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GOP loses grip on 7 scandal-hit Senate races that now stand between Trump and impeachment

The stakes couldn’t be higher. The U.S. is ensnared in an escalating war with Iran, inflation is crushing America's poorest citizens, masked immigration agents are " vanishing " tens of thousands and, in their effort to do so, have taken American lives . Democrats are laying the groundwork to impeach President Donald Trump — but if they're going to…

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Raw Story· Oct 21, 11:58 AMGOP loses grip on 7 scandal-hit Senate races that now stand between Trump and impeachment

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Indiana AG: Illegal Alien Voted In 4 Federal ElectionsAuthorities charged an alleged illegal alien Wednesday with illegally registering to vote and voting in multiple elections. The charges come amid an ongoing legacy media campaign to undermine enforcement of voting laws, in part by claiming noncitizen voting rarely or never occurs. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced alongside Vigo County…

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'Nothing and No One Is Off the Table for NSPM-7,' Warns Analysis of Trump Crackdown on DissentThe Trump administration is using a sweeping "national security" framework to investigate and potentially prosecute political opponents, civil society groups, and people engaged in constitutionally protected activities, according to an analysis published Wednesday warning that the crackdown on dissent could intensify ahead of next month's midterm…

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New Rules in North Carolina Threaten Thousands of Mail BallotsCounty election officials have rejected ballots for such issues as an unsealed “inner” envelope. Voting rights groups are urging voters to fix their ballots or vote in other ways.

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Iowa Senate candidate Josh Turek says he wouldn’t impeach TrumpTom Llamas catches up with Democratic Iowa Senate candidate Josh Turek along the campaign trail with just two weeks to go until Election Day. Turek says he has no interest in impeaching President Trump if elected. Watch Tom’s interview tonight on Nightly News.

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GOP's midterm headaches just got worse as JD Vance defends ‘atrocious’ ad: conservativeCNN conservative commentator S.E. Cupp warned Wednesday that Vice President JD Vance only made Republicans’ election headaches worse by defending a controversial campaign ad targeting a Democratic gubernatorial candidate. “Seems an odd choice to not only double down and defend such an atrocious and impolitic ad, but to reprimand any Republicans who have…

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