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FBI’s Patel dodges questions on election interference at rambunctious US Senate hearing
Booker called Patel an incompetent lackey, Grassley told him to shut up, and Patel wouldn't rule out sending FBI agents to Michigan polling sites.
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Poll finds voters favor US Senate candidates with plan for averting Social Security cut
Nearly three-quarters of swing-state voters back a new payroll tax on income above $184,500 to head off a 22% benefit cut hitting in 2032.
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Prices continue to rise despite Trump’s promises to end inflation
Gas prices jumped 38% since Trump took office and 95% of Americans say they face an affordability crisis, a recent poll found.
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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Kavanaugh's concurrence says the rule may be legal but too rushed for the midterms, while dissenters Thomas and Alito say it should stand for now.
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Trump EPA to strip greenhouse gas limits for power plants, a key Biden climate policy
Sen. Whitehouse warns the rollback could push more states to impose their own emissions limits, while Evergreen Action disputes EPA's no-climate-impact claim.
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U.S. Senate Dems disclose Trump administration operation dug through state voter rolls
A whistleblower says DHS agents impersonated voters and faced quotas of five checks per hour, sometimes flagging U.S. citizens due to faulty data.
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Divorce becomes next battleground as states debate family values
Domestic violence advocates warn that GOP-backed limits on no-fault divorce could trap abuse survivors, months after a Virginia murder-suicide spotlighted delays.
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Vance blasts Dem ‘crazies’ in convention speech seen as possible 2028 audition
The DNC's Kendall Witmer called Vance Trump's most loyal puppet, as the Ohioan wove tributes to Charlie Kirk and his newborn son into the Dallas speech.
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As gap between CEO and worker pay yawns, employers do little to defend the most vulnerable
Institute for Policy Studies finds Low Wage 100 CEOs earn 614 times worker pay while their lobby groups stayed silent on Medicaid, SNAP and ICE crackdowns.
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Trump doesn’t have the power to limit mail-in voting, lawmakers tell US Supreme Court
A whistleblower says the rushed verification portal has bugs that could reject valid ballots, with midterms weeks away and a ruling pending.
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Trump’s trade war with Canada escalates as new tariffs launch
Canada's tariffs hit 629 U.S. product categories, including key industries in midterm battleground states like Maine, Michigan and Wisconsin.
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Labor unions are growing, but where depends on state politics
Collective bargaining states added three times as many union members as right-to-work states, with pay averaging $3 more per hour after cost-of-living adjustments.
