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Diesel dilemma squeezes Republicans in America’s heartland

For farmers in agriculture-heavy states, the price of diesel is hitting home in the weeks before the midterm elections.

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Roll Call· Oct 16, 2:51 PMDiesel dilemma squeezes Republicans in America’s heartland

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Carville: Republicans could lose House, Senate despite 'huge financial advantage'Democratic strategist James Carville said Thursday that Republicans are “highly likely” to lose House control next month, despite a significant financial advantage and several successful redistricting measures. Carville, in an appearance on NewsNation's "Cuomo," doubled down on his analysis giving Democrats the leg up with the midterm elections just more…

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Cook Political Report shifts 11 House seats away from GOPCook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper, shifted 11 more House seats toward Democrats this week, many in red states as the midterms inch closer. Cook has moved dozens of House seats away from Republicans in recent weeks as the political environment improves for Democrats, driven by President Trump’s unpopularity in the polls and growing...

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Rahm Emanuel says Democrats can do a better job linking 2 key issuesRahm Emanuel thinks Democrats can do a better job linking corruption and affordability concerns ahead of the midterms.

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‘Should be shot’: Trump intensifies midterms messagingPresident Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport in Bullhead City, Ariz., on Wednesday.

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McConnell refusing to share millions in campaign cash with desperate colleagues: reportDespite the threat that Republicans could lose their majorities in both the House the Senate, former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is refusing to lift a finger to help his colleagues, according to reporting. The Washington Sun reported that McConnell, the former Senate majority leader who took his seat in 1985, is “hoarding his…

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Trump wants the midterms to be all about him. Based on Democrats' ads, they are happy to obligeMany of the Democrats' ads accuse Republican opponents of siding with the president over voters, particularly on issues like tariffs and the Iran war, which they blame for jacking up costs.

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Barabak: Is there a doctor in the House? Backlash to Trump, RFK Jr. may boost their political ranksThere is a wave of doctors and scientists running for office this November — for school boards, city councils, state legislatures, the House and U.S. Senate — owing in good part to Secretary Kennedy’s quackery and the hollowing out of vital health and research agencies.

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Trump Is So Desperate to Lower Gas Prices That He’s Throwing a Key U.S. Ally Under the BusAngsty about the looming midterms, Trump is lashing out at a U.S. ally.

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Sensitive Skin: Ossoff Quietly Rebrands $1,700 Payment to Hollywood Makeup Artist as 'Event Production'Jon Ossoff's makeup tab continues to mount heading into the midterms. The Democratic senator from Georgia paid his favorite Hollywood makeup artist $1,749 in July, according to his latest campaign financial disclosure. Ossoff has now paid Atlanta-based freelancer Stephanie Ponder, whose film credits include The Notebook and The Hunger Games, more than…

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Surge in ICE raids is aimed at discouraging voter turnout, immigration advocates say - Fri, 16 Oct 2026 PSTLOS ANGELES — Amid reports of a surge in federal immigration raids, Los Angeles leaders and immigration advocates said Friday that the efforts appear aimed at discouraging turnout in the midterm elections, and urged voters not to be intimidated. "The timing of these actions, just weeks before the midterm elections, is no accident," said Jeannette…

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Texas Declares Diesel Price Emergency-Other States Are Paying MoreGovernor Greg Abbott declared a state of emergency over diesel, even as Texas is paying the lowest prices in the nation for the fuel.

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