“The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.”
James A. Garfield (1831 – 1881)
20th president of the United States
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Republican Attack Ads in Iowa Show Conservative Voters Who Turned on Trump
Hoping to persuade G.O.P. voters that Donald Trump cannot win another general election, the Republican Accountability Project is running ads that feature voters who grew disillusioned with him.
The New York Times
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Rudy Giuliani concedes he made 'false' statements about Georgia election workers
The Trump ally's acknowledgment came in a filing Tuesday related to the 2020 election workers' lawsuit about baseless claims of fraud that he made against them.
NBC News
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Colorado Man Sentenced To Prison For “We Build The Wall” Online Fundraising Fraud Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that TIMOTHY SHEA was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres to 63 months in prison for his role in carrying out a scheme to defraud hundreds of thousands of donors in connection with an online crowdfunding campaign known as “We Build The Wall” by soliciting donations using false statements and then stealing the resulting donations, as well as laundering the proceeds of the fraud scheme and attempting to obstruct the federal criminal investigation of the scheme.
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York
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As Spending Fights Loom, Freedom Caucus Is at a Crossroads
The ouster of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from the ultraconservative group and the rise of another rebel faction have raised questions about where the real power lies on the far right.
The New York Times
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The Fulton County Case Against Trump May Be the Most Serious—and Imminent
Donald Trump is facing legal jeopardy on a number of fronts. But the Fulton County case may be the most challenging for him to wriggle out of.
Daily Beast
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Getting Cozy With the Too Online 'New Right' Hasn't Worked Out for DeSantis
After firing the staffer blamed for a video that borrowed Nazi imagery, is Ron DeSantis finally backing away from the authoritarian edgelords?
Reason Magazine
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Inside Kevin McCarthy’s secret promise to expunge Trump’s record
Donald Trump is angry that the speaker hasn’t endorsed his campaign. To placate him, McCarthy privately vowed to hold a vote to clear Trump’s impeachments. Now, that promise is coming due.
Politico
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Trumpworld Quietly Prepares for a Chaotic Convention Fight
Trump may be projecting confidence, but he’s trying to pack the convention floor with loyalists—just in case.
Daily Beast
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Five months in, Nikki Haley is still waiting for her moment
The former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and her allies feel like they'll soon prove the doubters wrong. Her rivals aren't worried.
NBC News
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DeSantis Faces Swell of Criticism Over Florida’s New Standards for Black History
In one benchmark, middle schoolers would learn that enslaved Americans developed skills that “could be applied for their personal benefit.”
The New York Times
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Before Jan. 6, Mark Meadows joked about Trump’s election claims
In a text, Meadows wrote that his own son was unable to find more than a handful of votes potentially cast in the name of dead voters, people familiar with message say.
The Washington Post
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The GOP is rushing headlong into huge election losses in 2024
The Republican Party appears to be following the playbook of those storied lemmings that rush to the edge of the cliff and throw themselves off in a suicidal frenzy.
The Hill
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Even as third indictment looms, many Republicans still stand by Trump
A weekend at an Iowa county fair underscores the persistent support for the former president regardless of his legal troubles.
The Washington Post
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Club for Growth readies $20m fund to boost Boebert, Gaetz and other McCarthy antagonists
The conservative group says it’s starting a fund to defend, what it calls, ‘The Patriot 20’.
Politico
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GOP, McCarthy on collision course over expunging Trump’s impeachments
House Republicans increasingly find themselves on a collision course over efforts to expunge the impeachments of former President Trump, a battle that pits hard-line conservatives — who are pressing for a vote — against moderates already warning GOP leaders they’ll reject it.
The Hill
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Inside McCarthy’s sudden warming to a Biden impeachment inquiry
Part of the thinking, according to multiple sources familiar with the internal discussions, is that if House Republicans are going to expend precious resources on the politically tricky task of an impeachment, they might as well go after their highest target as opposed to the attorney general or secretary of homeland security.
CNN
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Trump maintains strong GOP primary advantage despite indictments
A majority of Republican voters say former President Donald Trump would be their strongest nominee in the 2024 election and few feel the criminal indictments he faces are of any concern. According to the Monmouth (“Mon-muth”) University Poll, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ efforts to paint himself as both a stronger candidate and a more effective leader than Trump have largely failed to connect with the GOP electorate.
Monmouth University Poll
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How right-wing news powers the ‘gold IRA’ industry
Ads for gold coins have become a mainstay on Fox News, Newsmax and other conservative outlets, even as regulators have accused some companies of defrauding elderly clients.
The Washington Post
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Man who beat officer with flagpole during Capitol riot is sentenced to over 4 years in prison
An Arkansas truck driver who beat a police officer with a flagpole attached to an American flag during the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced Monday to more than four years in prison.
AP News
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Donors, Don’t Fund a Trump Plurality
As in 2016, Republican candidates won’t drop out soon enough. Here’s how to give them a push.
The Wall Street Journal
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Principles First Presidential Townhall with Mike Pence
Zoom Virtual Meeting
Tuesday August 1, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. ET
We are honored to welcome the 48th Vice President and 50th Indiana Governor Mike Pence for a nationwide virtual townhall on his campaign for President. We will discuss the challenges facing our country and Mike Pence's vision for addressing them. The Zoom link and dial-in instructions will be sent to all registrants the day of the event.
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How Chris Rufo Became the Thing He Hates
His panicked manifesto contains a strong case against CRT activism, but he ultimately falls into the same trap as his enemies.
Paul Matzko at Reason Magazine
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‘This Is a Really Big Deal’: How College Towns Are Decimating the GOP
Growing population in America’s highly educated enclaves has led to huge gains for the Democratic Party. And Republicans are scrambling for answers.
Charlie Mahtesian and Madi Alexander at Politico
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How the Right Learned to Love RFK Jr.
Once castigated as an ‘aspiring tyrant,’ the conspiracy-theorist Kennedy scion is now praised as a champion of free speech.
Cathy Young at the Bulwark
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There Are Two GOP Primaries Happening and Only One Is Real
The fantasy may dominate the headlines. Don’t buy into it.
Tim Miller at the Bulwark
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Bulwark+ | The Secret Podcast - DeSantis and the No Labels DEFCON Level
July 21, 2023
Sarah and JVL dig into Ron DeSantis’s awful campaign reset and then try to figure out just what the No Labels people are thinking.
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🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alerts:
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🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:@WillHurd: “What's even wilder to me is the number of people that are trying to run against Trump while defending him. You're not going to beat Donald Trump by kissing his butt or being a clone of him or licking his boots.” pic.twitter.com/HHHRJPSTRK— Principles First (@Principles_1st) July 25, 2023
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🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert:
MARK ESPER (R): “I said that I wouldn't support Donald Trump. I don't think he's fit for office because he puts himself first and I think anybody running for office should put the country first.”
Thanks, Mark. pic.twitter.com/Sw2KvMX7n9— Principles First (@Principles_1st) July 21, 2023
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