By Andrew DeMillo | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning, Advocate readers! An internal party fight is brewing right now among Republicans. Several members have been ousted from county GOP committees after being accused of violating party rules. The infighting comes less than two months before Election Day. You can find more Arkansas government and politics news at the Advocate site here.
And be sure to check out Editor-in-Chief Andrew DeMillo’s appearance on KUAF this week discussing the Advocate’s latest stories and commentary.
A van depicting language in support of a paper ballot initiative in Independence County is parked in Batesville on Oct. 30, 2024. (Mary Hennigan/Arkansas Advocate)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Tess Vrbin
A former candidate for Arkansas secretary of state is objecting after he was removed from his local Republican Party committee and accused of violating party rules.
President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office on August 6, 2026. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By The Texas Tribune
WASHINGTON — Republicans are gathering in Dallas this week for an unprecedented midterm convention, where President Donald Trump and his GOP allies will look to sell their agenda, rake in campaign cash and galvanize voters amid a difficult political climate.
The crash of United Flight 93 is marked by a boulder at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Stonycreek Township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 26, 2026. (Photo by Tim Lambert/Pennsylvania Capital-Star)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
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On a rural stretch of land in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, an open meadow filled with bright wildflowers, a memorial grove of trees and a giant boulder marks the spot where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed on Sept. 11, 2001.
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