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Trump back on the road as analysts see more congressional races shifting in Dems’ favor
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has a flurry of travel on deck in the final frantic weeks leading up to the end of the midterm elections, in which the GOP is vying to maintain its control of both the U.S. House and Senate. But that outlook looks increasingly less favorable…
News Wisconsin Examiner
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‘I want to live now’: Indiana death row inmate makes clemency plea ahead of execution
Death row inmate Jeffrey Weisheit asked Indiana’s parole board Friday to let him live out his life in prison, but repeatedly struggled to explain why anger at his girlfriend led him to kill her two young children. During 64 minutes of questioning at Indiana State Prison in…
News Indiana Capital Chronicle
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On Connecticut bear hunt, Gov. Lamont and GOP challenger Fazio find common ground
This article first appeared on CT Mirror and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. When it comes to Connecticut’s increasingly troublesome relationship with black bears, both candidates in this year’s governor’s race are…
News Rhode Island Current
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Trump back on the road as analysts see more congressional races shifting in Dems’ favor
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has a flurry of travel on deck in the final frantic weeks leading up to the end of the midterm elections, in which the GOP is vying to maintain its control of both the U.S. House and Senate.
News West Virginia Watch
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DeSantis seeks ‘major disaster’ declaration from Trump post-Isaias
Florida has asked for a major disaster declaration from the White House a week after Hurricane Isaias tore through a swath of the Panhandle and was blamed for six deaths. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that state officials had made the request to the Federal Emergency…
News Florida Phoenix
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Immigrants from Ukraine, Sudan could soon lose protected status
WASHINGTON — More than 100,000 Ukrainians and roughly 2,000 Sudanese immigrants are bracing for the possibility they’ll lose their humanitarian protections by Monday. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has not indicated if he will renew protections for Ukrainians, who…
News South Dakota Searchlight
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SC opens former utility workers’ retreat as 51st state park
Ramsey Grove State Park in Georgetown, one of three state parks to open in the past two years, is open weekdays.
News South Carolina Daily Gazette
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Immigrants from Ukraine, Sudan could soon lose protected status
WASHINGTON — More than 100,000 Ukrainians and roughly 2,000 Sudanese immigrants are bracing for the possibility they’ll lose their humanitarian protections by Monday. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has not indicated if he will renew protections for Ukrainians, who…
News North Dakota Monitor
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Losing bidder claims state changed terms on I-24 toll lane project
A road-building group that lost out on Tennessee’s toll lane project is challenging the state’s award to a consortium led by a Spain-based company that promised the state a massive amount of money. A group of companies called 24 Choice Lanes Partners says in the filing the…
News Tennessee Lookout
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Democrats could flip legislative chambers, break GOP supermajorities, analysis finds
Party control is up for grabs in 15 state legislative chambers across the country as Republicans are increasingly on the defensive this midterm election cycle, a new analysis found. The nonpartisan newsletter Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia’s Center for…
News Oklahoma Voice
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Immigrants from Ukraine, Sudan could soon lose protected status
WASHINGTON — More than 100,000 Ukrainians and roughly 2,000 Sudanese immigrants are bracing for the possibility they’ll lose their humanitarian protections by Monday.
News West Virginia Watch
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Nevada finds ally in legal battle with feds over Lake Mead
The federal government’s plan to slash the Colorado River allocations of Nevada, California and Arizona still remains unpopular amid the historic drought.
News Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Immigrants from Ukraine, Sudan could soon lose protected status
WASHINGTON — More than 100,000 Ukrainians and roughly 2,000 Sudanese immigrants are bracing for the possibility they’ll lose their humanitarian protections by Monday. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has not indicated if he will renew protections for Ukrainians, who…
News Iowa Capital Dispatch
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Trump says he will advise Katie Zacharia to reconsider shortly before she was fired - video
Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, has been fired from her role after just five days. Moments before the firing, Donald Trump told reporters he would suggest Zacharia to 'reconsider' the job, following days of intense media scrutiny around her legal…
News The Guardian US Politics
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Colorado to receive federal funding to support Aspen Acres Fire recovery
The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved Colorado’s request for funding to support businesses harmed by a wildfire that grew to over 100,000 acres in southern Colorado this summer. The Aspen Acres Fire, the seventh-largest wildfire in Colorado history, destroyed more…
News Colorado Newsline
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Immigrants from Ukraine, Sudan could soon lose protected status
More than 100,000 Ukrainians and roughly 2,000 Sudanese immigrants are bracing for the possibility they’ll lose their humanitarian protections by Monday.
News Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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SBA Offers Relief to Small Businesses and Nonprofits Impacted by Grand Canyon Flooding
This week, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low-interest federal disaster loans for small businesses and private nonprofit organizations experiencing economic losses from the recent flash flooding at Grand Canyon National Park. The…
Press release Elijah Crane — press releases
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Durbin Demands Trump Admin Stand With Ukraine
America must stand with Ukraine, not the Russian war criminal, Vladimir Putin. Donald Trump’s decision to buy Russian gas and limit the sharing of critical intelligence with Ukraine is an abandonment of our ally and will cause more violence and bloodshed.
Video Richard J. Durbin on YouTube
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‘Red to Blue’ Democrats rake in more than GOP rivals in third quarter
In their quest to flip the House, Democrats have sought to expand the battleground map by targeting seats in red-leaning terrain, and their candidates in these races dominated third-quarter fundraising, new filings show. But many of their Republican opponents, including…
News Roll Call
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FBI arrests CT man accused of threatening Republicans
A Naugatuck man is accused of threatening Republicans, the same week that CT's U.S. senate offices received packages that raised suspicions.
News Connecticut Mirror
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Democrats could flip legislative chambers, break GOP supermajorities, analysis finds
Party control is up for grabs in 15 state legislative chambers across the country as Republicans are increasingly on the defensive this midterm election cycle, a new analysis found.
News Louisiana Illuminator
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Democrats could flip legislative chambers, break GOP supermajorities, analysis finds
Party control is up for grabs in 15 state legislative chambers across the country as Republicans are increasingly on the defensive this midterm election cycle, a new analysis found.
News Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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Smith Helps Secure More Than $2.3 Million for Rural Healthcare Workers and Access to Maternal Care in Missouri
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Trump Administration announced more than $2.3 million in federal investment to strengthen Missouri’s rural...
Press release Jason Smith — press releases
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Oklahoma treasurer’s race pits veteran against newcomer
OKLAHOMA CITY – The race for state treasurer pits a government finance expert against a political newcomer who says he does not expect to win. State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd, a Republican, faces Libertarian Kiefer Perry on the Nov. 3 ballot. “I probably know more about…
News Oklahoma Voice
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Judge reopens lawsuits challenging cuts of Bears Ears, Grand-Staircase
Legal challenges first filed against President Donald Trump’s cuts to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments almost a decade ago can move forward after he downsized them once again and more sharply this summer, a federal judge ruled this week in Washington,…
News Florida Phoenix
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Special committee identifies improvements for state-run Mt. Edgecumbe High School
Clear communication at the state-run boarding school Mt. Edgecumbe High School is among the top priority areas to improve students’ residential and academic life, a special committee told members of the Alaska State Board of Education this week. The state board established the…
News Alaska Beacon
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With fewer public defenders, indigent defendants pay the price
AUSTIN, Texas — It was a good day for the defense. Standing in front of a judge in Austin’s Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center, attorney Matthew Shrum secured a ruling that spared his client from serious punishment on a shoplifting charge. In the hallway immediately…
News Washington State Standard
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Texas has a new backlog of voter address updates due to another state error
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here.Update, Friday Oct. 16, 2026, 2:45 p.m.: This story has been updated to include additional information provided…
News Votebeat
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LA Community College District Board of Trustees: What you need to know before voting
The L.A. Community College District board oversees nine colleges that serve nearly 200,000 students. Three seats are up for election Nov. 3.
News LAist
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Rebecca Bennett outraises Tom Kean Jr., but Kean holds cash edge
Rebecca Bennett, a Democrat hoping to unseat Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R), has raised more than Kean and faster, but she's spent the same way, leaving him with larger reserves.
News New Jersey Monitor