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Trump's Pre-Midterm Assault on Election Integrity Sparks Alarm
President Trump is undermining faith in the election system before voting begins, using false claims and threats that mi
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Trump-Thune Feud Escalates Over Senate Stalled Agenda
Tensions between President Trump and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are boiling over as the Senate fails to pass key
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Democrats Reject Fears of Socialist Takeover Ahead of Midterms
Democratic leaders push back against warnings that democratic socialist primary victories threaten the party's midterm c
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House GOP Pushes Thune to Fast-Track Reconciliation as Senate Pauses
House Republicans are pressing the Senate to act quickly on the reconciliation framework passed Wednesday, but Majority
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Kagan Rejects Claims Supreme Court Is Trump's 'Rubber Stamp' Despite Conservative Majority
Justice Elena Kagan argued the Supreme Court is not a 'rubber stamp' for President Trump, pointing to decisions that blo
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Rollins Defends US Food Safety Amid Cyclospora, Screwworm Crises
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Thursday declared the U.S. food supply safe amid a record Cyclospora outbreak an
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Massachusetts House Votes to Ease Late-Term Abortion Restrictions
Massachusetts House lawmakers passed a bill easing late-term abortion restrictions, sending it to the Senate. The measur
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Minnesota Senator Tina Smith Backs Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Primary
Sen. Tina Smith endorses Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's Senate primary, praising his grassroots appeal. El-Sayed faces mod
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Trump EEOC Drops Subpoena for Penn Jewish Employee List After Year of Legal Battle
The Trump administration withdrew its subpoena demanding a list of Jewish employees from the University of Pennsylvania,
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Thune Plans to Fold Iran Sanctions Into Russia Bill as Senate Moves
Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced plans to include Iran sanctions in a Russia sanctions bill, following Presid
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Poll: 65% of Americans Disapprove of Trump's D.C. Renovation Projects
A Washington Post-Ipsos poll reveals 65% of Americans disapprove of President Trump's controversial D.C. renovation proj
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Vance Boelter Gets Life for Murder of Ex-Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman
Vance Boelter, 59, received two consecutive life sentences plus 40 years for the murders of former Minnesota House Speak