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Toxic Betrayal: Report Details How Trump Duped His MAHA Base by Appeasing Corporate Interests

It's been seven months since more than 30 leaders of the "Make America Healthy Again" movement told the Trump administration that they were losing patience, and demanded to see evidence that the US Environmental Protection Agency took seriously millions of Americans' concerns about toxic "forever chemicals" and microplastics. "MAHA is a mandate, not a…

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Common Dreams· Oct 19, 9:17 PMToxic Betrayal: Report Details How Trump Duped His MAHA Base by Appeasing Corporate Interests

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Kornacki: Poll shows shift among those who call themselves a MAGA vs. traditional RepublicanPresident Trump kicks off another week of campaign travel aimed to boost Republican candidates in red states. NBC News’ Steve Kornacki, Julie Tsirkin and Ryan Chandler explain midterm environment with 15 days to Election Day.

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As Biodiversity Summit Begins, 'Systems That Sustain Life on Earth Are Under Threat'Four years after world leaders agreed to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, representatives from nearly 200 nations gathered in the Armenian capital on Monday for a summit to review progress on the agreement and discuss future actions to protect nature. In the lead-up to the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological…

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Democrats could win the Senate in 2026 but pay a price in 2028These Democrats may be benefiting as much from Republican weakness and the national environment as from an affirmative embrace of their politics.

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Libertarians may tip the balance in key Senate races. Here's why.Libertarian candidates have the rare opportunity to tip the balance in several closely contested Senate races this cycle, as Republicans struggle to defend their majority in a political environment that heavily favors Democrats. In Texas, Kansas and Iowa, Libertarian candidates are polling in the low single digits, but their appeal to disaffected…

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Trump plans to begin DC golf course renovation in defiance of judge’s orderJudge orders government to notify her by 8pm ET Sunday whether its position changed from Friday’s court filing Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday that “restoration work will begin” on 15 November to a historic public golf course in Washington DC despite a federal judge’s court order to pause his plans over environmental and historic…

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Interior will hold first offshore mining lease sale{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Interior will hold first offshore mining lease sale The Trump administration is officially moving ahead with a decision to lease ocean tracts off the coast of American Samoa for deep-sea mining. © Fili Sagapolutele, Associated Press file The decision, announced Monday, would represent the...

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Trump's promises are hampering Alaska GOP as voter 'fatigue' sets in: reportPresident Donald Trump has been rolling out a stream of pledges for Alaska, including a long-hoped-for gas pipeline, broadband money, and data center help — but Politico reports they may not be enough to overcome Republican voter "fatigue" in a state that’s now a Senate battleground. Trump said last month a $54 billion South Korean investment in the…

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