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The Hill reports: The North Carolina Republican Party released a statement Thursday evening defending its gubernatorial nominee, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, after an explosive report about him was released. “Mark Robinson has categorically denied the allegations made by CNN but that won’t stop the Left from trying to demonize him via personal attacks,” NCGOP said on X. “The Left needs …

NOTUS reports: Rep. Matt Gaetz attended a drug-fueled sex party in 2017 with the 17-year-old girl at the center of the alleged sex trafficking scandal, according to legal documents filed to a Florida federal court shortly before midnight Thursday, which cite sealed affidavits from three eye-witness testimonies. The minor, who was a junior in high school at the time, arrived …

The Washington Post reports: The Georgia State Election Board is expected to vote on a measure to force counties to hand-count all ballots this year, a requirement that could delay reporting of results by weeks if not months and that critics say is designed to inject chaos and uncertainty into the presidential contest in a vitally important swing state. The …

The Hill reports: Ten Republican governors this week announced a coalition aimed at reducing regulations around energy production and opposing renewable energy mandates. The organization, the Governors Coalition for Energy Choice, said in a statement that the coalition aims to “ensure continued energy choice, minimize permitting and other regulatory barriers.” Members of the organization include Louisiana’s Jeff Landry, New Hampshire’s …

The right wing National Review reports: My phone is blowing up today with calls and texts from Republican sources in North Carolina who are waiting with bated breath about a huge story CNN is reportedly about to drop on this year’s this year’s gubernatorial nominee, Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson. If what I’m hearing is correct, this story will nuke Robinson’s …

The Charleston City Paper reports: Former six-term S.C. Republican Congressman Bob Inglis is adding his name to the growing list of Reagan- and Bush-era conservatives who say they plan to vote in November for Democratic presidential candidate and current Vice President Kamala Harris. Inglis is the state’s first prominent Republican to back Harris. “Donald Trump is a clear and present …

NBC News reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., met Wednesday with Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and about two dozen Republican legislators to discuss how the state allocates its electoral votes, according to a source with direct knowledge of the trip. Graham, acting on behalf of the Trump campaign, was working to encourage Pillen to call a special legislative session at which …

NBC News reports: House Republicans on Wednesday defeated their own plan to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month, with the party divided over the length of a short-term funding bill and what, if anything, should be attached to it. It was an embarrassing blow to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who had yanked the same funding package …

The Texas Tribune reports: Congressional Republicans will spend millions on television ads this fall targeting Texas Democrats for supporting pro-LGBTQ+ legislation — a bet that issue will resonate more than the border or economy. The National Republican Congressional Committee unveiled its first Texas ad of the general election on Tuesday, accusing U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, of pushing “sex changes …

Florida Politics reports: U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is complaining of “an increasing number of threats and doxxing attacks,” including what she called a “very serious shooting threat” to her office Wednesday. The St. Petersburg Republican has also complained to the St. Petersburg police about doxxing by a neighbor, linking these problems to the apparent assassination attempts recently against Donald …

CNBC reports: More than 100 Republican former lawmakers and officials endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in a letter, while warning that their own party’s candidate, former President Donald Trump, is “unfit to serve again.” In the letter, shared by the Harris campaign Wednesday, 111 former national security and foreign policy officials said that despite their disagreements with …

Axios reports: Elon Musk and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Wednesday both took to X to share a rumor that police later called false about an explosive device was discovered near the Long Island site where former President Trump is set to hold a rally Wednesday night. However, police determined the rumor of a bomb threat was not true. …

Mediaite reports: Springfield City Manager Bryan Heck recounted to the Wall Street Journal how he received a startling call on September 9 from a staffer of Vance: “He asked point-blank, ‘Are the rumors true of pets being taken and eaten?’” His response was unequivocal: “I told him no. There was no verifiable evidence or reports to show this was true.” …

The New York Times reports: Usually, after a deadly emergency or an event that could have become one, the governor of the state where it happened somberly pledges to support the agency investigating it however he or she can. This is not quite what happened in Florida after the apparent attempted assassination of Donald Trump on one of his golf …

CNN reports: Speaker Mike Johnson has set up a Wednesday vote on a six-month GOP government funding plan that is expected to fail, as the Louisiana Republican is under pressure to show the bill cannot pass before pivoting to the next step. The plan to put the bill on the floor this week is aimed at demonstrating it will fail, …

“They’re trying to kill the only guy that has a chance to get this fixed. And of course, President Biden – I don’t know who’s running our country but somebody needs to step to the plate and at least act like you care about a Republican candidate but they truly don’t. They could care less. “There needs to be SEAL …

The Independent reports: Arkansas governor and former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders appeared to criticize Vice President Kamala Harris for not having biological children during a town hall event with former President Donald Trump in Michigan on Tuesday night. “My kids keep me humble,” Huckabee Sanders said in Flint. “Unfortunately, Kamala Harris doesn’t have anything keeping her humble.” …

Mediaite reports: GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) took questions on Capitol Hill on Tuesday and told the press that he would do whatever it takes to avoid a government shutdown, arguing that “It would be politically beyond stupid” for the Republicans to do so ahead of the election. McConnell’s remarks are a sharp break with former President Donald Trump …

Radio Free Europe reports: A trove of leaked records from a Russian disinformation campaign reveals how Moscow sought to discredit Ukraine and Western governments that support it while also trying to boost support for far-right political parties in the European Union. The campaign included a diverse mix of memes, falsified videos and government documents, and a network of websites impersonating …

“The leader, I forget exactly which official it was within the European Union, but sent Elon this threatening letter that basically said, ‘We’re going to arrest you if you platform Donald Trump,’ who, by the way, is the likely next president of the United States. “So what America should be saying is, if NATO wants us to continue supporting them …