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Trump's $8B Diesel Aid Package Branded 'Band-Aid' by Iowa Farm Leader

The criticism comes as the administration rolls out its Harvest Fuel Relief program ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.

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Early Voting Data Shows Democratic Edge in Midterm ElectionsThe figures are consistent with other data pointing to a favorable environment for Democrats.

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Trump says he's spent $300M in midterms so farPresident Trump said on Tuesday that he had already spent over $300 million in the midterms to help Republicans as the GOP looks to stave off major losses in both chambers of Congress. “...I am pleased to announce that, having to do with the Most Important Midterm Elections in our Country’s History, I have spent,...

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Trump Predicts End to Rural Voters’ Economic WoesPresident Donald Trump said high gas prices and economic dissatisfaction among rural voters are a “small price to pay” for winning the war in Iran. “It’s a very small price to pay for not letting the most dangerous country in the world have a nuclear weapon,” he said Tuesday in response to a question from...

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Donald Trump’s Diesel DesperationThe White House scrambles to pull every conceivable policy lever to loosen fuel markets ahead of midterms.

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Karl Rove and David Axelrod give their predictions for 12 key midterm racesRove, the reviled and revered hardball strategist behind the George W. Bush years, and Axelrod, the Obama strategist behind Democrats' authentic-and-tenacious school of thought, give their takes on races to watch.

PBS NewsHour18h agoWhole story →

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'Go Vote': Poll Shows 70% of US Voters Doubt Trump Will Accept GOP Walloping in MidtermsSeven in 10 Americans doubt President Donald Trump would accept the results of next month's midterm elections if Republicans suffer major losses, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll released Tuesday that spurred one progressive senator to implore people to get out and vote. The poll , conducted October 9-13 among 2,545 US adults, found…

Common Dreams14h agoWhole story →

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House Democrats forced to make tough choices with limited midterm cashHouse Democrats' main super PAC is winding down its spending in several races where the party has struggled to make headway despite national trends working in their favor . Why it matters: Democrats' ambitions of winning heavily Republican districts are running into the reality of finite resources at the end of a long and expensive midterm campaign. The…

Axios14h agoWhole story →

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Trump criss-crosses U.S. for Republican candidatesWith two weeks until election day and control of Congress on the line, President Trump says he plans to spend more than $400 million on the races. Nancy Cordes reports.

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Dread as Trump insider fears ‘everyone is fair game’ in looming post-midterm bloodbathAnxiety is spreading through President Donald Trump's orbit as aides brace for what one insider fears could become an all-out purge. With the midterms two weeks away, Trump administration officials expect heavy Republican losses to set off sweeping personnel changes across the government, CNN reported Tuesday. Trump is expected to look for aides to blame…

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Trump says he will have spent $400m to support Republicans in midterms – as it happenedThis live blog is now closed. Sign up for the Breaking News US email Send us your questions about immigration and the midterms A new survey reveals a widening “empathy gap” between Republicans and white evangelicals and the rest of the American public. On Tuesday, the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute released its annual American Values…

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