Weekly Battleground Roundup

Happy first day of August! Summer’s slowly slipping away, but Democrat primaries are heating up and it looks like support for Israel is the woke mob’s latest litmus test.

Meanwhile, the House Oversight Committee is still investigating former President Biden’s mental fitness (many of his aides have pled the fifth).

Here’s your weekly battleground roundup:

California

Fox News: California’s top Republican rips Dems for blocking ‘oil goldmine’ after new Trump project rebuffs Schiff

Politico: Gavin Newsom Floats November Special Election For His Anti-Trump Redistricting Push

Politico: A Democrat in the middle of the Israel firestorm

CA-40

OC Register: Young labor organizer jumps into the race for California’s 40th Congressional District


IA-01

The Gazette: Trump’s bill means energy independence

IA-03

CBS-Des Moines: Progressive Democrat announces campaign for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District

NH-01

WMUR: First on WMUR: Another candidate joins race for Congress in New Hampshire’s 1st District

NH-02

NH Journal: Goodlander Opposes Work Requirements for Able-Bodied Medicaid Recipients

NY-12

The Hill: Nadler’s Gen Z primary challenger raises more than $340K on first day

OH-01

Dayton Daily News: Republican announces bid to unseat Dem U.S. Rep. Landsman in district covering Warren County

OH-13

WKYC: Vice President JD Vance takes aim at Rep. Emilia Sykes for not supporting President Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’

PA-07

Politics PA: A Fourth Candidate Appears in PA-07 As Pinsley Joins Democratic Race

Texas

Texas Tribune: Texas House Republicans unveil new congressional map that looks to pick up five GOP seats

VA-02

Blue Virginia: Video: Retired Marine Corps Lt. Colonel Michael Williamson Announces Candidacy for Democratic Nomination in VA02; Says Rep. Jen Kiggans (R) “lied to us”