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Trump makes third trip to Texas in less than a month despite Ken Paxton audio leaksCNN By Betsy Klein, CNN San Antonio (CNN) — President Donald Trump made his third trip to Texas in less than a month to stump for a Senate candidate who’s privately questioned his political capital and whom the president has publicly insulted in personal terms. Such is the final sprint to the November 3 midterm

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Takeaways from the first Iowa Senate debateBy Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s shadow looms over every contest in November’s midterm elections — but on an Iowa debate stage Wednesday night, the president’s name was rarely mentioned. The two candidates battling for Iowa’s Senate seat, Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson and Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek, kept their sometimes sharp disagreements

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‘The list of his failures goes on’: El-Sayed’s Obama criticism resurfaced ahead of campaign rallyBy Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama is set to hit the campaign trail for Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed later this month, years after El-Sayed criticized Obama’s presidency at times as a failure, saying it left the country no “better off.” In comments reviewed by CNN’s KFile from Obama’s 2012

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On the 3rd anniversary of October 7 attacks, Mamdani draws ire as he accuses Israel of genocide and war crimesBy Katherine Koretski, CNN New York (CNN) — New York’s mayor marked the third anniversary of Hamas’ October 7 attacks on Israel on Wednesday with a statement that has sparked backlash among some Jewish leaders. In his statement, Mayor Zohran Mamdani acknowledged the “horrific war crimes of October 7” while also accusing Israel of committing

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Federal prosecutors in Minnesota charge man with terrorism after they say he planned to target the Mall of AmericaBy Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials in Minnesota have charged a man with a federal terrorism charge after they say he planned a shooting at the Mall of America using an AK-47 rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, according to court records unsealed Wednesday. According to a federal complaint, an FBI investigation

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Lincoln University students, alumni sue state over higher education fundingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of Lincoln University students and alumni want a federal judge to fix what they claim is decades of underfunding from the state. Seven people, represented by Calloway Law and the 1890 Project, filed the federal lawsuit against Governor Mike Kehoe, the state's higher education departments, and UM System President

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Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers breaks with Trump on tariffsBy Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Mike Rogers, the Republican Senate nominee in Michigan, is breaking with President Donald Trump over his tariffs on Canada in a new advertisement. “Here in Michigan, we know that Canada is not our enemy. We need to end this tariff war — now,” Rogers says in the 30-second spot.

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Former AG Bailey takes swipe at Buffaloe, shows support for new jail during speech for Boone County Pachyderm ClubCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey took aim at Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe during a Tuesday night speech, accusing her of undermining law enforcement and the city, while also voicing support for a proposed new Boone County Jail. Bailey made the comments while serving as the featured keynote speaker at the Columbia

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ABC to federal judge: Trump’s FCC is holding our head on a ‘guillotine’By Andrew Kirell, Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — ABC argued in federal court Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s FCC has “chilled” the network’s free speech by using its “enormous regulatory power to coerce, threaten, punish” coverage the administration doesn’t like. The Disney-owned network is seeking a preliminary injunction to block the FCC’s order…

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Registered Boone County voters sent letters questioning their citizenship statusCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people in Boone County asked the County Clerk's Office to remove their names from voter rolls after they were flagged by the Missouri Secretary of State's Office using a federal database, Clerk Brianna Lennon said Tuesday. The two were among 33 people whose names were included on a spring list of

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A Republican in a district Kamala Harris won could give Democrats a run for their moneyBy Katherine Koretski, CNN (CNN) — Mike Lawler is one of the most vulnerable Republicans in Congress this election cycle, one of only three representing a district that Kamala Harris won in 2024. But in a year when political headwinds seem to be blowing in Democrats’ favor, combat veteran and Biden administration alum Cait Conley

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First on CNN: Cornell faculty prepare no-confidence vote against administration over handling of alleged sexual assault caseBy Gloria Pazmino, Hanna Park, Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN Ithaca, New York (CNN) — Members of the Cornell University Faculty Senate have introduced a resolution for a vote of no confidence against the university administration for its handling of the 2024 alleged gang rape on campus, as calls for reform and accountability reverberate with hundreds

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Trump uses anti-transgender slur to attack South Carolina Senate nomineeBy Alejandra Jaramillo, Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday used an anti-transgender slur to attack Democratic South Carolina Senate nominee Dr. Annie Andrews, as he tries to push his handpicked GOP candidate, Sen. Darline Graham, over the finish line in the midterm election. “Annie ‘Trannie’ Andrews is running against our wonderful

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Tennessee’s outgoing prison chief had a history of execution missteps before Christa Pike, officials sayBy Eduardo Cuevas, CNN (CNN) — Before the botched execution of Christa Pike, Frank Strada reportedly had a history of overseeing execution missteps in two states. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Saturday announced Correction Commissioner Strada would step down later this month following the backlash after the attempted execution left Pike on a ventilator,…

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California woman arrested and charged with acting as unregistered agent for China, prosecutor saysBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The FBI on Sunday arrested a 34-year-old California woman who has been charged with acting as an unregistered agent for China, First Assistant US Attorney for the Central District of California, Bill Essayli, said in a social media post. Wanying “Heather” Zhang, of Irvine, allegedly surveilled a close

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Inside Democrats’ efforts to secure Election Day and respond to fears of Trump interferenceBy Annie Grayer, Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Ahead of the November midterm elections, top Democrats are planning for doomsday scenarios for how President Donald Trump and his administration could intervene in the voting process and laying the groundwork for a forceful response. In closed-door meetings, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has convened…

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Trump posts GOP lawmaker’s phone number amid spat over Daylight Saving TimeBy Molly English, Logan Schiciano, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump railed against Sen. Tom Cotton in a series of posts on Saturday, accusing the Arkansas Republican of holding up a bill that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent and encouraging people to call the senator at his cellphone number. “Everybody in Arkansas, Tom Cotton,

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Trump has promoted AI in education. His FCC may end school internet subsidies.Like many parents, Arielle Roth has concerns about her children’s screen time at school. But unlike her peers, she’s in a position to influence the issue at nearly every school in America. Roth heads an obscure federal agency within the Commerce Department that serves as the president’s top policy adviser on telecommunications issues. In that

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Clarence Thomas is in the hot seat for Supreme Court’s biggest climate case in yearsBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — As one of the Supreme Court’s most stalwart conservative and prolific justices, Clarence Thomas’ views on the biggest cases of the day — from guns to race to religion — are rarely in doubt. Yet when it comes to perhaps the most significant climate change-related case to reach the

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Halloween should be scary. Your bill doesn't have to beHalloween can get expensive pretty fast. You might start with bags of candy and a costume for the kids, but then come the decorations, pumpkins, school events, and trips to the pumpkin patch. Before you know it, you’ve spent a lot more than you planned. And it’s not just you. Halloween is no longer about

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