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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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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
The price tag on the Ken Paxton rescue mission has Republicans panicking
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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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Marianne LeVine / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Announces Another Payment to Voters Ahead of Midterms
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CNN:
Trump to give $90 to senior citizens for Medicare premiums
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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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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.
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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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Sarah Davis / The Hill:
Trump, Cotton tussle over daylight savings after cell phone number leak — President Trump repeatedly berated Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Saturday over his stance on a daylight savings bill after posting the Republican Congress member's cell phone number on social media.
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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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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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Mary Papenfuss / The Daily Beast:
Trump Taps Right-Wing TV Host for White House Press Role — HARMONY IN TUNE — “Glamorous” Charlie Kirk admirer, 24, plans to push “America First,” she announces. — A broadcast journalist who was reprimanded—then quit—after praising far-right firebrand Charlie Kirk in an emotional …
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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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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 …
Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
The Mainstreaming of Anti-Indian Bigotry — A Republican schism over a social-media post by a Texas politician revealed that the party's defense of a color-blind meritocracy has its limits. — Christopher rufo, the conservative activist best known for his opposition to critical race theory …
Katie Nixdorf / ProPublica:
Watch: We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Involving Susan Collins — In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe of politicians including Sen. Susan Collins — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. ProPublica has revealed the existence of the case for the first time.
Samuel Benson / Politico:
Ted Cruz blasts JD Vance as ‘insecure,’ says he's focused on helping GOP win midterms — Sen. Ted Cruz fired back at JD Vance for suggesting he's already focused on a 2028 presidential bid, calling the vice president “insecure” while insisting he's focused on the 2026 midterms.
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