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John Fetterman is getting a flood of national money as he faces Mehmet Oz

Winning was good for John Fetterman’s campaign accounts.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 25, 2022

Federal judge: Georgia Congressman can’t avoid testimony before Fulton County special grand jury

ATLANTA — A federal judge on Monday indicated that a Georgia congressman couldn’t kill a subpoena from the Fulton County special grand jury studying whether former President Donald Trump and his allies illegally tried to sway Georgia’s 2020 elections.

Tribune News Service · Jul 25, 2022

Disqualified Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidates spent about $11 million

LANSING, Mich. — The campaigns of five Republican candidates for Michigan governor who were disqualified from the ballot because of a wave of fraudulent petition signatures collectively spent about $11 million on their bids for the state's highest office, according to new disclosures.

Tribune News Service · Jul 25, 2022

Judge blocks Fulton DA from questioning Georgia GOP senator in Trump probe

ATLANTA — A Fulton County judge is disqualifying District Attorney Fani Willis and her office from questioning state Sen. Burt Jones as part of their investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and his allies broke the law as they sought to overturn Georgia’s 2020 elections.

Tribune News Service · Jul 25, 2022

Editorial: After Dobbs, same-sex marriage could be threatened. Congress is right to codify it

With the upheaval caused by the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade came aftershocks of worry about what could come next. Could, as Justice Clarence Thomas suggested in his concurring opinion, same-sex marriage get lined up in the court’s crosshairs as a future target? Contraception? Interracial marriage?

Chicago Tribune · Jul 25, 2022

With far-right Dan Cox at top of ticket, choices for Maryland Republican leaders are fraught: vow support, push back or stay quiet?

After far-right gubernatorial hopeful Dan Cox’s win in Maryland’s primary election Tuesday, the approach to the general election for some Republican candidates is simple and typical: “I’ll support my party’s nominee, absolutely,” said state Sen. Bob Cassilly, the Republican nominee for Harford County executive.

Tribune News Service · Jul 25, 2022

GOP opposition to same-sex marriage is personal to Transportation Secretary Buttigieg

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg took a personal tone in his criticism of Republicans opposed to codifying federal protections for same-sex marriage Sunday, saying marriages like his deserve to be safeguarded.

Tribune News Service · Jul 25, 2022

Trump tests waning appeal in Washington visit shadowed by Jan. 6

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is coming back to Washington as Republican rivals maneuver for a possible primary challenge and lawmakers probe his culpability for the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Tribune News Service · Jul 24, 2022

Kinzinger tells GOP voters ‘you are being abused’ by leaders who know election wasn’t stolen

Retiring congressman begs party to stop letting Trump’s allies use them for money

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022

Pete Buttigieg to GOP: Same-sex marriage "deserves to be treated equally"

"I don't know why this would be hard for a senator or a congressman," the Transportation secretary said.

Axios · Jul 24, 2022