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President-elect Donald Trump has laid out an ambitious agenda that he has promised will go into effect on Jan. 20, the day he will be sworn into office for his second term.
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President-elect Donald Trump’s recipe for victory in Tuesday’s election was built on his ability to improve his support from 2020 with several different demographic groups, exit polls show.
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Now that former President Trump has been reelected for a second, nonconsecutive term, many may have wondered if he can run again in 2028.
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President Donald Trump has for months been using a fictional economic figure. Vice President JD Vance echoed it on Thursday.
Missouri officials urged the Supreme Court on Friday to reinstate a congressional map that includes an additional seat for the Republican Party, the latest emergency case tied to President Donald Trump’s nationwide redistricting fight to reach the high court.
U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, ruled the journalists are unlikely to successfully prove their First Amendment rights were violated.
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A federal judge again Friday blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enacting President Trump's sweeping new mail ballot rules for the November election.
Los Angeles Times
Exclusive footage obtained by Fox News shows HSI agents executing arrests as the Trump administration ramps up a nationwide crackdown on non-citizen voting ahead of the 2026 midterms.
The move comes as the Trump administration is appealing a related order to the Supreme Court.
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By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Boston extended on Friday a ban stopping President Donald Trump's administration from implementing a new U.S.
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday announced that federal prosecutors brought five voter fraud cases this week and released video of Homeland Security Investigations agents arresting a defendant at an apartment in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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The Missouri Supreme Court delivered a last-minute twist in the midterm redistricting saga this week when the predominantly Republican governor-appointed court ruled that new maps passed by state lawmakers to give their party an extra seat couldn’t immediately go into effect. Instead, the high court said, the coalition looking to temporarily stall the new GOP-favored…
Musk’s super PAC recently dropped almost a quarter-million dollars boosting the Republican Senate nominee, who has seen a recent surge in outside support yet continues to lag in fundraising.
President Donald Trump has more money to spend in November than the rest of the Republican Party.
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Securing American Greatness, a nonprofit with ties to Mr. Trump's super PAC, MAGA Inc., unveiled its first ads to air nationwide.
While the Trump administration's bid to overhaul mail-in voting remains blocked by the lower courts, North Carolina will be the first state to send ballots on Friday.
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JD Vance was asked whether he could see himself supporting Ted Cruz or Pete Hegseth for president in 2028.
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Trump is downplaying Iran. Regional powers fear Iran is ramping up. Here's what the midterms could mean for Iran’s war strategy.
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Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb said Thursday that President Trump would attempt to “steal” the 2026 midterm elections “where possible.” Cobb, in an appearance on MS NOW, discussed reports of GOP lawmakers declining to attend a Republican National Committee event, underlining concerns about Trump’s political brand almost two years into his second term.…
President Trump said late Thursday that Maria Bartiromo’s fans will not be happy that the host is out at Fox News. “I can’t believe Maria Bartiromo is no longer going to have her great show(s) on FoxNews/Business,” the president wrote on Truth Social. “Three different shows, always number one. Maria is a total professional, and…
By Luc Cohen Sept 4 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to enforce a new U.S.
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President Trump on Thursday condemned the Missouri Supreme Court’s decision to block new congressional lines drawn to benefit Republicans from being used in the state’s November election. The state’s highest court unanimously ruled Thursday evening that the map, which was used in the state’s primary elections last month, “did not go into effect and will…
The Missouri Supreme Court has blocked a new House map backed by President Trump from being used in the November election, a setback in Republicans' efforts to pick up an additional House seat.
Republican Missouri candidate Thomas Christopher Ross is accused of trying to plant drugs on his political opponent to sabotage her campaign.
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The Missouri Supreme Court unanimously blocked the GOP-drawn map, and President Donald Trump called the ruling "ridiculous" before November's vote.
After the Missouri Supreme Court blocked use of Republican-drawn maps for midterms in a Sept. 3 ruling, President Trump lashed out at the decision.
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The Maryland Supreme Court ruled Thursday evening to keep a Democrat-led redistricting referendum on the ballot this November but with different wording. The ruling, which overturns a lower court’s decision to block this proposed ballot question, is a major victory in the Democratic Party’s efforts to boost their chances at reclaiming the House this fall. …
Thomas Ross allegedly conspired to plant cocaine and Adderall in his Republican rival's purse, but his campaign manager wore a wire for the FBI.
The Missouri Supreme Court dealt a blow to President Trump and Republicans Thursday, ruling the GOP could not issue a new map aimed at giving the party an additional seat in the House until the congressional lines are approved by voters in November. The decision is a setback for Republicans, who had sought to quickly…
Red state Democrats are reportedly urging former Vice President Kamala Harris to stay far away from their 2026 midterm races, and Harris responded.
The Trump administration is again asking the Supreme Court to let the Postal Service tighten mail ballot rules before midterms.
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Republican strategist Karl Rove expressed his doubts about Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton’s chances in his November race. “So, time is running out. If the president wants to have Paxton win, he needs to be tossing a lot of money Paxton’s way so that ads can be run that depict Talarico as the far-left…
A Republican candidate for the Missouri House is facing federal charges after prosecutors say he orchestrated a plot to plant drugs, including cocaine, on his primary opponent in the lead-up to the August election. Thomas Christopher Ross, 37, made his initial appearance Thursday in a Springfield, Mo., courtroom. He is charged with one count…
'That doesn't concern me,' Vance said of Republicans opting out of the convention, adding candidates in close races have a lot to juggle.
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