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'Vote for the adult in the room': Republican makes the case for Kamala Harris

The Republican mayor of Mesa, Arizona, made the case Monday for why other Republicans should back Vice President Kamala Harris's bid for the White House.

During a speech introducing himself as the co-chairman of Arizona Republicans for Harris, John Giles spoke in blunt terms about former President Donald Trump, whom his party nominated last month for the presidency for the third time.

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Ex-Trump attorney agrees to cooperate in Arizona fake electors probe

Jenna Ellis, a former attorney for Donald Trump, has reportedly agreed to cooperate in an Arizona case against so-called fake electors who plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

On Monday, Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that Ellis had entered a cooperation agreement in the case.

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Trump's hometown newspaper lays out ways Harris can beat him

Vice President Kamala Harris is ascendant, with glowing coverage in media and rising poll numbers — but that won't last forever as former President Donald Trump finds his footing and fights back with all the ugliness he can muster, wrote communications consultant Mark Sell in the former president's hometown newspaper.

It would be foolish for Harris to "underestimate" Trump ahead of what could be a "bloody" reckoning, Sell warned in the Palm Beach Post, which covers the community that Trump's Mar-a-Lago is in.

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Trump created major 'problem' when he focused attack on foe's wife: Georgia GOP insider

Former President Donald Trump's decision to reignite his long-running feud with Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp — and even take a shot at Kemp's wife in the process — is not playing well in a state that he absolutely needs to win this fall.

Right-wing talk show host Erick Erickson, who knows the ins and outs of Georgia Republican politics, argued on Monday that he's already seeing signs that Trump's attacks on Brian and Marty Kemp were hurting him with a key bloc of Peach State voters.

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Supreme Court smacks down lawsuit seeking to block Trump prosecution in New York

The United States Supreme Court this week denied Missouri Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey's request to block Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's prosecution of former President Donald Trump.

Earlier this year, Bailey filed a lawsuit against Bragg at the high court "for violating Missourians’ First Amendment right to hear from a presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election," the Missouri attorney general said in a statement.

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'He's upset that I'm not there': Trump bizarrely praises 'very strong' Kim Jong Un

Former President Donald Trump on Monday praised North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as "very smart" and "a real power."

During an interview with right-wing streamer Adin Ross, Trump reflected on a meeting he had with Kim while he was president.

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North Carolina's attorney general 'looking into' Elon Musk's Trump-backing PAC

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is the second to announce a probe into a website set up by billionaire Elon Musk's political action committee, America PAC, CNBC reported Monday.

The site has been running an online voter registration site that invites Americans to update their details. Complaints state if the voter lives in a swing-state a form gathers personal information, but does not register them.

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'Sellout': Trump allies rage at Kellyanne Conway for taking Ukrainian cash

Former President Donald Trump's allies are not happy with longtime loyalist and former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway.

NOTUS reports that recent revelations about Conway registering as a foreign agent representing the foundation of Ukrainian billionaire Victor Pinchuk are not playing well among Trump's allies.

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'He's venting': Analysts say Trump is 'bitter' about others taking attention spotlight

Donald Trump appears "bitter" that others have been able to get more media attention than him for the past several weeks, despite his being shot at and being heralded at the Republican convention, political experts remarked Monday.

Speaking to MSNBC, former Republican Tim Miller and ex-Congresswoman Val Demings (D-FL) said the ex-president was steaming that others have pushed him from the spotlight.

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Judge to feds: Give Qanon Shaman his horns and spear back

The Qanon Shaman can have his horns back, a federal judge ruled Monday. His spear, too.

Jacob Anthony Chansley successfully petitioned the government to give him back the iconic accessories he took with him when he stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election on Jan. 6, 2021.

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Trump praises Venezuelan 'dictator' for making troubled country 'safer than our cities'

Donald Trump indulged in two of his favorite pastimes during an interview with a right-wing influencer — praising dictators and trashing the current way the United States is governed.

The Republican presidential nominee appeared Monday on a livestream hosted by gamer Adin Ross on the alternative "Kick" platform, where he spoke approvingly of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro following the arrests of 2,000 demonstrators protesting last weekend's disputed elections.

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The J.D. Vance ally who was too 'weird' and 'creepy' even for MAGA Republicans

Blake Masters, an ally of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and tech billionaire Peter Thiel, suffered a loss when, in late July, Abe Hamadeh — another far-right MAGA Republican — defeated him in a U.S. House primary in Arizona's 8th Congressional District.

This loss came two years after now-Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) defeated him in Arizona’s 2022 U.S. Senate race.

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'I did this as a favor': Trump doubles down after attacking 'nasty' Black journalist

Former President Donald Trump blasted ABC News correspondent Rachel Scott less than a week after she asked him about racist statements during an interview at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Conference.

While speaking to live streamer Adin Ross on Monday, Trump recalled his performance at the conference.

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