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“The Single Most Toxic Issue in the Midterms”: How America Turned on Data Centers.America is hopelessly divided along party lines. That’s a stubborn fact, we’re told, and the polling bears it out: Democrats dislike Republicans and Republicans dislike Democrats, in almost precisely the same proportions. But every election produces surprising coalitions that defy entrenched partisanship. In these midterms, left and right have found…
'Should Concern All Americans': Records Show ICE Has Gathered 50 Million Voter Records Ahead of MidtermsDocuments obtained and released on Wednesday by the advocacy group Democracy Forward show that the investigative arm of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has gathered tens of millions of voter records ahead of the midterm elections as part of a purported effort to combat "voter fraud." Democracy Forward, which obtained the ICE documents through the…
In Virginia, Democrat Hoping to Oust Republican Tests Anti-Corruption Message Echoing Around CountryHAYES, Va. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman may have spent nearly two decades in Congress, but the Republican is emphasizing the humbler parts of his resume while running for another term this year. His advertisements talk about his work in a tomato cannery and on a fishing boat, and how he commutes to Washington from the same modest home in rural Virginia…
Trump stalling Jack Smith report hearing by hiding behind midterm schedule: ex-prosecutorPresident 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…
Trump announces $90 payments for seniors on Medicare ahead of midterm elections for premium costsPresident Donald Trump is promising more payments to voters just ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. This time, the checks are going to more than 20 million seniors, giving them $90 each to help pay for Medicare premiums. It's the latest in a series of such promises ahead of the midterms. Last month, Trump said about 1 million people would get rebates…