Wisconsin State

Ohio State

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

HuffPost

The Ohio senator has taken up Trump’s cause with the zeal of a convert.

4 Things You Should Know About JD Vance, Trump's Pick For Vice President

Florida State

Florida – Florida Senator Marco Rubio has joined the chorus of Republicans criticizing President Biden’s executive order to restrict asylum at the southern border. Rubio dismissed the plan as a “joke” and argued that it would not significantly reduce the number of illegal border crossings, even if fully implemented.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says President Biden is at war with working-class Americans, points to faults in border management

The Hill

After months of speculation and many names being floated, former President Trump announced Ohio Sen. JD Vance (R) as his running mate for the 2024 GOP presidential ticket.  Trump’s decision was seemingly not set until shortly before he made the announcement on Truth Social on Monday, the first day of the Republican National Convention. But…

Why Trump picked Vance as his running mate

Business Insider

Donald Trump selected JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate, opting for a loyalist who aligns with his MAGA brand, rather than balancing the ticket.

Running mates usually balance the ticket. By choosing JD Vance, Trump flipped the script and chose a mini-me.

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

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?

California State

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Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

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

Scripps News

The Biden-Harris campaign and the Democratic Party quickly tied the Ohio senator to Project 2025, a conservative outline from which Trump has tried to distance himself.

Reactions pour in after Trump chooses JD Vance as his running mate

Latin Times

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is Republicans' top pick to be Donald Trump's vice presidential candidate, according to a new poll by The Economist/YouGov. DeSantis, who was initially considered Trump's top contender for the candidacy but quickly dropped out from the primaries after a sweeping defeat in Iowa, has said he is not interested in the position.

Florida Gov. DeSantis is Trump's favorite pick for VP among Republican voters, poll shows

Fox News

If Trump and his running mate JD Vance are elected, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine will need to fill the state's Senate seat, and some are suggesting Vivek Ramaswamy.

Vivek Ramaswamy floated as possible Senate replacement for JD Vance in Ohio

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

WashingtonExaminer

Former President Donald Trump is closing in on announcing his running mate to fill out the Republican ticket, and indications are that Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) is the favorite for the job. Trump is reportedly considering choosing between Vance, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND) to join him on the GOP ticket. […]

JD Vance would be the right running mate

Pennsylvania State

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

Donald Trump has named Ohio senator JD Vance as his running mate, further elevating the Ohio Republican who has adopted the former president’s populist agenda after years of pointed criticism of Trump.

Ohio lawmakers react after Vance named as Trump’s VP pick

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

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the NCMEC, 15 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Not included in that number are those who have been missing in Missouri since June 2024.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

The Guardian

Vance, once an outspoken Trump critic, believes the former US president is the ‘best president’ of his lifetime

Who is JD Vance, Trump’s vice-presidential pick?

Former President Donald Trump pushed back on a report that he does not like facial hair and that it could jeopardize Sen. J.D. Vance‘s (R-OH) chances for being the former president’s runningmate. The Bulwark had reported that a Trump confidant had said the former president “just doesn’t like...

Trump says JD Vance’s beard wouldn’t be an issue in veepstakes

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Trump taps Ohio Senator JD Vance as running mate

MILWAUKEE (CN) — Ohio Senator J.D. Vance will join former President Donald Trump on the Republican ticket for November’s presidential election. The former president made the...

Trump taps Ohio Senator JD Vance as running mate

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