Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., has endorsed former President Donald Trump over his own governor, Ron DeSantis, in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

Abortion access is expected to play a central role in the 2024 elections. The preview comes next week, when Ohio voters decide whether to enshrine reproductive rights in their state Constitution.

It is hard enough staring down a president and a Democratically controlled Senate, but Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) has been doing that for months and now has to take on turncoats in his own party.

IT'S A ONE-CANDIDATE RACE — WITH TWO BACKUPS. Some Republicans have long wanted the GOP presidential field to narrow. They hoped the also-ran candidates would drop out. So far, there hasn't been much of that. Instead, the field has effectively narrowed itself.

The Biden administration has postponed an auction for rights to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico, saying it’s waiting for further court direction. The administration had originally been slated to hold an offshore oil lease sale in September, as the rights auction was mandated to be held by the Democrats’ climate, tax and...