AR Times: “Politico is reporting that Tom Cotton is telling his people that he won’t run for president in 2024 after all. He falls back on the old family ruse — a campaign would take him away from his young kids. We’ve heard that excuse before. I think a couple of factors are also likely contributing. Looks…
“Arkansas golfer John Daly endorses recreational marijuana amendment”
AR Times: “Arkansas golfer John Daly has endorsed Issue 4, the Arkansas Adult Use Cannabis Amendment. He joins rapper and cannabis connoisseur Snoop Dogg and travel expert Rick Steves in endorsing the measure.”
“Trump-DeSantis Rift Grows”
Political Wire: “Former President Donald Trump hasn’t endorsed Gov. Ron DeSantis this year because, as he has explained, his fellow Floridian never asked. Mr. DeSantis didn’t attend the Trump rally on Sunday in Miami, his allies said, because he wasn’t personally invited,” the New York Times reports. “Bruised egos are commonplace in politics. But rarely has a…
“Christians Must Publicly Denounce Christian Nationalism”
TX Observer: “Plenty of Texas Christians are appalled by the hateful comments and violence of Christian nationalists. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Austin proudly proclaims their progressive Christian values through wonderful messages on the sign in the front yard, such as “Jesus Was a Liberator of the Oppressed, Not a Mascot For the Powerful,” and “Jesus Trusted…
NC Supreme Court Ruling on Leandro Case Orders Billions Spent on Public Education in Coming Years
NC Policy Watch: “In a dramatic ruling issued just days before midterm elections, the North Carolina Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling and ordered the transfer of millions of dollars to pay for a school improvement plan designed to provide the state’s school children with the sound basic education guaranteed under the state constitution…
“In Texas, a Battle for Hispanic Voters Moves to the Cities”
NY Times: “In the two years since Donald Trump drew far more votes than most Republicans ever had in South Texas, attention around the country has focused on Hispanic voters in the unique region along the border, where large-scale immigration has challenged many lower-income and often culturally conservative communities. But the reality is that most…
“Jeff Jackson Pulls Campaign Ad As Police Investigate Shooting Into Opponent’s Family Home”
WCCB: “Senator Jeff Jackson, the Democrat running for the NC-14 congressional seat, has pulled a political ad from WCCB-TV and other Charlotte TV stations that showed a house owned by his Republican opponent Pat Harrigan. The decision was in response to a Twitter post from Harrigan that accused Jackson’s campaign of threatening political violence…. Hickory Police are…
“Angry Right-Wing Moms Are Trying to Have Librarians Arrested by “Constitutional Sheriffs””
Slate: “In March, special counsel to the sheriff of Hamilton County, Tennessee, Coty Wamp, was campaigning for district attorney when she met with a group of parents calling themselves Moms for Liberty. Wamp said afterwards that she had facilitated a meeting between the “parents’ rights” group and the sheriff’s office because she thought law enforcement could help the…
Herschel Walker Told Woman Neither Woman nor Child Would Be Safe If She Did Not Get Abortion
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“Biden blasts Florida senators as he visits the state ahead of midterms”
WaPo: “President Biden warned Tuesday that a Republican takeover of Congress would have dire consequences for Social Security and Medicare, taking direct aim at Florida’s Republican senators in a state where the popular safety-net programs have numerous beneficiaries…. It was part of Biden’s closing argument a week before crucial midterm elections, as he has relied less on bashing Republicans…