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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Poll: Americans are anxious, pessimistic and deeply unhappy with Trump ahead of the midterms — The share of Americans who believe the country is on the wrong track is at the highest level of the president's second term, according to the NBC News Decision Desk Poll.
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Washington Post:
Trump approval hits record low, handing Democrats a clear midterm edge — The president's approval is at 33 percent, with 66 percent disapproving and just over half saying they disapprove strongly. Meanwhile, midterm support for Democrats is rising. — SummaryLoading...
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Decades-old GOP winning streaks are suddenly at risk — Democrats are running surprisingly competitive races in traditionally Republican territory across the country this midterm election cycle, and it's putting GOP winning streaks at risk that stretch as far back as the 1930s. … Kansas - 1932
New York Times:
Across Farm Country, Economic Discontent Strains Republican Coalition
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NewsMax.com
Politico:
‘Little of it was constructive’: GOP bemoans a distracted Trump in midterms' final stretch
Anthony Salvanto / CBS News:
CBS News poll shows a Texas toss-up with Talarico, Paxton in tight Senate race
CBS News poll shows a Texas toss-up with Talarico, Paxton in tight Senate race
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Los Angeles Times, Forbes, Newsweek and Washington Examiner
Emily Guskin / ABC News:
Democrats lead Republicans in House vote choice as Trump's approval rating hits record low: ABC/Post/Ipsos poll
Matthew Choi / Washington Post:
In Texas Senate race, Ted Cruz tries to push Ken Paxton across the finish line
In Texas Senate race, Ted Cruz tries to push Ken Paxton across the finish line
Discussion:
The Guardian, Washington Examiner and NBC News
Liam Dillon / Politico:
Do You Really Own Your Home? A Tax Revolt Says No. … Before making their way to stalls selling whirligigs, handmade soap, and peanut-butter Buckeye brownies, dozens of people stopped at folding tables where volunteers hawked petitions to abolish property taxes. Few needed much convincing before adding their names.
Jeff Mason / Bloomberg:
Trump Says DC Golf Course Project Moving Ahead Despite Suit — President Donald Trump formally announced the creation of a new pro-level golf course in Washington, DC, on Sunday, despite legal challenges, distress over downed trees and local ire over the loss of an affordable and family-accessible golf spot.
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Wall Street Journal, Scripps News and NewsMax.com
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Washington Post:
Trump shares plan to overhaul East Potomac golf course amid court fight over land — The historic public facility will close for about 15 months, he said. Government attorneys have stressed in court that the president's broader redevelopment remained conceptual. — SummaryLoading...
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New York Times, Reuters, The Hill, CBS News, The Washington Sun, Mother Jones, RedState and Trump's Truth
Jenna Monnin / The Washington Sun:
Homan Says the Trump Administration Has a ‘Strong Case’ Against Rep. Ilhan Omar — White House border czar Tom Homan defended the raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar's D.C. home last week, arguing that the federal government has a “strong case” against the Minnesota Democrat.
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New York Times, Washington Examiner, Fox News and The Gateway Pundit
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Mike Zapler / Axios:
Obama blasts Trump admin's Omar crackdown — Former President Barack Obama issued a forceful denunciation of the Trump administration's legal pursuit of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar over suspicions she fraudulently obtained U.S. citizenship decades ago, an allegation the Minnesota lawmaker has called “disgusting lies.”
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Washington Post, The Hill, New York Post, Townhall, RedState, twitchy.com and American Thinker
Finya Swai / The Hill:
Homan says investigators have a ‘strong case’ against Omar
Homan says investigators have a ‘strong case’ against Omar
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NewsMax.com, Mediaite and Fox News
Garrett Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
Three Shootings in America — A week of our entirely-ordinary *extraordinary* violence … I want to highlight three incidents of gun violence this last week, each very ordinary — and each shocking in its own way. — First: A white nationalist attempted a mass shooting and to assassinate …
New York Times:
Trump Endorses Netanyahu as Best U.S. Partner in Tight Israeli Election — The president praised the embattled prime minister for his endurance, saying any other candidate would be the “wrong Leader.” — President Trump endorsed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Sunday …
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Breitbart, Axios, Al Jazeera, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, KIFI-TV and Fox News
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Chris Marquis / New York Times:
I Teach at a Business School. It's Time to Shut Them Down. — This fall, another cohort of ambitious young professionals has arrived at business schools around the world for two-year programs with price tags in the six figures. Their presence at some of the nicest and shiniest buildings …
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Althouse
New York Times:
France in Shock After Protests Turn Into Riots, Damaging Buildings and Shops — After anti-government protests devolved into chaos, leaders from across the political spectrum blamed one another for the unrest, even as it largely subsided on Sunday. — France was in a state of shock on Sunday …
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Politico, Reuters, Bloomberg, The Guardian, American Greatness, Israpundit, vaticannews.va, OutsideTheBeltway, France 24, Straight Arrow, RedState and Fox News
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Jacopo Barigazzi / Politico:
Macron to address France after Trump describes country as ‘burning’
Macron to address France after Trump describes country as ‘burning’
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Reuters, Fox News, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, France 24, NewsMax.com and The Gateway Pundit
Liz Crampton / Politico:
‘Scorched It All’: How Trump Lost the Affordability Debate, According to Abigail Spanberger … Abigail Spanberger rode furor over rising costs to dominate Virginia's gubernatorial race last year — putting her among the first class of Democrats elected on the promise to tackle the affordability crisis.
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Axios:
The overlooked geography of American poverty — California and Louisiana have something surprising in common: Both have among the nation's highest poverty rates when the cost of living is factored in, according to Census Bureau data. … But that familiar geographic divide starts to disappear …
Ben Geman / Axios:
Trump team defends Russia energy moves but offers contradictory reasons — President Trump's top aides offered sharply different explanations this weekend of his Russian diesel deal amid a barrage of bipartisan criticism calling the move a gift to Russia.
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New York Post, ABC News, Bloomberg, WTTG-TV and Grabien
Politico:
Trump Promoted Suspiciously Cheap Gas Stations. Here's What He Didn't Tell You. … To understand how Donald Trump would come to use the power of the presidency to promote a small discount gas station operation — one with murky finances, mysterious ownership and allegedly dubious business practices …
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Treasury secretary refuses to say if the U.S. sees Ukraine as an ally — Bessent denied that the U.S. government was involved in limiting Starlink speeds for Ukrainian forces and said it was “reckless” for Zelenskyy to say so. … Amid escalating tensions between President Donald Trump …
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The Hill, Phillips's Newsletter, NewsMax.com and Grabien
Ally Goelz / New York Post:
Internet freaks out as Kristi Noem poses with new hunting dog: 'Please don't kill him' — Canine-killing former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is being ridiculed over an online photo she posted of herself and her new hunting dog — with social-media users urging her not to off him, too.
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Daily Mail and Washington Examiner
Jacopo Barigazzi / Politico:
Ukraine strikes oil facility in St. Petersburg as part of ‘massive’ drone attack — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last week he had ordered the resumption of strikes on Russian oil refineries following a three-day pause. — Ukraine struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg Sunday morning …
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Straight Arrow, CNN, CBS News, Associated Press, The Daily Caller, Reuters, Bloomberg, The Kyiv Independent, The Hill and Al Jazeera

