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Bayliss Wagner / New York Times:
A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government — The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.
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Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
In Iowa, Republicans feel the heat and try to motivate ‘frustrated’ base — The political environment for the party has led to widespread alarm. “It feels like it could be a wipeout,” one strategist said. — SummaryLoading... WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Sen. Chuck Grassley, 93 …
Politico:
Trump's Joes exit the front row — With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner — Good Monday morning. We're awaiting Trump's scheduled announcement at 2 p.m. and wondering whether the briefing room is next in line for a White House makeover. Get in touch. — In today's Playbook ...
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The Guardian
New York Times:
Who's Winning the Race for Congress? — Five weeks out from the midterms, Republicans are panicking over prices — and apparently over the president, too. — In Iowa, Michigan and Ohio, the party's Senate candidates have urged President Trump to bring an end to the Iran war.
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Bloomberg and Washington Examiner
Al Weaver / The Washington Sun:
‘No One Feels Good’: Republicans' Senate Map Keeps Getting Worse — The path for Republicans to keep their Senate majority is getting smaller by the day — a once-unthinkable prospect for the party. — Republican members for months have acknowledged that rising gas prices and other costs …
Maggie Severns / Wall Street Journal:
Why Are Democratic Donors Putting Money Into a Long-Shot Mississippi Senate Race?
Nick Reisman / Politico:
Trump's latest Mamdani lovefest comes at a bad time for Republicans
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Deadline
Politico:
Thune plots final votes before midterms — Presented by IN TODAY'S EDITION: — Health leader races, agendas take shape — Paul emerges as a homeland roadblock — GOP keeps pressure on permitting deal — The Senate is — finally — on the verge of making a great escape.
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The Hill
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Theodoric Meyer / Washington Post:
Senate Republicans make a final legislative push ahead of the midterms — In their last week in Washington before the elections, GOP lawmakers are pressing their party to do more to address the cost of living. — SummaryLoading... Barely five weeks before November's midterm elections …
Garrett Downs / CNBC:
Taxpayer-funded Trump ads draw bipartisan scrutiny ahead of midterms … Television advertisements with a pro-Trump message — and paid for by the U.S. government — are expanding their reach ahead of November's midterm elections, prompting bipartisan scrutiny over whether the campaign complies …
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Katherine Doyle / Washington Post:
White House expands taxpayer-paid ad campaign boosting Trump
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NBC News, The Free Press, The Hill and Mediaite
Aileen Graef / CNN:
White House airs another government-funded ad, this time with Trump warning of ‘final battle’
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The Hill and The Independent
Dan Merica / Washington Post:
Trump says he has an off-ramp to his biggest political problem. He refuses to take it. — Loading... In today's edition ... The most important number in the midterms ... I want to know what you think about the Senate map ... but first ... There is nothing holding back Republican political fortunes …
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Wall Street Journal:
The Moves That Backfired on Trump and Drove Interest Rates and Inflation Higher — The president's advisers said fiscal restraint and deregulation would bring down prices and borrowing costs. Then came tariffs, war and an investment boom. — In the early days of President Trump's second term …
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Bloomberg, The Guardian and Washington Examiner
Carl Zimmer / New York Times:
Did Anthropic's A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own? — An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company's A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work. — When Anthropic, the artificial intelligence giant …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Angelique Chrisafis / The Guardian:
France's far-right National Rally surges in partial Senate elections — Marine Le Pen hails ‘historic victory’ as her party and allies win enough seats to form caucus just months ahead of presidential poll — The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has said her 2027 presidential campaign …
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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says — President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China's leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale. — 阅读.体中文.閱讀.體中文.
Courtney Kube / NBC News:
U.S. Marines injured in recent Iranian attack — The previously unreported attack occurred Sept. 14 when Iran struck a ship U.S. forces were on in the Strait of Hormuz, sources say. — WASHINGTON — Eight U.S. Marines were injured two weeks ago when an Iranian cruise missile attacked …
Stephanie Armour / CBS News:
Food safety becomes an election issue as major outbreaks and recalls cause concern — The run-up to the midterm elections is turning into a food fight — literally. — The summer was marred by a massive foodborne outbreak that sickened scores of people and and the recall of tens of thousands …
Ryan King / New York Post:
Iran's economy will have ‘nothing’ left ‘within two weeks,’ Scott Bessent warns — WASHINGTON — Iran's beleaguered economy will soon have “nothing to trade” in about two weeks after it makes its final oil deliveries, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed.
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Fox News, RealClearPolitics, Breitbart, NewsMax.com and RedState
Wall Street Journal:
Defense Firms Are Rushing to Boost Missile Output. It's Coming Too Late. — Factories central to refilling America's weapons stockpiles have suffered from underinvestment and inconsistent contracting — A Tucson, Ariz., factory run by defense giant RTX is working around the clock …
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
‘I want public executions’: Texas GOP candidate's extreme posts extend beyond racism — Race & ethnicity Oil & gas DOGE Social media — Bo French, the Republican nominee for one of Texas' most powerful statewide offices, is facing bipartisan criticism over a racist post about the crowd at a University of Texas football game.
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HuffPost
Fox News:
John Fetterman accidentally calls himself a ‘lifelong Republican’ at Texas Tribune Festival — Sen. John Fetterman, D-PA, triggered a wave of laughs at a speaking event on Saturday after mistakenly referring to himself as a “lifelong Republican.” — Fetterman made the statement while on stage …
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The Guardian and CBS News
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Maria Curi / Axios:
Amodei critics target Trump with hit piece before White House dinner — Opponents of Anthropic's Dario Amodei are circulating a highly negative brief about him to the White House ahead of a crucial dinner with President Trump, per an Axios review of the document.
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