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Energy Could Cost Trump the Midterms

Trump pledged to slash energy costs by half during his first year back; a ridiculous objective made more so by his own actions. Bloomberg Opinion columnist Liam Denning explains how soaring fuel prices pose a big hurdle for the GOP in the upcoming midterms. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Why Trump and the GOP's billion-dollar midterm blitz isn’t workingTrump-aligned groups and Elon Musk have poured hundreds of millions into the midterm election, but the GOP spending surge has barely moved polls or the map.

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Anger Is Rare Unifying Theme for Divided American VotersTo a remarkable degree, candidates in this year's midterm elections are framing their contests around what they oppose rather than what they support, Bloomberg Television's Tyler Kendall reports. That only amplifies the sense of dissatisfaction among voters across both parties. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Vote Like Dems’ Court-Packing Gambit Is On The Ballot — Because It IsVoters aren't just deciding which party will run Congress. They're deciding whether America will have a legitimate Supreme Court or not.

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Exclusive — Sen. Tim Scott Exposes Democrats’ Senate Weakness: They Want to 'Change the Very DNA' of What it Means to Be AmericanThe Democrats' Senate candidates are wrought with problems, from alignments with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) to cousin problems – Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) said during an appearance on The Alex Marlow Show. The post Exclusive — Sen. Tim Scott Exposes Democrats’ Senate Weakness: They Want to ‘Change the Very DNA’ of What it Means to Be American…

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Trump stares down youth revolt as 'tired' Gen Z voters abandon him in droves: reportA key voting bloc that helped propel President Donald Trump to the White House in 2024 is abandoning him in droves, The New York Times reported Friday, just 18 days before the midterms. “Trump’s becoming an old, crazy man,” said Michael Johnson, 26, speaking with the Times. “He doesn’t care anymore.” Johnson not only voted for Trump in 2024, but claimed…

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Trump wants the midterms to be all about himself. Judging by the ads, Democrats are happy to obligeDemocrats have run ads referring to the president almost 180,000 times, while GOP ads only mention him 16,000 times.

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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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