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Miranda Devine: Look in the mirror, President Trump, after Republicans’ midterm rout

The only upside of Democrat hubris is that it will surely lead them to overreach and turn off a volatile electorate before 2028. 

Ted Cruz says ‘blue tsunami’ took over Texas after Democrats swept statewide races

Sen. Ted Cruz called the 2026 midterms a "blue tsunami" after James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton and Gina Hinojosa unseated Greg Abbott in Texas.

Trump backlash has turned California bluer than ever — but there’s a glimmer of hope for Republicans

Tuesday’s blue wave hit California hard, sweeping away Republican candidates, congressional seats, and hopes...

Blue-state voters buck the wave — and demand sanity on trans athletes

Many Democrats voted for Democratic candidates across the board, yet still spoke up to...

Sure, California voters overwhelmingly backed Democrats. But they refused to punish success.

California voters showed their pragmatic side on Election Day by rejecting Proposition 40, the...

Ukraine gets approval for Patriot missile sale

Presented by Palantir {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Ukraine gets approval for Patriot missile sale The State Department approved on Friday a possible $2.1 billion sale of 500 Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine that is funded entirely by U.S. partners and allies. © Getty The Trump administration greenlit the...

Trump says Iran war will end ‘soon’

Presented by Palantir {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump says Iran war will end 'soon' President Trump claimed on Friday that the U.S. war against Iran will end "soon" as he mulls authorizing military strikes on the Islamic Republic following the November midterm elections. © Jon Cherry, Associated Press...

RNC chair predicts GOP Senate wins in Alaska, Texas, 3 other battlegrounds

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Joe Gruters remained optimistic Friday evening about his party’s chances in next week's midterms, predicting big wins in key battleground states despite troubling polling numbers for the GOP. Gruters told NewsNation’s Blake Burman he expects Republicans will win Senate races in Maine, Texas, Ohio and Alaska — all of which...

Democrats weigh Israel election results amid lingering uncertainty

The results of Israel’s elections this week have left Democrats on Capitol Hill with a mixed bag of emotions.  The lawmakers say they’re heartened by the massive voter turnout, the erosion of support for conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the potential influence of his top opponent, retired Gen. Gadi Eisenkot, over whatever governing coalition...

Cancer crisis throws wild card into Iowa elections

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story In Iowa elections, cancer crisis looms large Rising cancer rates and a potential link to farm pollution are causing a crisis in Iowa, throwing uncertainty into the midterm elections in the state that has shifted ruby red in recent years. © Abel Uribe, Chicago...

Feds ‘intensely’ probing alleged Alaska ballot scheme, US attorney confirms

Federal authorities are investigating whether Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign's reported effort to recruit a candidate in the Alaska Senate race with the same name as incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) violated the law, the state’s top federal prosecutor announced Friday. U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska Michael Heyman said during a press conference that...

Time to set back the clocks, much to Trump’s chagrin

Tick tock – clocks in America will fall back this Sunday. It could be the last time, if President Trump and some like-minded lawmakers get their way. But the debate over making daylight saving time permanent has proven divisive even within the president’s party. The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act earlier this year, which...

FDA unveils proposals to update infant formula nutrient requirements

Presented by Alliance for Aging Research {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story FDA unveils proposals to update infant formula nutrient requirements The Food and Drug Administration is proposing to update nutrient requirements for infant formula, the first nutrition review for formula in nearly 30 years. © AP Photo/David J. Phillip...

Cruz warns GOP could lose 8 Senate seats, get swept in Texas

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is warning that Republicans could lose as many as eight Senate seats in the midterm elections and get swept in all of the statewide Texas races, including the Senate contest between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico, if the GOP has a bad day on Nov. 3. “The election is...

Treasury Department says Iran’s economy cratering, inflation at 90 percent  

The U.S.’s economic isolation campaign against Iran is “decimating” the country’s economy, according to a Treasury Department report released Friday.  The Trump administration launched its sweeping economic pressure campaign, dubbed Operation Economic Outcast, at the end of August. During a Wednesday appearance on CNBC, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the effort has been “very successful.”...

Trump says US looking into Binance hack: ‘We don’t know’ if North Korea responsible

President Trump said Friday his administration is looking into the $6.3 billion hacking of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, the largest such hack on record. “We don’t know,” Trump said in the Oval Office when asked if the hack should be attributed to a suspected North Korean hacker group. “We’re looking at that,” he continued. TraderTraitor,...

GOP grip on Ohio, Texas in jeopardy amid data center fervor

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story GOP grip on Ohio, Texas in jeopardy amid data center fervor The importance of AI data centers is growing this election cycle as the fight over the infrastructure’s costs and environmental impacts may be threatening Republicans in battleground states like Texas and Ohio. © Greg Nash Grassroots movements...

What Orson Welles’s ‘War of the Worlds’ broadcast tells us, 88 years later

Our current obsession with fake news really began 88 years ago.

Five of the most expensive races this cycle

In today's issue: ▪ Following the midterm money ▪ Final economic reports before Election Day ▪ Trump cancels Iowa, Kansas rallies ▪ Elon Musk in the crosshairs The 2026 midterms have officially become the most expensive election cycle ever, with a handful of races dominating the ad spending charts. On Monday, the current cycle reached...

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