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Sanders changes special election date to fill vacant state Senate seat formerly held by DismangGov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders changed the special election to fill the vacant state Senate seat formerly held by Searcy Republican Jonathan Dismang from Jan. 5 to Dec. 15.

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GOP tax cuts have little effect on campaign trailORO VALLEY, Ariz. -- Republicans in Congress had hoped the major tax-and-spending-cut bill they muscled into law last year would redeem them on the campaign trail as they try to beat historical odds to keep their majorities in November's midterm elections.

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Trump in Ohio to stump for HustedVANDALIA, Ohio -- President Donald Trump on Saturday defended data centers that power artificial intelligence projects but have become a contentious campaign issue nationwide, as he took his midterm tour to Ohio to insist his party will keep its majorities in Congress.

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New term sees high court poised to push US to rightWASHINGTON -- The new U.S. Supreme Court term that begins on Monday presents opportunities for its two eldest and most conservative justices, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, to help push U.S. law further rightward on contentious issues such as gun rights, religion in public schools and voting restrictions.

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Midterms to test Trump’s support in working classWASHINGTON -- The midterm elections are a test for the working-class coalition that lifted Trump into the White House and gave majorities to Republicans in the House and Senate. The outcome will be decided in places like Dayton, Ohio, which once sprouted factories but shed about half of its 90,000 factory jobs since 1990 after the North American Free…

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Trump urges calls to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in push for permanent daylight saving timePresident Donald Trump is urging people to call what appears to be the personal cellphone number of Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas. Trump wants the Senate to help pass the Sunshine Protection Act to make daylight saving time permanent. The bill passed the House in July but some Republican senators — including Cotton — oppose it. Trump argued on social media…

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Hochul: Woman ‘failed’ by officials in rape caseNEW YORK -- The woman who accused members of a Cornell University fraternity of gang rape was "failed" by people obligated to protect her, including campus police and the county prosecutor, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday.

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Federal judge ends desegregation order for south Arkansas’ Camden Fairview, Harmony Grove school districtsA decades-old federal court settlement restricting the transfer of white students from one south Arkansas school district to a neighboring school district is no longer in effect.

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Judge OKs Paramount settlement agreementCHICAGO -- A federal judge has granted Paramount's settlement agreement with 12 states that sued over the company's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, allowing the companies to soon close their $81 billion mega merger.

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Arkansas basketball notebook: John Calipari speaks on Protect College Sports Act, Primetime at the PalaceCalipari spoke for over five minutes when he was asked about the bill, which passed in the U.S. Senate by a 77-22 vote on Monday.

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STAR PARKER: Attempts to slow AI and other overreactionsI'm far from understanding chatbots, chips and AI technology, but I've worked in D.C. long enough to be suspicious when industry giants come begging for government regulations.

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COLUMNIST: Voters can have two thoughts about Trump, so can their representativesRepublican candidates heading into the November midterms should feel some relief. For the first time in a long time, they have the justification to clearly break from President Donald Trump on issues with which they disagree.

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Trump, AI leaders sign accordWASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he and a large group of leaders of artificial intelligence companies had signed a voluntary accord that will include internal and external reviews during a meeting at the White House aimed at addressing Americans' fears about the technology.

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Sanders administration claims ‘savings and efficiencies’ in new Arkansas Forward dashboard; fiscal impact unclear, experts sayWhen she announced the Arkansas Forward dashboard in July, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders likened the state's government efficiency initiative to Walmart.

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Trump cuts Congress-backed spendingWASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress, the White House announced Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant services and diversity-focused initiatives.

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OPINION | EDITORIAL: A plea to our U.S. representativesDear Reps. French Hill, Steve Womack, Bruce Westerman and Rick Crawford:

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Justices lift restrictions on SAVE voter databaseNEW YORK -- The Supreme Court on Friday lifted restrictions on a controversial federal voter database before November's elections, granting President Donald Trump a temporary win in his aggressive campaign against noncitizen voting.

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Justice criticizes how high court handles its casesWASHINGTON -- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday criticized the Supreme Court's use of its emergency docket, saying the court's willingness to fast-track high-profile cases posed a threat to its standing among the American public.

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Senate again rejects war powers resolutionWASHINGTON -- Despite rising political anxiety over the Iran war, senators on Thursday narrowly rejected a war powers resolution seeking to halt President Donald Trump's military action, which has been largely blamed for the spike in gas prices and become a flashpoint in the midterm election.

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Legislators introduce measure to curb AIWashington -- Two leading progressive lawmakers, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, unveiled legislation Wednesday that would ban artificial superintelligence and create a federal agency to oversee advanced AI as some of the industry's own leaders urge Congress to impose guardrails on the advancing technology.

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