Buzz: Biden mean to his dogs, Gettysburg saved, Gingrich gets a Vespa

The American Battlefield Trust is raising funds to rehabilitate the last bit of an abandoned Gettysburg country club that saw intense fighting during the three-day fight in 1863.

The ABT and other preservation groups purchased it and are eyeing renovations when they take possession next month.

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Over two decades, the ABT has helped protect nearly 1,240 acres across the Gettysburg battlefield.

• Newt and Callista Gingrich are pretty busy in their hometown of Naples, Florida. Not only did they just move into new offices of their Gingrich 360 operation, but the two bought a Vespa scooter to drive around town just like they did when Callista Gingrich was former President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the Vatican. On Facebook, the couple posed on scooters, and in the latest, Callista Gingrich wrote, “Delivered.”

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• With all the buzz about Trump open to being House speaker, political gamblers are putting more money on him to get the job. The oddsmakers at sportsbetting.ag have raised his odds of replacing ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to 12-1. That puts him third behind House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH).

• Here’s one reason the first family’s pet German shepherd, “Commander,” might be a biter. According to Judicial Watch, which was the first to gain access to emails detailing the dog’s attacks on Secret Service officials, President Joe Biden is a mean owner. “Judicial Watch has learned he has punched and kicked his dogs,” the legal watchdog said.