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In tight Texas Senate race, Trump's immigration crackdown tests Republicans' hold on voters

The race between Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton is hotly contested and enormously expensive, with total ad spending topping $500 million.

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Los Angeles Times· Oct 18, 10:00 AMIn tight Texas Senate race, Trump's immigration crackdown tests Republicans' hold on voters

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Before Obtaining Citizenship, Singer Joni Mitchell Said She Wished She Could Vote During 'F**k Donald Trump' RantJoni Mitchell says she became a U.S. citizen so she could vote in the 2026 midterm elections -- something the legendary singer previously wished she could do during a public anti-Trump tirade. The post Before Obtaining Citizenship, Singer Joni Mitchell Said She Wished She Could Vote During ‘F**k Donald Trump’ Rant appeared first on Breitbart .

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With an ad aimed at Trump, this Republican exposed GOP angst about Latino votersRep. María Elvira Salazar filmed an ad warning the president that he's "gone too far" on immigration. It reflected concern among some Republicans that their gains with Latino voters could be at risk.

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Are ICE Officers Really Targeting the ‘Worst of the Worst’?The homeland security secretary, Markwayne Mullin, has repeatedly said ICE agents are pursuing “the worst of the worst” criminals. But as Hamed Aleaziz, a reporter for The New York Times, explains, data shows that arrests of people with no criminal record have soared this summer.

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Vance Faces Tough Questions On Iran War, Immigration And More In CBS Town HallVice President JD Vance faced tough questions from voters about the Trump administration’s policies in a town hall on CBS News that aired Saturday night.

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Top takeaways from JD Vance town hall: Costly gas, DC corruption, immigration hot takes and the warJD Vance defended Trump administration policies on gas prices, Iran's nuclear program, and H-1B visas while blasting Abdul El-Sayed at a CBS town hall.

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Homan: Trump Administration Could Denaturalize, Deport Ilhan OmarSaturday on Fox News Channel’s “Big Weekend Show,” Trump border czar Tom Homan said the administration could denaturalize and deport Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) if federal investigators prove immigration fraud. Co-host Tomi Lahren said, “I think people were rather shocked to The post Homan: Trump Administration Could Denaturalize, Deport Ilhan Omar appeared…

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Live updates: Obama condemns Omar investigation; Ukraine attacks St Petersburg oil depotFormer President Obama has weighed in on the federal government’s criminal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) over accusations of immigration fraud, accusing the Trump administration of targeting its political opponents. His remarks come nearly a week after federal agents raided Omar’s Washington, D.C., home and seized her phone as part of a…

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Ukraine, Sudan immigrants to retain deportation protections for nowThe TPS protections of tens of thousands of Ukrainians and hundreds of Sudanese immigrants were officially slated to terminate on Monday.

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'This is So Appalling': Barack Obama Delivers Blistering Rebuke of Trump's Ilhan Omar Deportation PlotFormer President Barack Obama on Sunday spoke out against the Trump administration's plot to strip Rep. Ilhan Omar of her US citizenship and remove her from the country. In a lengthy social media post, Obama said the administration's attack on Omar (D-Minn.) violates "a basic principle of American democracy that the government can’t selectively target…

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Obama Defends Rep. Ilhan Omar Amid Trump Administration InquiryFederal agents searched Ms. Omar’s Washington home last week and issued subpoenas to some family members in search of evidence of fraud in immigration paperwork.

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In tight Texas Senate race, Trump's immigration crackdown tests Republicans' hold on voters – KnowGov