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Tim Balk / New York Times:
Can Democrats Win Back the Senate? Why Their Chances Are Improving. — Republicans still have some clear advantages on the map, but President Trump's unpopularity has opened the door for an outcome that once seemed far-fetched. — As a tumultuous primary season draws to a close …
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Anna Griffin / New York Times:
As Democrats Struggle in Some Western States, Independents See an Opening — From South Dakota to Alaska, independents are challenging incumbent Republicans and eschewing a Democratic label that Western voters find toxic. — During his brief time in the Idaho House of Representatives …
Bayliss Wagner / New York Times:
Trump's Economic Approach Draws Concern From Some Republicans — A plan to lower tariffs on imported beef and trade tensions with Canada have compounded some G.O.P. worries about a central issue in the midterms. — President Trump's economic policies drew a fresh round of concern …
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Border states brace for economic impact as US-Canada trade talks stall — Thank you for signing up! — Your Money — Submit — With Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pulling his country's negotiators from trade talks with the United States, several border states could face significant economic consequences.
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David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
U.S.-Canada breakdown shows limits of Trump's aggressive trade strategy
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Lauren Almeida / The Guardian:
‘No more!!!’: Trump lashes out after US-Canada talks devolve into trade war
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Ian Austen / New York Times:
What Canadian Goods Will Take Trump's 50% Tariffs? Some Pretty Strange Items.
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Sammy Westfall / Washington Post:
Pence says U.S.-Canada trade fight adds to affordability concerns for economy
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Politico:
Data centers' ‘oh s—t’ moment — The intensifying late-summer backlash against data centers is inspiring panic among some corners of the tech sector — amid fears that the industry is mishandling a political crisis that will stretch into 2028 and beyond. — Those worries have deepened …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump says communities that oppose data centers are “making a mistake” — President Trump defended the expansion of data centers in an interview with his former fixer, Michael Cohen, that aired in full on Sunday. … - “They're making their own power plants.
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Axios:
Data centers “dug their own grave,” says Texas Gov. Greg Abbott — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott delivered one of the starkest warnings yet from a Republican executive to the AI industry, telling ABC's Jonathan Karl that data center companies “dug their own grave” and deserve the backlash they're facing after failing to win community support.
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Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Dan Sullivan endorses Dan Sullivan to beat Dan Sullivan in perplexing Alaska Senate race — A third Dan Sullivan — a former Anchorage mayor — has weighed in on the competitive Senate race, endorsing Sen. Dan S. Sullivan over former teacher Dan J. Sullivan.
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Ashleigh Fields / NewsNation:
Sullivan endorses Sullivan against Sullivan in Alaska — Three Dan Sullivan's are wading in to Alaska's Senate race but only one has earned the support of another incumbent lawmaker with his namesake. — Sen. Dan S. Sullivan (R-Alaska) was endorsed by former Anchorage Mayor Dan A. Sullivan …
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Washington Post:
Secret White House bunker undercuts Trump's ballroom lawsuit, ex-officials say — The White House already has a nuclear-proof facility buried deep underground and built in secret after 9/11. — Summary — President Donald Trump has claimed that the White House needs a massive new ballroom …
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Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Father of sailor aboard USS Abraham Lincoln taken into US immigration detention — The immigrant father of a U.S. sailor on board the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which was deployed in the Middle East during the Iran war, was taken into federal immigration detention, the sailor said in a Facebook post.
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Associated Press:
He was waiting for his son to return from the USS Lincoln. Then Border Patrol arrested him. — When Luis Manuel Aviles was arrested by immigration authorities, his son was entering his ninth month on the USS Abraham Lincoln with the Navy — a vessel that set a U.S. military record …
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Sudiksha Kochi / NewsNation:
Pressure mounts on Ethics Committee to speed up misconduct probes as midterms loom — Democrats and Republicans are pressing the House Ethics Committee to move more quickly on investigations involving allegations of sexual misconduct or domestic abuse, as a string of high-profile cases …
Johnny Diaz / New York Times:
Nearly 40,000 Eye Drop Bottles Are Recalled Over Potential Contamination — Federal safety regulators said the maker of Clear Eyes Maximum Itchy Eye Relief voluntarily recalled the drops because of a “lack of assurance of sterility.” — Nearly 40,000 bottles of eye drops are being recalled across …
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