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‘We’ll Take Care of It’: Grassley Reveals Never-Before-Heard Claim From First Trump Assassination Attempt

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Iowa’s senior U.S. senator, Chuck Grassley, has disclosed findings from his officeโ€™s investigation into the first assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump during a July 13 rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. Revealing the latest to Fox News, Grassley’s office shared concerning security lapses by the Secret Service, which had assured local law enforcement that it would secure the American Glass Research (AGR) building overlooking Trumpโ€™s rally โ€“ an assurance that was not fulfilled.

The building in question was later used by Thomas Matthews Crooks, the would-be assassin who fired eight shots at Trump in under 30 seconds. Three rallygoers were hit, one fatally, and Trump himself was grazed by a bullet that came within an inch of his head. Despite these dangers, no law enforcement personnel were stationed on the roof where Crooks had taken his position.

“Butler County law enforcement officials stated that at separate times during the walkthrough, when they reiterated their concerns to the agents and counter sniper about securing the AGR complex buildings, the agents responded: โ€˜we will take care of it,โ€™” Grassley’s office revealed in a Tuesday letter to acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe.

The Iowa senator questioned Rowe whether the Butler County law enforcement officials’ claim is true and, if so, what the Secret Service did to secure the area with the AGR complex buildings.

Grassley noted that in the weeks following the first assassination attempt, Rowe told senators during a hearing, “what was communicated is that the locals had a plan and that they had been there before,” in regard to the roof of the AGR building where Crooks took his shots from. 

Crooks’ final location was only discovered when bystanders noticed him army-crawling toward Trump. A local police officer attempted to access the roof, prompting Crooks to rush his first shot.

Startling video footage, obtained by Fox News more than two weeks after the incident, showed a figure believed to be Crooks moving across the roof of the AGR building three minutes before the attack. FBI officials later revealed that Crooks accessed the roof by climbing HVAC equipment and piping, moving across multiple rooftops to establish his position about 450 feet from Trump.

The Secret Service was aware of a potential threat 10 minutes before Trump took the stage but allowed the event to proceed. Additionally, a local law enforcement countersniper had flagged the shooter as suspicious over an hour before the attack due to his use of a rangefinder and his possession of a backpack.

Grassleyโ€™s investigation raises serious questions about the security protocols in place during the rally and the Secret Serviceโ€™s handling of the potential threat.

Read Grassley’s letter to acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe here:

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Republican Senator Signals He Won’t Support Vance In 2028

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) made clear Sunday on ABC Newsโ€™s This Week that he does not see Vice President JD Vance as someone he would support in a hypothetical 2028 presidential bid, underscoring deep philosophical differences over trade and the future direction of the GOP.

When asked whether he views Vance โ€” widely viewed within GOP circles as a leading contender to carry the Republican banner after President Donald Trump โ€” as the so-called heir apparent, Paul was direct about the limits of their alignment.

โ€œI think there needs to be representatives in the Republican Party who still believe international trade is good, who still believe in free market capitalism, who still believe in low taxes,โ€ Paul said, emphasizing his long-standing libertarian philosophy.

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Pressed on whether that description fits Vance, Paul answered, โ€œNo.โ€

Paul lamented what he sees as a shift in GOP economic thinking โ€” away from traditional free-market conservatism toward protectionist policies that embrace tariffs.

โ€œIt used to separate conservatives and liberals that conservatives thought it was a spending problem โ€” we didnโ€™t want less revenue, we wanted less spending,โ€ he said.
โ€œBut now all these pro-tariff protectionists, they love taxes. And so they tax, tax, tax, and then they brag about all the revenue coming in. That has never been a conservative position.โ€

Paul said he intends to continue championing a free-market, low-tax wing of the party and will let time โ€” and voters โ€” determine where GOP leadership settles.


Context: Trump, Vance, and a Fractured GOP

Vanceโ€™s position as a prominent Trump loyalist โ€” often touted by MAGA-aligned activists as the next leader of the movement โ€” stands in contrast to Paulโ€™s more classical libertarian outlook. Trump and Vance have worked closely throughout the administration, and Trump himself has suggested both Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio would make strong contenders in 2028, even as speculation swirls about Trumpโ€™s own future political plans.

Paul and Vanceโ€™s disagreements arenโ€™t limited to trade. Earlier in 2025, Paul publicly criticized Vanceโ€™s support for a controversial U.S. military strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessel โ€” going so far as to call the actions Vance defended โ€œdespicable and thoughtlessโ€ for celebrating lethal force without due process. This public spar highlights deeper philosophical divides between the libertarian wing of the party and its more interventionist or nationalist elements.

Those tensions reflect a broader conversation within the GOP about its core principles โ€” from foreign policy to economic strategy โ€” as the party prepares for post-Trump leadership.


Erika Kirk Endorses Vance for 2028

Adding to the political backdrop, Erika Kirk โ€” the widow of conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk and the organizationโ€™s CEO โ€” officially endorsed Vice President Vance for president in 2028 during the groupโ€™s annual AmericaFest conference in Phoenix.

Kirk, speaking to thousands of activists, pledged Turning Pointโ€™s powerful grassroots support and framed Vance as a continuation of her husbandโ€™s conservative legacy:

โ€œWe are going to get my husbandโ€™s friend JD Vance elected for 48 in the most resounding way possible.โ€

Her endorsement โ€” and Turning Pointโ€™s mobilization capacity on campuses and with younger conservatives โ€” could be a significant boost in the early stages of a national campaign, even though Vance has not yet announced a formal campaign bid

Sununu Eyes New Campaign Seat After New Hampshire Senate Seat Opens Up

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All eyes are on New Hampshire…

Former New Hampshire Gov.ย Chris Sununuย (R) said he is considering running for Senate after previously rejecting the possibility.

โ€œI have not ruled it out completely, but folks in Washington have asked me to think about it and to consider it, and that is just kind of where I am,โ€ Sununu said Tuesday about a possible Senate run, according to The Washington Times.

Democratย Jeanne Shaheenย ofย New Hampshire announcedย Wednesday she will not seek reelectionย to the United States Senate next year, concluding a historic political career that includes being the first woman elected as both a governor and U.S. senator in the United States. Shaheen, who turned 78 in January, has been a significant figure in New Hampshire politics for decades, serving three terms as governor before her election to the Senate in 2008.

Sununu has previously said he is not interested in representing his state in Washington.

โ€œI would rule myself completely out of a U.S. Senate race, to be sure,โ€ Sununu said last year, according to a local news outlet.

โ€œPolitically, weโ€™ll see what happens down the road. But in terms of Senate or Congress, nothing I have any interest in whatsoever,โ€ he added.

The Washington Times reported, however, that Sununu is now saying that Trumpโ€™s focus on making government more accountable and efficient has prompted him to reconsider.

โ€œThat makes me think, OK, maybe things are changing,โ€ he said, according to The Washington Times. โ€œMaybe thereโ€™s a path here.โ€

Watch: Freedom Caucus Congressman Gets Kicked Out Of Pro-Trump Event

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This isn’t the behavior you expect from a sitting Congressman…

Rep.ย Bob Goodย (R-VA) was kicked out of a pro-Donald Trumpย event this week.

In footage posted to social media,ย the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus can be seen talking with store ownerย Karen Angulo, a former localย GOP chair, and being told to leave the event. Virginia state Sen.ย John McGuireย (R) was in attendance at the event and can be seen talking to someone in the background of the Good video. He is challenging Good for his congressional seat.

โ€œWe invited our State Senator John McGuire as a special guest because John has been a supporter of President Trump and never wavered, unlike Bob Good,โ€ Angulo wrote in a statement about the incident with Good.

In the video from the Trump store opening. Angulo repeatedly tells Good to leave, and he, at one point, reads from an email inviting all Republicans supporting Trump to the event.

โ€œBob, please stop this,โ€ Angulo said.

In a statement about the incident, she called it โ€œembarrassing.โ€

โ€œI repeatedly asked Bob to leave. Once he finally relented and left our store, Bob and his paid campaign staff stood out front for over four hours trying to block people from entering our store,โ€ she wrote. โ€œThe whole thing was very embarrassing behavior for anyone, let alone a sitting member of Congress.โ€

Former Florida Republican Announces Bid For Governor- As A Democrat

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A former Republican congressman and outspoken critic of Donald Trump is running for office…but this time as a Democrat.

David Jollyย on Thursday officially launched his longshot campaign for governor as a Democrat.ย 

โ€œLetโ€™s end the politics of division and return Florida to voters who simply want an economy that works, the best education system in the world, safe communities, and a government that stays out of their doctorsโ€™ offices and family decisions,โ€ Jolly said in a press release. 

โ€œThis is a different type of issues-driven, results-focused campaign, and it will be driven not by anger and division but by optimism and solutions,โ€ he continued. โ€œWe are building a new coalition of Floridians who deeply care about their state and are desperate for real answers to real problems that are putting our quality of life at risk.โ€

Jolly previously represented Floridaโ€™s 13th congressional district, which includes parts of the greater Tampa area, from 2014 to 2017. He lost his seat to former Gov.ย Charlie Cristย (D), who like Jolly, left the GOP. Jolly officially left the Republican Party in 2018.

The former Republican turned Democrat will face a fierce race in the Sunshine State that has become one of the most prominent red states in the country. Trump, who is now a Florida resident, won the state by 13 points in November. Republicans have also flipped a number of traditionally Democrat strongholds, including Miami-Dade County, and hold a voter registration advantage.

Florida Gov.ย Ron DeSantisย (R-Fla.), who is term-limited, defeated Crist in his 2022 reelection bid by nearly 20 points.ย ย 

Jolly is the first Democrat to throw his name in the ring for governor. Former state Sen. Jason Pizzo (D-Fla.) is said to be mulling an independent run after leaving the Democratic Party last month. 

On the Republican side, Rep.ย Byron Donaldsย (R-Fla.) officially launched his bid for governor earlier this year. Florida first ladyย Casey DeSantisย is also rumored to be considering a bid.ย 

Kamalaโ€™s Trump-Epstein ‘Bombshell’ Falls Apart – Fact-Check Reveals Glaring Problem

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Thursdayโ€™s unveiling of a decades-old sexualย assaultย allegation againstย Donald Trump, purported involvingย Jeffrey Epsteinย and former model Stacey Williams, has sparked more questions than answers. The allegation surfaced during aย paidย Zoom call hosted by the Harris campaign, raising immediate doubts about the timing and intent behind the claim. Even more curious, the story found its way into print not in the United States but in the left-leaning British newspaper,ย The Guardian, after multiple Americanย mediaย outlets reportedly passed on the story.

Even some users who arenโ€™t exactly Trump supporters found the release disappointing. On X, Election Wizard voiced frustration with the Harris campaignโ€™s so-called โ€œOctober surprise.โ€ โ€œI feel very let down by the Harris people. I was promised a โ€˜bombshell Trump storyโ€™ that would upend the race,โ€ Election Wizard tweeted. โ€œInstead, I got tabloid pieceโ€ published in a partisan British newspaper.

A Timeline That Doesnโ€™t Add Up

Adding to the skepticism is the timeline of the alleged events, which is, at best, murky. The accusation, now over 30 years old, reportedly involves an encounter between Williams, Epstein and Trump. In a video interview, Williams recounts a walk with Epstein โ€œfrom his brownstone on the Upper East Side down Fifth Avenueโ€ in โ€œlate winter of 1993,โ€ claiming they visited Trump on a whim.

However, this is where the details begin to unravel. According to ZeroHedge, Epstein only moved into the Wexler mansion on 9 East 71st Street in 1996โ€”three years after this supposed impromptu visit with Trump was said to have taken place. So, how could such a meeting have happened in a location Epstein hadnโ€™t even acquired yet?

As reported by American Liberty News on Wednesday, political journalist Mark Halperin warned about โ€œactorsโ€ attempting to influence the 2024 presidential race. Halperin mentioned that he was approached with a story supposedly capable of โ€œending Trumpโ€™s campaign,โ€ but he did not find it credible and chose not to pursue it:

โ€œThe point I was making is actors who want a certain outcome are on social media and in pitches to reporters, and in the case of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldbergโ€ฆ are trying to affect the end of the race because theyโ€™re so desperate to try to pull a Comey,โ€ Halperin stated, referencing the 2016 electionโ€™s late-stage developments. He reiterated, โ€œIโ€™m not pursuing the story. I donโ€™t think itโ€™s trueโ€ฆ All Iโ€™m saying is there are people out there pitching stuff.โ€ (RELATED: Slain Soldierโ€™s Family Dismisses The Atlanticโ€™s Trump โ€˜Hit Pieceโ€™)

This clarification comes amid signs of stronger-than-expected early voting turnout for Republicans, though prominent conservatives are warning supporters not to become complacent.

This article originally appeared on American Liberty News. It is republished with permission.

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Former Jack Smith Deputy Involved In Prosecuting Trump Announces Run For Congress

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J.P. Cooney, a former top deputy to special counsel Jack Smith in the Biden-era Justice Department, has launched a Democrat bid for Congress in Virginia โ€” centering his campaign on his role in prosecuting President Donald Trump.

Cooney announced his candidacy in a post on X, writing: โ€œI was fired by Donald Trump’s Department of Justice because of my work to prosecute him. But I won’t let Trump โ€“ or anyone โ€“ stop me from serving. I’m J.P. Cooney, and I’m running for Congress in Virginia’s 7th District.โ€

According to his LinkedIn profile, Cooney served as Principal Deputy to Special Counsel Jack Smith and was a lead prosecutor in the federal cases brought against Trump alleging obstruction of justice and conspiracy. Those cases, filed during a period of intense political division, were widely criticized by Republicans as unprecedented uses of prosecutorial power against a political opponent โ€” particularly as Trump was running for president.

Many conservatives have argued that the prosecutions reflected a broader pattern of what they describe as a โ€œweaponizedโ€ Justice Department under Democrat leadership. House Republicans have held hearings examining federal law enforcementโ€™s conduct in high-profile political investigations, questioning whether equal standards were applied across party lines.

Smith, whose tenure as special counsel was sharply debated on Capitol Hill, praised Cooney in remarks reported by The New York Times. โ€œIโ€™ve known J.P. for a long time and I think the world of him as a person and as a public servant,โ€ Smith said. โ€œHeโ€™s a man of integrity who has committed his career to upholding the rule of law.โ€

For Republican voters in Virginia, Cooneyโ€™s campaign is likely to revive debates about the legitimacy and timing of the Trump prosecutions. GOP leaders have consistently maintained that the legal actions were politically motivated and designed to damage Trumpโ€™s electoral prospects rather than to serve impartial justice.

Adding another layer of controversy, Cooney is running in Virginiaโ€™s 7th Congressional District โ€” a district that does not yet exist in its current proposed form. According to The New York Times, Democrats in Virginia are advancing a redistricting effort that would significantly alter the 7th Districtโ€™s boundaries. That plan would face legal hurdles and would ultimately require approval via ballot referendum.

Republicans in the state have criticized the redistricting push as an attempt to engineer a more favorable electoral map, particularly in competitive suburban districts that have swung between parties in recent cycles. Virginiaโ€™s 7th District has been one of the most closely watched battlegrounds in the Commonwealth, reflecting broader national shifts in suburban voting patterns.

In comments to the Times, Cooney framed his candidacy as a response to what he described as congressional inaction. โ€œNever has there been a Congress that has been such a weak and ineffective check on a presidentโ€™s abuses of power,โ€ he said. โ€œI lie awake every night worrying that Donald Trump does not have the best interests of our country in mind.โ€

Those remarks are likely to energize Democratic primary voters but may also sharpen partisan contrasts in a state where divided government and razor-thin margins have become the norm. Virginia has trended more competitive in recent elections, with Republicans making gains in statewide contests and emphasizing issues such as public safety, parental rights in education, inflation, and federal spending.

Cooneyโ€™s entry into the race signals that the legal battles surrounding Trump will continue to spill into the political arena.

Trump Names Two People When Asked About Potential VPย Picks

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Trump is narrowing down his search for his next running mate…

During a weekend interview, former President Donald Trump said he has two potential candidates in mind.

Trump mentioned Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem when asked during a Sunday interview with Maria Bartiromo

โ€œWell, I have a lot of good people. We have a lot of really good people,โ€ Trump said. โ€œI have a lot of good ideas, but I havenโ€™t โ€” and thereโ€™s no reason to do that quickly.โ€

โ€œI speak to everybody,โ€ he said. โ€œI called Tim Scott โ€ฆ and I said, โ€˜youโ€™re a much better candidate for me than you are for yourself.โ€™ When I watched Tim, he was fine, he was good, but he was very low-key, et cetera, et cetera.โ€

However, Trump admitted he’s still a ways off from making any final decisions on a running mate. The GOP frontrunner told Bartiromo that his priority in choosing a running mate will be choosing “someone who would be a good president.”

โ€œI watched him in the last week defending me and sticking up for me and fighting for me,โ€ he continued. โ€œI said, man, I said, โ€˜youโ€™re a much better person for me than you are for yourselfโ€™, because, for himself, he was low-key. For me, heโ€™s been a real tiger. Heโ€™s been incredible. And others have too.โ€

โ€œKristi Noem has been incredible fighting for me,โ€ Trump added. โ€œShe said, Iโ€™d never run against him because I canโ€™t beat him. That was a very nice thing to say.โ€

On Monday, former Trump senior adviser Kellyanne Conway advised the President to consider choosing a person of color for VP during an op-ed published in The New York Times.

โ€œWith a crisis on the border, economic dissatisfaction, fears about crime, a parentsโ€™ rights renaissance and multiple wars and threats across the globe, Mr. Trumpโ€™s deputy must be able to navigate chaos and challenges at home and abroad,โ€ Conway wrote.

โ€œTaking all of this into consideration, if I were advising Mr. Trump, I would suggest he choose a person of color as his running mate, depending on vetting of all possibilities and satisfaction of procedural issues like dual residency in Florida,โ€ Conway wrote. โ€œNot for identity politics a la the Democrats, but as an equal helping to lead an America First movement that includes more union workers, independents, first-time voters, veterans, Hispanics, Asian Americans and African Americans.โ€

Conway listed Sen.ย Tim Scott, Sen.ย Marco Rubioย (R-Fla.), and Rep.ย Byron Donaldsย (R-Fla.) among the potential options.

This article originally appeared on American Liberty News. Republished with permission.

Trump Calls Greene A ‘Traitor’ Amid Fight For Epstein File Transparency

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President Trump pushed back Sunday evening against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greeneโ€™s (R-Ga.) warnings about her personal safety, escalating an already tense dispute within the GOP over the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Speaking to reporters on the tarmac before departing Palm Beach, Fla., the president reiterated his criticism of Greene, again referring to the outspoken conservative as a โ€œtraitorโ€ when asked about her claim that Trumpโ€™s rhetoric could endanger her life.

โ€œMarjorie โ€˜Traitorโ€™ Greene,โ€ Trump said, correcting a reporter who used the congresswomanโ€™s actual name. โ€œI donโ€™t think her life is in danger. I donโ€™t think โ€” frankly, I donโ€™t think anybody cares about her.โ€

A short time later, Trump doubled down on Truth Social, taking aim at Greene as tensions continue to rise over her calls for the full release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. โ€œWacky Marjorie โ€˜Traitorโ€™ Brown (Remember, Green turns to Brown where there is ROT involved!) is working overtime to try and portray herself as a victim when, in actuality, she is the cause of all of her own problems,โ€ Trump wrote. โ€œThe fact is, nobody cares about this Traitor to our Country!โ€

Greene, who has long portrayed herself as one of Trumpโ€™s staunchest allies, had posted earlier on X that โ€œthe hoax pizza deliveries have started now, to my house and family members,โ€ and said her familyโ€™s construction business had received a pipe bomb threat. She argued that Trumpโ€™s attacks on her were โ€œa dog whistle to dangerous radicals that could lead to serious attacks on me and my family.โ€

Responding to Trump labeling her a traitor, Greene wrote that the accusation is โ€œabsolutely untrue and horrificโ€ and said such language โ€œputs blood in the water and creates a feeding frenzy. And it could ultimately lead to a harmful or even deadly outcome.โ€

โ€œI am not a traitor,โ€ she insisted. โ€œHowever, when the President of the United States irresponsibly calls a Member of Congress of his own party, traitor, he is signaling what must be done to a traitor.โ€

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Greene defended her record and her long-standing loyalty to Trump. โ€œI fought harder than anyone to help President Trump get elected and I support his administration and the promises we made on the campaign,โ€ she wrote. โ€œMy voting record is one of the most conservative voting records in Congress and Iโ€™m very proud of that. The toxic and dangerous rhetoric in politics must end and we need healing in this country for all Americans.โ€

The dispute comes as Greene has intensified her criticism of Trumpโ€™s earlier reluctance to endorse the full release of the Epstein filesโ€”documents many Republicans argue should be made public to expose potential wrongdoing and eliminate politically motivated speculation. The House is expected to vote this week on a measure compelling the Department of Justice to release those records. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who initiated the discharge petition to force the vote, said he expects significant Republican support.

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Republican pressure on Trump increased last week after Democrats selectively released new emails, including one allegedly written by Epstein claiming Trump โ€œknew about the girls.โ€ Many conservatives view the move as a partisan attempt to smear Trump and distract from Democratic figures who were associated with Epstein. In response, and just minutes before his latest Truth Social post criticizing Greene, Trump urged House Republicans to back full transparency.

Lawmakers โ€œshould vote to release the Epstein files,โ€ Trump said, arguing, โ€œwe have nothing to hide, and itโ€™s time to move on from this Democrat Hoax perpetrated by Radical Left Lunatics in order to deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party.โ€

Still, Massie cautioned that the Justice Departmentโ€”now conducting new probes into Epsteinโ€™s alleged connections to Democratsโ€”might use those investigations to justify withholding certain materials even after Congress acts. Republicans warn that bureaucratic resistance could undermine the effort for full disclosure, a point fueling frustration both inside and outside the party.

Governor Signals Plan To Redistrict Lone GOP Rep Out Of His Seat To Make State โ€˜Moreย Fairโ€™

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Maryland Governor Wes Moore (D) might be the latest state leader to dive into the ongoing redistricting chaos across the country.

Governor Wes Moore appeared on CBS Newsโ€™ โ€œFace The Nationโ€ on Sunday and said that, in the interests of โ€œfairness,โ€ he is considering gerrymandering the lone Republican in his stateโ€™s congressional delegation out of a U.S. House seat.

Republican Rep. Andy Harris in Marylandโ€™s First Congressional District.ย 

โ€œI want to make sure that we have fair lines and fair seats,โ€ said Moore. 

Harris is the only Republican of Marylandโ€™s ten members of Congress. The Daily Wire reported in 2024, President Donald Trump received over a third of Marylandโ€™s vote. He lost the state to former Vice President Kamala Harris, who won 63% of the stateโ€™s vote.

Moore said his plan to potentially gerrymander Harris out of the first district is about fighting against โ€œsituations where politicians are choosing voters.โ€

โ€œWe need to be able to have fair maps, and we also need to make sure that if the president of the United States is putting his finger on the scale to try to manipulate elections because he knows that his policies cannot win in a ballot box, then it behooves each and every one of us to be able to keep all options on the table to ensure that the votersโ€™ voices can actually be heard,โ€ Moore said.

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Last week, the Texas state legislature passed a new congressional map that favors Republicans winning an extra five seats in the U.S. House in the upcoming midterm elections.

The GOP push to redistrict in favor of Republicans has sparked a backlash from Democratic state officials who want to lean further into gerrymandering. California Governor Gavin Newsom has put forward a plan to draw a new map that could claw Democrats another five seats in Californiaโ€™s already overbalanced congressional delegation.

However, in order for Newsomโ€™s plan to succeed, California voters must approve the new map since redistricting congressional seats in the state is controlled by an independent commission under a 2010 law. 

California Republicans filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to stop the Democrat-dominated state legislature from holding a vote by the end of this week to advance the redistricting push.

โ€œToday I joined my colleagues in filing a lawsuit challenging the rushed redistricting process. Californiaโ€™s Constitution requires bills to be in print for 30 days, but that safeguard was ignored. By bypassing this provision, Sacramento has effectively shut voters out of engaging in their own legislative process,โ€ Assembly member Tri Ta said on X.

The petition cites a section of the state constitution that requires a monthlong review period for new legislation.