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Iowa’s Senate rivals pitch independence from their parties

Republican Ashley Hinson wants Iowans to know she’ll pick a fight with President Donald Trump. Democrat Josh Turek wants them to know he’ll work with him.The rivals in Iowa’s...

Le Pen vows to revive oil prospecting in France, calling 2017 ban ‘stupid’

Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen vowed Sunday to allow France to prospect for oil again on its territory if she is elected in May, a proposal reminiscent of U.S. President Donald Trump's "drill, baby, drill " policy to speed up fossil fuel development.

James Talarico’s extremism and the Texas race that should not be close

The campaign bus rolls through North Texas under a cloudless sky. Inside, James Talarico, the 37-year-old Democratic nominee for the United States Senate, speaks in the measured cadence of a man who once taught middle-school English and now studies to become a Presbyterian minister. He quotes Scripture. He talks about working families and the cost […]

AI has a language gap. That could be a problem for some voters.

AI chatbots are feeding non-native English speakers inaccurate information about the election, community activists...

Australian defense land selloff runs into multiparty opposition

SYDNEY — Former Prime Minister John Howard urged the Australian government to reverse its...

GOP Rep. Scott Perry narrowly behind in Pennsylvania reelection bid: Poll

A new poll of a key Pennsylvania battleground district shows incumbent Rep. Scott Perry (R) narrowly trailing his Democratic opponent. The new Susquehanna Polling and Research survey, released Saturday, shows Perry trailing former news anchor Janelle Stelson (D) by three points, 49 percent to 46 percent. Stelson’s lead is within the poll’s margin of error....

Concerning economic data pose issues for GOP down midterm stretch

Recent data paints a bleak picture of the economy, lending Republicans another blow as midterm early-voting is underway. Annual inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), rose from 3.4 percent in August to 3.7 percent in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Wednesday. A day later, the BLS reported that wholesale...

Blackburn on AI Kendrick Lamar clip backlash: It wasn’t ‘intended to offend’

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is defending herself after coming under fire for sharing a video, which seemed to be AI-generated, in which she appeared in the place of rapper Kendrick Lamar during his 2025 Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show performance. In a clip Fox 13 Memphis' Rob Sneed posted to Instagram Friday, the reporter asked...

Stephen A. Smith calls dinner with Trump, Bill Maher, Kid Rock ‘shocking’

Commentator Stephen A. Smith said he was shocked President Trump hosted him, left-leaning comedian Bill Maher and conservative country star Kid Rock at the White House earlier this week, adding the gathering lasted more than four hours. “It was shocking. I certainly didn’t expect that amount of time,” Smith told CNN's Laura Coates Friday night....

MapQuest’s new ‘surveillance layer’ feature flags Flock cameras on users’ routes

MapQuest added a new feature to its mobile app Thursday that allows users to turn on a “surveillance layer” to find known license plate readers in their route. “The Roads Have Eyes!,” MapQuest said on social platform Bluesky Thursday announcing the new feature. “Turn on the Surveillance Layer in Map Options to see known license...

Live updates: Trump rallies in Kentucky as Russia sanctions waiver backlash mounts

President Trump plans to travel back and forth Saturday between Mar-a-Lago and Highland Heights, Kentucky, where he is set to deliver remarks at 2 p.m. The visit comes ahead of a seven-day, seven-stop campaign tour for Trump. The president announced Friday he would campaign in Michigan on Oct. 25, following Vice President Vance's recent visit....

Democrats are threatening US AI supremacy. Republicans should pounce.

Republicans have an opportunity to fight for American technological supremacy while also benefiting many of their constituents.

Zelensky says Ukraine is ‘ready to negotiate’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday expressed his openness to engaging in U.S.-led negotiations to end the yearslong Russia-Ukraine war after President Trump placed a hold on Russian sanctions days before they were set to go into effect. “The American negotiating track will continue,” Zelensky wrote on the social platform X. “We’re counting on them...

The Memo: Ukraine’s slide into crisis sharpens questions for Trump

Tumult and doubt are hanging over the role of the United States in the war in Ukraine, 4 1/2 years after the Russian invasion. That’s the bottom line after a week of high drama that roiled Washington, Kyiv and concerned political leaders in Europe. The U.S. stance is, of course, determined by President Trump, often...

Ukraine faces grim question of whether it can take on Russia without US backing

The disruptions this week in U.S. support for Ukraine have forced Kyiv to face a grim question: Can it stay in the fight against Russia without any of President Trump’s already diminished support? Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has escalated a diplomatic assault, earlier this week accusing the Trump administration of throttling its access to Elon...

Health insurance is the sleeper midterms issue: Why premiums are spiking

Americans are bracing to pay significantly more for health insurance next month, whether they have Affordable Care Act plans or get insurance through work. Premiums for some people could be the highest in decades, while others may pay more in the form of out-of-pocket costs like copays or deductibles. People are getting squeezed by...

Trump waives Russian sanctions outlined in Graham Act before they take effect

President Trump signed an executive order Friday evening to waive sanctions against Russia set to take effect soon under a recently signed legislative package. The president officially signed the sanctions package into law last month, which was posthumously dedicated to the late Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.). The legislation sought to put pressure on the Kremlin...

Zacharia speaks out after White House press secretary exit: ‘It was an honor’

Katie Zacharia issued her first public statement Friday night after a White House official announced she'd be "transitioning out" of the press secretary post after just five days in the role. In a post on the social media platform X, Zacharia praised President Trump’s leadership, saying, “It was an honor to work for him.” “President...

Secret Service deputy chief stepping down

Matt Quinn, the deputy director of the U.S. Secret Service (USSS), announced Friday he was stepping down after a year-and-a-half in the role.  Quinn said in a statement posted to social platform X he has been working with Secret Service Director Sean Curran on a transition plan for his role “for months now.”  The deputy...

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