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James Carville predicts reckoning for MAGA governor who halted election mid-vote

Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville thinks a Trump-allied governor's day of reckoning is closer than many expect after a stunning election move. On Friday's episode of "Politics War Room," Carville and co-host Al Hunt fielded a listener question about Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry , a Republican who suspended the state's congressional primaries…

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GOP reeling as 'magic wand' to save their majority dies on the vine: reportRepublican groups have put more than $740 million into congressional races since Labor Day, but according to CNBC, the money has done little to shift the battlefield. AdImpact data shows GOP groups spent that sum from Labor Day through October 14, with at least $220 million from Trump-aligned organizations. Elon Musk, the biggest known donor of the…

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Democrats say Trump increased investments in drugmakers that were given Medicare exemptionsThe report from congressional Democrats found that Trump's pharmaceutical stock holdings grew from a maximum reported value of $1.7 million in 2024 to as much as $56.2 million at the end of 2025.

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Irked Republican sics lawyers on billboard boasting of his Trump endorsementTexas Republican congressional candidate Eric Flores is demanding the removal of a Brownsville billboard that highlights his President Donald Trump endorsement and support for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, The Washington Sun reported on Friday, though his campaign says its objection is to the sign’s look rather than its message. In an Oct. 12…

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He Wanted a Data Center Ban. He Got Banned From City Council.Tennessee state Rep. Justin J. Pearson, a congressional candidate and high-profile opponent of local data center sprawl, filed suit Thursday against his hometown’s City Council after the council threw him, his brother, his mother, and other locals out of a meeting earlier this month for protesting delays to a vote on a data center moratorium—and […]

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NC Dem Jamie Ager’s Farm Hosted Kid-Friendly Festival Featuring Drag ‘Nuns’ ‘Sister Domina Trix,’ ‘Sister Helen Bedd'North Carolina Democrat congressional candidate Jamie Ager’s family business hosted a 2019 fantasy festival promoted to families and children that featured the Beer City Sisters, a group that described itself as “21st Century nuns” and has hosted recurring “Drag Comedy Show” events. The post NC Dem Jamie Ager’s Farm Hosted Kid-Friendly Festival Featuring…

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Top Democrats were sent letter with 'suspicious substance' — at least a dozen others targeted, feds sayNumerous politicians reported receiving letters with a suspicious substance on Friday, including Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service are investigating numerous letters that were sent to state election officials and congressional offices, according to a spokesperson for the…

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Congressional Staff Open Letters Containing Suspicious SubstancesThe incidents, the first of which was reported on Thursday, came as election officials have reported a growing number of threats directed at them.

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Trump puts Russia sanctions package on hold, says pause is in national interestPresident Trump paused a congressional Russia sanctions package in the national interest, shortly after announcing a deal for Russian diesel.

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Texas Dem Katy Padilla Stout’s campaign spent $4K on cookies, beer, wine and foodKaty Padilla Stout, the Democrat nominee for Texas' 23rd Congressional District, reported expenditures totaling $4,338.14.

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Jim Crow Returns…One Congressional District at a Time2026 would have been a reelection year for Rep. Cleo Fields, who represents the majority-Black 6th Congressional District in Louisiana. But in April, the US Supreme Court handed down a decision that led to the dismantling of his district. This was the second time that a district Fields served was taken out from under him. […]

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