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Rove: ‘Time is running out’ for Paxton in Texas Senate race
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…
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Missouri House candidate charged in alleged plot to plant cocaine on opponent
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…
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'That doesn't concern me': Vance downplays GOP convention no-shows
'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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USA TODAY
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Secret Service failed to update protection policies for decades, report finds
The government report also found that the agency encountered several drone incidents prior to Donald Trump's attempted assassination in 2024, which also involved a drone.
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Politico
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Zuckerberg opposed White House AI proposal in private call with Trump
The Trump administration is now considering both a FINRA-style approach and David Sacks’ industry-led approach as potential paths forward.
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Blue state governor candidate claims he ‘met Satan in person’ in resurfaced podcast episode
Colorado Republican Victor Marx claimed on his podcast he "met Satan in person" while praying for a girl at a high-security Texas youth prison.
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Harris on some Democrats shunning her: ‘I would expect nothing less’
Former Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday she was not surprised by some red-state Democrats not wanting her endorsement, arguing those candidates are doing what it takes to win. “We need to win, OK? Bottom line, we need to win,” Harris told host Peter Alexander on MS NOW’s “State of Play.” The former vice president…
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Ted Cruz tells moderate Republicans to 'shut up' and support Paxton
Cruz appeared on Fox News, arguing that moderates have long told conservatives to support the Republican nominee after losing a primary.
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Chabria: Trump has a new scheme to suppress the California vote this November. The threat is real
The Voting Rights Project at UCLA files a lawsuit to stop Americans' personal data from being swept up by the federal government to further Trump's false conspiracy about illegal immigrants voting in elections.
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Los Angeles Times
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Elon Musk’s super PAC starts spending to help GOP in midterms, including Texas’ Ken Paxton
Elon Musk’s super PAC has disclosed its first spending on behalf of Republican candidates, providing roughly $800,000 to help congressional contenders across several states, new filings show.
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Rep Ralph Norman affirms that he'll 'support' ex-rival Sen Darline Graham in election
Republican Rep. Ralph Norman affirmed that he will support former South Carolina special GOP U.S. Senate primary runoff rival Sen. Darline Graham in the general election.
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Trump plans a midterm travel blitz — including to ruby-red Alaska
President Trump said he's launching an aggressive travel blitz in the final month of the midterm election as Republicans look to fend off a blue wave.
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Musk’s America PAC spends about $800K in key midterm races
Tech mogul Elon Musk’s super PAC has spent around $800,000 in top House and Senate races this cycle, according to the latest filings. America PAC spent the most in Texas, doling out roughly $248,000 as Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton fights for the Senate in a toss-up contest against Democrat James Talarico. The group…
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Elon Musk’s super PAC dives into the midterms to bolster Republicans in battleground races
America PAC has spent roughly $800,000 on the midterms, with Texas Republican Ken Paxton’s Senate race the biggest beneficiary.
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NBC News
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Powerful union leader backs Republican in key Senate showdown
Sean O'Brien, one of the top union leaders in the country, backed Sen. Roger Marshall in the Kansas Senate race against Democrat Adam Hamilton.
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Trump urges Republicans in tight races to run on his record
President Trump on Wednesday urged Republicans facing tight races in the November midterm elections to run on his record, pledging to join them on the campaign trail. Trump told Republican lawmakers at a dinner in the White House Rose Garden that they had successful stories to pass along to voters in the remaining months of…
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GOP mail-in voting proposal could impact millions of Americans ahead of midterms
President Donald Trump's allies unveil a bill requiring mail-in ballots be received by Election Day, citing Florida's system as proof it works.
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Sand holds edge over Lahn in Iowa governor’s race while Hinson leads Turek for Senate: Poll
Democratic state auditor Rob Sand is leading Republican businessman Zach Lahn in the tense Iowa governor’s race, new polling shows, while Democrat Josh Turek trails Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson in the state’s wide-open Senate race. A new Emerson College Polling/Nexstar Media survey found Sand with 49 percent support in the gubernatorial race, compared with Lahn’s…
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Johnson downplays GOP's midterm woes as Democrats eye House takeover: 'I am very bullish'
With Election Day two months away, Democrats eye Senate and House majorities as inflation, gas prices and Trump's approval ratings batter the GOP.
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Here's a look at 'reach' election races where Democrats hope to pull off House upsets
Democrats managed to avoid a predicted 2022 "red wave," but they saw Republicans flip both chambers when President Donald Trump was reelected last cycle. Now, with an unpopular war in Iran and lingering concerns about inflation, Democrats are hoping that this year could be a replay of 2018, when a backlash against Trump changed the balance of power in Congress. "House Democrats are expanding the battlefield deep into Trump terrain," said Washington Rep. Suzan DelBene, chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
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Elon Musk-backed super PAC spends $800,000 to back GOP midterm candidates
Elon Musk's super PAC disclosed over $800,000 in spending last month to support Republican Senate and House candidates in competitive races, with the bulk in Texas and Maine.
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Vance’s mom fires back at El-Sayed over second family jabs: ‘Probably punch him’
Beverly Vance Aikins told Tomi Lahren she'd like to punch Abdul El-Sayed over his repeated attacks on JD Vance's wife, Usha Vance, and their children.
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Trump’s Lake America order hits a nerve in red-leaning towns along its shore
After President Donald Trump moved to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America last week, mayors on both sides of the political aisle are rejecting the new name ahead of the midterms.
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1 in 6 Trump voters would change their 2024 vote, poll finds
A new poll finds some Trump voters are having second thoughts, with 1 in 6 saying they would change their 2024 vote if they could.
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The GOP’s game of chicken over Ken Paxton in Texas is getting testy
This spring’s Texas GOP Senate runoff was one of the costliest and ugliest Republican nominating contests in recent history.
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Norman endorses Graham after questioning why Trump backed her
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) gave his support Wednesday to Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) for the Senate, after previously questioning why President Trump endorsed her in their tense Republican primary runoff. “I respect the decision of South Carolina voters, and I congratulate Senator Darline Graham on winning the Republican nomination. I will support our Republican nominee…
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Graham Platner no longer scheduled to speak at Labor Day rally
Former Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is no longer set to speak at a Labor Day rally when he makes his first major public appearance since ending his campaign against Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine. Platner, who won the nomination in June but dropped out in July after Politico reported that a former girlfriend said he sexually assaulted her, had been scheduled to speak Monday at the rally in Ellsworth, near his hometown of Sullivan.
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Democrats block proposed constitutional amendment to keep Supreme Court justices to nine
A Republican proposal to amend the Constitution to prevent expanding the number of justices on the Supreme Court failed on the House floor. Like all constitutional amendments, the measure needed a two-thirds majority of the House to pass, which it did not get: The vote was along party lines at 212-206. Democrats have never supported…
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Trump says midterms won't impact Iran war efforts: 'I'm not running'
President Donald Trump said the looming November midterms won't affect his commitment to the Iran war ‒ noting that he's not on the ballot.
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Americans love AI. They don’t want the data centers that power it.
The disconnect is becoming a political problem for Trump and politicians in both parties as voters embrace AI tools while revolting against the infrastructure needed to power them.
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