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Marjorie Taylor Greene Predicts a GOP Bloodbath in the Midterms

Republicans are going to get “slaughtered” in the midterms — losing the House and maybe even the Senate. This prediction isn’t coming from Hakeem Jeffries or Chuck Schumer but from former Republic...

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Mamdani’s administration scrambles on key appointment

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani is scrambling to shore up support for a key appointment whose fate rests with the New York City Council — another twist in the mounting tensions between the mayor an...

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Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats call on Swalwell to end governor campaign

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi headlined a growing list of Democratic lawmakers who called Friday on Rep. Eric Swalwell to withdraw his campaign for California governor amid allegations of sexual misc...

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Israel’s new strategy: Lean on Trump, pressure Iran, keep the military option

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel isn’t getting the U.S. backing for an extended war with Iran that it wanted. So the country is switching to a new regional strategy — one that hinges on a fragile mix of m...

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Trade court wrestles with Trump’s replacement tariffs

A federal trade court wrestled Friday with the legality of the 10 percent global tariff President Donald Trump imposed in February after the Supreme Court struck down the sweeping tariffs he slappe...

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Swalwell campaign imploding after new sexual assault allegation

Multiple people have abruptly resigned from Rep. Eric Swalwell’s gubernatorial campaign, throwing the durability of his operation into question after the California Democrat repeatedly this week de...

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‘This is very real’: Surging gas prices drive inflation to highest level in 2 years

Inflation shot up to its highest level in two years in March, and consumer sentiment is at a record low. As the effects of President Donald Trump’s war with Iran ripple across the economy, the comb...

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Los Angeles schools brace for massive strike by teachers, principals and staff

Barring last-minute deals for higher pay and other concessions, teachers, principals and other staff at Los Angeles public schools are set to walk off the job next week in a coordinated strike that...

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Trump endorses ‘focused’ immigration enforcement funding bill

President Donald Trump gave his blessing Friday afternoon for a party-line package focused narrowly on immigration enforcement — in a boost to Senate GOP leaders amid the Department of Homeland Sec...

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A former Swalwell staffer agreed not to disparage him in discrimination settlement, document shows

A former employee of Rep. Eric Swalwell signed an agreement with confidentiality and non-disparagement requirements when they left his office, despite the California Democrat’s claim that no one on...

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Harris gives her clearest signal she is mounting a 2028 presidential bid

NEW YORK — Kamala Harris just gave the Democratic Party the most explicit sign yet she’ll run for president in 2028.“Listen, I might, I might. I’m thinking about it,” Harris told the Rev. Al Sharpt...

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Supreme Court smackdown has some Wisconsin Republicans calling on GOP chair to resign

A historic statewide election defeat has some Wisconsin Republicans calling for the ouster of state GOP Chair Brian Schimming, which would amount to a dramatic shakeup in a battleground state once ...

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James Blair considering temporary White House departure for Trump’s political operation

White House deputy chief of staff James Blair is considering a temporary leave of absence to run President Donald Trump’s political operation for the midterms, White House chief of staff Susie Wile...

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Viktor Orbán Could Actually Lose

Viktor Orbán is the closest thing in Europe to a prime minister for life. He has served four consecutive terms since 2010, perpetuating his power with the ruthlessness of a royal. But ruthlessness ...

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Inside the DNC’s Middle East (not) working group

After the Democratic National Committee punted on two resolutions in August that highlighted the party’s deep divide on Israel, DNC Chair Ken Martin convened a task force “to have the conversation”...

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Mamdani still thinks Trump’s a fascist. But he says they both love New York.

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he has a productive working relationship with President Donald Trump — though he still thinks the commander-in-chief is a fascist.“The president a...

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At 100 days, Mamdani is already a different kind of mayor

NEW YORK — Zohran Mamdani the candidate might not recognize Zohran Mamdani the mayor.After just 100 days in City Hall, the 34-year-old New York City mayor has largely ceded control of the police de...

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Mark Carney Is on the Verge of a Big Election Win

TORONTO — Danielle Martin was going door to door meeting voters when a woman, newly released from the hospital, really wanted to show off her stitches.“I said, ‘I’m really sorry, but I don’t feel l...

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Mamdani at 100 days: ‘We don’t have enough time to complain’

NEW YORK — After 100 days in office, New York City mayors have historically taken a beat to reflect on how they’re handling the country’s second toughest job.For Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Friday marked...

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New Jerseyans begin to wonder if even Jeff Van Drew could be vulnerable in midterms

New Jersey and national Democrats had almost grudgingly accepted that Rep. Jeff Van Drew, the states’ most prominent Trump loyalist, was untouchable.But with President Donald Trump’s popularity plu...

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The Banality of MAGA-fication

From the vantage point of a decade ago, Donald Trump’s current command over the Republican establishment today would be difficult to fathom. Even after he dispatched his rivals in the 2016 primary,...

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