A man who had previously been arrested at the Capitol returned, broke away from a public tour, and stole 6 phones left by congressional national security aides outside a secure work space. The man was released and returned to the Capitol a third time. nytimes.com/2024/07/11/us/…

.Anna Moneymaker with this angle (which I don’t think anyone else has captured)

NEW: An independent research report about non-Hodgkin lymphoma cases among troops who worked with nuclear missiles at Malmstrom AFB suggests that it's very unlikely that those high rates of cancer would have occurred by chance. More here Military.com: military.com/daily-news/202…

SCOOP: After guilty verdict in political corruption trial, Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) calls on Senate to expel Menendez if he does not resign: “As I’ve already called for, I believe he should resign immediately from the U.S. Senate. If he refuses to resign, he should be expelled.”

NEW: Branded a felon, Menendez is now on a collision course w/his party. He insists he will win an appeal, but longtime friends are now delivering an ultimatum: Resign or face a historic expulsion vote. No less than Cory Booker says he'll lead the push nytimes.com/2024/07/17/nyr…

Quite the quote via Nicholas Fandos on the idea of Murphy appointing his wife to Menendez’s seat: “This Senate seat should not be treated as a launchpad for someone who wants to spend a few months socializing at Cafe Milano.”

MILWAUKEE — This eve is military/foreign policy might at the GOP convention. And here’s a placard being placed on delegate seats:

Excited to be in Sauk today to celebrate 4️⃣0️⃣ years of Culver's Restaurants and to proclaim today, July 18, 2024, officially as Culver's Day in Wisconsin! Here's to 40 years and to fresh frozen custard, signature ButterBurgers, and deliciousness for many more years to come! 🍦

The Wisconsin delegation is unapologetically Wisconsin

WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich sentenced to 16 years in prison in Russia for telling the truth. This is nothing more than a state-ordered kidnapping.

“When other states like Virginia are starting to come into play or Minnesota, that is affecting congressional districts,” Rep. Mark Pocan said. “I've talked to members who've polled and they're going down when the president goes down in the polling.” nytimes.com/2024/07/21/us/…

Breaking News: President Biden abandoned his campaign for a second term under pressure from fellow Democrats, upending the race for the White House. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/3zTx47C

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, facing a tough race in Wisconsin, said: “Today I’m proud to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for President of the United States.” Other Dems in difficult races haven’t endorsed her yet

As of this past Sunday, Mike Johnson has officially been Speaker for longer than Kevin McCarthy was

a college newspaper w/chops! we love to see it. alligator.org/article/2024/0…

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance is here tonight at #CincyTennis, lots of secret service around. He grew up in Middletown, in the same suburban Cincinnati county as this tournament.

Two Midwestern governors converged in a hotel ballroom

NEW: The coastal blue bastions that will decide control of the House of Representatives. ⁦Catie Edmondson⁩ reunited to look at the possibility, and the peril, for Democrats trying to build a majority in New York and California nytimes.com/2024/08/28/us/…

“Democrats were particularly alarmed about a political ad airing in Montana against Tester that featured the senator saying Biden was ‘absolutely, 100% with it’ — a position that was increasingly hard to defend after the debate.” Carl Hulse nytimes.com/2024/08/29/us/…