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Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
* There are some interesting congressional primaries in Virginia and Oklahoma today. Among the key questions: Will Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good become the first incumbent to lose in a primary this year?
* On a related note, Donald Trump already endorsed Good’s primary rival in Virginia, but for good measure, the former president reiterated his opposition to the incumbent congressman again yesterday.
* New Jersey has a Democratic attorney general, but that didn’t stop state A.G. Matt Platkin from charging local Democratic power broker George E. Norcross III with racketeering and other crimes in connection with a waterfront redevelopment project. Given Norcross’ influence, the developments sent shockwaves throughout Garden State politics.
* In Indiana, Republicans chose Micah Beckwith, a far-right pastor, as the party’s candidate for lieutenant governor this year. Beckwith is perhaps best known for saying the Jan. 6 attack was “divinely inspired.”
* On a related note, soon after Indiana Republicans chose Beckwith for the party’s statewide ticket, Indiana GOP Chair Anne Hathaway announced that she’s stepping down less than a year after being appointed to the role.
* Trump endorsed Republican Rep. Celeste Maloy’s re-election campaign in Utah, putting the former president at odds with Sen. Mike Lee, who’s backing the congresswoman’s far-right rival.
* And speaking of the former president’s endorsements, Trump, after meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson, also threw his support behind Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom’s congressional campaign.