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Trump’s bogus narrative about the GOP losing in the 2026 midterms
President Donald Trump keeps trying to preemptively blame congressional Republicans if they lose big in the 2026 midterms — but he’s now making an argument that’s flat-out wrong.
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Kalshi permanently bans George Santos for insider trading
Other political candidates also received shorter bans, including a Republican looking to flip a House seat in North Carolina.
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Politico
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Trump promises more strikes after US and Iran trade blows for first time in a month
Trump told Fox News in an interview Monday morning that the U.S. will hit Iran “hard” in response to the Iranian attack on U.S. forces overnight.
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An 80-year-old senator is asking for six more years — and pitching himself as revolutionary
In Tuesday’s Democratic Senate primary in deep blue Massachusetts, longtime Sen. Ed Markey is harkening back to the state’s revolutionary roots as he pitches himself to voters as the anti-establishment candidate against Rep. Seth Moulton – despite arriving to Washington just three years after Joe Biden did in 1973.
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Democratic FCC commissioner on Trump’s Kristen Welker threat: ‘Dangerous’
Anna Gomez, a Democratic commissioner for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), on Sunday described President Trump’s threat to report NBC News’s Kristen Welker as “dangerous.” Trump signaled the “Meet the Press” host could face an FCC probe after she reportedly said candidates he endorsed have received mixed results during the midterm primary cycle. “As I’ve…
2 min readThe Hill
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Harris endorses Pappas for New Hampshire Senate
Former Vice President Kamala Harris endorsed Rep. Chris Pappas (D) in the New Hampshire Senate race on Monday, marking the latest race in which the 2024 Democratic presidential candidate is lending her support ahead of November. “@KamalaHarris has stood tall for democracy and is committed to making this country fairer and freer for all. She…
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GOP soul-searching for life after Trump is ramping up
Republicans say their party will need to do a lot of soul searching to find its direction before President Trump leaves office in 2029, something that is coming into sharper focus with the approaching midterm election and the realization that Trump will soon become a lame duck. GOP strategists and political experts say the discussion…
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Plan to cut number of polling sites in a major Texas county draws protests as Senate race looms
A plan in one of Texas' largest counties to use dozens fewer polling locations than in previous years is drawing protests from Democrats who say the reductions could create confusion in the November midterm elections. The proposal, set for a vote Tuesday, would reduce the number of polling locations across booming Tarrant County, which borders Dallas and includes Fort Worth. Texas' third-largest county is home to more than 2 million people and a key battleground in the U.S. Senate race between Democratic state Rep. James Talarico and Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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Republicans ready for ‘very hasty’ ‘Trump-a-palooza’ convention in Texas
The Republican National Committee’s (RNC) first-of-its-kind midterm convention has been cloaked in mystery until a few weeks ago. Details are finally emerging about what’s expected to be a two-day pep rally to bolster hype and encourage Republicans to get out the vote in November amid President Trump’s shrinking approval rate. But some Republicans are quietly…
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Trump vows to report NBC anchor Kristen Welker to FCC over 'purposeful inaccuracy' on endorsements
Trump announced on Truth Social that Kristen Welker will be reported to the FCC after she described his primary endorsement record as mixed results.
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Trump won the heart of Michigan’s Arab American community. They're moving away from Mike Rogers.
The messy Senate race in Michigan has laid bare Republicans’ floundering support from the Arab American community, which boosted Donald Trump in 2024.
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Republicans fret as they wait on Trump’s super PAC spending in key Senate race
Democrat James Talarico has dominated the airwaves in the race with Ken Paxton for the open Senate seat that could decide which party controls that chamber.
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Trump promises NBC’s Welker will be reported to FCC ‘for rebuke or punishment’
President Trump said Sunday that NBC News’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker will be reported to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) after she reportedly said that Trump-endorsed candidates have had mixed results this election cycle. “Kristen Welker, the Unpopular ‘Hostess’ of the once great Meet the Press, now considered Meet the Fake Press, just…
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Sen. Ted Cruz calls for elections in Venezuela to proceed ‘rapidly’
The Texas Republican also said the U.S. should arm protesters in Iran.
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NBC News
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Trump says Kristen Welker of 'Meet the Press' will be reported to FCC
President Donald Trump sharply criticized Kristen Welker, the host of NBC's "Meet the Press," after abruptly exiting an interview with her this year.
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USA TODAY
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GOP gambles on midterm dividends from RFK Jr.’s MAHA
Less than three months ahead of the midterm elections, the main political organization supporting Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement has barely made a splash to help boost Republican candidates. President Trump and parts of the Republican Party have aligned Trump’s MAGA movement with MAHA and…
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Dems face uphill battle in challenge to Georgia congressional map under new SCOTUS rules
Biden branded Georgia's election law "Jim Crow," and now the state's redistricting maps face a tougher legal test after the Supreme Court's Callais ruling.
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Leavitt is leaving the White House. Don’t expect her to go far
Karoline Leavitt wrapped up her final day as White House press secretary on Thursday, but she is not expected to veer far from President Trump’s orbit as Republicans seek to defend their majorities on Capitol Hill. Trump and Leavitt announced earlier this month she would depart the White House to spend more time with her…
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Judge declares Rubio’s speech-based student deportations violate the Constitution
Northern District of California Judge Noël Wise, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, sided with the Stanford Daily in its suit against Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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The Memo: GOP sees risks in Trump’s midterm strategy of focusing on himself
President Trump is likely to make the GOP’s midterm campaign partly about himself — and that’s a risky strategy, as even some in his party acknowledge. Trump’s efforts go beyond the standard, campaign-trail appearances he is making on behalf of Republican candidates. According to a Tuesday report from The Atlantic, the president has proposed to…
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Democratic candidate suspends campaign for Alaska governor
Tom Begich, a Democrat running for governor in Alaska, announced Friday evening he was dropping out of the race. The former state senator endorsed his Democratic opponent, former state Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins. Both candidates advanced to the general election in Alaska’s open primary earlier this month. In a video shared on social media announcing his…
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