“Donald Trump on Saturday condemned reports that Florida’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds distanced himself from the president by pulling prominent reference to his endorsement from the campaign’s website — and touted upcoming rallies in Florida to boost Donalds,” Miami Herald reports.

Said Trump: “Two Rallies are already scheduled in Florida for Byron and, will be, as always, ‘SOLD OUT!.'”

Mediaite: Fox News presses Florida Gov frontrunner Byron Donalds on voter fears of data centers.

“Angie Nixon, the Democratic nominee for a U.S. Senate seat in Florida, has resolved a trespassing case over her sit-in this year outside the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R),” the Washington Post reports.

“After Nixon remained outside the office for several hours, she was arrested and charged with trespassing and resisting an officer without violence. She was set for trial in Tallahassee this week and faced up to two years in prison.”

“But Nixon said Wednesday that she had resolved the case and will pay $250 and complete 15 hours of community service, all of which will be conducted outside her campaign. She did not plead guilty and maintains that she did nothing wrong.”

“As the midterms near, potential 2028 presidential candidates are looking to prove their appeal in a range of House districts across the country. For Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, it’s all about his state’s 6th Congressional District,” CNN reports.

“Beshear is making an all-out push to help a former aide, Zach Dembo, flip the Republican-friendly seat, a win that would further burnish the governor’s reputation as a Democrat who can win in red territory.”

“As Republicans ramp up spending for Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton, a top group supporting his Democratic opponent, James Talarico, is pushing back with a new surrogate: a Republican former state lawmaker who voted to impeach Paxton in 2023,” CNN reports.

Said former state Rep. Glenn Rogers (R), in a new ad: “I’ll never trust Ken Paxton, I’ll never support Ken Paxton and the last place he should be is the United States Senate.”

“For months, Florida GOP gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds wanted anyone who would listen to know that he was endorsed by President Donald Trump,” NBC News reports.

“Nearly every press release during his primary campaign came with a reminder he was ‘Trump-endorsed,’ and campaign staff and surrogates were just as eager to remind people when doing interviews or posting about him on social media…”

“That moment appears to be over.”

“A newly released website from Donalds’ campaign scrubs nearly every mention of the Trump endorsement. The only reference to it is on a scrolling list of endorsements Donalds has received from the president and others.”

“Gov. JB Pritzker (D) of Illinois has traveled to early primary states,” the New York Times reports.

“He has started a political group to spend money to help Democrats in midterm races. And now he has sent perhaps the clearest signal that he would like to run for president in 2028: sharing his weight-loss journey with the American people.”

“In an interview that aired Monday on ‘CBS Mornings,’ Mr. Pritzker revealed that he had lost 80 pounds since beginning a GLP-1 regimen in 2024. In doing so, he joins a long line of White House hopefuls who got in better shape as part of their campaign preparations.”

CNN: JB Pritzker says he has lost 80 pounds on “life-changing” GLP-1 medication.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) signaled “that he would put America’s housing affordability crisis at the center of his campaign if he ran for president in 2028,” Axios reports.

“It’s the latest sign that Beshear, who just kicked off a national book tour, is moving closer to a bid for the White House.”

“Beshear said the next president should pursue a massive housing initiative — with strict guidelines to ensure the money is spent quickly.”

CNN: “The GOP has controlled all statewide offices in Texas for almost two decades. But a mix of economic factors, the national backlash to immigration raids and the growth of artificial intelligence, and the GOP nominating baggage-laden candidates who could offend moderate voters make this fall perhaps the likeliest chance for Democrats to break one-party control of the nation’s second-largest state.”