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Trump Plans to Challenge the 2022 Elections — Starting in Philly — The former president is fixated on challenging the results of Pennsylvania's Senate race, which he views — as one source puts it — as a “dress rehearsal for Trump 2024” — IN EARLY SEPTEMBER, Donald Trump welcomed …
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DeSantis endorses O'Dea in Colorado Senate race, bucking Trump — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is recording a robocall for underdog Senate contender Joe O'Dea, a boost for the Colorado Republican after former President Donald Trump urged grassroots conservatives to abandon his campaign.
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‘Anger on their minds’: NBC News poll finds sky-high interest and polarization ahead of midterms — Less than three weeks before Election Day, voter interest has now reached an all-time high for a midterm election, with a majority of registered voters saying that this election is “more important” to them than past midterms.
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Democrats fear the midterm map is slipping away — Polls in both the House and Senate show improvements for Republicans amid economic and crime concerns — The liberal Navigator public tracking poll flashed a major warning sign for Democrats in mid-October, reporting a 20 percentage point …


GOP opens edge on economy, crime ahead of midterms: POLL
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Sanders says he's worried about voter turnout among young people
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Full Cheney: ‘If Donald Trump is the nominee of the Republican Party, the party will shatter’ — Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) discusses the January 6th select committee's subpoena of former President Donald Trump, her political future and the future of the Republican Party in an exclusive interview.
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Cheney rejects possibility of Trump Jan. 6 testimony on live TV — Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), vice chairwoman of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, said on Sunday she will not allow former President Trump to turn his testimony before the panel …
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In Ohio, Vance faces backlash in Ukrainian community over war stance — Many said they would not vote for Vance. In a tight contest, such sentiments could have far-reaching implications. — PARMA, Ohio — Irena Stolar has voted Republican for over half a century, from Richard M. Nixon to Donald Trump.
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Three New Yorkers Ordered Cocaine From the Same Delivery Service. All Died From Fentanyl. — Cocaine, long popular among New York professionals, is now often tainted with fentanyl, catching users unprepared and driving drug fatalities — NEW YORK—Ross Mtangi, a trading executive …


Turns Out Sometimes the Government Can Get Things Right — The Biden administration unveiled its student loan forgiveness application online a week ago. Twitter lit up with joyful posts about debt relief, as well as about the surprisingly easy process. — “Incredible. Took about 120 seconds.”


Fighter jet crashes into two-story home in Irkutsk — 3:38 pm, October 23, 2022Source: Main Command of the Ministry of Emergency Services of Irkutsk — A Su-30 multirole fighter jet crashed into a two-story home in Irkutsk, report government and emergency services in the region.
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Climate activists throw mashed potatoes at Monet work in Germany — Two protesters pelt painting with potatoes and glue their hands to wall at Museum Barberini in Potsdam — Claude Monet has become the latest artist to be the focus of food-related climate protests, after members …
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The Seven Men Who Will Lead China Into Xi's Third Term — For the third time in little over a decade, Chinese President Xi Jinping led a procession of Communist Party officials onto the red carpet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, revealing who will lead the world's most populous country for the next five years.
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As China's Xi extends his rule, his predecessor makes an unusual exit


Young Democrats ready their plans for a post-Pelosi shake-up — House Democrats have unified as they fight to retain their fragile majority in next month's midterms. But if they lose, as many election prognosticators predict they will, that unity will likely be short-lived.
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Kari Lake suggests early voting be restricted in Arizona as she repeats election lies — The GOP gubernatorial nominee spoke with Jonathan Karl for “This Week.” — Arizona Republican nominee for governor Kari Lake speaks during a campaign rally attended by former U.S. President Donald Trump, on Oct. 9, 2022 in Mesa, Ariz.
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Why Am I Seeing That Political Ad? Check Your ‘Trump Resistance’ Score. — To help campaigns target ads, voter-profiling firms score millions of Americans on issues like guns, vaccines and QAnon. — In the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election, a voter analytics firm called PredictWise came …


Voter isolation grows as 2024 candidates forgo mainstream media — America is on the verge of the first truly parallel universe presidential campaign — where the parties speak to distinct groups of voters, in distinct media ecosystems, pushing distinct realities.


Cheney slams ‘pro-Putin’ McCarthy over Ukraine funding threat — Rep. Liz Cheney on Sunday branded Kevin McCarthy the leader of the “pro-Putin” wing of the GOP after the House minority leader suggested cutting U.S. funding of Ukraine's war effort. — In an interview with NBC's Chuck Todd on …
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