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Last week, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson released a campaign ad saying he supports North Carolina’s law banning abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy and backs “common sense” exceptions for cases involving rape, incest and risk to the life of the mother, marking a shift from his previous, uncompromising views and statements on the issue.

However, Democrats say they are not buying it, calling it a ploy by the GOP nominee to appear less extreme as the fall election approaches.

Columbia Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles has made over two dozen corrections to his campaign finance disclosures since his first run two years ago, and a review of his most recent disclosure shows his donations and spending still don’t add up.

From April 2022 to July 12, 2024, Ogles’ amended campaign finance reports show he raised around $2 million, while his expenses show he spent around $1.4 million, a Lookout analysis of his campaign finance records shows.

Ohio State University hired a conservative law professor who was the driving force behind bringing “intellectual diversity centers” to a handful of Ohio universities.

Lee Strang was recently hired as the executive director of the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at Ohio State University John Glenn College of Public Affairs. This is one of five intellectual diversity centers that were propped up after Gov. Mike DeWine signed the state budget into law last summer.

Donald Trump announced that he plans to speak to the nation in a “general news conference” from his Mar-a-Lago estate Thursday.

It follows several days during which he’s kept quiet, instead sending his vice presidential running mate on the road in an effort to counter his opponent Kamala Harris, who many experts say has been met with a surge of excitement from supporters.

The Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office has filed a criminal complaint charging four Hyatt Hotel staff in Milwaukee with felony murder in the death of 43-year-old D’Vontaye Mitchell. In late June, according to police reports, hotel security staff beat, dragged, and held down Mitchell while trying to remove him from the hotel.

The charges were filed Tuesday against Todd Alan Ericson, 60, Brandon LaDaniel Turner, 35, Herbert T. Williamson, 52, all of the city of Milwaukee; and Devin W. Johnson-Carson, 23, of the city of South Milwaukee.

Advanced Placement African American studies will be offered in Georgia high schools with state funding, Superintendent Richard Woods said Tuesday, but some members of both political parties are still wondering why there was ever any question.

Woods, a Republican, said his reversal came after receiving a letter from Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, a Republican, clarifying that House Bill 1084, the state’s 2022 law banning so-called divisive concepts in the classroom, exempts AP, international baccalaureate and dual enrollment classes.

The question of when – or whether – Missouri’s U.S. Senate candidates will debate opened up the fall campaign, with incumbent Republican Josh Hawley challenging Democratic nominee Lucas Kunce to an outdoor clash without moderators and Kunce calling for five televised events.

Kunce, who is making his second run for the Senate, easily won the Democratic primary on Tuesday, while Hawley was unopposed for a second term as the Republican nominee. There will be an independent candidate, Jared Young, on the ballot under the Better Party label, as well as Libertarian W.C. Young.