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Minnesota sees fewer U.S. House candidates this year than in 2020 and 2018

The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Minnesota was May 31, 2022. Thirty-two candidates are running for Minnesota’s eight U.S. House districts, including 18 Democrats and 14 Republicans. That’s four candidates per district, less than the 4.63 candidates per district in 2020 and the 4.75 in 2018.

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Investigator who floated decertification later backed off

The special investigator hired by Republicans in Wisconsin to review the 2020 election told lawmakers publicly they should consider decertifying President Joe Biden’s win, but later said in a private memo that such a move would be a “practical impossibility.”

The Independent UK

Georgia Republicans back fake elector for state Senate

ATLANTA — A phony elector who participated in an effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election is a leading candidate for the state Senate, embraced by Republican lawmakers and candidates since winning the primary election in May.

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Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip puts US analysts and Democrats on edge

Experts and officials raise concern over timing of trip even as Republicans hail House speaker

The Guardian - US

Potential 2024 GOP presidential hopeful back to headline annual SC Republican gathering

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a potential 2024 presidential candidate, will be the keynote speaker at an annual Upstate GOP event later this month.

Tribune News Service

GOP will never be the "Parents Party"

Post-Roe, Republicans reveal their true belief: They don't think rearing children is real work

Salon

Four things to watch in tonight’s primaries in Michigan, Missouri, Arizona and Kansas

Trump seeks to reshape the Arizona GOP in his own image, two Erics claim his endorsement in Missouri and Democratic meddling in a Michigan primary animate tonight’s primaries.

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After an abortion shakeup Monday in Michigan, voters head to the polls Tuesday

Action in the Michigan courts Monday blurred the lines on abortion rights in the state. Tuesday, Republicans decide their nominee for governor who will face Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in November.

WEKU

Donald Trump endorses ‘Eric’ in Missouri primary – but which one?

Former president hedges his bets in Republican Senate race, where both Eric Greitens and Eric Schmitt claimed his endorsement

The Guardian - US

The Georgia GOP 'civil war' might be over

ATLANTA — Just a few months ago, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's biggest political challenge might have hinged on whether he could win over the fractious Republican base amid an onslaught of insults from former President Donald Trump.

Tribune News Service

New ad from national Republicans targets Murray as GOP looks to expand the Senate map

WASHINGTON — National Republicans are funding a new ad this week that ties Democratic Sen. Patty Murray to President Joe Biden, arguing the incumbent lawmaker too often supports policies that increase inflation and crime.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Sen. Pat Toomey defends his effort to remove 'budget gimmick' from veterans health bill to address illnesses from burn pits, other toxins

WASHINGTON — In the face of criticism, Pennsylvania's Republican Sen. Pat Toomey is continuing to defend his opposition to what he calls a "budget gimmick" in an historic veterans health spending bill that received overwhelming Senate support in June.

Tribune News Service

NY Gov. Hochul holds early double-digit lead over Republican opponent Rep. Lee Zeldin ahead of November general election: Siena poll

ALBANY, N.Y. — A pair of polls released early Tuesday show New York Gov. Kathy Hochul with a healthy lead over Lee Zeldin ahead of November’s general election.

Tribune News Service

Thousands of Pa. Democrats are leaving for the Republican Party. No one seems sure why

PITTSBURGH — A significant number of voters in Western Pennsylvania are leaving the Democratic Party to become Republicans ahead of the 2022 midterms, a trend that's taken shape over several years and has both parties split on what the reason for the pattern is.

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Kentucky’s attorney general can now enforce trigger law banning abortion, court orders

A request by Kentucky Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron to enforce Kentucky’s trigger law banning nearly all abortions has been temporarily granted.

Texas Observer

Michelle Vallejo Keeps the Progressive Flame Alive in the RGV

She could be the first Latina Democrat to represent the Valley in the U.S. House, if she can defeat a well-funded Republican.

The Conversation

Congress is considering making same-sex marriage federal law – a political scientist explains how this issue became less polarized over time

While public opinion and different state laws on abortion rights are sharply dividing the country, there’s growing indication that most people agree on another once-controversial topic – protecting same-sex marriage.

The Independent UK

Kevin Costner dons ‘I’m for Liz Cheney’ shirt while filming ‘Yellowstone’

Rep Cheney trails her closest challenger in the 16 August primary in Wyoming by 22 points

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Number of special congressional elections at its second-highest level in three decades

Welcome to the Tuesday, August 2, Brew.

The Guardian - US

Republicans’ agenda for a second Trump term is far more radical than the first

Rather than sideline federal agencies, Republicans want to seize control of them, purge civil servants and replace them with America First footsoldiers

WEKU

The Michigan Republican primary for governor has been a bumpy ride. It ends today

First, five candidates for governor were disqualified from the ballot. Then, the FBI arrested another one. After Tuesday, Michigan Republicans still face the biggest challenge yet — Gov. Whitmer.

Roll Call

GOP Main Street group unveils agenda for candidates

The centrist Republican Main Street Partnership agenda focuses on energy, jobs, supply chain issues, public safety and ‘freedom.’

WEKU

There are a slew of significant primaries Tuesday. Here's what we're watching for

Election deniers, abortion and Trump's rampage against Republicans who voted to impeach him. It's a busy first primary night in August in five states, including battleground Arizona.

Los Angeles Times

Jean Guerrero: Republicans are ready to talk about racism. But only anti-white racism

Whereas the Republican Party once claimed it was "colorblind," now it embraces race-conscious rhetoric. The era of Trump's dog whistle has given way to Tucker Carlson's explicit politics of white grievance.

The Independent UK

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