state court to force Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) to take up their ethics complaints accusing three members of the State Election Board of holding an illegal meeting and overstepping their legal authority by passing rules that critics say will sow chaos and uncertainty in the presidential race. The Democrats filed …

“As down-ballot Republicans approach the homestretch of this election, they should promise to deliver peace through strength, not isolationism and the abandonment of American leadership. “Republicans should pledge to deliver better trade deals that increase prosperity, not protectionist tariffs that make products more expensive. “Republicans should commit to tackling the growing debt that threatens to bankrupt the nation, pledging to …

Politico reports: House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer launched an investigation on Wednesday into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s recent visit to an ammunition factory in Pennsylvania. House Republicans have already cried foul on the visit, which Zelenskyy took to thank the workers at a factory that has supplied critical munitions in Ukraine’s war with Russia, because several Democrats joined him …

The Texas Tribune reports: A newly created state appeals court denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton request to temporarily block the State Fair of Texas’ policy banning all firearms from its fairgrounds as the event is set to start Friday. The ruling comes after a Dallas County District Court struck down a similar request from Paxton on the new policy. …

CNN reports: US House candidate Laurie Buckhout, who is running in a competitive race in North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, deleted at least nine photos of herself with Robinson on X, according to screenshots and a Google cache of her tweets. She also deleted a post calling Robinson “North Carolina’s next governor.” Other candidates appeared to delete photos with themselves …