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8:25 AM ET, September 27, 2026

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Tim Balk / New York Times:
A ‘Big Problem’: Trump's War With Iran Drags Down Republicans in Midterms  —  As their November picture darkens, and gas and diesel prices soar, some Republicans who backed the war for months are now changing their tune.  —  As President Trump warned in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Washington Post:
Soaring diesel prices are clobbering Trump's MAGA faithful, exposing rifts  —  Pain at the pump for rural Republicans is shifting the political map.  —  SummaryLoading...  Diesel prices soaring to record highs this past week have caused Republican candidates in solid-red parts of the country …
Wall Street Journal:   America's Farmers Are Rethinking Their Loyalty to the GOP
Herb Scribner / Axios:
The most pressing midterm issues for rural voters … Cost of living concerns … - 57% of rural voters cited an economic concern — including rising costs, jobs, wages and housing affordability — when asked about the biggest issue facing their local community.
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Jessie Blaeser / Politico:   Poll: Trump's MAGA loyalists don't think he has an affordability problem
New York Times:
Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN  —  The White House TV pool went dark this past week amid a standoff between CNN and the president.  Network leaders, however, believe an indefinite suspension may be untenable.  —  The major networks are set to resume …
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Casey Wooten / NBC News:
White House blocks CNN from covering Trump's Tennessee trip
Washington Post:
Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park  —  Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, and an agency official scouted Grand Teton this week as a possible location.  —  SummaryLoading...
Discussion: Daily Mail
Fox News:
Iran ‘miscalculating’ by betting on midterms after 3-hour talks, Trump officials warn  —  NEW YORK — Trump officials say Iran is miscalculating if it believes rising prices and the midterm elections will weaken President Donald Trump's hand in negotiations to end the nearly seven-month conflict.
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Trump Rejects Iranian Proposal for Cease-Fire and Opening of Strait
Robin Wright / New Yorker:
Iran's Bitterness and Bewilderment Over How to Make Peace with Trump
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Benoit Faucon / Wall Street Journal:
A U.S. Arm-Twisting Campaign Is Cutting Iran Off From the Rest of the World
Discussion: Reuters
Reuters:
Police declare major incident at UK's Fairford air base, used by US air forces  —  British police said on Sunday they had arrested several men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act and the army was examining a number of vehicles after security was stepped up at a British air base used by US air forces in southwest England.
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Maxine Joselow / New York Times:
Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules  —  New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles.  —  The Trump administration will move on Monday to sharply scale back fuel-efficiency rules …
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Linda Qiu / New York Times:
White House Claim of Finding $250 Billion in Fraud Uses Questionable Numbers  —  The ledger used by a task force created by President Trump is difficult to verify and includes cases that were identified and went to trial during the Biden administration.  —  Since the White House formed …
Discussion: New York Times
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
House Democrats plan vast oversight of Trump administration.  Impeachment is an option  —  House Democrats are preparing a vast oversight agenda, with investigations of President Donald Trump, his family and his administration if the party sweeps control of the chamber from Republicans in the November elections.
Discussion: American Greatness
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Billal Rahman / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Hit With 26 Articles Of Impeachment
Discussion: Breitbart
New York Times:
As A.I. Accelerates, Governments Are Increasingly Being Left Behind … Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, gathered senior officials for an exclusive meeting at a 19th-century palace outside Brussels this month.  —  The goal was to prepare for a speech outlining …
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: “Delusional” Senate forecast rattles Sea Island retreat … “The mood is not good,” said another.  — “I think most attendees down here are politically astute and realistic about the headwinds Republicans face,” said a third.  — A fourth attendee described conversations …
Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
Where Republicans are playing offense ahead of the midterms  —  Donald Trump Congressional news Senate election US elections  —  The outcome of the 2026 election will be determined primarily by how well Republicans play defense across the growing list of GOP-held House and Senate seats Democrats are targeting.
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Daily Caller
Wall Street Journal:
Vance Woos Skeptical Conservatives With His Own Take on Trump's Messaging  —  Vice president's appeal to dissatisfied Republicans aims to mend fences and rally supporters against Democrats for the midterms—and beyond  —  The midterms are approaching and the vice president is Vance-splaining.
Politico:
Trump turns on Salazar after Florida Republican challenges his immigration crackdown  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday escalated his criticism of Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.), amplifying a series of social media posts attacking the Florida Republican and, in multiple instances …
Ken Dilanian / MS NOW:
FBI agents probing threats against Stephen Miller's wife demoted  —  Two veteran FBI counterterrorism supervisors have been removed from their jobs after a disagreement over an investigation involving alleged harassing phone calls made to the wife of White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller …
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Ben Penn / Bloomberg Law:
FBI Ousts Officials Probing Threats to Stephen Miller's Family
Discussion: CNN
 
 
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
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Fox News:
Cruz says winning AI race against China is ‘single most important economic question’ for America
Discussion: Breitbart
 Earlier Items: 
CNN:
Republicans fear two key Senate races are slipping from their grasp
Discussion: New York Post, NewsMax.com and MS NOW
Corinne Ramey / Wall Street Journal:
How a Business Litigator Became DOJ's Point Man Against Transgender Care
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Lawmakers slam Trump's move to cancel $810M in funding approved by Congress
Associated Press:
Southern Democrats see hope for first time in years, seek to build on discontent of midterm voters
Pranshu Verma / Washington Post:
U.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact
Aram Roston / The Guardian:
The truth behind Donald Trump's ‘biggest oil deal in world history’
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
 

 
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