This Week in Local Government: 7/21/24  The Bradenton Times

1. RNC 2024 Day 2 updates: Sanders says God spared Trump in energetic RNC speech  ABC News
2. Donald Trump is feted by his former rivals in a show of Republican unity after rally shooting  The Associated Press
3. Trump’s Former Rivals Rally Behind Him At Republican Convention  Barron’s
4. Haley takes stage to mixture of cheers and boos at RNC  Fox News
5. Live updates: DeSantis, Haley address RNC in front of Trump  The Hill

1. Biden is eyeing big changes for the Supreme Court. But he needs Congress to make them  NPR
2. Biden set to announce support for major Supreme Court changes  The Washington Post
3. NBC’s Chuck Todd: ‘Desperation’ in Biden’s Supreme Court reform plan  Fox News
4. Biden considering major Supreme Court reform: report  BBC.com
5. Biden reportedly to push for supreme court term limits and new ethics code  The Guardian US

1. JD Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ becomes political lightning rod  BBC.com
2. RNC Live Updates: After Haley, Rubio Back Trump, J.D. Vance Set to Make Debut  The Wall Street Journal
3. Opinion | Chris Christie: Will Trump Meet the Moment?  The New York Times
4. ‘What the Heck Just Happened?’  The Atlantic
5. Analysis | J.D. Vance’s vocal admiration for Orban’s Hungary tells its own story  The Washington Post

JSanti at Tamiami Tap  The Bradenton Times

Matt Walden at Bridge Tender Inn  The Bradenton Times

Candidate Profile: Daniel West  The Bradenton Times

Grassroots Group Wants to “Take Back” Manatee County  The Bradenton Times

Priester Adds Pitching Depth To Pirates Staff  The Bradenton Times

How to Evaluate Candidates  The Bradenton Times