Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.* Late last week, the Republican National Committee elected Florida’s Joe Gruters as its new chair to succeed Michael Whatley,

Florida Sen. Joe Gruters was elected without opposition on Friday as the next Republican National Committee chairman, expanding the state party’s influence in national politics.

Florida conservative Joe Gruters, a Donald Trump cheerleader dating back to the president’s days as a reality TV star, is now the Republican National Committee chairman. Having no opposition after beingtapped by the president,