Wednesday's campaign round-up

Today's installment of campaign-related news items that won't necessarily generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers:

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FOR SUBSCRIBERSAbdul El-Sayed tries to woo MAHA voters as Democrats seek inroads with RFK’s supporters

FOR SUBSCRIBERSKratom-like substances are popping up in a typically benign supplement

FOR SUBSCRIBERSGOP super PAC increases its spending for Sen. Jon Husted in tough Ohio race

FOR SUBSCRIBERSRecords reveal tumultuous marriage between slain New York Times executive and wife

FOR SUBSCRIBERSFrom clean energy warrior to ‘wall of shame,’ James Talarico reverses on a fossil fuel money pledge

FOR SUBSCRIBERSCongressional staff planned official trip with luxury stops in Italy and France weeks before election

FOR SUBSCRIBERSA harrowing ordeal aboard an Israel-bound plane

FOR SUBSCRIBERSOpenAI CEO Sam Altman to skip congressional hearing on rogue AI agents

FOR SUBSCRIBERSKey DOJ lawyers departed Trump ‘grand conspiracy’ probe amid pressure to produce, source says

FOR SUBSCRIBERSTrump’s new AI chatbot often links to a site launched under Clinton 26 years ago

FOR SUBSCRIBERSAt MAHA summit, industry CEOs the movement once vilified take the stage

FOR SUBSCRIBERSThis Paralympian has two goals: Win medals and give away $500,000 to her teammates

FOR SUBSCRIBERSCornell rape allegation spotlights stringent New York state laws that have long drawn criticism

FOR SUBSCRIBERSThe debate over AI’s future rages on both coasts

FOR SUBSCRIBERSDecades-old march dispute reignites in Northern Ireland, threatening political crisis

For Subscribers

FOR SUBSCRIBERSAbdul El-Sayed tries to woo MAHA voters as Democrats seek inroads with RFK’s supporters

FOR SUBSCRIBERSKratom-like substances are popping up in a typically benign supplement

FOR SUBSCRIBERSGOP super PAC increases its spending for Sen. Jon Husted in tough Ohio race

FOR SUBSCRIBERSRecords reveal tumultuous marriage between slain New York Times executive and wife

FOR SUBSCRIBERSFrom clean energy warrior to ‘wall of shame,’ James Talarico reverses on a fossil fuel money pledge

FOR SUBSCRIBERSCongressional staff planned official trip with luxury stops in Italy and France weeks before election

FOR SUBSCRIBERSA harrowing ordeal aboard an Israel-bound plane

FOR SUBSCRIBERSOpenAI CEO Sam Altman to skip congressional hearing on rogue AI agents

FOR SUBSCRIBERSKey DOJ lawyers departed Trump ‘grand conspiracy’ probe amid pressure to produce, source says

FOR SUBSCRIBERSTrump’s new AI chatbot often links to a site launched under Clinton 26 years ago

FOR SUBSCRIBERSAt MAHA summit, industry CEOs the movement once vilified take the stage

FOR SUBSCRIBERSThis Paralympian has two goals: Win medals and give away $500,000 to her teammates

FOR SUBSCRIBERSCornell rape allegation spotlights stringent New York state laws that have long drawn criticism

FOR SUBSCRIBERSThe debate over AI’s future rages on both coasts

FOR SUBSCRIBERSDecades-old march dispute reignites in Northern Ireland, threatening political crisis

* Technically, Newt Gingrich is still running for president, but that's about to change: the former House Speaker will suspend his campaign next week.

* On a related note, Rick Santorum grudgingly conceded yesterday that it's "very clear" Mitt Romney will be the GOP nominee, and the former senator will eventually endorse his former rival.

* The Republican National Committee has dropped the pretense and begun officially coordinating its 2012 activities with Romney's team.

* In Pennsylvania's Democratic congressional primaries yesterday, Rep. Mark Critz beat fellow Rep. Jason Altmire in the state's 12th congressional district, while Blue Dog Rep. Tim Holden was easily defeated by attorney Matt Cartwright in the 17th district.

* In Pennsylvania's Republican congressional primaries yesterday, Rep. Tim Murphy easily won in the 18th district, state Rep. Scott Perry picked up the party's nod in the 4th district, and businessman Tom Smith won the opportunity to take on Sen. Bob Casey (D) in November.

* In North Carolina, PPP found most of the state's voters favoring a controversial anti-gay ballot measure, but support for the proposal appears to be fading rather quickly.

* Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) will run for re-election in 2014, declaring, "I like this job!"

* And following up on last week's reporting, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) has released a new ad, which appears to be a not-so-subtle audition for his party's vice presidential nomination. (Incidentally, if the "lowest unemployment rate in three years" is a big selling point, McDonnell is inadvertently giving President Obama's re-election campaign a boost.)