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Trump stalling Jack Smith report hearing by hiding behind midterm schedule: ex-prosecutor

President Donald Trump is using his midterm schedule to stall a hearing on Jack Smith's classified documents report, a former U.S. attorney says. Joyce Vance, who served as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, laid out the maneuver Tuesday in an article for her Substack newsletter Civil Discourse, arguing the president's latest bid for a…

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Democrats now favored in key midterm races that could give them control of US Senate, new projections find – as it happenedThis live blog is now closed. Sign up for Breaking News US email Two media giants, Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery, have completed their $110bn merger , creating a new entertainment powerhouse, Skydance. The deal, fiercely contested by several state attorneys general over potential antitrust concerns, formally closed on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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GOP insiders 'freaking out' over Trump's latest antics as midterm 'bloodbath' nears: CNNRepublican operatives fear a midterm "bloodbath" as some blame President Donald Trump's shenanigans, including doxxing a GOP senator seeking reelection. CNN White House correspondent Kristen Holmes reported Tuesday on "Erin Burnett OutFront" that she has spoken with a number of Republican operatives, many of them involved in key races, conducting polling…

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Planned Parenthood Votes adds $1M to ad campaigns in Maine, MichiganPlanned Parenthood is investing an additional $1 million in ad buys to boost Democratic Senate candidates in Maine and Michigan. The latest investment in the states by Planned Parenthood Votes — a super PAC affiliated with Planned Parenthood — will fund digital ad campaigns targeting Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.)....

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Mike Johnson's midterm tour mocked by GOP analyst: ‘Who can contain their excitement?'House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) last-minute push to boost Republicans in key midterm races drew a mocking response Tuesday from conservative analyst Jonah Goldberg. Johnson is kicking off a campaign swing through Pennsylvania before heading to Michigan and Iowa, with additional stops planned later this month, CNN’s Jake Tapper noted on his show, “The…

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Three Senate Races Shift Toward Democrats with Midterms 4 Weeks AwayMidterm elections are commonly viewed as a test of the political environment facing the party in power.

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Scalise: El-Sayed 'Not the Anomaly'During an appearance on Thursday's broadcast of FBN's "Mornings," House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) insisted Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, a self-proclaimed Democrat Socialist, was not an anomaly. | Clips

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Democrats are betting on pastors and ministers in the midtermsFusing faith and politics is almost a no-brainer for many Republicans hoping to hold public office. But this election cycle, 12 pastors, seminarians and former clergy ran as Democrats, with about half securing nominations. Lisa Desjardins discussed more with NPR religion correspondent Jason Derose, who recently spent time on the campaign trail with…

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Murphy: Republicans in Deeply Red States Losing Because Iran War VotesOn Thursday's broadcast of MS NOW's "Deadline," Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said Republican lawmakers will likely lose in the midterm elections because they | Clips

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Can $1 billion power the GOP to victory in the midterms? Some campaigns fear it's too lateRepublicans are entering the final month of the midterm campaign increasingly anxious that the $1 billion at their disposal may not be enough to fend off sweeping losses as the party reckons with President Donald Trump's unpopularity, persistent cost concerns and the fallout from the war in Iran.

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Trump: U.S. won't attack Iran before midtermsPresident Trump said Thursday the U.S. will not attack Iran ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Why it matters: Trump had been considering for several days resuming major combat operations before the midterms. However, his past statements about his intentions in Iran haven't always matched what he ultimately did. If major combat operations resume,…

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Trump’s gambit to bury Jack Smith report past midterms about to collapse: ex-prosecutorA former federal prosecutor predicts President Donald Trump's latest bid to keep former special counsel Jack Smith's report hidden is about to fall apart. Harry Litman, a former U.S. attorney, said in a Thursday episode of "Talking Feds" that the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals is likely to reject a request from Trump and co-defendant Walt Nauta to delay a…

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During Senate hearing, Jack Smith defends criminal investigations of TrumpThe prosecutor who led criminal investigations of President Trump for the Department of Justice faced questions from Senate Republicans on Tuesday. Former special counsel Jack Smith handled two probes. One focused on the president’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the other on Trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents. Justice…

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Jack Smith's honesty and the truth on Trump's crimesFormer federal prosecutor Jack Smith, who led the Justice Department investigation into Donald Trump's 2020 election interference and the purloining of classified documents, laughed off a GOP Senate Judiciary Committee trap, part of their years-long effort to deny the basic truth that what Smith was investigating was real: Trump did in fact plan and act…

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Jack Smith pressed on DOJ probes - and basketballWASHINGTON — Former special counsel Jack Smith, who supervised two prosecutions of President Donald Trump over his attempt to overturn the 2020 election and retention of classified documents, defended his work before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. The hearing, which became heated at times and included an extended tangent about basketball,…

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Jack Smith probe swept up journalists from Fox News, CNN in recordsJack Smith's investigators obtained records with communications between nearly 50 journalists and government officials ahead of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

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Hawley calls for Jack Smith to be disbarred during Senate hearingJosh Hawley alleged Smith opened the inquiries into the president "all for the purpose of keeping Donald Trump off the ballot."

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John Kennedy Clashes With Jack Smith in Heated Trump Investigation HearingSmith appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to answer questions about his work as special counsel and investigations that led to criminal cases against Trump.

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Jack Smith Obtained Internal Communications Between Nearly 50 Journalists, Trump OfficialsFormer special counsel Jack Smith's investigators obtained internal communications between scores of journalists and Trump administration officials during the federal election investigation of President Donald Trump. | Pre-Viral

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