A new JMC Analytics poll in Virginia finds Terry McAuliffe (D) with a 4-point lead over Glenn Youngkin (R), 46% to 42% with 12% still undecided.
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Louisiana Hospital Halts Surgeries
Associated Press: “One of Louisiana’s largest hospitals announced Monday it has temporarily stopped taking inpatients for nonemergency surgeries, as it grapples with a steadily increasing influx of COVID-19 patients amid…
Lindell Says Biden Will Resign After He Sees Evidence
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell insisted on Steve Bannon’s podcast that after the U.S. Supreme Court sees his compelling evidence of election fraud at an upcoming “symposium” that President Joe Biden…
Trump Endorses Paxton Over Bush In Texas
“Former President Donald Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton as he seeks his third term, a major boost for the embattled Republican that also stymies one of Paxton’s primary…
1.9 Million Texas Mail-In Voters Need to ‘Guess’ on ID
Texas Monthly: “Amid all the fighting, most lawmakers have apparently overlooked a provision that would force counties to automatically reject some mail-in ballot applications.” “Here’s why: The Republican-authored legislation would…
Virginia Will Test If ‘Critical Race Theory’ Moves Voters
Wall Street Journal: “Some voters interviewed in Virginia, including suburban white women who were important to Democrats’ improved performance here and in other states that President Biden carried, said they…
Ex-Senator Hospitalized After Bike Crash
Former Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY) remained hospitalized and is sedated after suffering serious injuries in a bike crash, the Casper Star Tribune reports. Save to Favorites
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Stalls Again
“Senators ran into new problems Monday as they raced to seal a bipartisan infrastructure deal, with pressure mounting on all sides to show progress on President Joe Biden’s top priority,”…
Mandel Bets Campaign on ‘Judeo-Christan Revolution’
Josh Mandel is staking his bid for Senate in Ohio in a wide-open Republican primary field “on a Trump-aligned brand of cultural conservatism heavily focused on religion,” the Washington Examiner…
GOP Senators Urge Supreme Court to Overturn Roe
The Hill: “In a 33-page brief, Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO), Mike Lee (R-UT) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) asked the court to use a Mississippi case to be reviewed next term…
Glenn Youngkin Won’t Fill Out NRA Survey
Richmond Times-Dispatch: “Youngkin has so far declined to complete a candidate questionnaire issued by the advocacy group, which asks candidates questions on topics like banning assault weapons and limiting handgun…
Democratic Lawmaker Won’t Seek Re-Election After Slur
Amid public backlash and calls for his resignation, Delaware state Rep. Gerald Brady (D) said that he would not seek reelection after his current term expires, the Associated Press reports….
Trump Trashes Possible Senate Bid by Doug Ducey
Former President Donald Trump praised the Republican-controlled state Senate for its ongoing audit of the 2020 election results while saving plenty of time to berate Gov. Doug Ducey (R), Insider…
Trump Could Be Subpoenaed by Select Committee
“The House’s select committee probing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump won’t hesitate to subpoena members of Congress or Mr. Trump, and…
Pastor Threatens to Kick Mask-Wearers Out of Church
A Tennessee pastor threatened to boot mask-wearers from his church, the Lexington Herald Leader reports. Said Pastor Greg Locke: “If they go through round two and you start showing up…
Why Top Democrats Are Listening to Eric Adams
New York Times: “Eric Adams, for his part, is seizing the mayoral bully pulpit, moving to cement a national reputation as a Democrat who speaks with uncommon authority about both…
Biden Watches U.K. on Delta Variant
“Senior Biden officials are carefully monitoring the impact of the delta variant on Britain, as concerns intensify within the administration about the potential economic damage of the virus to the…
Georgia GOP Mulls Takeover of Fulton County Elections
“With a rising drumbeat of criticism, several Republican Georgia legislators are building a case for the state government to take over Fulton County elections,” the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. “The newfound…
The Vaccinated Turn Against the Unvaccinated
Josh Marshall: “Among the vaccinated there’s a growing realization that we’re going backwards, seeing rates go up, seeing some mask mandates come back because of the non-vaccinated. And people are…
Joe Biden’s First Big Test
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Can Affirmative Action Survive?
Nicholas Lemann: “It’s distinctly possible that the Supreme Court, as early as next year, could signal that it considers efforts aimed explicitly at helping Black people to be unconstitutional. In…
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