Take a peek inside the Republican National Committee’s war room, where 60 GOP researchers, bookers and attack dogs spent their time churning out the ammunition that conservative media and Trump supporters use daily to pummel the president’s foes. Their work has been throwing Democrats off message for months, while stoking the daily fires of conservative outrage. “I understand their weaponry, and frankly I don’t underestimate it at all,” said one aide to a Democrat considering a 2020 campaign. [WaPost]
Topping the news: The Federal Election Commission gave a belated clearance to Rep. Mia Love for most of the $1 million she fundraised for a primary election that did not occur.