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Republicans Brace For Backlash as Trump Gas Prices Near Biden’s

In the run-up to his 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump couldn’t keep quiet about the cost of energy.

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Bloomberg· Oct 17, 1:00 PMRepublicans Brace For Backlash as Trump Gas Prices Near Biden’s

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'Should be arrested': Capitol Hill demand targets Musk as misinformation floods midtermsWASHINGTON — With the midterm elections just around the corner, misinformation and disinformation are flying in key battleground states. While a lot of attention has gone to combating election interference efforts from President Donald Trump and his allies, not enough attention has been paid to the powerful misinformation campaigns already underway from…

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Trump Threatens ‘Jail’ In California Midterm Election FightTrump said California officials who count ballots of suspected non-citizens 'will all go to jail for a long period of time.'

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Friends Don’t Let Friends Watch the Early VoteOne collection of data people obsess over in the weeks before a big election is the early vote – a...

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Watch live: Decision Desk ‘26 Midterm Preview powered by 2WAY and The HillWith control of Congress on the line, 2WAY is teaming up with NewsNation and The Hill for a special edition of “The Morning Meeting” ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. The program will take a closer look at key House and Senate races as Republicans and Democrats make their final pitches to voters. 2WAY's [...]

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House Speaker Mike Johnson draws on faith as he fights to hold the Republican majoritySpeaker Mike Johnson says he believes Republicans will hold on to their House majority on Election Day and defy a surge of Democratic momentum in the final stretch of the midterm campaign

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