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Trump Eases Limits on Dyed Diesel in Bid to Cut Fuel Costs

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to ease restrictions on the use of a tax-exempt variety of diesel, his latest bid to pare costs for the fuel ahead of November’s midterm elections.

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Trump focuses on securing red states ahead of midtermsElection Day is four weeks from Tuesday and President Trump is back on the campaign trail, not in an effort to gain ground on Democrats, but to protect what has historically been Republican-friendly territory. Ed O'Keefe reports from Nebraska.

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Steve Kornacki analyzes voter trends ahead of midterm electionsNBC News’ Steve Kornacki looks at Latino voter trends, public approval of President Donald Trump’s administration, and the Democratic party's position ahead to the midterm elections.

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MAGA Candidate Jeff Crank’s Vile Text to Epstein Victim Family ExposedVirginia Giuffre’s grieving relatives expose a twisted insult, our must-read newsletter The Swamp reveals.

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'Wow': Trump's niece astounded as 'almost everything going wrong' ahead of midtermsPresident Donald Trump's most recent attempt to drum up support for Republicans ahead of the midterms astounded his niece. Mary Trump , a psychologist and author, argued in a new Substack essay that Trump's demand that his supporters vote by mail in the upcoming midterm elections was a sign of how desperate Trump has become. The president has railed…

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Inside the transgender rights fight injecting chaos into Democrats' midterm effortsAn intra-party debate over how best to deflect Republican attacks on transgender issues has Democrats angrily sniping at each other just weeks out from the midterm elections. Why it matters: This is not the position Democrats hoped to be in two years after their 2024 election loss , which many in the party attributed to being outflanked by GOP messaging…

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Scalise: El-Sayed 'Not the Anomaly'During an appearance on Thursday's broadcast of FBN's "Mornings," House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) insisted Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, a self-proclaimed Democrat Socialist, was not an anomaly. | Clips

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Democrats are betting on pastors and ministers in the midtermsFusing faith and politics is almost a no-brainer for many Republicans hoping to hold public office. But this election cycle, 12 pastors, seminarians and former clergy ran as Democrats, with about half securing nominations. Lisa Desjardins discussed more with NPR religion correspondent Jason Derose, who recently spent time on the campaign trail with…

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Murphy: Republicans in Deeply Red States Losing Because Iran War VotesOn Thursday's broadcast of MS NOW's "Deadline," Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said Republican lawmakers will likely lose in the midterm elections because they | Clips

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Can $1 billion power the GOP to victory in the midterms? Some campaigns fear it's too lateRepublicans are entering the final month of the midterm campaign increasingly anxious that the $1 billion at their disposal may not be enough to fend off sweeping losses as the party reckons with President Donald Trump's unpopularity, persistent cost concerns and the fallout from the war in Iran.

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Trump: U.S. won't attack Iran before midtermsPresident Trump said Thursday the U.S. will not attack Iran ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Why it matters: Trump had been considering for several days resuming major combat operations before the midterms. However, his past statements about his intentions in Iran haven't always matched what he ultimately did. If major combat operations resume,…

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