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New York Times:
George W. Bush and Cornyn Leave Out Paxton as They Raise Cash for Senate Candidates — The former president and Texas senator are headlining a fund-raiser in Dallas for top Republican Senate candidates. Not included: Ken Paxton, the nominee in their own state.
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Mychael Schnell / MS NOW:
'We're gonna get crushed': Republicans privately say they're doomed in the midterms — There are just six weeks to go until the midterm elections. The national average for a gallon of gas is just a couple cents short of $4.50. Diesel has climbed above $6.50. And Republicans are officially freaking out.
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Republicans' Cash Blitz Meets a $5-Gas Election … Republican polling has so deteriorated this month that the only uncertainty remaining ahead of the midterms is the depth of the party's losses. With early or mail ballot voting beginning in nearly half the country this week …
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Washington Monthly, The Independent, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post
Axios:
GOP's war for eyeballs — Republicans are starting to trounce Democrats in political spending across the Senate map, and that advantage is now showing up in one of the metrics campaigns care about most: impressions. … - Beginning in September, campaigns and super PACs start competing …
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Alex Miller / Fox News:
Trump warns he'll be ‘last Republican president’ if Senate GOP doesn't make major change — The president argued on Truth Social that Democrats would make DC and Puerto Rico states to lock in power — President Donald Trump has changed his pitch to wary Republicans who are hesitant to undo …
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Townhall, Trump's Truth and NewsMax.com
Popular Information:
The lie dominating Musk's 2026 political ads — Musk is blanketing the internet with digital ads falsely accusing Democratic Senate candidates of supporting “taxpayer-funded sex changes for kids.” — President Donald Trump's approval rating has plummeted.
Politico:
Republicans were bullish about the Senate. Now they're playing defense in red states.
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Fox News, The Hill and Los Angeles Times
ProPublica:
The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way — In the final weeks of 2019, a top fundraiser for Sen. Susan Collins walked into a perilous meeting at a Corner Bakery in Washington, D.C. — For the first time in her two-decade Senate career …
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Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Peter Baker / New York Times:
After Years as the Star of Must-See TV, Trump Faces the Sting of Cancellation — A boycott of the White House press pool by the major networks deprives the president of the oxygen of screen time. But he is still finding ways to get on the air. — For President Trump …
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Dan Merica / Washington Post:
TV networks deny Trump the one thing he craves most: Attention — In today's edition ... Something is happening in Iowa ... We ask you about extinction scenarios involving artificial intelligence ... but first ... TV networks deny Trump the one thing he craves most — Donald Trump had a really rough week last week.
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Politico, OutsideTheBeltway, Los Angeles Times and NBC News, more at Mediagazer »
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Trump is checking out of his presidency — With no way out of his war with Iran, he is increasingly obsessed with monuments to himself — “Constructive strategic stability” is China and America's unpoetic bilateral goal. It must be getting harder by the day for the Chinese to recite it with a straight face.
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
September 21, 2026 — On September 18, while White House chief of staff Susie Wiles was out of town, Trump suddenly announced he was banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House. “Media Outlets shouldn't be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they're covering …
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Josephine Walker / Axios:
Trump inaudible during TV blackout: What the press pool does
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Veronika Melkozerova / Politico:
Lukashenko says Belarus doesn't have enough potash for Trump — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has admitted his country doesn't have enough potash to satisfy U.S. President Donald Trump's demands for the critical fertilizer. — “Everyone keeps saying: Ah, potash!
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Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Belarus says no potash left after Trump claims massive deal for fertilizer
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Marist Poll:
2026 Midterm Elections in Iowa, September 2026 — Democrats Up in Iowa... Elections Underscored by Negative Views of Trump — In the contest for U.S. Senate in Iowa, eight points separate Democrat Josh Turek and Republican Ashley Hinson among registered voters statewide.
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The Hill, YouGov, Washington Post and Townhall
Financial Times:
‘MBS will not forget’: Donald Trump's reluctance to fight Houthis rattles Saudi Arabia — US hesitation has amplified doubts in Riyadh about Washington's reliability as its prime defence partner — Donald Trump's reluctance to join Saudi Arabia's conflict with Houthi rebels in Yemen …
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Washington Examiner, Reuters and Middle East Monitor
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Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
SCOOP: Looksmaxxer Clavicular Charged With Criminal Rape, Drugging — The manosphere celeb faces three counts stemming from an alleged encounter with a minor. — FAMOUSLY HANDSOME RIGHT-WING LIVESTREAMER Clavicular has been on the rise. His business connection to an Israeli mafia associate has ended …
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Appeals court reinstates GOP House map in Missouri for November election — A federal appeals court reinstated Missouri Republicans' 7-1 House map to be used in time for the November elections, delivering a boost for several GOP candidates who wanted a more favorable map for the party to be used in the midterm elections.
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David Pierson / New York Times:
With Time on His Side, Xi Seeks to Extend Truce With Trump — Facing an American president constrained by war and politics, China's leader may seek to lock in a tactical truce while he shores up a fragile economy at home. — When China's top leader, Xi Jinping, and President Trump meet …
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CNBC, Fox News, Reuters and Washington Post
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Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:
Trump and Xi are the wrong men at the wrong time
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Will Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Run for President in 2028? Here's What She Said. — In a wide-ranging interview, the New York congresswoman offered her most detailed insight yet into how she is thinking about a possible presidential run. — TIMES EXCLUSIVE
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Reason, NewsMax.com, Mediaite and Political Currents
Michelle Cottle / New York Times:
Susan Collins's Luck May Be Running Out — “I deliver for the state of Maine.” — These seven words, uttered by Senator Susan Collins in a recent sit-down with Politico, are the heart of her re-election pitch this election. Every election, really. — The sole Republican senator still hanging …
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The Portland Press Herald
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Rachel Cohen / Vox:
Susan Collins is the abortion rights movement's biggest test of 2026
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The Portland Press Herald
New York Times:
How Trump Has Cracked Down on Dissent Since the Killing of Charlie Kirk — The White House has labeled critics terrorists, attributed violence to a left-wing conspiracy and investigated unions, nonprofits and other groups in a battle over free speech. — NEWS ANALYSIS
Jennifer Agiesta / CNN:
Republican support for Trump's handling of war in Iran shows cracks in new CNN poll — Donald Trump The Middle East Election polls Pete Hegseth — Americans' opposition to the war in Iran has hardened, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with almost two-thirds saying the US …
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The Hill
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Jason Lange / Reuters:
Trump approval falls to career low of 32% as high costs bite, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
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Mediaite, City Journal, Reuters, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Independent, The Hill, Paste and New Republic
New York Times:
‘I Was Sold a Bill of Goods’: Americans and the Distrust Election — Americans have a pervasive sense they are being lied to. That has created an unpredictability in politics unseen since Donald Trump said he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue without losing voters. — Call it the distrust election.
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
He spent 11 months inside DOGE. Now he wants to set the record straight. — In his first major interview about his tell-all memoir, Tyler Hassen describes the culture clash surrounding DOGE's mission and the backlash that followed. — Summary — Tyler Hassen's initiation …
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Washington Examiner
Alex Hammer / Daily Mail:
Former Fox News producer Jennifer Eckhart dies by suicide at 36, six years after she accused network's former anchor Ed Henry of raping her — A former Fox News producer has died by suicide at her Florida home, six years after suing one of the network's former anchors and accusing him of rape.
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Mediaite, Deadline, TMZ.com, New York Post and The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
German Leaders Prepare to Deny Far Right Access to Secret War Plan — With the Alternative for Germany party close to power in a German state, federal officials are planning to limit the group's access to classified intelligence. — Spooked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine …
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Middle East Monitor
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