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HeadlinesUS midterms: key takeaways from Senate debates in Michigan, Georgia and MaineCandidates traded personal attacks and clashed over a range of issues in closely watched US Senate debates on Thursday, with control of Congress at stake With just weeks left in the contentious midterm election campaign, candidates in a trio of highly-competitive Senate races debated Thursday night…
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PoliticsAirbnb co-founder donates $8M to voter ID initiative as Newsom opposesA former Democrat who co-founded Airbnb contributed $8 million.
NY Post
PoliticsSuperPAC launches ad against Lauren Boebert over 'Beetlejuice' theater scandalThe Colorado Republican continues to be haunted by a date gone wrong at a musical in Denver, for which she has apologized
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PoliticsTrump endorsements cost Republicans a Senate seat in 2026His endorsements have cost the GOP bigly.
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PoliticsRaffensperger says he hasn't spoken to Trump since 2021 call asking him to 'find' votesGeorgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger (R), who President Trump called after the 2020 election to “find" him more than 11,000 votes, tells NBC News that ballots in the state will be counted securely and accurately. NBC News senior reporter Jane Timm joins Meet the Press NOW to break down her…
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PoliticsMike Rogers attacks Abul El-Sayed as 'fake doctor' in Michigan debateRogers accused El-Sayed of pulling off a con by leaving Michigan voters with the impression that he practiced medicine despite never doing so outside of an internship.
NY Post
PoliticsJon Ossoff calls Trump loyalist Nazi as GOP money flees Georgia Senate raceOssoff has maintained a lead in public polling throughout the race, with surveys consistently putting the Democratic incumbent ahead of Collins.
Daily Mail
PoliticsOssoff and Collins clash in first Georgia Senate debate over Trump, Biden policiesDemocrat Sen. Jon Ossoff and Republican Rep. Mike Collins squared off in the first debate in this nationally consequential Senate race, with both trying to hit the other for policies implemented by the current and former president.
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PoliticsRepublicans demand 'proof of life' from Texas Democratic nominee after campaign disappearanceRepublicans are demanding Texas Democratic Senate Nominee James Talarico provide “proof of life” after not appearing on the campaign trail since his campaign said he tested positive for the flu. “James Talafreako’s handlers need to stop the lies and release proof of life,” said Zach Kraft, a…
Washington Examiner
PoliticsEl-Sayed refuses to say whether Iran is more of a threat than Israel in Michigan Senate debateRogers blasted El-Sayed for his lack of clarity on terrorism and laced into him for not releasing a statement marking the three-year anniversary of Hamas' deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
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PoliticsTrump wants Talarico and Paxton to debate; Talarico welcomes itWhen Democratic nominee James Talarico stopped holding campaign events in the Texas Senate race, his Republican opponent Ken Paxton saw an opening to pounce.
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PoliticsWisconsin House candidate arrested after hate-filled rant at Israeli dad with anti-Hamas bumper stickerWisconsin congressional candidate Matthew Arndt, 54, was arrested and charged with hate crimes after being caught-on-camera in a vulgar rant toward an Israeli dad and his son.
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PoliticsJosh Shapiro refuses to commit to finishing term as governorPennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro refused to commit to serving out a full term if he wins reelection.
NY Post
PoliticsICE investigated using Palantir to access voter registration dataICE is now investigating the people who help Americans register to vote.
The Hill
PoliticsTrump attacks Democratic Senate candidates with aggressive nicknames; Republicans worry it could backfirePresident Donald Trump‘s increasingly aggressive attacks against Democratic Senate candidates have been met with scrutiny from a growing number of Republicans and risk dividing the party as they fight to keep control of the House and Senate, some allies warn. Democrats are hoping they can overcome…
Washington Examiner
PoliticsMike Rogers changes stance on Trump's tariffs as election approaches‘We need to end this tariff war now’
The Daily Caller
PoliticsTrump misnames Muslim Senate candidate 'Mohammed,' accuses him of supporting terroristsUS President Donald Trump misnamed Muslim candidate for the US Senate Abdul El-Sayed on Thursday, calling him Mohammed and baselessly accusing him of being a “Terrorist Sympathiser”. El-Sayed, an Arab American running for a Michigan senate seat that could decide which party wins the US upper chamber…
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PoliticsTrump says no Iran attacks before midterms, claims 'productive discussions'President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that there will be no "attacking" Iran ahead of the midterm elections, which are just weeks away.
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PoliticsElection Denier Tina Peters' Plan for Midterms Includes Seizing Ballots NationwideAn attorney for Tina Peters said her plan for the midterms includes taking ballots for hand recounts "as soon as the machines spit them through."
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PoliticsMissouri voters angry over Trump-backed GOP effort to rig electoral maps before midtermsState residents express anger at Republicans who allowed chaotic voting maps saga to unfold ahead of the midterms Sign up to The Stakes 2026: your weekly guide to the US midterms Eric Leventhal knows he’s going to vote for a Democrat in Congress when he goes to the polls in Missouri this November…
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PoliticsObama endorses Troy Jackson in Maine Senate race against GOP incumbent Susan CollinsGetty Images/Scott Olsen/Finn Gomez Barack Obama has thrown his backing behind a progressive candidate gunning for a seat that Republicans desperately need to hold onto at the November 3 midterms. The former president’s endorsement of Troy Jackson in the Maine Senate race gives the Democratic…
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PoliticsTrump administration asks Supreme Court to overturn lower court ruling on political ad ratesThe Trump administration on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to chastise a lower court for intervening — again — in a legal fight between the two major political parties over who can access cheaper television advertising rates in the lead-up to an election. The Supreme Court sided with the GOP last…
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PoliticsGOP accuses Walz allies of burying $52M Medicaid fraud report before electionMinnesota Republicans accuse Democrats of blocking the full Optum Medicaid fraud report, but DFL lawmakers say DHS has failed to provide it.
Fox News
PoliticsTrump to pay for campaign-style ads after taxpayer funding raised legal concernsPresident Donald Trump has responded to legal and ethical concerns about a series of ads praising him being paid for by taxpayers by announcing he and his super PAC will pay for them, drawing new corruption allegations.
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PoliticsLeaked memo reveals Trump-backed Texas Senate candidate trailing DemocratReuters A leaked fundraising memo has exposed the grim reality facing Donald Trump’s handpicked Senate candidate in Texas. The GOP is throwing a fortune behind Ken Paxton, the 63-year-old state attorney general, but a leaked campaign memo warns party donors and funders that his Democratic opponent…
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PoliticsICE detentions near California voting sites fuel lawsuit against armed agents at pollsAmong the newest examples is an ICE detention that took place in the same area California voters had to pass through to reach a ballot drop box.
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PoliticsTrump 'Annoyed' After Top Advisors Traveled to Balkans During MidtermsPresident Donald Trump was "annoyed" after learning two top advisors had traveled to the Balkans while the GOP is facing a daunting midterm election.
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