Former Republican Congressman Will Hurd of Texas appeared on Meet the Press on Sunday, July 30. He is seeking the Republican presidential nomination. When asked if he would consider running as the No Labels presidential nominee, he declined to talk about that. But he did defend the No Labels position that a new party presidential nominee could theoretically win the presidency. He pointed out that the president of France and the president of Mexico were both persons who won their first election as the nominee of a new party.

Here is a link to the entire edition of Meet the Press. The interview with Will Hurd begins after about fifteen minutes.

Daniel Dale of CNN has written this article, giving precedents on which presidential candidates receive Secret Service protection, and when in the election cycle they receive such protection.

A three-judge U.S. District Court will hold a hearing in Singleton v Allen, n.d., 2:21cv-1291, on Monday, July 31. This is the case over Alabama U.S. House district boundaries. The Alabama legislature recently enacted a new plan, but only one of the seven U.S. House districts has a Black majority. The legislature appears to have flouted the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion in Singleton v Allen, issued last month.

Here is the plaintiffs’ brief, explaining why the state’s new plan still violates the Voting Rights Act.