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10 Democrat-held House seats Republicans could flip to save their majority

President Donald Trump's margins in redrawn districts fuel Republican hopes of flipping 10 Democratic House seats in the battle for Congress.

Trump’s new high-tech government hub holds some bizarre surprises: ‘Enjoy finding them’

America.gov developers planted Easter eggs across Trump's new AI-powered site, including a Minecraft "End Poem" parody and a hot dog search bar.

Trump handing 1 million Americans Obamacare refund checks in 30 states

The White House is sending $500 refund checks with a personal Trump letter to 950,000 Americans across 30 states over Obamacare overcharges.

Wisconsin mosque leader’s deportation fight takes dramatic turn as Trump admin scores major win

Marco Rubio ordered the deportation of Milwaukee's largest mosque leader on national security grounds, citing Israeli convictions and alleged terror ties.

The Cheeriest Midterm Take for Republicans You’re Going to Find

Democrats are currently on track for a good midterm election year, maybe a great...

Keep grown-ups’ pronoun fights out of grade school classrooms

In the 1990 movie "Kindergarten Cop," it is a five-year-old boy, not Arnold Schwarzenegger, who blurts out the actual biology lesson: "Boys have a penis, girls have a vagina." Schwarzenegger's character, an undercover detective drafted into substitute teaching, doesn't linger on the matter or turn it into a discussion. Rather, he offers a dry, one-line...

Democrats see glimmer of hope in South Carolina after Darline Graham’s win 

In today's issue: ▪ Trump racks up wins in GOP runoffs ▪ Remembering Dolly Parton ▪ Canada details retaliatory tariffs ▪ Troubling NFL CTE report Sen. Darline Graham’s (R-S.C.) narrow victory in South Carolina’s Senate primary runoff makes her the heavy favorite to win the seat for a full term in November, but some Democrats see a narrow...

Trump is dropping the ball in Venezuela — he needs a new plan

America's daring Jan. 3 military raid seizing and removing Venezuelan ruler Nicolas Maduro was brilliantly successful. Tragically, however, the Trump administration's underlying political strategy was flawed from the start. Maduro's removal changed only the corrupt regime's public face. The Chavista gang itself remained in power: U.S. acquiescence simply empowered Maduro's former subordinates, to the detriment...

GOP faces jam-packed September with funding, reconciliation on agenda

Republicans in both chambers are staring down a September sprint after returning from August recess, with a jam-packed legislative agenda and little time to clear their biggest remaining priorities before the midterm election crunch. At the top of the House’s list is passing a short-term stopgap spending measure — also known as a continuing resolution...

Susan Collins tries to keep Trump off the ballot in Maine

During a campaign stop in South Carolina last week, President Trump urged Republicans to turn out and vote as if he were on the ballot. Sen. Susan Collins (R), fighting an uphill re-election battle in blue-leaning Maine, is sending the opposite signal, flexing her independent streak and keeping her distance from Trump and Vice President...

Trump plan to raise borrowing limit on shaky ground as debt roils bond market

President Trump’s plan to raise the debt limit through the end of his presidency before Republicans likely lose control of Congress is on shaky ground because of rising concerns over the national debt — which has reached $40 trillion. The president is quietly pushing Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and House Speaker Mike Johnson...

The Memo: Canada’s Carney gets under Trump’s skin amid trade dispute

The personal is political, it’s said — and it certainly seems to have become so between President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The two men are at odds as a trade war between the two nations ramps up. On Tuesday, Canada announced the imminent imposition of tariffs on around 700 U.S. products. The new...

US launches new drug boat strike in the Caribbean, citing narcoterrorism

The U.S. military launched a lethal strike on Tuesday against an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean traveling through “established narco-trafficking routes” as outlined by Southern Command. Four onboard the vessel were killed. It follows a Monday attack on an alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific in which two people were killed. Commander Gen....

Trump nabs crucial primary wins in South Carolina, Oklahoma: 4 takeaways  

President Trump notched two critical wins in South Carolina and Oklahoma on Tuesday, with Sen. Darline Graham (S.C.) and former state Sen. Mike Mazzei (Okla.) clinching the GOP nominations in their respective primary runoff races. The Republican contests for South Carolina Senate and Oklahoma governor served as another key test of the president’s influence in the GOP as several of his gubernatorial and House picks have...

Trump-backed Mazzei defeats Drummond in Oklahoma governor GOP runoff 

Former state Sen. Mike Mazzei (R) is projected to defeat state Attorney General Gentner Drummond (R) in the Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma governor — a win for President Trump who backed Mazzei in the contest, according to Decision Desk HQ.   Drummond and Mazzei, a financial planner, were vying for the GOP nod to...

Capitol Police seize guillotine from pickup truck

U.S. Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested a man after discovering a guillotine in the bed of a pickup truck parked on the eastern edge of the National Mall. Officers first spotted an illegally parked pickup truck along the 100 block of East Capitol St. —near the Capitol building, the Supreme Court and the Library of...

Alex Pretti’s family calls for accountability 7 months after fatal CBP shooting

The family of Alex Pretti, the ICU nurse who was fatally shot by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents during a January crackdown on immigration in Minnesota, called for answers from the Trump administration on Tuesday — seven months after his death. "I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he...

Democratic socialist wins primary runoff for Oklahoma Senate

Democratic socialist N’Kiyla Jasmine Thomas is projected to win Oklahoma's Democratic Senate primary to take on Republican nominee Rep. Kevin Hern, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Thomas defeated Democrat Jim Priest, a lawyer, after both advanced from a June runoff where neither candidate secured over half of the vote. Thomas, a nurse, led the...

Dolly Parton died following ‘brief battle with cancer’

A representative for Dolly Parton on Tuesday said the country singer died after a “brief battle” with cancer, although they did not disclose the specific type of cancer.  “After bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones,” Parton’s representative Marcel Pariseau...

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