- Julie Carr Smyth @ The Associated Press: Amy Acton’s estranged mother appears in attack ad in Ohio governor’s race
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy ’s team confirmed late Tuesday that it produced a controversial advertisement featuring the estranged mother of Amy Acton, and the campaign said it will spend $4 million to promote it despite facing bipartisan rebuke for dredging up the painful childhood of his Democratic opponent in Ohio’s governor’s race.
- Alex Griffing @ Mediaite: Vance Goes All In on Ramaswamy Ad, Says He’s ‘Disgusted’ By GOP ‘Whining’ About It
Vice President JD Vance took questions from reporters on Wednesday and was asked about Vivek Ramaswamy’s highly controversial attack ad against Democrat Amy Acton, which has roiled the already nasty Ohio governor’s race.
- Tyler Pager @ The New York Times: A Billionaire Wanted a Trump Pardon. His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal.
Julio Herrera Velutini, a prominent Venezuelan, was seeking clemency. He got it not long after his daughter gave Ms. Habba, a lawyer close to President Trump, an extraordinarily lucrative job.
- Hafiz Rashid @ The New Republic: FCC Threatens Broadcasters Over Polls Predicting Disaster for GOP
The Federal Communications Commission is ramping up Trump’s war on “fake polls” as it looks to be a bloodbath for Republicans this election.
- Marci A. Hamilton @ Verdict: Theocracy Is on the Ballot, Part II: The Catholic Nationalists
Like the White Evangelical Christian Nationalists, they have turned on liberal—aka republican (representative)—democracy, and seek authoritarian rule to bring the people to their own faith, voluntarily or not.
- Matt Cohen @ Democracy Docket: Prominent MAGA figures pushing Supreme Court to hear John Eastman disbarment appeal
Prominent Republicans and key allies of President Donald Trump are supporting John Eastman’s bid to get the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) to overturn his disbarment — and there’s a chance the nation’s highest court could take up the case.
