Wisconsin State

Ohio State

TheDailyBeast

In his rise from Donald Trump critic to viable contender to be the presumptive Republican nominee’s running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio has come so far. But he may fall just short thanks to some risk-averse GOP donors.Ironically, the bearded 39-year-old—at least for now, given Trump’s well-documented aversions to facial hair—Ivy League author may end up hoisted by his own petard. The best thing Vance has going for him in the Trump veepstakes, among the base, may also be his undoing as a potential running mate—some donors are scared of him.The very same coastal elites who once adored Vance...

Trump Donors on the Brink of Civil War Over J.D. Vance for VP

HuffPost

"I’m not saying he’s going to do it," said the former national security adviser, who also explained exactly what the former president is looking for in his veep.

John Bolton ‘Wouldn’t Put It Past’ Trump To Pull This Running Mate Stunt

The New Republic

Donald Trump Jr. doesn’t want Senator Marco Rubio to be his father’s running mate, fearing that it would tempt establishment Republicans into impeaching the elder Trump. The younger Trump expressed his fear on his video podcast Triggered Monday evening, in response to a submitted question during a live Q&A, where the questioner claimed that “Rubio guarantees another impeachment,” to which the host agreed. If Rubio was the vice president on the ticket, “by the time my father’s hand moves off in the swearing in process … 12 p.m. January 20, the second it goes off, impeachment!” Trump Jr. said. “That’s...

Why Trump Jr. Is Begging His Dad to Avoid Marco Rubio as V.P. Pick

North Dakota State

The Hill

Former President Trump’s public decision of a vice presidential pick is getting closer with the GOP convention less than a month away, and three contenders have emerged as front-runners for a job that could instantly create a favorite for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination. Trump allies and sources close to the former president’s orbit said…

These 3 Republicans are Trump’s most likely VP picks

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

The Atlantic

He used to talk about taking on corporate power. Now he’s openly pandering to plutocrats—and polling more strongly than ever.

Trump Isn’t Even Pretending Anymore

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) downplayed concerns over former President Trump getting revenge on his political opponents if he is reelected, despite Trump’s repeated promises to go after President Biden and others. “Donald Trump has been the one that’s been very clear: that his vengeance is going to be by winning and making America great again.…

Rubio says he’s confident Trump won’t seek retribution against Democrats if reelected

Pennsylvania State

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Bucks County Beacon

With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

The New York Times

Sen. JD Vance of Ohio has long been considered one of Donald Trump’s top running mate choices and worked as hard as anyone to win the job — raising money for the campaign, speaking with a seemingly endless stream of cable news reporters and even sitting in the Manhattan courtroom with the former president to demonstrate his support.

JD Vance Says He’ll Be Disappointed if Trump Doesn’t Pick Him for VP

Arizona State

Insider

Mark Peterson/Getty Images As Donald Trump prepares to announce his vice presidential nominee at the Republican National Convention next week, the former president seems to have found a potential favorite: Sen. JD Vance of Ohio. "It looks good," Trump said of Vance's signature beard on Fox News radio on Wednesday morning. "He looks like a young Abraham Lincoln." According to various media reports, Vance, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, and Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota are the top three "finalists" for the job.

Trump and his potential VP are at odds over this nasty GOP House primary

Reuters

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) -Republican Donald Trump selected J.D. Vance, a U.S. senator from Ohio and author of the bestselling memoir "Hillbilly Elegy," as his running mate on Monday, elevating a politician who once criticized the former president in acid terms but has since become one of his most stalwart defenders.

Trump picks onetime critic J.D. Vance, now a fierce defender, as his running mate

USA TODAY

Project 2025 is a program created by the conservative Heritage Foundation that calls for slashing social programs and making the government more partisan.

JD Vance, Marco Rubio say Donald Trump isn't beholden to sweeping conservative plan known as Project 2025

Daily Mail

Sen. JD Vance, a frontrunner to be Donald Trump's running mate in the presidential election, once said he believed a woman who accused the former President of sexual assault.

Moment Trump's VP frontrunner JD Vance said he believed woman who claimed ex-President groped her as video from 2016 is unearthed

Doral, FL

A new Marist poll takes the novel step of asking registered voters which is more off-putting in an occupant of the Oval Office: dishonesty or excessive age. The results are surprising, and along with other polling along these lines, it should influence how Joe Biden’s and Donald Trump’s relative qualifications for the presidency are covered from here on out.The poll asked: Which is more concerning in a president, someone who doesn’t tell the truth, or someone who might be too old to serve? The results were lopsided: By 68 to 32 percent, respondents were more concerned about the lying than...

Shocker Poll Suggests Trump’s Lying May Be Huge Weakness for Him

Manhattan, NY

MANHATTAN — The Second Circuit upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the American Recovery Plan Act’s provision that gave businesses owned by women, veteran and minorities priority in receiving Covid-era small business grants. The restaurant owners who sued cannot amend their lawsuit to include a Bivens claim because, the appellate court said, other remedies exist for their alleged injuries.

Covid loans suit flops

Wyoming State

WyoFile

Caitlin Tan wanted to breed her childhood horse, JP, because she’s been “amazing” — the type of animal any equestrian would be lucky to have once in a lifetime. Having access to coveted bloodlines increased the allure. Via the Miller Ranch, she could pair her 18-year-old mare with a stud descendent of Playboy’s Buck Fever.

Cream of the crop: a cremello foal is born in Wyoming

South Carolina State

Fox Business

The betting markets currently favor the same top three candidates as former President Trump's potential VP pick, but there is unusually high activity around a lesser-known Republican.

Who will Trump pick as his VP? Betting markets show a clear favorite — and some unusual activity

NewsBreak

Ohio Senator J.D. Vance is Trump’s running mate, he says

MILWAUKEE (CN) — Ohio Senator J.D. Vance will join former President Donald Trump on the Republican ticket for November’s presidential election, he announced on social media...

Ohio Senator J.D. Vance is Trump’s running mate, he says

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