Today’s newsletter highlights:

“Trusted by Trump.”

That’s the new tagline for what U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter’s campaign describes as a seven-figure statewide ad buy for his Senate bid.

The Savannah-area Republican unveiled the ad this morning as he presses for President Donald Trump’s endorsement.

The ad features a clip of Trump calling Carter a “warrior” and “great guy.” It also credits Carter with “passing the Laken Riley Act,” a law named for a college student who was killed on the University of Georgia’s campus by a man who was in the country illegally.

While Carter voted for that law, its chief sponsor was U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, one of Carter’s opponents for the GOP Senate nomination. Riley’s mother and stepfather have endorsed Collins.

Carter’s campaign has pitched Trump’s endo

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