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GOP challenger gets within single digits of blue-state gov despite Dem’s massive advantage

Bruce Blakeman trails Kathy Hochul by just 9 points in a new Siena poll, closing the gap in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans two-to-one.

FIRST ON FOX: Rubio ramps up birth tourism crackdown hours before Xi touches down in US

Marco Rubio announced visa restrictions on those who engage in or facilitate birth tourism as Xi Jinping arrives for a high-stakes state visit.

GOP cracks widen over Iran war as vulnerable candidates break with Trump, demand its end

Vulnerable Republicans Ashley Hinson, Mike Rogers and Jon Husted break with Trump on the Iran war as gas prices reshape toss-up Senate races.

Stanford admits breaking own policy after race-, gender-swapped student photos emerge

Stanford University admitted AI was used to alter a dining hall photo, replacing Billy Ramirez with a Black woman amid Trump administration scrutiny.

China ‘throwing gasoline on the fire’ in AI data centers race, say lawmakers

Jason Smith and John Moolenaar allege the Chinese Communist Party is exploiting tax-exempt nonprofits while "waging an influence campaign" against American AI.

The First Amendment doesn’t come with an approval rating

A rule that only bites reporters whose coverage the president dislikes isn't a rule. It is retaliation, and the courts have said so for half a century.

Missouri redistricting fight reaches Supreme Court for third time 

The messy legal fight over Missouri’s congressional map reached the Supreme Court for a third time in as many weeks late Tuesday as the parties battle less than 50 days before November’s elections over whether the GOP can implement its new boundaries.  Twice before, the nation's high court has ruled against the GOP, forcing the state...

Fight over Trump’s media ban heads to court

In today's issue: ▪ Media outlets' day in court ▪ Trump at the U.N. ▪ GOP senator calls for Don Jr. probe ▪ Susan Collins under scrutiny The battle over President Trump’s ban of three media outlets from the White House is turning to the legal system starting today with a hearing on whether the move...

25 years after 9/11, terrorism has entered the AI era — we must adapt

In addition to boosting their outreach, recruitment, and fundraising, helps terrorists identify vulnerabilities and targets. It will help them plan attacks faster and with fewer human resources.

Pete Hegseth confronts House with a lame-duck impeachment dilemma

The impeachment effort against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posed a dilemma for Republican leaders ahead of the midterms. In the lame duck, it could be Democrats in the bind. Hegseth is leading an unpopular war in Iran, and GOP leaders were eager to avoid an impeachment vote this month, which would have put some vulnerable...

Trawling fight makes waves in Alaska Senate contest

The race for Senate in Alaska, one of Democrats’ best hopes this year for retaking a seat in the upper chamber, has a lot to do with fish.  Both candidates’ records on trawling — which refers to fishing by dragging large nets through the sea — have become a central issue in the contest and...

Trump vs. press: White House media ban faces legal test

A court showdown is slated for Wednesday afternoon over President Trump’s ban of three media outlets on White House grounds. Just before the hearing kicks off, join Legal Affairs Editor Zach Schonfeld and Media, Sports and Politics Reporter Dominick Mastrangelo as they tell you what they're watching. The duo will go live at 3 p.m....

Voters are turning to AI on politics. Is it up to the task?

Artificial intelligence is playing a growing role in how voters get information about politics and elections, raising fresh questions about how the technology could influence the way voters stay informed. From chatbots to standard internet searches, voters this election cycle are interacting with AI-generated content, even when they may not realize it. Recent research on...

Democrats in competitive races fight back against GOP’s communist labels

Democrats in tight Senate and House contests are fighting back against efforts to brand their party as communists, an effort they say has taken on new urgency in a midterm cycle that has seen candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) dominate in high-profile primary races. At the Republican midterm convention this month,...

Majority of voters say country is on wrong track, favor Democrats in 2026: Poll

A new survey found that a majority of Americans believe the country is on the wrong track and that more Americans would vote for a Democratic candidate over a Republican candidate in the 2026 midterm elections. The survey, commissioned by the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) Action and American Policy Ventures and conducted by Cygnal and...

Michigan attorney general Nessel endorses El-Sayed after previous criticism

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) has endorsed Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D), weeks after she criticized the Democratic nominee for his response to a March attack on a synagogue in their state. “We have one candidate that I know is going to fight against the Trump administration, is going to fight to protect...

MAHA lashes out at RFK Jr.

{beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story MAHA activists call out Trump, RFK Jr. on mRNA Make America Healthy Again activists, alongside conservatives in the medical freedom movement, slammed President Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for failing “to take decisive action” on removing messenger RNA vaccines from the market. © AP Photo/Rod...

Kagan steers Supreme Court clear of high-profile surrogacy fight

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan declined a surrogate’s emergency bid on Tuesday to intervene in her custody fight that drew national attention after the biological parents’ told her to get an abortion and she left for Texas instead. McKenna West, the surrogate, sought to lift a parentage judgment in favor of the couple issued in a California...

Justice Department indicts former postal worker for tossing out mail-in ballots in Utah

The Justice Department (DOJ) unsealed an indictment Tuesday accusing a former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee of throwing out around 300 mail-in ballots in Utah. A federal grand jury indicted 34-year-old Damon Matai Seei, of Payson, Utah, last Wednesday on one count of unlawful secretion, destruction, and delay of mail, according to unsealed court records....

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