Today’s episode with campaign-related news items from across the country.
* There are several interesting races on the agenda for election observers today, including a primary campaign for Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina, who just learned that she is the subject of a new ethics investigation.
* In pre-recorded remarks, Donald Trump pledged to stand “side by side” with the Danbury Institute, a coalition of Christian groups that oppose abortion in all cases.
* Republican opponents of President Joe Biden are distributing deceptively edited videos related to the Democrat’s visit to France last week to mark the anniversary of D-Day.
* In Texas, Rep. Henry Cuellar continues to face corruption charges, but the Democratic congressman’s trial has been postponed until after Election Day 2024.
* In Minnesota, the latest Star Tribune/MPR News/KARE 11 poll showed Biden narrowly leading Trump in the state, 45% to 41%, with independent conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. received 6% support.
* Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard continues to express interest in joining Trump’s Cabinet in a possible second term, telling The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “I think there are a few different ways I could serve there — as Secretary of State Department, Secretary of Defense – There are a few different ways I think I can best serve our country.”
* Trump loyalists are still trying to recall Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, but the Republican lawmaker is contesting the petition’s signatures and questioning its validity. The Associated Press reported: “Wisconsin’s bipartisan election board has until June 28 to determine if there are enough valid signatures to trigger a recall election. The panel rejected the first attempt because there was not enough.”
* And speaking of the Badger State, the Wisconsin State Journal reported: “Buoyed by the prospect of potentially securing majorities in the state Legislature under new legislative plans, Wisconsin Democrats have put candidates on the ballot in all but two 99 races in the Wisconsin state assembly. and every state Senate race goes before voters this fall.”
This article was originally published on MSNBC.com
