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“Maricarmen,” Whose Eviction from Lifelong Home Sparked Housing Protests Across Spain, Dies at 87, France’s Education Minister Meets Student Leaders as Mass Protests Demand Education Reforms, WHO Demands Answers as Russia Denies Reports of Second Case of Plague, Protesters Repeatedly Interrupt Trump at Rally for Texas GOP Senate Candidate Ken Paxton, DHS…

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New Poll Sounds Pretty Ominous Alarm For Republicans Ahead Of MidtermsThe Reuters/Ipsos poll findings suggest potential cracks in the coalition that propelled Donald Trump into the White House in 2024.

HuffPost13d agoWhole story →

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I’m the attorney general of Washington state. Here’s how we’re protecting the midterm elections | Nick BrownA coalition of Democratic attorneys general is working to make sure voters across the spectrum have their voices heard Elections have consequences. So do the Trump administration’s exhaustive efforts to undermine them. Voters will be confident in their choices, but less certain whose voice will count in the face of myriad intrusions by the executive…

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Derrick Van Orden draws closer to Trump despite his unpopular ratingRep. Derrick Van Orden, the GOP incumbent running one of the tightest races in the country, is actively embracing Trump – low approval rating and all.

Green Bay Press-Gazette13d agoWhole story →

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This Is What Trump Panic Looks LikeIs this what panic looks like? President Trump has been barnstorming the country in recent days, as part of a tour that will take him across the United States until the midterms. His rallies, he says , have been “unbelievable,” generating “unbelievable crowds and enthusiasm.” They are “flipping races all the time.” News outlets—particularly old foes like…

The New Republic13d agoWhole story →

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Republican midterm triage puts bleak outlook into focusRepublican super PACs are flooding the airwaves in once-safe states, and pulling down ads for races that look like lost causes. President Trump, his approval ratings near record lows, is popping up in some of America's reddest states. Why it matters: The polls showing Democrats headed toward a blue wave on Nov. 3 may not be quite right. But money — and…

Axios13d agoWhole story →

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Republican National Committee Moves $50 Million to Help Midterm Candidates in Huge Cash TransferThe party apparatus is taking advantage of its enormous war chest, as well as a Supreme Court campaign-finance ruling this year, to send tens of millions into congressional races.

The New York Times7h agoWhole story →

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