Hello readers. Welcome back to On Politics. Zach Schermele here, USA TODAY's congressional correspondent. It's Monday, and the House of Representatives has one last busy week before a monthlong August recess. Stay tuned here for my updates on what Mike Johnson aims to accomplish during that final legislative push, including his hopes to land more Iran war cash, seal the deal (somewhat) on the SAVE America Act and wrangle government funding.
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Troy Jackson locks it down |
Troy Jackson, a Maine logger and former state legislator, all but secured himself as Graham Platner's replacement to become the Democratic Senate candidate over the weekend. Several of his big-name opponents, including former state health official Nirav Shah and Maine secretary of state Shenna Bellows, dropped out after Jackson, a progressive, secured the support of key delegates ahead of this upcoming weekend's nominating convention. Shah endorsed Jackson, saying, "We must defeat Susan Collins, and the Democratic Party must be unified to do it."
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The party's nominating convention will be on Saturday, when 601 delegates from Maine's 16 counties will officially decide on a candidate.
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US ratchets up Iran war after American troops killed |
Trump says China seized 220M voter files. We looked. |
The president said last week that China "fought like hell not to have a Donald Trump win." But a USA TODAY review of newly declassified records tells a different story. The documents released by the White House indicate that Beijing primarily sought to predict election outcomes and influence voters in the United States to be more pro-China, rather than trying to change any votes or use voters' data to submit fraudulent votes. Find out what my colleague Josh Meyer found in his reporting.
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Zachary Schermele is the congressional correspondent for USA TODAY. You can reach him by email at zschermele@usatoday.com.
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Vice President JD Vance has embraced the House GOP's plan to pass SAVE America. One Republican, however, is calling the effort a "waste of time."
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A six-pack of Budweiser could cost an Alaskan pilot his $95,000 plane unless the Supreme Court agrees the punishment doesn’t fit the crime.
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"He has my full support.” Outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer wished his replacement, Andy Burnham, 'every success' in a farewell speech.
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