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‘I think Alaska’s turning blue’: Republicans fret Sullivan’s path to reelection

WASILLA, Alaska — Three weeks out from Election Day, President Donald Trump took a helicopter to a plane to another helicopter to a motorcade to an ice hockey rink...

Dem AG targets Trump on voting while his state sends rights letters to dead people

Jay Jones launched a Voter Protection unit targeting Trump's election security efforts, but critics point to dead felons receiving voting rights letters.

Mamdani accuses Blakeman of ‘bigotry and racism’ in breakout debate that mayor didn’t watch

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani admitted he didn't watch Tuesday's governor debate between Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republican Bruce Blakeman.

Hochul deflects when pressed on ties to ‘anti-Christian’ Mamdani in fiery debate moment: ‘Shame on you’

New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul was pressed on her endorsement of Mayor Zohran Mamdani after Bruce Blakeman called him an antisemite.

Vance takes aim at soft-on-crime Dems as GOP faces uphill midterm battle: ‘Lost their minds’

JD Vance rallied for Ken Paxton in Tyler, Texas, while taking aim at Democrats over Somali gang violence in Minnesota and spiking gas prices.

Pentagon, under Hegseth, expands war against drug cartels in South America 

The Pentagon is expanding the U.S. military’s multifront war against drug cartels in South America. For more than a year, the U.S. military has been blowing up alleged drug boats on both sides of the continent. Forces have also begun interdicting refueling vessels off the coast of Ecuador before destroying them. And recently, U.S. special...

As concerns over health costs mount, Trump tries cash

With the midterm elections a month away and Republicans struggling to respond to voter frustration over healthcare costs, President Trump is handing out cash. Last week, Trump pledged $90 to more than tens of millions of seniors on Medicare. That announcement came on top of other pledges to send money to Americans, including $500 ObamaCare...

Book bans reach all-time high, led by Texas and Florida and fueled by AI

Book bans reached an all-time high this year as political pressure and AI fuel a spike in titles taken off the shelves. Almost 12,000 books were banned between 2025 and 2026, a 5,000-book jump from the previous year, according to a Monday report by PEN America, a free-speech organization. The vast majority of the book bans...

Planned Parenthood Votes adds $1M to ad campaigns in Maine, Michigan

Planned Parenthood is investing an additional $1 million in ad buys to boost Democratic Senate candidates in Maine and Michigan. The latest investment in the states by Planned Parenthood Votes — a super PAC affiliated with Planned Parenthood — will fund digital ad campaigns targeting Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.)....

Trump says Reflecting Pool repairs are near complete, refill to come ‘this week’

President Trump said Tuesday repairs to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are close to complete and should be refilled with water "this week," but still touted unfounded claims of vandalism. "I think they're going to fill it up this week," Trump said in a video shared by the Rapid Respond 47 account on the social...

US tries new Sudan strategy as war fueled by ‘external actors’ drags on

The Trump administration is signaling a change in course on Sudan, facing months of failed diplomacy to achieve a ceasefire in the more than three-year conflict, a fight largely between two main warring factions but supported by a constellation of international backers. The U.S. is pushing at the United Nations Security Council a proposal to...

Archdiocese of St. Louis sues ICE officials over blocked religious services

The lawsuit argues that the jail's visitation policy prevents Catholic detainees from practicing important parts of their faith.

US trade deficit passes $100B for first time since March 2025

The U.S. trade deficit rose to a 17-month high in August, topping $100 billion for the first time since March 2025. U.S. imports of goods and services that month were worth $105.6 billion more than the value of exports, according to data the Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis released Tuesday. That marked an...

Trump admin revamps price transparency

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story HHS revamps price transparency rules The Trump administration is revamping its transparency rules, trying to make health insurers clearly publish the prices they negotiate with doctors and hospitals. © iStock The rule finalized by the Department of Health and Human...

Trump: Government will take massive stake in ‘next generation’ submarine shipyard

President Trump said Tuesday that American taxpayers will get a 40 percent stake in the planned shipyard in Sparrows Point, Md., an unincorporated industrial area in Baltimore County, which he visited Tuesday. “In the ultimate proof of our commitment to ensuring shipyards enduring success American taxpayers will receive 40 percent stake in the new shipyard,”...

US reups do-not-travel warning for Russia over ‘suspected pneumonic plague’

The U.S. is refreshing its call for Americans not to travel to Russia in the wake of a suspected case of pneumonic plague in Siberia. In a post on the social platform X on Tuesday, the State Department said, “The U.S. Embassy is aware of press reports from the Irkutsk region of suspected pneumonic plague...

Appeals panel wrestles with block of RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel appointments

The Trump administration told a federal appeals panel Tuesday that a lower court erred in blocking Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handpicked appointees from serving on a key vaccine advisory panel.  Justice Department attorney Matthew Zorn told the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that a district court judge did not have the authority to...

Trump boosts dyed diesel availability amid high prices

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump seeks to make more diesel available President Trump on Monday night moved to make more diesel available in a bid to lower fuel prices. © AP Photo/Nick Ingram “I’m going to sign a historic executive order to officially waive the off-road requirement and...

Provide time, order and mercy for Salvadoran TPS holders

I understand that Temporary Protected Status was never intended as a permanent immigration status. But I ask that the administration extend it for Salvadorans so they have sufficient time to pursue other lawful alternatives and prepare responsibly for what may come.

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