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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Republicans tried to punt health care cuts until after the midterms. It didn't work. — The political bill for Republicans' health care agenda is coming due earlier than they'd hoped. — Republicans' signature legislation from Trump 2.0 — 2025's One Big Beautiful Bill Act …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Democrats May Have Found the Recipe for Flipping Red-State Senate Seats — New Times/Siena polls continue a run of strong results for the party in states that President Trump won easily in 2024. — On paper, the Democrats' path to winning the Senate in November is daunting.
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Paul Krugman:
The Midterms! — Talking with G. Ellliott Morris and David Nir — TRANSCRIPT: — Paul Krugman in Conversation with David Nir and G. Elliott Morris — Paul Krugman: Like almost everybody I know, I spend about 17 hours a day thinking about the midterms, and I've got G. Elliott Morris …
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Democrats Are Underfunding the Races That Could Remake the Map … The Florida Democrat may well have to test that argument. — He is confronting the same daunting predicament as other gubernatorial candidates around the country: Democrats are poised to enjoy their best midterm election in two decades …
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Lauren McGaughy / New York Times:
As She Divorces Ken Paxton, His Wife Urges Texans to Vote for Him — In a new ad, Angela Paxton tells voters to focus on the “whole team,” not “individual players.” — Angela Paxton wants to clear the air. — Mrs. Paxton, the estranged wife of Ken Paxton, a conservative firebrand locked …
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New York Times:
Cross-Tabs: September 2026 Times/Siena Polls of the Likely Electorate in Battleground Senate Races — Results of New York Times/Siena polls conducted among 2,946 voters from Sept. 21 to Oct. 1, 2026. … ‹ › — Do you think [state] is on the right track, or is it headed in the wrong direction?
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New York Times:
Senate Races in Republican States Tilt Toward Democrats, Polls Find — Democrats are performing strongly in five reliably Republican states where they are trying to flip Senate seats to win control of the chamber, new New York Times/Siena polls found. — A month before the midterm elections …
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump promises $100 checks for 20 million seniors for Medicare — President Trump late Friday night said the administration would send just under $100 to more than 20 million senior citizens to help pay for Medicare benefits. … - Trump said the money would come from the Medicare Improvement Fund …
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Sarah Davis / The Hill:
Trump announces US will send $90 checks to 20 million seniors enrolled in Medicare
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New York Times:
U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies — President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump's envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of interest.
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Josh Boak / Associated Press:
A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally — Sipping tea from beer mugs with his co-workers, Kyle Bos listed the ways his life is changing. Bos has two daughters, with a third due in January. At the grocery store, five items cost as much as a full cart once did.
Nashville Banner:
Tennessee Prison Commissioner Resigns After Failed Christa Pike Execution — Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada has resigned as head of the state's prison system following this week's failed execution of Christa Pike. It was the second time this year …
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Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
As Midterms Near, Justice Alito Says He Considers Each Year Whether to Retire — The justice, the second oldest on the court at 76, told CBS News that he decided against stepping down last term. He could face pressure should Democrats win the Senate in November.
Lydia Polgreen / New York Times:
Zohran Mamdani Is Showing the World How It's Done — A few days before the leaders of the world streamed into the cavernous, marble-lined General Assembly Hall to deliver their speeches on the grave crises convulsing our combustible world, Mayor Zohran Mamdani offered his own …
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
IRS Employees Looked at Celebrities' Tax Records, Report Says — Inspector general warns that the agency doesn't have effective ways to stop employees from peeking at data — WASHINGTON—Dozens of Internal Revenue Service employees improperly viewed the tax records of celebrities …
Rebecca Santana / Associated Press:
Judge temporarily blocks border wall construction in Texas' Big Bend region — A federal court in Texas on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure across the state's Big Bend region, in a victory for opponents who have pushed …
Jen Rice / Democracy Docket:
Georgia's GOP-controlled election board wants DOJ to investigate nonpartisan voter roll maintenance program — Georgia's election board asked the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate a leading nonpartisan voter roll maintenance program, potentially adding yet another probe based …
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Rebecca Solnit / The Guardian:
We live in a rape-prone society. The horrific Cornell case reveals what that looks like — Public outcry to punish the alleged perpetrators in the Cornell case misses the point - the only solution is political, legal and cultural equality of women — Sometimes a story is so so appalling …
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New York Times:
Trump, Critic of Voting by Mail, Urges Republicans to Do It in Midterms — It was the latest mixed messaging from President Trump, who regularly votes by mail, but has made baseless claims that the practice is “inherently corrupt.” — President Trump, who has long staged a rhetorical …
Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
In Alabama, Trump Relives His Glory Days (This Time With Some Empty Seats) — The Deep South was the birthplace of the mega MAGA rally. How do people on the Gulf feel about President Trump now? — On Friday night, President Trump turned up in Mobile, Ala., to give a campaign rally five weeks ahead of the midterm elections.
Tom Schaller / Public Notice:
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Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
How a Provocative Ad on Trump and Immigration Stirred a Florida House Race — Representative María Elvira Salazar, a Republican, ran an ad criticizing the Trump administration. It may have jolted other Republicans — and drawn attention to her Democratic opponent.
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Shane Galvin / New York Post:
Boston-bound medical plane carrying 6 plunged over 10K feet before ‘losing contact’ with FAA — A plane carrying six people has disappeared off the coast of Nantucket, leading the Coast Guard to launch an extensive rescue mission. — The Gulfstream G100, a medical transfer aircraft …
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