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GOP Operatives 'Taken Aback' As Rural Voters Blame Billionaires for Economic Woes: Report

Rural voters who have long been the Republican Party's core base are expressing major discontent with the current state of the US economy, which has been hurt by President Donald Trump's tariffs and his illegal war with Iran. While it's not clear that rural voters are ready to abandon the GOP to support Democrats, a recent focus group showed they appear…

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Sen. Graham on Trump waiving Russia sanctions: ‘I look forward to talking to him’Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) said Saturday that she would prefer to keep sanctions pressure on Russia after President Trump waived sanctions on the country that were enacted through a bill Graham championed. Trump signed an executive order Friday waiving sanctions on Russian energy, passed under the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act. The...

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Trump says Netanyahu needs to be re-elected, or else US will have to 'finish the job’ against Iran aloneTrump called Benjamin Netanyahu a "great warrior" and urged Israeli voters to back Likud in the Oct. 27 Knesset elections amid the war on Iran.

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GOP Rep. Turner: 'Needs to Be an Investigation' into Starlink Slowdown in UkraineSunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) said “there needs to be an investigation” over speed limits affecting the Starlink network used by Ukraine. Partial transcript as follows: MARGARET BRENNAN: I want to ask you about Elon Musk’s SpaceX The post GOP Rep. Turner: ‘Needs to Be an Investigation’ into Starlink Slowdown in Ukraine…

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Zelenskyy thanks Trump for resumed intelligence sharing after US Starlink ‘message’Two people killed and at least 17 injured as Russia and Ukraine continue to trade strikes on power infrastructure Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday thanked the Trump administration for resuming intelligence sharing between the two countries, but maintained the US had intentionally throttled its Starlink satellite internet access so that Donald Trump could…

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Trump endorses embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelectionIsraelis are set to vote Oct. 27, in the first national elections since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

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Trump endorses Netanyahu ahead of Israeli electionsPresident Trump on Sunday endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he seeks another term less than a week before Israel holds its elections.

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Wright says Trump administration has not broken promise to lower gas prices amid Iran warEnergy Secretary Chris Wright on Sunday said the Trump administration has not broken its promise to lower gas prices as the Iran war stretches into its eighth month. CNN's Dana Bash asked Wright on "State of the Union" about his predictions early in the conflict that gas prices would decline "within weeks, not months," and,...

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Rubio heads to Central Asia as some wonder if he's keeping the most pressing matters at a distanceThis tour is intended to promote U.S. economic and security ties with Central and South Asia. But it has only tangential links to the Trump administration's current main foreign policy dilemmas in the Middle East and with the Russia-Ukraine war.

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'Very bad look': Ambassador up in arms as Trump keeps sending adversary 'kisses'A former ambassador to Ukraine sounded the alarm Sunday as President Donald Trump continues to send "kisses" to one of the U.S.'s chief adversaries. Last week, Trump announced that the U.S. was planning to buy millions of barrels of Russian diesel fuel in an effort to lower gas prices ahead of the midterms. Trump backed up that move this week by lifting…

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Zelenskyy warns: “We will not prevail” if U.S. backs RussiaUkraine's president confirms intelligence cutoff, Bessent avoids calling Kyiv an ally, GOP lawmaker demands answers

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Will Rural Voters Sit Out the Midterms?Lisa Lerer, a national political correspondent, travels to a cattle auction in Calhan, Colo., to see if economic anxieties are affecting the loyalty of rural voters to the Republican Party.

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Democrats make push in rural areas as midterms nearIn their mission to retake control of Congress, Democrats say they're making a push to increase support among voters in rural areas.

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Talarico courts rural Texas voters in Senate race against PaxtonThe Democratic Senate candidate said Republicans have hurt farmers and small towns as he touted positions on energy, data centers and healthcare.

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California voters to decide on controversial one-time tax on billionairesCalifornia voters will decide whether the state will charge a one-time tax on billionaires. The idea that has split Democrats and labor unions.

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Can Donalds win in rural Florida?GOP gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds lost 17 rural counties. Did race play a factor? "We're beyond that," says one Republican county chair.

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