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Democrats want to curb Trump’s power with House majority. This is their greatest tool

House Democrats are eyeing their power over federal spending as one of their strongest tools to push back against President Trump’s agenda if they win back the majority in November. A Democratic takeover would put Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) in line to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee, giving Democrats greater sway over the annual...

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Will Rural Voters Sit Out the Midterms?Lisa Lerer, a national political correspondent, travels to a cattle auction in Calhan, Colo., to see if economic anxieties are affecting the loyalty of rural voters to the Republican Party.

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Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Erodes With Male Voters Before MidtermsPresident's standing with male voters hits new low as experts tell Newsweek that weaker turnout could hurt GOP in midterms.

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Trump touts his power at Kentucky rally to energize voters ahead of midterm electionsTrump's self-proclaimed power clashes with voter frustration, with more Americans seeing the president as looking out for his own interests, not the country's.

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Trump’s eleventh-hour midterm threat a setup for a bigger lie: legal expertThe Trump administration’s “ unprecedented ” escalation in its campaign to exert more control over the midterms is part of a grander scheme to create a contingency plan should Republicans suffer a “devastating” election loss, legal expert Joyce Vance theorized Saturday. “That’s what we need to be on guard for here,” Vance wrote in an analysis published…

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Democrats take edge on mail-in ballots in key midterm racesDemocrats are once again availing themselves of early voting and mail ballots to build up a pre-election edge, which Republicans will try to beat back through Election Day voting.

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Warnock Backs Post-Midterms Trump Investigations Amid Impeachment DebateThe Georgia senator says Democrats should investigate Trump while also focusing on affordability if they regain power in November.

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Conservative columnist skewers Trump as 'treachery' abounds: 'Sick-making stuff'Conservative columnist Charlie Sykes skewered President Donald Trump on Sunday as the president's "treachery" abounds. Sykes, who authors "To The Contrary" on Substack, argued in a new essay that Trump's repeated attempts to appease Russian President Vladimir Putin amounted to the president's "October surprise," or one that could ultimately lead to his…

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Jeffries Likes Democrats' Chances in Race for the House as He Campaigns in OhioTOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday the election climate is holding firm for Democrats as he campaigned for Rep. Marcy Kaptur in a heavily contested Ohio congressional district that is crucial for majority control of the House.

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Trump's 'main vulnerability' exposed as his record-low popularity ripples across GOPA series of new polls shows that President Donald Trump's historically low approval rating has not only put him in bad standing with his own party, but also exposed his "main vulnerability" as the midterms approach, according to a new report. Axios reported Sunday that three new polls conducted by Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos, NBC News and Fox News all…

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Early voting surges across key battleground states ahead of midtermsGeorgia's first-day turnout surged 40%, part of a broader early voting boom unfolding across key battleground states.

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Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by CongressPresident Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress. The White House announced the move on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant services and diversity-focused initiatives. The Office of Management and Budget described the funding cut as focused on “the most harmful government spending.”…

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Mike Johnson predicts Democrats will impeach TrumpAs Democrats lead in polling, House Speaker Mike Johnson warns that a House takeover could quickly lead to a Trump impeachment push.

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