From Good campaign: “In regards to the recount, it’s not final and there are no payments due. In fact, the judge has called back 5 counties for additional recount review on August 28 at 1:00 pm in Goochland. The counties are Mecklenburg, Halifax, Danville, Amherst and

Trump visits Truong Tien Vietnamese Restaurant at the Eden Center in Falls Church, Virginia

9/10 ABC debate between Trump and Harris seems confirmed. For now

BOLD PAC is putting $900,000 into ads targeting Latina voters in Arizona in hopes of boosting Rep. Ruben Gallego’s Senate campaign. Mica Soellner with more: punchbowl.news/article/campai…

State Dept spox Matthew Miller says Blinken isn’t available during dates offered, but have provided other dates “It is disappointing that instead of continuing to engage with the Department in good faith, the Committee instead has issued yet another unnecessary subpoena”

Scalise tells members on call that House will keep its existing September schedule. No givebacks on days in session planned And votes will be on issues that unite Rs, including antisemitism, border, crime, China Scalise currently in California fundraising

JOHNSON is speaking now on the House GOP member call. Leadership emphasizes it wants to focus on China bills, border bills, and the CR in the three-week stint once House is back, according to a person on the call.

JOHNSON says he wants to couple the SAVE Act with a 6 month CR, saying it "has a lot of merit"

Open mic on GOP call was Malliotakis, then Rep. MMM. Rep. Mariannette Miller Meeks: "How long do we take this? Is the intent to message Dems oppose SAVE but are we going to take this to a shutdown?"

JOHNSON said he wants a vote on the CR "as early as possible" when asked by Rep. Greg Lopez on timing to avert shutdown, per source

REP. NICK LALOTA, who represents an eastern Long Island district, asked JOHNSON what happens when the Senate sends back a clean CR. Johnson said he has the backs of members in tough districts and didnt want to telegraph all of the possible moves.

NEWS: Trump shooting task force will request docs from the DOJ + FBI this week, mirroring request from DHS last month. At least two public hearings planned with first one planned for later this month with date TBD. Members met virtually on Friday. More details in

NEW: 4 are dead and 9 have been injured as a result of a school shooting in Barrow County, GA according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. They say the suspect is in custody and is alive.

Trump weighs in, calling the 14-year-old charged with the shooting a “sick and deranged monster.” #gapol

Gov. Kemp canceled his planned speech tonight at the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas and flew back to Georgia shortly after arriving in Nevada earlier in the day. #gapol ajc.com/news/crime/geo…

New: Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears files paperwork to run for Virginia governor in 2025 wric.com/news/politics/…

Wow, Rep. Tony Gonzales tells Jake Sherman at Texas Trib fest he thinks Rs will lose the House in November. “What’s frustrating me is I firmly believe that House Republicans are going to lose the majority,” he said, “and we're going to lose it because of ourselves.”

Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam will hold a fundraiser tonight for GOP Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Cleveland. More on the Senate Ohio race from Mica Soellner: punchbowl.news/article/campai…

On Trump campaign call w/ members & staff, Speaker Johnson said he's been on his hands and knees praying for how grateful he is for Susie Wiles & Trump's team. Johnson also expressed confidence they'll keep the House and predicted they could have a 13-seat majority next year.