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Trump’s DOJ demands California halt ballots to suspected noncitizens
The U.S. Department of Justice is demanding California not count ballots from voters it says are suspected noncitizens, a move by the Trump administration to apply last-minute pressure as voting begins in the midterm elections. The Justice Department on Tuesday gave California…
News Nebraska Examiner
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Powered by spikes in energy prices, inflation surges to 3.7%
Inflation grew to a 3.7% annual rate in September, according to an Oct. 14 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, up from 3.4% in August. In the last consumer price inflation report before midterm elections, with voters already fed up with higher prices, September’s…
News Nebraska Examiner
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The next act for the No Kings movement: Early voting in the midterms
WASHINGTON — The No Kings movement that has brought millions to the streets across the United States three times since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term is staging its next event at the polls. Organizers across hundreds of advocacy groups will pull together…
News Maine Morning Star
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Why AI concerns are NOT a "hoax"
Video Bernard Sanders on YouTube
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Why AI concerns are NOT a "hoax"
Donald Trump thinks the American people's concerns about artificial intelligence are a "hoax." Do you know who disagrees? The 91% of Americans who think it's important to put guardrails on AI. Insanity. We must regulate AI NOW!
Video Bernard Sanders on YouTube
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Rep. Torres Announces Power To The Players Act, Legislation to Ensure Gamers Own Their Games
Today, Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) announced he will introduce the Power To The Players Act, legislation that would direct the Federal Trade Commission to establish regulations protecting consumers’ ability to own and play the video games they purchase. Over the past few years,…
Press release Ritchie Torres — press releases
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Taiwan is nearing an investment in the trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline project, officials say
The nation of Taiwan is coming closer to a multibillion-dollar investment in the trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline and is preparing to buy as much as 30% of the pipeline’s production, its economic affairs ministry said Wednesday. The announcement was short of the firm…
News Alaska Beacon
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More members and money — and more fractures: The uncertain future of Erika Kirk’s Turning Point USA
This story is part of Gen Z at the Ballot Box, a collaboration between States Newsroom and The 19th. It was the beginning of her junior year, and 20-year-old Mia Tedesco was setting up a table for the campus open house where more than 200 recognized student organizations were…
News The 19th
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Murray Leads Senate Democrats in Demanding Answers on EPA Surveillance of Medication Abortion Drugs in Drinking Water
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, led the entire Democratic caucus in a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin urging the EPA to remove medication abortion drugs…
Press release Patty Murray — press releases
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In competitive Gorge-based House District, candidates tout years, dollars between them
Big corporate and party money has pored into the race between Republican Scott Hege, 64, and Democrat Hank Sanders, 25, for Oregon’s 52nd House District.
News Oregon Capital Chronicle
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Trump’s DOJ demands California halt ballots to suspected noncitizens
The U.S. Department of Justice is demanding California not count ballots from voters it says are suspected noncitizens, a move by the Trump administration to apply last-minute pressure as voting begins in the midterm elections. The Justice Department on Tuesday gave California…
News Missouri Independent
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Move over 2026, 2028 hopefuls are already swarming Nevada.
In today's edition: Why we're already talking about the 2028 presidential election. Plus: Obama weighs in on the governor race.
News Nevada Independent
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Adam Hamilton says reporting on Roger Marshall’s use of taxpayer dollars warrants ethics inquiry
LAWRENCE — Democrat Adam Hamilton says reporting by Kansas Reflector and MS NOW warrants an ethics investigation into whether his opponent, U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, misused government resources to support his campaign. The reporting looked at audio recordings, photos, videos,…
News Kansas Reflector
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CORREA, SMITH INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BRIGHT BEGINNINGS ACT TO EXPAND CHILDCARE FOR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Press release J. Luis Correa — press releases
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Ballard sues to force Indiana Election Commission to act on complaints
Lincoln Party secretary of state candidate Greg Ballard filed suit Thursday to force the Indiana Election Commission to rule on four pending campaign finance complaints against his opponents before the Nov. 3 election. Two complaints are against Republican Max Engling and two are…
News Indiana Capital Chronicle
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Social Security benefits increase will hit 3.6% in 2027
WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration announced on Wednesday that recipients will receive a 3.6% increase in benefits in 2027. The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, will begin for 72 million Social Security beneficiaries in January. It will apply for Supplemental…
News Missouri Independent
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Ford seeks to upset Lombardo, become Nevada’s first Black governor
Among the stack of lawsuits Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford has filed in his two terms is one of particular significance to the state and its bread-and-butter gambling industry – the effort to keep prediction markets out of states with regulated sports betting. But on…
News Nevada Current
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‘Godly leadership’: Lisa Demuth’s Pentecostal faith is a driving force behind her politics
Lisa Demuth asked God whether she should run for Minnesota House minority leader. On the morning Minnesota House Republicans were electing a new leader after a bitterly disappointing 2022 election, Demuth read the Bible verse 1 Peter 4:10: “God has given each of you a gift from…
News Minnesota Reformer
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Ansari Introduces Bipartisan IRAN Act to Expand Internet Freedom for the Iranian People
Press release Yassamin Ansari — press releases
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Childcare costs too much. How are California's leaders going to fix it?
We asked local and statewide candidates what “affordable childcare” means and how they can make it happen.
News LAist
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Representatives Torres and Fleischmann Lead Bipartisan Bill to Build America’s Advanced Manufacturing Workforce
Press release Norma J. Torres — press releases
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Castro Nominates 25 Latino Recordings for Preservation in the Library of Congress
Press release Joaquin Castro — press releases
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Reps. Castro, Ciscomani, Espaillat Renew Push to Honor Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Press release Joaquin Castro — press releases
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Gov Watchdog Finds National Security Gaps in Mining of Critical Minerals on America’s Public Lands
Press release Jared Huffman — press releases
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Wyden Statement on the Silver Rail Elementary School Shooting
Press release Ron Wyden — press releases
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Commentary: How spending $2.75 million on a campaign for a part-time job pencils out. If it does.
The Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association (yes, there is such a thing) earlier this month crowed that it is spending 1.75 million American dollars in Nevada to help defeat Republican Nevada Lieutenant Gov. Stavros Anthony. “It is the largest investment in a Nevada Lt.…
News Nevada Current
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Kiggans Hosts USDA Leadership to Highlight Aquaculture, Hold Industry Roundtable
CAPE CHARLES, VA — Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) welcomed U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) leadership... The post Kiggans Hosts USDA Leadership to Highlight Aquaculture, Hold Industry Roundtable appeared first on Jen Kiggans.
Press release Jennifer A. Kiggans — press releases
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Federal judge blocks Trump administration from moving Forest Service headquarters to Utah
A federal judge has issued a preliminary ruling blocking the Trump administration from moving the U.S. Forest Service’s headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City while the rest of the lawsuit over the relocation plays out in court. In the order signed Tuesday, U.S.…
News Nevada Current
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2 states, 2 abortion ballot measures, and the effort to win over Gen Z voters
In Idaho and Missouri, where Gen Z voters are among those who will decide the future of abortion access on Election Day, campaigns are trying to reach a generation dealing with rising living costs and skepticism toward politics.
News Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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Researchers point to community violence programs, pandemic recovery in historic homicide decline
As candidates debate public safety ahead of the midterm elections, a new assessment of the nation’s historic homicide decline suggests there is no single explanation for the drop — and that some widely discussed enforcement strategies may have played little role. A survey of…
News Utah News Dispatch