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Trump Accused of 'Last-Ditch Attempt to Buy Off Voters' With Checks, Diesel Deal

US President Donald Trump's pledge to send every American adult $5,000, delivery of small healthcare rebates to millions of people, and announcement of a deal to secure Russian diesel amount to "a last-ditch attempt to buy off voters and dodge a richly deserved reckoning," the editorial board of The Philadelphia Inquirer argued Tuesday as the midterm…

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'Psychotic': Ex-GOP insider predicts Trump will be 'more unhinged' as 'judgment day' nearsFormer Republican strategist Steve Schmidt warned Sunday that President Donald Trump will become more dangerous as the midterm elections approach. “Judgement day is coming for MAGA,” Schmidt wrote in his Substack newsletter , The Warning. “When it arrives the national danger will deepen. Trump will become more unhinged and erratic in the days and weeks…
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Trump's time bomb threatens GOP 'at the very moment' voters cast ballots: reportA slow-rolling change buried in President Donald Trump's signature law is hitting Americans' wallets right as Republicans need their votes most. Politico reported Saturday that changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program , pushed through in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, are taking effect in waves just as the midterms approach. More than 5…
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