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Messmer makes it official: He will seek re-election to Congress
Republican 8th District Congressman Mark Messmer made it official Tuesday: he will run for re-election next year, and he will do so with an endorsement from President Donald Trump. Messmer, a Jasper-based Republican, was elected to his first two-year term in 2024. He succeeded Larry Bucshon, who held the seat for 14 years. The 2026 House race in the 8th District has only begun to take shape, with Democratic Evansville City Council member Mary Allen set to announce her candidacy Wednesday. The 21-county 8th District stretches from southern Posey County up the Illinois-Indiana border to the top of Fountain County. Vanderburgh County is the largest county in the district by far. The district also includes Warrick, Gibson and Posey counties. Messmer, 62, released a written statement with his announcement Tuesday. "We must be bold and unapologetic in fighting for the principles of the American Founding," it says. "We have a leader in the White House who is working every day for the American people and not special interests, and we need members in Congress who will fight with President Trump to make sure America continues to be an exceptional nation filled with promise for the next generation." Trump's statement on Truth Social endorsing Messmer calls him "a fantastic representative." "Mark has an incredible Record of Success, and strong support from his Community," Trump's statement says. "In Congress, he is working tirelessly to Protect 'Hoosier' Values, Support our Amazing Farmers and Ranchers, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Ensure American Energy DOMINANCE by helping to keep the price of Gasoline, Oil, and all forms of Energy VERY LOW (CHEAP!), Help Secure our now VERY Secure (Record Setting!) Southern Border, Champion our Military/Veterans, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment." Messmer's campaign reports having $427,302 cash on-hand as of June 30 with $8,250 in debt, according to the Federal Election Commission. This article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Press: Messmer makes it official: He will seek re-election to Congress Solve the daily Crossword
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Richmond Confederate statues removed in 2020 head to LA
The peed-on Jefferson Davis statue that protesters took down in 2020 is temporarily moving out of Richmond. Why it matters: It's one of several of Richmond's Confederate monuments being shipped to Los Angeles for an exhibit about how these statues — and their recent removal from public spaces — have shaped American history. Driving the news: The Valentine announced Monday that the Confederate Statespresident's statue, displayed at the Richmond museum for over three years, is headed to the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art on Aug. 17. Then on Tuesday, the Black History Museum in Jackson Ward said it's also loaning the LA exhibit Confederate-era monuments that the city took down in 2020. These include the "Vindicatrix" sculpture known as "Miss Confederacy" that sat atop the Davis monument, the Matthew Fontaine Maury statue and globe, and granite slabs from different Confederate monument bases. The pieces will be "recontextualized" in the exhibit to "foster critical dialogue about their historical significance and the ideologies they represent," the museum said in a news release. Zoom out: The exhibit, which runs from October to April, starts months after the Trump administration ordered a federal review of the statues toppled in the wake of George Floyd's murder. The city owns the land where the Confederate monuments in Richmond, the former capital of the Confederacy, once stood. And most of the taken-down monuments remain in the city's wastewater treatment plant. What's next: The Valentine is closing its survey about people's feelings regarding the monuments' removal, and where they should be moved, on Aug. 18. Results will be shared by the end of October.
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Texas lawmaker asks FBI to help arrest fleeing Democrats
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Tuesday asked the FBI to help state law enforcement locate and arrest Democratic lawmakers who fled the state. Why it matters: The request escalates the standoff as Texas Republicans try to compel Democrats back to the Capitol to advance a plan to draw an election map more favorable to the GOP. "This is a time-sensitive matter," Cornyn wrote in a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel. The FBI declined to comment. State of play: Also on Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) said he would pursue a court ruling to declare the Democrats' seats vacant starting on Friday. "The people of Texas elected lawmakers, not jet-setting runaways looking for headlines. If you don't show up to work, you get fired," Paxton said in a statement. Catch up quick: Several Texas Democrats fled the state to delay votes on a redistricting map that will give Republicans five more congressional seats, something President Trump has demanded. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday ordered state police to find and arrest Democratic lawmakers after the state House issued civil arrest warrants. The Democrats are in Illinois, Massachusetts and New York. Zoom in: "These legislators have committed potential criminal acts in their rush to avoid their constitutional responsibilities and must be fully investigated and held accountable," Cornyn wrote in his letter.
