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Trump leans into unprecedented power ahead of midterm elections

Less than two weeks before the election, Trump continues to crash through barriers that he wouldn't dare cross in his first term.

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Trump’s crackdown on immigrant voting in California is a ploy to influence electionPresident Donald Trump wants California to segregate 20,000 ballots, claiming they may come from noncitizens. Federal officers charged 28 suspects with voter fraud this week.

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Trump’s DOJ steps up pressure on California over noncitizen voters 2 weeks from electionThe U.S. Department of Justice is intensifying its campaign against voter fraud with a spree of arrests in the final weeks before Election Day, an effort that voting rights advocates warn risks instilling fear among voters. Over the past week, the Justice Department unveiled election-related criminal charges against 28 noncitizens in California and…

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Florida’s Early Voting Shows Just How Pissed People Are at RepublicansEven in the deep red state of Florida, Americans are feeling a bit more liberal. Republicans are still projected to win the Sunshine State, but by a much smaller margin: Early voting results out of Florida revealed a massive Democratic shift compared to the last election cycle. On the first day of early voting in 2024, Republicans led by 24.7 percentage…

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Wake Up, America: The DSA’s Rising Influence Threatens Public SafetyAs we approach the 2026 midterm elections, Americans concerned about public safety must confront a growing and dangerous trend: the increasing influence of the Democratic Socialists of America within the Democratic Party. While the DSA markets itself as a movement for “economic justice,” its platform includes abolishing police, closing prisons, and…

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Armed Federal Agents Go Door to Door to Hunt for Noncitizen VotersArmed federal agents are spending the days leading up to midterms going door to door asking people their immigration and voter registration status. CBS News reported Wednesday that the draconian crackdown—a combination of President Trump’s mass deportation effort and his desperate attempt to manufacture proof of election fraud—was already underway in…

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