Politics

Trump eyes an October campaign rally — in Alabama

President Donald Trump is tentatively set to visit Alabama for a political rally next week, a curious move in a deep-red state as his party fights for control of Congress in several battlegrounds.T...

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California Supreme Court orders seized ballots returned in Riverside County case

The California Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a Southern California sheriff to return hundreds of thousands of ballots he had seized in a probe of alleged voting improprieties, siding with Democ...

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Cyber agency unveils national election security plan weeks before the midterms

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a plan Thursday to help states and localities secure the midterm elections against potential cyber threats — the first public action on e...

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Iranian president blames US for Middle East conflict while denying nuclear ambitions, offers to dilute uranium

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian flatly denied Thursday that Tehran wants a nuclear bomb while claiming Iran is willing to submit its nuclear program for international inspection, blaming Washin...

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Australian PM warns in UN speech about the ‘furious pace’ of AI after security breach

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged world leaders Thursday to erect more guardrails on artificial intelligence following a breach of a government services website in his country.Albane...

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How One Peruvian Man Became Putin’s ‘Cannon Fodder’

PUCALLPA, Peru — Carlos Lenski Davila Vela cannot name the Ukrainian village that Russia sent him to capture as part of a storm assault, nor a single town nearby.But with a crumpled napkin and a gl...

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Democrats weigh how to handle data center vote that could benefit a GOP foe

Senate Democrats will soon have to decide whether to do one of their most vulnerable Republican colleagues a big political favor just weeks before the midterm elections.Republican leaders are expec...

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Sherrod Brown’s data center attacks frustrate labor allies

Sherrod Brown built a decades-long political career on support from labor unions. Now, many of those longtime allies shudder every time he mentions data centers.The Ohio Democrat has flooded the ai...

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AI Chatbots Are Quietly Spewing Partisan Talking Points

It’s no secret that AI has become an explosive factor in American politics. Even before the latest concerns that AI poses existential risks to humanity, many people had soured on the rapid growth o...

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With Republicans under pressure, Trump’s White House starts bending

The White House is in triage mode.Six weeks until the midterm elections, administration officials are pulling policy levers they otherwise might not to help vulnerable Republicans in key congressio...

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The Collapse of Farm Exports Is the Most Underappreciated Story in American Politics

As President Donald Trump embarked on his plan to hike tariffs and escalate tensions with America's biggest trading partners, he offered an ...

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GOP holds the line on Iran despite growing midterm rift with Trump

Senate Republicans narrowly fended off a pre-midterm bid to halt the Iran war, staying largely united with President Donald Trump even as a growing number of GOP candidates voice unhappiness with t...

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Why Missouri election officials are telling people not to vote (yet)

Several local election officials in Missouri are advising voters to consider delaying casting their ballots until the Supreme Court resolves a tangled legal fight around the state’s congressional m...

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Europe grudgingly, gingerly moves toward Trump’s Board of Peace

UNITED NATIONS — European nations that shunned the Board of Peace when it was announced a year ago are starting to work with it on humanitarian projects in the Gaza Strip. But they aren’t happy abo...

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Appeals court appears skeptical of former Sen. Bob Menendez’s conviction

A panel of three judges on the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals appeared open to arguments that the actions by former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez which led to his criminal convictions were protected l...

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'Let's push prices down': Wright asks oil industry to curb exports

ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania — Energy Secretary Chris Wright is calling on the oil industry to voluntarily reduce diesel fuel exports in a bid to bring down prices domestically ahead of midterm election...

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Court reinstates Ohio law requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration

An appeals court on Wednesday reinstated an Ohio law requiring people to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote at motor vehicles offices, a win for Republicans seeking to tighten vo...

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Mamdani allies arrested at anti-Netanyahu protests outside United Nations

NEW YORK — Roughly 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators — including several politicians close to Mayor Zohran Mamdani — were arrested in Manhattan this afternoon while protesting Israeli Prime Ministe...

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Netanyahu uses UN address to highlight Trump ties — and harangue everyone else

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces a critical election next month, emphasized his close ties with President Donald Trump during his speech to the United Nations on Thursday while ...

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Netanyahu rails against ‘antisemitic’ Mamdani in defiant UN speech

NEW YORK — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used his annual address at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday to take withering aim at Mayor Zohran Mamdani, calling the New York C...

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POLITICO granted White House access after being denied earlier Thursday

A POLITICO reporter was granted entry to White House grounds Thursday after the outlet was denied access earlier in the morning despite a judge’s order to immediately restore access.Theodore Boutro...

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