Today’s episode with campaign-related news items from across the country.
* President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign is making a new attempt to draw attention Donald Trump and Project 2025, which will add a page dedicated to the issue on the Democratic incumbent’s website to the issue.
* As expected, Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, who is on trial for corruption, filed papers with the Federal Election Commission this week to run for re-election in New Jersey as an independent. His candidacy risks splitting the center-left and putting the seat in the race for a Republican victory.
* In Texas, the latest statewide poll from the University of Texas at Tyler showed a highly competitive Senate race, with incumbent Republican Senator Ted Cruz narrowly ahead of Democratic Representative Colin Allred, 45% to 42%.
* Speaking of the closely watched Senate race, the latest poll from Marquette Law School in Wisconsin showed incumbent Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin leading Republican Eric Hovde, 52% to 47%.
* In a preliminary step, North Carolina election officials this week voted against granting voting rights to new parties supporting independent presidential candidates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West.
*Despite recent polling in Pennsylvania showing Democratic Senator Bob Casey in relatively good position ahead of his re-election campaign, the super PAC, which is closely aligned with the Senate Republican leadership, has made a $24 million investment in the encouraging the candidacy of Republican Dave McCormick.
* And in Virginia, where Hung Cao recently won the Republican U.S. Senate primary, a USA Today report this week raised new questions about his claims regarding his military service.
This article was originally published on MSNBC.com
