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Midterms, state races, and the road to 2028

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Results awaited in Isle of Man general election

Counting begins in the island's 12 constituencies to elect 24 members of the House of Keys.

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Banning diesel exports won’t save the GOP in the Midwest

Farm-state Republicans have coalesced around a new winning message for November: a federal ban on American companies exporting diesel around the world. Resurrecting the 1970s’ fai…

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Megyn Kelly sticks up for Sydney Sweeney amid backlash to risqué ads, blames furor on GOP ties

Megyn Kelly ripped the backlash against Sydney Sweeney’s racy new sports prediction-market ad -- arguing the actress is being singled out because she is a registered Republican.

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STAT+: FDA commissioner nominee Heidi Overton keeps opinions to herself in Senate hearing

Senators focused on asking Overton about vaccines, abortion, and vapes.

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Poverty rate tests Argentina's Milei ahead of election - Reuters
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New: Iran War Powers Vote Fails in the Senate — Again
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'Do Not Come': This Kansas Democrat Still Wants Kamala Harris to Stay Far Away From His Campaign
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Senate slaps down yet another attempt to scuttle Trump’s Iran war powers

The Senate once again narrowly voted down a war powers resolution aimed at curtailing President Trump's authority to use military force on Iran.

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Israel moves to ban main Palestinian-led lists from election

Israel’s election panel has voted to disqualify the two main Palestinian-led lists from next month’s election.

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Notorious GOP Consultant Was Hired By Illegal Immigrant Scammer To Help Lighten Sentence, Prosecutors Say
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In one of their last votes before November, Senate GOP blocks effort to end Iran war

The vote on a war powers resolution introduced by Democrats came at a moment when some Republicans have begun to distance themselves from President Trump over the ongoing conflict.

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Senate narrowly votes down resolution calling for end to Iran war

The vote came weeks before the midterm elections, where President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans are trying to retain their majorities in Congress.

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Vulnerable Republicans stick with Trump to shoot down Senate Iran war powers vote

The Senate defeated the latest bipartisan effort Thursday to end the war in Iran with a war powers resolution, despite a growing number of Republicans in competitive elections bre…

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US Senate rejects resolution curbing Trump's Iran war powers - Reuters
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Senate Shoots Down Final War Powers Resolution Before Midterm Elections
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'Very Bad' News For Trump And GOP: New Poll Shows Midterms Could Be 'Bloodbath' For Republicans

On “Forbes Newsroom,” Emerson College Polling senior director Matt Taglia discussed a new poll showing a second-term high for President Trump’s disapproval rating.

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White House pushes purge of non-citizens from voter rolls ahead of midterms: report

Reuters reported this year that as many as 30,000 non-citizens have been erroneously added to voter rolls since 2000.

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Republican Panic Sets In Over Prospects of a Massive Blue Wave - Time Magazine
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Dem Campaign Chaos: Report Details Mary Peltola’s ‘Angry Outbursts,’ Slurs, and Firings
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How a Russian Attack on the Midterms Deepfaked Mother Jones

A few days ago, an X user called роман—which is Russian for the name "Roman"—posted a purported Mother Jones video that reported that the Democratic National Committee paid a whop…

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Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola accused of shoving male aide as ex-staffers throw fit over her use of ‘retard’ as well as gay slur

Former Alaska Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola is prone to angry outbursts that have rankled members of her own team -- using offensive terms like "retard" and "f-----."

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Lawmakers to seek Senate approval of permanent US ban on Chinese cars - Reuters
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Establishment Knives Come Out For Two Democrat Candidates Who Talk Like Normal People
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Democrat Candidate Caught Lying About Opponent Over Tax Hikes
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Senate Finance committee backs Chris Klomp, advancing him to full Senate vote

Klomp, a behind-the-scenes HHS power player, is likely to be confirmed as second-in-command to RFK Jr.

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2026-27 Islanders season predictions, best bets, odds: Matthew Schaefer to shine in sophomore campaign

The betting market is predicting a long season on Long Island.

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6th Circuit Greenlights Ohio’s Proof-Of-Citizenship Law For Midterms

A federal appellate court ruled on Wednesday that Ohio can enforce its law requiring proof-of-citizenship to vote in the midterm elections. In a 2-1 decision, the 6th Circuit Cour…

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Democrats Take Double-Digit Poll Lead 40 Days Out From Midterms - Newsweek
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Ex-Disney CEO Bob Chapek Says Bob Iger Ran ‘Relentless Three-Year Campaign’ to Fire Him: ‘Made It Seem as If I Had Committed Some Terrible Offense’

Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek claims his predecessor-turned-successor Bob Iger underwent a "relentless three-year campaign to push me out" after initially appointing him to the job…

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Republicans’ anti-Hasan Piker messaging struggles to break through in Michigan Senate race

Republicans have sought to make controversial Twitch streamer Hasan Piker synonymous with Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed, but a new poll suggests their efforts …

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Hottest 2026 Midterm Races—Collins Ahead In Maine, El-Sayed Leads In Michigan (Updated Daily)

Trump has a 38% average approval rating in Nate Silver’s Silver Bulletin.

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Exclusive: Trump Admin Releases Blueprint To Protect Election Infrastructure Ahead Of Midterms

The 2026 Election Infrastructure Security Plan includes numerous tools and services that election officials can use to protect election infrastructure in the midterms.

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The French Senate: Old, expensive and out of touch or necessary safeguard to democracy?

France is gearing up for an election this Sunday, September 27 to renew just about half of the Senate's 348 red velvet seats. The French parliament is the country's bicameral legi…

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Susan Collins opens first lead over Troy Jackson in Maine Senate race - Newsweek
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Mary Peltola’s campaign defends against claims she mistreated staffers: ‘Shouldering the enormous burden of grief’

Democratic Senate nominee Mary Peltola’s campaign is defending her following a New York Times report detailing allegations from former staffers that she berated aides, used slurs,…

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Trump Megadonor Timothy Mellon Stops Writing Checks in GOP Senate Snub - Yahoo News UK
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India news: Cockroach party demands Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation

CJP's Abhijeet Dipke has alleged that the removal of more than 130 million names from draft electoral rolls is designed to benefit the BJP and weaken opposition parties. DW has mo…

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Netanyahu Expected To Berate New York's Mamdani In 'Campaign Speech' Of UN Address - HuffPost
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US Democrats tee up pre-election war powers vote as some Republicans break with Trump on Iran - Reuters
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A GOP Billionaire Donor Isn't Giving Much Right Now. You Can Blame John Thune.
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High diesel prices strain GOP alliance with Big Oil

Big Oil’s long-running alliance with the Republican Party is hitting a major roadblock as a growing number of GOP candidates, and President Donald Trump himself, back a temporary …

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The Democratic playbook for taking on Trump after the midterms

The party will have many tools to hold the administration accountable — if it uses them

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Republican coordinated campaign spending surges after US Supreme Court ruling - Reuters
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Trump's FDA pick to face vaccine, abortion pill questions at US Senate hearing - Reuters
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New GOP ad rips Ohio Senate hopeful Sherrod Brown for alleged trans surgery support

EXCLUSIVE — The Senate Leadership Fund released a new advertisement on Thursday that took a shot at Ohio Senate hopeful Sherrod Brown over what it said is his continued support fo…

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Midterms, Actually: How Latinos became America’s biggest swing vote - vox.com
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Dr. Heidi Overton to appear before Senate committee for confirmation hearing as next FDA commissioner - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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‘The first prediction-market election’: How Kalshi and Polymarket scrambled the midterms - CNN
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear pushes to flip a Republican-friendly House seat in test of his political reach - CNN
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Thune’s midterm crossroads: Keep the Senate working or let candidates campaign

Senate Republicans face a mounting dilemma whether to pack it up until after the Nov. 3 midterm elections and hit the campaign trail, or stay in Washington for last-minute policy …

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