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Manchin: Matthew McConaughey 'absolutely so accurate' on independents

Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) on Monday said actor Matthew McConaughey was "absolutely so accurate" in his premidterm election message calling on Americans to choose independent candidates who will help bring Congress back to the political center. "He is absolutely so accurate," Manchin told "The Hill" host Blake Burman on NewsNation. "It's not that…

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The Movement: Paris is burning. The American right is watching.Protests and riots in France have become the latest Republican talking point in the U.S. as the party makes a last-ditch effort to tie Democrats to immigration and socialism two weeks out from the midterm elections. Protesters, largely high school students, first took to the streets earlier this month to demand better school conditions. Those...

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Iran, Taunting Trump Over Gas Prices, Braces for Aftermath of Midterm ElectionsThe midterm elections appear to be a factor for both sides in the war as President Trump weighs his next steps.

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Top Trump ally warns Republican Party 'dead' if it loses key voting bloc ahead of midtermsA top Senate Republican warns the GOP could be "dead as a party" if working-class voters abandon Republicans over economy and gas price woes.

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Kansas? Montana? Mississippi? Where Will the Blue Wave Crest?Democrats have reason to spend in states that seemed impossible to win just two months ago. The post Kansas? Montana? Mississippi? Where Will the Blue Wave Crest? appeared first on Washington Monthly .

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The AI industry’s race for influence includes $100 million in campaign cashLeading AI companies have set up political action committees to support both Republican and Democratic candidates in the midterm elections. The effort by Anthropic and OpenAI comes as Congress faces calls to regulate the industry.

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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…

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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…

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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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