Las Vegas Review-Journal (Sunday)
■ GOP lawmakers finish their plan for a balanced budget convention.
President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he will visit Alabama next weekend to support Sen. Luther Strange in his slugfest Republican primary with Roy Moore.
Trump, as he did with his first endorsement of Strange, made the announcement via twitter. “I will be in Huntsville, Alabama, on Saturday night to support Luther Strange for Senate. ‘Big Luther’ is a great guy who gets things done!” Trump wrote. The Strange campaign could not immediately provide details of Trump’s visit.
The presidential visit could be considered something akin to a cavalry visit for Strange, who has been forced into a tight race with Moore, despite the backing of Trump and millions in advertising dollars from allies of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
The two Republicans are vying for the U.S. Senate seat that previously belonged to Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Moore led Strange in the first round of GOP voting. The two face off in a Republican runoff on Sept. 26.