Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
* It’s primary day in Nebraska and West Virginia, and arguably the day’s most closely watched contest will be the weird Democratic Senate primary in the Cornhusker State.
* The Supreme Court gave a green light to Alabama Republicans who are eager to redo their congressional map and erase a majority-Black district. It was, predictably, a 6-3 ruling.
* Speaking of the high court, Virginia Democrats appealed to the Supreme Court this week, asking the justices to overturn last week’s stunning state Supreme Court ruling that overturned the will of the voters on a redistricting plan. Given the Supreme Court’s unsubtle political leanings, few expect this case to go well for the plaintiffs.
* In related news, in the wake of last week’s ruling in Virginia, some creative possible solutions have been floated, but Democratic leaders in the commonwealth have concluded that there isn’t enough time to pursue those options seriously.
* Elsewhere in Virginia politics, Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans is facing a rather serious backlash after she responded “ditto” to a radio host who said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries should keep his “cotton-picking hands off” Virginia during a discussion about the state’s redistricting fight.
* South Carolina Republicans are also moving forward with redistricting plans, and Donald Trump published an online statement Monday urging them to be “bold” and “courageous” when trying to erase the state’s only majority-Black district. “Everything will be fine. GET IT DONE,” the president added.
* And as Rep. Cory Mills moves forward with this re-election plans, the House Ethics Committee issued a rare public statement Monday, defending its ongoing investigation into the Florida Republican. In its statement, the panel’s bipartisan leadership said its investigative panel “has authorized more than 20 subpoenas, collected thousands of documents, and contacted dozens of witnesses.” Mills has denied wrongdoing but did not comment on Monday’s developments.
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