Headliners at GOP rally on Long Island tomorrow (Suffolk County): Speaker Mike Johnson; Gov. candidate Bruce Blakeman; AG candidate Saritha Komatireddy and "our GOP Candidates...

There was always a suspicion that at least some of the $11 million that GOP-allied groups were booking toward Dem Rep. Tom Suozzi's district was a feint; well, some shifting has begun -- with the CLF now redirecting $100,000 to New Jersey to help save GOP Rep. Tom Kean, instead.

Speaker Mike Johnson headed to Nassau County next week, Aug. 21, for a fundraiser and possible other public event for/with Republican Mike LePetri, who is running in a rematch to unseat Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove.)

The Buffalo Brahmas? I am a huge Bills fan, have been since drawing a grazing Buffalo on the sides of my logo-less white helmet when I was about 5. But ripping off the helmet design of a defunct UFL San Antonio team and calling it exciting new "charge helmet" is sad.

New York Young Republican Club heading out from Midtown to canvass for Trump-backed MIke LiPetri in NY-CD 3 primary versus insurgent Gregory Hach. Vance in district tomorrow. LiPetri camp just upped their cable-TV buys for the week. All this ahead of a primary. Unease brewing?

Jeanine Driscoll's GOP campaign for Democratic freshman Rep. Laura Gillen's Nassau County, NY, seat getting into gear.

Ma! The Meatloaf! The GOP primary to run for Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi's NY-3 CD on LI gets testier, with Trump's preferred candidate and former state Assemblyman slammed by foe for living at his parents' house in AI take-off from the Wedding crashers. youtube.com/watch?v=iR89v0d1…

Flashback Newsday from December, when Noem suddenly got up, and simply walked out of a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing amid a grilling on immigration enforcement tactics.

Though traveling overseas with other lawmakers, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino sent a letter Saturday to Acting ICE director Todd Lyons providing dates into March from which he can choose to appear before the committee "at your earliest opportunity."

Though traveling overseas, Garbarino on Saturday sent a letter to the acting head of ICE, Todd Lyons, offering him a menu of 6 dates -- 2 dates in February but 4 in March -- on which the committee "requests his presence at your earliest opportunity."