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Secretive conservative donor group meets to draw up 2024 plans — with a call-in from Trump
The Rockbridge Network, a collection of pro-Trump donors with a heavy tech influence, heard from the former president during a conference in Palm Beach last week.
Ousted federal election official gave himself a pay raise and misused funds for Harvard classes, watchdog says
Steven M. Frid, the former executive director of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, was fired after less than a year in the position.
Tennessee legislators pass bill that would let teachers carry guns in schools
The bill's passage in the Republican-led Legislature comes a year after a shooter opened fire and killed six people at a Christian school in Nashville.
Expelled former Rep. George Santos ends his independent bid for Congress
The disgraced former congressman announced on social media that he was ending his attempt to win the House seat for New York's First Congressional District.
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FBI director rejects Trump's vow to investigate political rivals
In a wide-ranging interview with NBC News, Christopher Wray also broke with Trump over the former president’s characterization of Jan. 6 defendants as “hostages.”
Transgender Louisianans say they’ve lost an ally in the governor’s seat
Under the state's new Republican governor, LGBTQ people and advocates fear previously introduced legislation that would limit the rights of transgender people now has a clear path forward.
A Biden protest vote and set up for battleground House matches: What to watch for in Pa. primaries
The state's contests will test the political implications of the Israel-Hamas war and set up key general election matchups in the battle for control of the Senate and the House.
Moderate Republicans prepare to fend off challenges from the right: From the Politics Desk
Plus, how high voter turnout could benefit Republicans this fall and the latest developments from the Trump trial.
'One person responsible for this nightmare': Biden pins Florida 6-week abortion ban on Trump
The Biden campaign sees Florida's abortion law and a November referendum on the issue as helping the president's chances in a state Trump won in the last two elections.
McConnell says Tucker Carlson and Trump's waffling delayed crucial Ukraine aid
The Senate Republican leader pointed to Carlson's "demonization of Ukraine," along with Trump's "mixed views" and resistance to additional aid as reasons it's taken so long to pass.
FBI director says agency is sharing intelligence to prevent violence on college campuses over Israel-Hamas war
Christopher Wray told NBC News’ Lester Holt that the FBI doesn’t monitor campus protests but it does share intelligence about specific threats of violence with law enforcement.
