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‘We forgot what it’s like to be populist’: Republicans see Trump’s 2024 crumbling

Republicans’ 2024 coalition is cracking in real time. President Donald Trump roared back into office two years ago after making major gains with young voters and Americans of color....

The affordability election that teaches Democrats nothing

Republicans have a trust problem on affordability, and Democrats are poised to inherit it....

The ‘Armageddon’ election

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The battle for Congress is just the beginning. Here’s what’s at stake on Election Day

Election Day 2026 sees Republicans defending slim majorities as early voting shatters records with over 54 million ballots already cast nationwide.

Ex-Chicago FBI chief sues DOJ, claims he was ousted over failed anti-ICE prosecutions

The former chief of the FBI's Chicago field office said he was forced out after being wrongly blamed for failed prosecutions against anti-ICE protesters in the city.

America’s vaccine system is an operations failure waiting to happen

Before changing a national vaccination schedule, policymakers should know whether the system can actually deliver it.

What did federal agents take from Ilhan Omar’s home?

Federal agents took 17 items including Omar's phone and her husband's notebooks.

Here are the states where you can register to vote on Election Day

A total of 21 states and Washington, D.C., allow voters to register on Election Day for the midterms.

Ramaswamy’s last-ditch attack shows signs of backfiring 

In today’s issue: Democrat Amy Acton's chances of flipping the Ohio governor's race seem to have received a boost as backlash to Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's controversial ad featuring her estranged mother keeps growing. Ramaswamy has doubled down in defending the ad, which depicts Acton's birth mother, Donna Arthur, calling her daughter a "liar" and saying she needs "help" as part of a message urging...

Is ‘gentle parenting’ just a fast way to ruin your child?

We have seen that authoritative parenting works; we know a lot less about gentle parenting.

Free lunch, transgender athletes: Voters nationwide face major education decisions

Voters across the country are making big decisions about the education of their children at a local, state and federal level in this year's midterms. Ballot initiatives, school board elections, governor races and Senate spots are all on the line as parents head to the polls thinking about AI, school choice and what topics should...

We analyzed Judge Reyes’s record in Trump cases. Here’s what we found

The Trump administration wants to boot U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes from the battle over East Potomac Golf Links, insisting she has shown open hostility. President Trump called her a “crazed lunatic” on social media. The appointee of former President Biden has been assigned nearly a dozen lawsuits challenging major Trump administration actions, The Hill’s...

GOP pushes for oversight of Musk’s dominance of space

Republican lawmakers alarmed over Ukraine’s loss of access to a Starshield, a critical battlefield tool, are pushing for more congressional oversight on what some view as Elon Musk’s “space monopoly,” fearing that Musk will have too much power over future national security operations. Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee,...

What Democrats would do about Gen Z’s housing crisis if they win Congress

Generation Z wants legislation that targets affordability and housing costs. Democrats think they can do it better than Republicans. About two-thirds of young adults struggle to cover housing costs. And recent housing numbers aren’t promising, either: Single-family housing starts and building permits, a measure of future construction, fell 4.56 percent and 4 percent in September,...

Trump ties big promises to GOP midterm election wins

President Trump’s growing list of promised “goodies” if Republicans win has become more niche the closer the country gets to the midterm elections. Trump and the GOP are hoping his big promises to voters will get them out to the polls on Election Day in less than two weeks. From payment of a $5,000 dividend to...

Canadian diplomats barred interacting with US midterm candidates: Reports

Canada has allegedly barred its diplomats from interacting with U.S. midterm candidates to avoid any allegations of election interference from the Trump administration, according to multiple reports. Written guidance issued earlier this week reportedly ordered Canadian officials based in the U.S. not to meet with candidates — or even be in the same room with...

Supreme Court rules NH can block voters from using student IDs 

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled New Hampshire’s top election official can fully stop voters from using their student IDs when showing up to the polls in the midterms — a request backed by the Republican National Committee (RNC). A lower judge ruled officials had improperly gone further than a new state law placing restrictions on...

Trump on Lewandowski probe reports: ‘I want my people to be honest’

President Trump said Thursday that he has “no idea” why the Justice Department is investigating Corey Lewandowski for misconduct, but that anyone working for him has to be honest. Those that are not honest, Trump went on to say, will face the DOJ. "I want my people to be honest, and if they're not going...

Trump advances two wind projects 

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump advances two wind projects The Trump administration is advancing some wind projects after a court order required it to do so. © Joshua A. Bickel, Associated Press file A White House official said Thursday that an initial set of wind projects under Pentagon...

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