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House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump's $5,000 'dividend' needs congressional approval

Trump made the unusual pitch at the party's midterm convention in Dallas last week, promising a “Trump Dividend” if voters keep the GOP in power on Capitol Hill.

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Sep 13 • 3:36 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump's $5,000 'dividend' needs congressional approval

House Speaker Mike Johnson says Congress would have to approve President Donald Trump's proposal to send $5,000 to each American adult if the Republican Party maintains control of the House

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Sep 13 • 2:45 PM EDT • Politics • kdhnews.com
House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump's $5,000 'dividend' needs congressional approval

House Speaker Mike Johnson says Congress would have to approve President Donald Trump's proposal to send $5,000 to each American adult if the Republican Party maintains control of the House and Senate in the November election.

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Wisconsin congressman survives emergency plane landing, swims to safety

Wisconsin Congressman Tom Tiffany escaped a sinking plane and swam to shallow water after an emergency landing in a lake. Tiffany and the pilot called 911 from on top of the plane.

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Sep 13 • 1:45 PM EDT • Politics • kgou.org
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Political debate over AI intensifies amid warnings about ‘catastrophic risk’

(CNN) — The debate around artificial intelligence is ramping up in Washington, with Democratic lawmakers sounding alarms on the dangers they say the technology poses and Republican leaders suggesting those concerns are inflated and secondary to winning the AI race with China.Some Democratic lawmakers last week pressured House Speaker Mike Johnson to reconvene the chamber immediately to work on AI regulation, citing what they describe as the “catastrophic risk posed by advanced artificial intelligence.” But the Louisiana Republican on Sunday resisted those calls, instead saying industry leaders should meet with lawmakers to find “balance” in any potential guardrails.“If Congress just races in and does some sort of emergency session to try to regulate AI, we will lose the race to China, and that is a threat to every single American,” Johnson said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”Meanwhile, former President Barack Obama told Democrats to make artificial intelligence regulation a central part of their agenda during a private fundraiser Thursday, warning that the technology could be dangerous “if we don’t get on top of it.”In a fireside chat with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Obama said whoever runs in the 2028 presidential election should have a “very clear plan” on AI, adding that he saw the need for a “blueprint” on AI guardrails even at the end of his presidency a decade ago.“Certainly, if I were running for president next year, this would be one of my central agendas, and I would have a very clear plan, and I would talk about this, and I would say, ‘Here’s our plan for safety, here’s our plan for making sure our kids are not corrupted by this,’” he said, per excerpts of the remarks provided to CNN by his office. Obama’s remarks were first reported by the New York Times.Concerns over the rapid acceleration of AI reached a fever pitch after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote in a 3,800-word essay Saturday that the race to develop artificial intelligence is in dire need of a slowdown. The call to action came after an OpenAI test model breached the Hugging Face online platform, deepening concerns about cybersecurity.In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Saturday, Amodei called on industry leaders to work together to avoid “the wrong paths” and the possibility of AI harming humanity.One Anthropic researcher, Jacob Coxon, resigned from the firm over worries that the industry wasn’t doing enough to prevent AI from destroying humanity by the end of the decade.Obama said Democrats need a plan to get their agenda on AI underway should they win the House majority in this year’s midterms.Speaking to Jeffries, who is presumed to be speaker of the House should Democrats prevail in November, Obama said, “Once you are speaker, I would strongly urge that the Democrats put together a framework for a very public conversation, and you can break it out into three or four or five issues.”Obama stressed that the framework should be centered on the reality that the technology can’t be stuffed “back into a box.”“This is something that is moving very fast in private hands, and if we don’t get on top of it, I think can be dangerous. If we do get on top of it, I do think it’s beneficial,” Obama said, laying out examples of AI’s potential use in drug development and finding pathways to a clean energy future.“We don’t want to shut off those opportunities, but we have to understand that this is a tool,” he said.Jeffries agreed with the former president in a statement provided to CNN on Sunday.“President Obama is correct that decisive action must be taken on Artificial Intelligence,” he said, adding, “In the majority, we will move urgently on this issue with a legislative response that recognizes the importance of American companies continuing to lead in the Artificial Intelligence area, while putting in place meaningful guardrails that protect the American people from bad actors and the very real damage that can be done to humanity.”Jeffries also accused Republicans of having “abdicated their responsibility to govern” and said Democrats “will not repeat their error.”A source familiar with Obama’s thinking said the former president sees Amodei’s letter and similar reaction from other tech moguls as an encouraging development.But President Donald Trump waved off their concerns, saying he is not worried about any existential threat posed by AI, focusing instead on the US winning in its development of the technology over China.“We’re leading China in AI. We’re the most sophisticated country in the world, and frankly, I want to keep it that way,” Trump said to reporters at the Amgen Irish Open on Sunday.About the concerns expressed by Democrats and others over the technology, the president said, “I think you have a lot of negative forces that are bringing it up that shouldn’t be bringing it up, and they’re bringing up things that won’t happen.”One of Trump’s top economic advisers, Kevin Hassett, also rejected the calls for slowing the technology down, saying on Sunday the bigger concern is a scenario in which a “malevolent actor has access to an AI that’s better than the one we have that can protect us.”Hassett, the National Economic Council director, said on “State of the Union” the White House may hold meetings this week about addressing Amodei’s concerns, but he did not specify whether Trump had floated greater safeguards.“I have concerns that if we don’t win AI, we’re going to be put in a very bad position,” Hassett said. “We are leading China right now.”CNN’s Alison Main and Molly English contributed to this report.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.​THE-CNN-WIRE (TM) & © 2026 CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC., A TIME WARNER COMPANY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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Sep 13 • 1:22 PM EDT • Politics • applevalleynewsnow.com
Top Lawmakers Agree A.I.’s Risks Are Rising but Say They Have No Quick Fix

House Speaker Mike Johnson warned on Sunday of competitive risks from China, and Hakeem Jeffries, the minority leader, said Congress should start regulatory talks this week.

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Sep 13 • 11:39 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
GOP congressman from Wisconsin swims to safety after plane makes emergency landing in a lake

A Republican congressman said he had to swim to safety after a plane he was traveling in made an emergency landing in a lake late Saturday.

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Sep 13 • 10:01 AM EDT • Politics • scrippsnews.com
Inside California Politics

(Inside California Politics) — Rep. Kevin Kiley joined Inside California Politics this week to discuss his race against Dr. Richard Pan for California’s 6th Congressional seat. Kiley previous…

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Sep 13 • 10:00 AM EDT • Politics • fox40.com
Chan targets billionaires in Congress race

Supervisor aimed to protect regular folk, communities.

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Sep 13 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • sfexaminer.com
Will Black representation in Congress fall after redistricting? See what Troy Carter, Cleo Fields say

A Supreme Court case about Louisiana’s congressional map opened the door for a wave of redistricting that could have major implications for Congress.

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Sep 13 • 6:30 AM EDT • Politics • nola.com
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The White House’s Midterm-Travel Sweepstakes

Cabinet members were rewarded points and praise for appearing in congressional districts and states with competitive midterm elections.

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Sep 13 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • theatlantic.com
Iowa, national politicians court voters at CyHawk tailgates

Iowa political candidates for state and congressional offices took to Iowa City Saturday to engage with voters.

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Sep 12 • 9:32 PM EDT • Politics • iowacapitaldispatch.com
Michael R. Worthington: Political campaigns for congressional races heat up

Labor Day is the unofficial start of campaign season. Many political offices in North Carolina are up for election in November, but the ones that have attracted the most national

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Sep 12 • 8:00 PM EDT • Politics • dailyadvance.com
Trump political adviser is ‘cautiously optimistic’ about GOP in upcoming midterms

A top political adviser to President Trump said he is “cautiously optimistic” that Republicans can keep control of Congress in November, despite political headwinds for the party and the president’…

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Sep 12 • 2:15 PM EDT • Politics • thehill.com
World Congress on Nursing and Health Care

The World Congress on Nursing and Health Care is a premier international gathering dedicated to advancing the science, practice, and future direction of nursing and healthcare. Scheduled for April 05-06, 2027, in Singapore, this distinguished event will convene a global community of nursing professionals, healthcare specialists, researchers, educators, clinicians, policymakers, and industry experts to exchange knowledge, share groundbreaking insights, and foster collaborations that shape the future of healthcare.Driven by the theme “Navigating the Future of Nursing through Research, Resilience, and Innovation,” the congress will explore the evolving landscape of nursing and its critical contribution to transforming healthcare delivery. The event will highlight pioneering research, evidence-based practices, innovative care models, and resilient approaches that empower nurses to address emerging healthcare challenges and enhance patient outcomes across diverse populations.

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Sep 12 • 8:33 AM EDT • Health • upr.org
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Trump ally in Wisconsin sticks close to the president as Democrats push to flip swing district

Wisconsin Democrats are hoping to unseat a Republican congressman with close ties to President Donald Trump

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Sep 12 • 7:57 AM EDT • Politics • abcnews.com
Federal court rejects Trump administration order keeping Michigan coal plant open

In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal court on Friday ruled that the Energy Department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan coal-fired power plant to stay open past its scheduled retirement date last year.

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Sep 11 • 7:02 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Could Latinos flip this Colorado district blue?

Colorado’s 8th Congressional District is a battleground: evenly divided politically, 40% Hispanic and critical in deciding control of Congress. John King talks to voters to explore whether the Latino trend toward President Trump continues.

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Sep 11 • 2:06 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
India’s 'Freebie' Politics May Have Reached America

Trump’s $5,000 “dividend” to Americans if Republicans retain Congress sounds outrageous in the U.S. But across the developing democratic world, election-time cash and freebies have long been entrenched in politics. India offers a cautionary precedent.

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Sep 11 • 1:06 PM EDT • Politics • newlinesmag.com
Show-Me-State Politics: What’s next in Missouri’s congressional map fight

What a crazy week for Missouri politics.

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Sep 11 • 12:18 PM EDT • Politics • ky3.com
Congress and our political class have been letting 9/11 families down for 25 years

We have watched an appearance at a ceremony matter more to many of these people than the follow-through ever has.

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Sep 11 • 11:30 AM EDT • Politics • thehill.com
Trump says Congress may not need to approve $5,000 checks
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Sep 11 • 8:20 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Federal Funding Increase Brings New Resources for Tribal Health and Diabetes Programs

Federal funding for Indian health increased for fiscal year 2026, including a significant boost for a program supporting diabetes prevention and treatment in Native communities. Congress provided approximately $5.86 billion for Indian Health Service services and facilities, a 1.3% increase over fiscal year 2025. The total includes approximately $5.05 billion for health services and $809.2 […]

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Sep 11 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • thecirclenews.org
These congressmen served after 9/11. It changed them in different ways.

Two veterans from different political parties took disparate lessons from the post-9/11 wars.

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Sep 11 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Analysis | The post-9/11 wars changed politics. Not everyone who served agrees how.

Interviews with two veterans in Congress highlight how the terrorist attacks that sparked wars in Iraq and Afghanistan changed the nation’s politics but did not leave its leaders with monolithic views.

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Sep 11 • 5:53 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Fact check: Trump, RFK Jr. and others make false claims on night 2 of GOP convention

(CNN) — President Donald Trump delivered another rapid-fire series of false claims on the second night of Republicans’ midterm convention on Thursday. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did his own barrage of wrongness. And various other speakers uttered statements that were untrue, misleading or missing critical context.Here is a fact check of some of the assertions from the final day of the convention. This is not intended as a comprehensive list of Thursday’s falsehoods.Trump’s many false claimsTrump made numerous false claims, some of which he also made in his longer speech Wednesday.Trump claimed that there were “no empty seats” in the Dallas arena as he spoke Thursday, which was visibly untrue. CNN White House correspondent Alayna Treene, who was there, wrote in a live chat right after Trump made the claim that “I’m looking at rows of empty seats” and that “the idea that there are ‘no empty seats’ is just laughably untrue,” though she also said the room was mostly full. Trump has for years made false claims about supposedly never having had an empty seat.Trump further inflated one of his favorite fictional figures, claiming Thursday that “$22 trillion” in investment has come into the US; on Wednesday, he had put it at “over $20 trillion,” and even that lower figure has no apparent basis in reality. As of the time he spoke Thursday, the White House’s own website claimed there had been “$11.2 trillion” in “major investment announcements” this term, not “over $20 trillion,” and the White House figure was itself a major exaggeration of actual investment.Trump, talking about elections, lied that “there’s never been bigger cheaters” than Democrats; there is no basis for broadly describing Democrats as election cheaters. For the second straight night, Trump falsely claimed that the Biden administration allowed “25 million people” to pour into the country, though that number is nowhere close to correct. Trump again falsely claimed that former President Joe Biden and other Democrats “created the worst inflation in American history,” though even peak Biden-era inflation, 9.1% in June 2022, was far from the all-time record of 23.7%; it was a 40-year high, but the rate then fell sharply before Trump returned to office.Trump also baselessly claimed that Democrats would “defund the police” and give “voting rights and welfare to 25 million illegal aliens” if they won the midterms. Republicans will still control the White House in 2027 and 2028 and the president would be in position to veto any such changes if a Democratic-controlled Congress sought to make them, but there is no indication that Democrats want to do so. Also, even groups favoring strict immigration policies estimate that the total undocumented population is far less than “25 million” or even 20 million.As he did Wednesday, Trump claimed the US now has the world’s lowest prescription drug prices. The assertion is so broad that it is unclear what exactly Trump is referencing. But experts told CNN they highly doubt that the prices for brand-name drugs in the US are generally less than they are in other countries, and the Trump administration has not provided details to prove the claim.“It’s tough to claim that you’re getting the lowest prices anywhere in the world and then also not have any evidence to support that,” said Andrew Mulcahy, a senior health economist at RAND, while Diederik Stadig, senior healthcare economist at financial institution ING, said, “To say that the US now has the lowest drug prices in the world is at this moment not true.”And as he did Wednesday, Trump said “more Americans are working today than ever before” – which is true but nearly meaningless, since the number of people working in the US generally rises over time simply because the population rises over time.“There are more Americans working because there are more Americans. That’s the entire analysis,” Justin Wolfers, a University of Michigan professor of public policy and economics, wrote in his newsletter in August.RFK Jr.’s false claims on the pandemic, Trump’s record and moreFalse claim about Democrats and the 2024 electionKennedy unsuccessfully ran for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination before withdrawing to run as an independent and then eventually endorsing Republican candidate Donald Trump. In Kennedy’s Thursday convention speech, he complained of how the Democrats handled the nomination race.At one point, he said, “For the first time in history, they cancelled their own convention. No voter ever cast a primary ballot for Kamala Harris, no elected delegate was ever consulted; the party of ‘No Kings’ simply anointed a queen.”Kennedy is entitled to express unhappiness about how quickly Democratic leaders coalesced around then-Vice President Harris after Biden unexpectedly dropped out of the race in July 2024, after the primaries were over and less than four months from Election Day. But it’s not true that the party canceled its convention or that delegates didn’t get any say.The convention was held; it was a four-day event in Chicago in August 2024. Democratic convention delegates officially nominated Harris in a virtual roll call vote in advance of the convention. It’s true that Harris was the only candidate on the roll call ballot, but that’s because she was the only candidate who gathered enough delegate signatures to appear on the ballot.It’s clear that party elites’ backing of Harris played a key role in the unusual nomination process. But Kennedy’s specific allegations that the convention was abandoned and delegates were cut out of the process are not true.False claim that Democrats closed ‘every church’ during the Covid-19 pandemicWhile attacking Democrats, Kennedy claimed that, during the Covid-19 pandemic, “They closed every church in our country for a year.”It’s not true that every church in the country was closed for a year, nor even that every church in a Democratic state was closed for a year.Every state issued some type of guidance or order about social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic, but many states – including some led by Democrats and some led by Republicans – incorporated religious exemptions into those limitations on social interactions.According to a Pew Research Center analysis from April 2020, 15 states allowed religious gatherings to continue without a limit on their size. That set of states included Colorado, Michigan and Pennsylvania, which all had Democratic governors. And at least two states with Republican governors, Alaska and Idaho, were among the states that prohibited religious gatherings at least briefly.False claim that Trump ‘ended nine wars’Trump has repeatedly claimed that he has ended “eight wars.” Kennedy went one higher on Thursday, declaring, “President Trump has ended nine wars.”That’s false. Trump hasn’t even ended eight wars.Trump’s list of eight includes two situations that were never actually wars during his tenure: a diplomatic dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia and a mysterious supposed situation between Serbia and Kosovo. The list also includes a war, involving Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, that hasn’t actually ended despite a peace agreement brokered by the Trump administration.In addition, the list includes the war between Israel and Hamas, but Israel continues to conduct frequent attacks in Gaza despite a US-brokered ceasefire agreement. And it includes the brief 2025 conflict between Israel and Iran, though Israel proceeded to join the US in starting another war against Iran in 2026.Claim about reversing a decline in longevityKennedy speaking of the Trump administration, claimed Thursday: “We have now reversed a 30-year decline in longevity. “Kennedy referenced preliminary data that he said he had received from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week, but it’s unclear what metric of longevity he’s referring to.CDC data shows that US life expectancy had been steadily increasing for decades before a sharp drop during the Covid-19 pandemic. Life expectancy had already started to rebound in 2022, under the Biden administration, and reached a new record high in 2024 before Trump’s second term began.Preliminary data shared by the CDC in July suggests that life expectancy probably hit another record high in 2025.CNN has reached out to HHS for clarification on Kennedy’s comments.Claim that Democrats ‘lost 360,000 children’Speaking about Democrats, Kennedy said: “They somehow lost 360,000 children and they turned our federal government into the biggest child trafficking operation in world history.”Trump and other Republicans have made similar claims. But there’s no basis for the assertion that Democrats “lost” so many children or that the federal government was engaged in human trafficking.A 2024 report from the inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security said Immigration and Customs Enforcement had reported that more than 32,000 unaccompanied migrant children failed to appear as scheduled for immigration court hearings after being released or transferred out of custody between fiscal years 2019 and 2023 – a period that, notably, includes two years and four months under the first Trump administration. The report also said that 291,000 unaccompanied migrant children during this period were not given notices to appear in court.The report said that ICE had “no assurances” these children “are safe from trafficking, exploitation, or forced labor.” But it did not say all the children were actually “lost” and did not definitively assert that any of them were trafficked – let alone that the government was somehow involved in a trafficking operation. And, again, the report spanned parts of both a Republican administration and a Democratic administration.Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, told CNN in 2024: “Long story short, no, there are not 320,000 kids missing. 32,000 kids missed court. That doesn’t mean they’re missing, it means they missed court (either because their sponsor didn’t bring them or they are teenagers who didn’t want to show up). The remaining 291,000 cases mentioned by the (Office of the Inspector General) are cases where ICE hasn’t filed the paperwork to start their immigration court cases.”Vance on inflation, crime and taxes on Social SecurityA false claim about the media and Biden-era inflationVice President JD Vance mocked the media during part of his speech on Thursday. But he made a false claim about Biden-era inflation while lampooning how the media supposedly challenged him over another false claim on that subject.Vance said: “The president and I would go during a campaign, we’d say, ‘You know, inflation is as high as it’s been in 100 years,’ and the fake news would say, ‘No, no, no, it’s as high as it’s been in 68 years.’ That ain’t good, ladies and gentlemen.”Mainstream journalists, at least, wouldn’t say that inflation under Biden was as high as it had been “in 68 years.” Rather, CNN and others noted that peak inflation under the Biden administration, 9.1% in June 2022, was the highest in about 40 years.Vance is entitled to make his general point that this correction still doesn’t make Biden-era inflation sound good, but his specific number was, again, wrong. And he didn’t acknowledge that inflation fell sharply under Biden after hitting the 40-year high, declining to 2.9% in Biden’s last full month in office, December 2024, and 3.0% in January 2025, when Trump and Vance were inaugurated.The rate was 3.4% in July 2026, the most recent month for which data is available.Trump didn’t end taxes on Social SecurityVance claimed, “We’ve ended taxes on Social Security.” Several other convention speakers, including Rep. Lisa McClain of Michigan, Rep. Ryan Mackenzie of Pennsylvania and Ohio House candidate Derek Merrin, similarly said the administration has achieved “no tax on Social Security.”It hasn’t. The big domestic policy bill Trump signed in 2025 did create an additional, temporary $6,000-per-year tax deduction for individuals age 65 and older (which phases out for individuals earning $75,000 per year or more), but as the White House has implicitly acknowledged, millions of Social Security recipients will continue to pay taxes on their benefits even before the temporary new deduction expires after 2028.The Social Security Administration said in 2025 that “the bill ensures that nearly 90% of Social Security beneficiaries will no longer pay federal income taxes on their benefits.Claim about violent crime rate under BidenWhile criticizing the Biden administration, Vice President JD Vance claimed Thursday that the US “became a country where violent crime exploded, unless, of course, you could afford private security.”But violent crime did not explode under Biden. In fact, as FactCheck.org reported last month, data collected and published by the FBI shows that the national violent crime rate was at a lower level in 2023 and 2024, the last two full calendar years of Biden’s term, than it was in 2020, the last full calendar year of Trump’s first term. The year 2020 was highly unusual in many ways – violent crime jumped amid the Covid-19 pandemic – but Biden nonetheless left office with violent crime lower than it was when he took over. In fact, the 2024 violent crime rate was even lower than the 2019 rate under Trump before the pandemic.There was an increase in violent crime during the earlier part of Biden’s term. But given the subsequent decline, it’s misleading at best to claim violent crime “exploded” with no further context.Asked earlier this month about Trump’s similar previous claims to have reversed a Biden-era upswing in violence, crime data expert Jeff Asher said in an email: “No, crime began dropping significantly in 2023 during the Biden administration. Murder fell at record rates in 2023, 2024 and 2025 and, while 2026 may not feature a record decline nationally, it is still on track to see a sizable double-digit decline this year. Violent crime similarly fell nationally in 2023 and 2024, though the drops were more muted than the decline that was recorded by the FBI in 2025.”Other GOP speakersMike Johnson’s false claim about the inflation Republicans inherited from BidenSome other speakers at the convention took aim at inflation under Biden. House Speaker Mike Johnson claimed that “Republicans inherited from the Biden administration record-high inflation.”That’s not true. The inflation rate was 2.9% in Biden’s last full month in office, December 2024, and 3.0% in January 2025, when Trump took over. That’s lower than the most recent rate, 3.4% in July 2026, and nowhere close to the all-time record of 23.7%, which was reached in 1920, or the highest point of Jimmy Carter’s presidency, 14.8%, which was reached in 1980.Johnson correctly said moments later that inflation reached “a 40-year high of 9.1% inflation” under Biden. But a 40-year high is not an all-time record. More importantly, Johnson didn’t explain that 9.1% was much higher than the rate Trump inherited or that the 9.1% rate occurred in June 2022, with roughly two-and-a-half years left in Biden’s term.The cumulative increase in prices from the beginning of the Biden administration to the end was also not the highest in US history. Federal figures show that beginning-to-end inflation under Biden was less than half of that during Carter’s term.What Johnson left out of his claim about a congressional resolutionWhile attacking Democrats as extreme, Johnson said: “Just last week, nearly every Democrat in the House of Representatives voted against condemning socialism and Marxism. They voted against it.”But the resolution didn’t use the word “Marxism.” And Johnson didn’t mention that the resolution wasn’t only about condemning socialism. Rather, it contained other language that Democratic leadership said was the focus of the party’s opposition to the resolution.The resolution’s first provision said it “condemns and denounces socialism in all its forms, including the Democratic Socialists of America, and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States.” But its fifth provision said it “calls for enactment of the SAVE America Act,” Trump’s favored elections bill, which contains various provisions opposed by many Democrats.So while it’s very possible many Democrats would have opposed the resolution even without its expression of support for the SAVE America Act, the call to pass this elections bill served as a poison pill that ensured most Democrats wouldn’t support it.“House Resolution 1490 explicitly calls for enactment of the so-called SAVE America Act, which is the top legislative priority of far-right extremists,” Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement last week.A New Mexico candidate left out key context in an attack on his opponentGreg Cunningham, a Republican House candidate in New Mexico, used some of his Thursday speech to criticize his Democratic opponent, Rep. Gabe Vasquez. Cunningham said of Vasquez: “He even voted against a resolution honoring the sacrifices and service of the brave men and women in law enforcement who protect, every day, our communities.”But Cunningham left out important context about the resolution. While its focus was expressing support for law enforcement, its preamble contained statements praising the Trump administration and criticizing “leftist activists,” “progressive politicians” and “sanctuary city policies” for allegedly making law enforcement less safe.In other words, a House member might vote against such a resolution, as the vast majority of Democrats did, because they disagreed with conservative components of it, not the general expressions of support for law enforcement. (CNN has reached out to Vasquez’s campaign and House office for comment on his vote.) It’s common for parties to write resolutions in a way that would make it difficult for opponents to support but would open those opponents to campaign attacks if they voted “no.”An Ohio candidate’s misleading attack about Democrats and votingMerrin, the Republican candidate running against Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur for a House seat in Ohio, claimed in his speech, “While Democrats talk about letting illegal immigrants vote in our election, Republicans fight for proof of citizenship, photo ID and fair elections.”It’s a big country, so it’s possible some Democrat somewhere is talking about letting undocumented people vote in some election. But Merrin’s claim is misleading at best. There is no proposal from Democrats in Congress to let undocumented people vote in the 2026 midterms – the election Merrin appeared to be referring to when he said “our election” – or vote in future federal elections.CNN has reached out to Merrin’s campaign for an explanation of his claim.House Majority Leader Steve Scalise invoked a similar theme in his speech Wednesday, claiming that Democrats had voted last week “to allow illegals to vote in our federal elections.” But there was no congressional vote on letting undocumented immigrants vote in any elections.Rather, there was a vote on the non-binding Republican resolution that included multiple provisions, including one that “reiterates the notion that American elections are for American citizens only,” one supporting Trump’s favored elections bill and one denouncing socialism.Opposing that multi-clause resolution doesn’t necessarily mean someone supports voting by any non-citizens, let alone non-citizens in the country illegally.This article has been updated with additional items.CNN’s Deja Oliver contributed to this report.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. 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David Petraeus: George W. Bush, Political Courage, and the Surge in Iraq

In the wake of the September 11 attacks, President George W. Bush launched what he called the War on Terror. It began with the invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, which quickly toppled the Taliban and expelled al-Qaeda from its most crucial sanctuary. Then, in early 2003, American forces—with the support of foreign allies like the United Kingdom, Australia, and Poland—attacked Iraq, toppling Saddam Hussein’s regime and installing an occupation force in hopes of quickly transforming the country into a free and democratic state. Instead, the post-regime coalition authority made significant missteps, and a devastating insurgency erupted. And despite President Bush’s 2004 reelection, the war quickly lost popular support among the American public. In early 2007, Bush appointed General David Petraeus, who had already served in Iraq as a two- and three-star general, to lead allied forces in Iraq, which heralded a sea change in American strategy known as “the surge.” As part of our coverage looking back on 9/11 and the world it created, General Petraeus tells the inside story of one of the most consequential moments in the War on Terror. The general’s essay today is both a crucial history and a profile in political courage. It demands reflection as we take stock of the last 25 years. —The Editors By the end of 2006, the war in Iraq was failing. There is no useful purpose in softening that judgment with the passage of time. The bombing of the al-Askari mosque in Samarra by terrorists that February had accelerated sectarian violence and pulled Iraq into an increasingly vicious Sunni-Shia civil war. Al-Qaeda in Iraq and Sunni insurgent groups controlled substantial areas, Shi’ite militias operated with growing impunity in other parts of the country, and the Iraqi security forces were no longer capable of arresting the downward spiral. The strategy of transitioning security responsibilities to Iraqi forces, consolidating American troops on large bases, and progressively reducing the U.S. presence had clearly been invalidated by the escalating violence. The numbers conveyed the horror imperfectly but unmistakably. In December 2006, an average of 53 Iraqi civilians were killed by violence every 24 hours in Baghdad alone. Washington, meanwhile, was approaching its own breaking point. Public support for the war had fallen dramatically, President George W. Bush’s Republican Party had just lost control of both houses of Congress, and the bipartisan Iraq Study Group—of which future defense secretary Robert Gates was a member—had recommended a course that anticipated a substantially reduced American combat role. Many senior military leaders were deeply skeptical of sending substantial additional forces, advocating instead for an accelerated transition to Iraqi forces, the deployment of additional trainers and advisers, or other more modest measures with an eye to withdrawing U.S. forces. Virtually every political incentive pointed toward reducing America’s commitment. President Bush chose instead to increase it, a decision that remains, in my view, one of the most courageous presidential decisions of the 21st century.

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Trump’s $5,000 check promise: What would it cost, could it happen

Legal experts, economists and even Trump’s fellow Republicans say the plan faces a bevy of practical obstacles and long odds in Congress.

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I Can’t Wait to Watch Congressional Republicans Tear Each Other to Shreds After the Midterms

Grab your popcorn, folks.

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Sep 10 • 5:34 PM EDT • Politics • esquire.com
Trump’s pledge for $5K checks catches officials and allies off guard, sparks GOP blowback

President Donald Trump blindsided many of his own administration officials and allies with his vow to pay all American adults $5,000 if Republicans keep control of Congress, prompting an internal scramble on Thursday to backfill the proposal’s specifics, two people familiar with the matter told CNN.

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Press Release: Haley Stevens Introduces Bipartisan Data Science and Literacy Act

Haley Stevens and bipartisan lawmakers introduced a bill to expand data science education, teacher training, and student access.Quiver AI SummaryBill introduced: Rep. Haley Stevens and Reps. Jim Baird, Don Beyer and Brian Fitzpatrick said they introduced the bipartisan Data Science and Literacy Act. The proposal would expand access to data science education and help students gain skills for a data-driven economy.What the bill would do: According

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Sep 10 • 4:21 PM EDT • Science • quiverquant.com
Republican efforts to gerrymander Missouri congressional map struck down by courts
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Sep 10 • 4:07 PM EDT • Politics • kansascity.com
Housing, addiction, politics and the touchy subject of homelessness

Accountability means little if we blame the wrong people for the wrong results. Monique DeSpain has made the case for judging Oregon’s homelessness system by results. But the burden is hers to explain what she would change through Congress — and how voters should decide if it worked.

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Attorney opposing Republican-backed Missouri congressional map reacts to Supreme Court cases
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Supreme Court again rejects push to use Trump-backed congressional map in Missouri

The U.S. Supreme Court again rejected Missouri congressional maps backed by President Donald Trump on Thursday, a loss for Republicans trying to maintain control of the House in the pivotal midterm elections.

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U.S. Supreme Court again blocks Republican-backed Missouri congressional map

The SCOTUS decision is the latest in a whirlwind of legal decisions shifting the lines of Missouri’s congressional districts.

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Sep 10 • 11:03 AM EDT • Politics • kansascity.com
Supreme Court again blocks new Missouri congressional map favoring GOP

The ruling is the latest twist in an intense legal drama that has plunged the state into electoral confusion.

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Sep 10 • 10:53 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Supreme Court again rejects GOP-friendly congressional map in Missouri for midterms

The Supreme Court sided with opponents of a Republican-friendly congressional map in Missouri on Thursday, handing down a quick decision rejecting a plan that could have given the GOP an extra seat in the House of Representatives.

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Sep 10 • 10:29 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Supreme Court blocks Missouri’s attempt to use newly drawn Republican congressional map

Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins had sought to use the new Republican map despite the Missouri Supreme Court saying that he is barred from doing so.

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Sep 10 • 10:28 AM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Broad Payer & Consumer Coalition Urges Congress to Close Loopholes in No Surprises Act That Inflate Health Costs

Two new issue briefs highlight the abuse of the appeals process by private equity and corporations, and also successful solutions at the state level that suggest a federal fix WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, as Congress comes back into session next week, a broad range of 67 consumer, labor, and employer organizations, led by the patient […]

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Trump makes a dubious pledge to give every U.S. adult $5,000 if GOP wins

It would most likely cost more than $1 trillion and require congressional approval

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Trump makes a dubious pledge to give every U.S. adult $5,000 if GOP wins

It would most likely cost more than $1 trillion and require congressional approval

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After Trump promised to pay $5,000 if Republicans win, here's what to expect Thursday

President Trump promised to send every adult citizen $5,000, but only if Republicans maintain control of Congress in the midterm election, setting high expectations for the convention's final night.

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After Trump promised to pay $5,000 if Republicans win, here's what to expect Thursday

President Trump promised to send every adult citizen $5,000, but only if Republicans maintain control of Congress in the midterm election, setting high expectations for the convention's final night.

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Trump Floats $5,000 ‘Trump Dividend’ Checks if Republicans Win the Midterms

In his convention speech, the president floated a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” for every adult American if Republicans keep control of Congress. The idea, like many others, may not come to pass.

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Trump makes stunning first-of-its-kind cash promise in bid to rally GOP voters at Dallas midterm convention

President Donald Trump promised a $5,000 "Trump dividend" to every adult citizen if Republicans keep Congress at the GOP midterm convention.

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Sep 9 • 11:20 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Trump announces dividend if Republicans maintain control of Congress
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Trump tries to energize his base by placing himself front and center: ‘I’m on the ballot’:

Trump spoke on the first night of the convention in Dallas, where he also promised — without specifics — that Americans would receive dividend checks if Republicans keep Congress.

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Trump’s Census Overhaul Would Exclude Some Immigrants and Remove Questions on Race

The proposals for 2030 are among significant changes that would upend a process for helping allot congressional seats and shape policies that address disparities.

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Sep 9 • 6:42 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Wisconsin congressman speaks at GOP midterm convention

Congressman Derrick Van Orden is running for re-election in the state’s most competitive district.

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Wisconsin congressman speaks at GOP midterm convention

Congressman Derrick Van Orden is running for re-election in the state’s most competitive district.

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Missouri’s congressional map is back before the U.S. Supreme Court

The maps have prompted a series of conflicting court rulings

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Sep 9 • 5:57 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Missouri redistricting chaos returns to US Supreme Court

A fast-moving legal battle over Missouri’s effort to eke an additional Republican seat out of its congressional map for this year’s midterm election returned to the US Supreme Court on Wednesday, a day after Justice Brett Kavanaugh had effectively rejected the same proposed map.

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Colorado congressman asks DOJ to investigate violent student ICE walkout

U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank is asking the Justice Department to investigate violence at last week’s anti-ICE student walkout in Denver, including whether outside organizations helped organize, fund, or influence the demonstration. Crank sent a letter Tuesday requesting the investigation to Harmeet K. Dhillon, assistant attorney general for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Justice. […]

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Voters could move Congress to revisit H.R. 1 healthcare overhaul, Kaine and McClellan say

It would still be a long shot, he and U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, noted. But since H.R. 1 passed, every member of Congress has spent time in their districts hearing from their constituents, as voters name healthcare a chief concern.

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Competing court orders add confusion to Missouri congressional elections

Dueling court orders eight weeks before Election Day left Missouri’s congressional map uncertain Tuesday as legal wrangling over a redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump sparked fresh confusion.

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Sep 9 • 4:03 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
What to know about Missouri's confusing battle over congressional districts

Missouri's redistricting battle has left voters confused just two months before a crucial November election. Conflicting court rulings have left many people unsure about which U.S. House districts they will

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See how gerrymandering in 2025 changed Missouri’s congressional map

It was chaos in Missouri politics Tuesday as the fight for what map voters will use during the November 2026 election and beyond continues.

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Sep 9 • 3:51 PM EDT • Politics • kansascity.com
Trump administration proposes changes to census that could exclude millions

If adopted, the changes could exclude millions of residents from the decennial tally, reshaping congressional representation in the country.

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Sep 9 • 1:50 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Republicans suffered a stunning Supreme Court loss. It lasted minutes.

What the hell is going on with Missouri’s congressional election?

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Sep 9 • 1:45 PM EDT • Politics • vox.com
Republican lawmakers criticize Ford business ties to China

WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Republicans in Congress on Wednesday ​joined criticism ‌of Ford Motor over its business ties to Chinese firms ‌after ​Transportation ⁠Secretary Sean Duffy ⁠sharply criticized the No. 2 U.S. automaker. Republican Senator R...

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Republican lawmakers criticize Ford business ties to China

Republicans in Congress on Wednesday ​joined criticism of ‌Ford Motor over its business ties to ​Chinese firms after ​Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ⁠sharply criticized the ​No. 2 U.S. automaker.

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How Social Media and AI Chatbots Are Reshaping Youth Mental Health, and What Congress Can Do About It

It’s hard to move legislation in Washington, DC right now. Congress seems deadlocked on even commonsense ideas. But there is one spot where we still see consistent bipartisan collaboration: youth mental health. That’s because the youth mental health challenge is vast. Nearly half of teenagers and two-thirds of young adults regularly experience mental health distress, yet only a small … Continued

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Congressional Report on Potential TBIs, Mental Health Risks in Naval Aviation

The following is “Unseen Impacts: An Investigation into the Navy’s Response to Potential Traumatic Brain Injury and Mental Health Risks in Naval Aviation” published on Sept. 8, 2026, by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs. From the Report Executive Summary Following reporting by The New York Times about an epidemic of potential brain injuries in naval aviators contributing to suicide, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform launched an investigation to assess the Navy’s knowledge of and actions taken regarding this issue. The findings reveal a disconnect between growing concern and

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Sununu to face Pappas in New Hampshire Senate race

Also, Stefany Shaheen won a close primary and will face Republican Anthony DiLorenzo in the race to fill Pappas' open congressional seat

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Capitol agenda: Will Schumer go long for college sports? - Live Updates

Schumer must decide if he wants to steer his members toward helping Republicans reach the 60-vote threshold on what could be the sweepiest bill the chamber passes before the midterms.

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The Establishment Pulls Through: Five Takeaways from the New Hampshire Primaries

The U.S. Senate race will feature familiar faces: former Senator John E. Sununu and Chris Pappas, a four-term congressman. Stefany Shaheen, a senator’s daughter, eked out a win in a House primary.

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Stevens wants Trump administration to address tariff refund backlog

The Michigan congresswoman helped lead a letter to the Trump administration asking it to clear a backlog she says is hurting Michigan business.

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Ralph Alvarado kept outside jobs while working as Tennessee health commissioner

Reports show that Alvarado, now a GOP congressional candidate, worked for Kentucky nursing homes and other facilities while in Tennessee.

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Sep 9 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • kentucky.com
Schumer and Jeffries opposed a Brooklyn power play. It happened anyway.

The Brooklyn party chair rewrote the rules ahead of a leadership vote despite objections from the nation’s two most powerful Democrats, and some in the party are wondering if they could do more to stop her.

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Competing court orders add confusion to Missouri congressional elections

Dueling court orders have created new uncertainty for Missouri's congressional map just eight weeks before Election Day. A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the state from using its old

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A (temporary) win for science and sanity

Congress rejects rule that would give Trump control over all research and academic grants—for now

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Sep 8 • 9:12 PM EDT • Science • 48hills.org
Pappas, Sununu sweep to victory in U.S. Senate primaries

Pappas, a four-term Democratic congressman, will face off against Republican and former U.S. Senator John E. Sununu.

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Pappas, Sununu sweep to victory in U.S. Senate primaries

Pappas, a moderate Democrat and current Congressman in the 1st Congressional District, will face off against Republican and former U.S. Senator John E. Sununu.

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Halo composer Marty O’Donnell takes Nevada race to RNC stage

Nevada congressional candidate and “Halo” composer Marty O’Donnell will speak at the RNC’s Dallas midterm convention as he challenges Rep. Susie Lee.

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Trump-Backed Auto Executive Wins House Primary in New Hampshire

Anthony DiLorenzo, an automotive executive who ran with the president’s endorsement, will be the Republican nominee in the First Congressional District.

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Sep 8 • 8:10 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Dueling Court Rulings Leave Missouri’s Congressional Races in Chaos

After losing in two courts and winning in another, Missouri officials said they planned to forge ahead with using a congressional map that was redrawn to benefit Republicans.

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Sep 8 • 5:43 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Supreme Court rejects Missouri Republicans’ request to use new congressional map

Republicans rushed to the high court after the Missouri Supreme Court ruled the state could not use the redrawn map, which was designed to eliminate one Democratic-held seat, this year.

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Opposing court orders upend Missouri midterms just weeks before Election Day

(CNN) — Back-to-back court orders on Tuesday injected chaos into Missouri’s plans for this year’s midterms, with state officials and a group opposed to a GOP-friendly congressional map racing into

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Supreme Court rejects Missouri’s request to use congressional map with extra GOP seat

The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Missouri’s request to use a congressional map for the November midterm election that would have given Republicans a chance to flip a seat, a rare setback for the GOP’s effort to keep control of the House next year by eking out an advantage from its political boundaries.

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Berman campaign: “We’re going fishing” – ER nurse and Democrat Mitchell Berman launches first ad of general election in Wisconsin’s First District Congressional race

Spot features Berman fishing and focuses on ending corruption in Washington, contrasting Berman’s working class background and Republican Bryan Steil’s corporate special interests RAYMOND, Wis. — Today, Mitchell Berman, ER nurse and Democratic candidate for Wisconsin’s First Congressional District, launched...

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Stand Up for Science Demands Congress Stop Transfer of National Institutes of Health Research Funds to

New petition urges Congress to stop an interagency agreement that would allow health research money to fund War Department’s unspecified priorities.

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Stand Up for Science Demands Congress Stop Transfer of National Institutes of Health Research Funds to

New petition urges Congress to stop an interagency agreement that would allow health research money to fund War Department’s unspecified priorities.

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29 More Days Isn't a Business Plan (Opinion)

The one-month reprieve on the impending ban on many hemp products doesn't give small businesses enough time to make the decisions required to keep their companies running. Dylan Raap, CEO and founder of cannabis and hemp business Upstate Elevator, asks Congress to ‘tell us what the rules are and give us enough runway to live by them.’

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Judge Rules Green Party Candidate Accused of Being GOP Plant Can Be Kicked Off Ballot in PA-07

A Commonwealth Court judge ruled Friday afternoon that Andrew Tupone, a hopeful Green Party candidate in the 7th Congressional District, can be removed from the ballot despite collecting sufficient signatures to appear on it. Tupone, however, said he plans to appeal. “The establishment parties are fighting to keep me off…

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AZ's R&D chief Barr touts internal 'science success story' after IL-33 antibody's stellar showing in COPD

With a detailed data drop that AstraZeneca’s R&D chief described as an internal “science success story,” the British Big Pharma has secured an FDA priority review for what it believes could become a flagship biologic in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In detailed results from the late-stage Oberon and Titania trials—first teased in March and detailed in full at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Barcelona this week—the drugmaker laid out the extent of its IL-33 inhibitor’s potential to reduce moderate and severe exacerbations in a wide range of COPD patients still struggling with those “lung attacks,” as AstraZeneca’s Sharon Barr, Ph.D., called them, despite using standard-care inhaled therapy. In the headline results, a 300 mg dose of tozorakimab given once every four weeks curbed those moderate and severe exacerbations in the studies’ primary population of former smokers by 29% in the Oberon study and 34% in Titania. In the overall population of both current and former smokers, these reductions were 30% and 29%, respectively, versus placebo and inhaled standard of care. The benefits also extended to clinically meaningful exacerbation reductions in all prespecified patient subgroups and specifically turned up promising signals in patients across a range of blood eosinophil counts, with Barr telling Fierce that “it’s the details that make this even more exciting than the high-level results that we’ve already shared.” In fact, during AZ’s tozorakimab poster presentation at the ERS 2026 Congress this past weekend, attendees were so enamored by the data that event organizers had to encourage people to clear the room and look at the other presentations on offer, Barr said in an interview. “I think it really speaks to the fact that there is a lot of buzz around these data because the entire respiratory community has been so desperate for new therapies for these patients,” she explained. The respiratory disease continues to represent a “staggering unmet medical need,” Barr said, highlighting the COPD exacerbations that the Oberon and Titania studies homed in on, which she added carry a greater mortality risk than a heart attack. “When a patient has a severe exacerbation, only about half of them are still alive within three and a half years,” she pointed out. As for tozorakimab specifically, Barr christened the molecule “an AstraZeneca science success story,” harkening several years back to the point at which researchers began to explore IL-33 as a driver of respiratory disease, and COPD in particular. At the same time, “there was still so much that wasn’t understood,” she admitted, highlighting the insight that IL-33 signals through both ST2 and EGFR through the RAGE pathway, a discovery Barr attributed to AstraZeneca's own scientists. Understanding the need to tackle both pathways in COPD—and aware of competitor candidates in the hopper, including one that bound ST2—the company ultimately had to make some “courageous decisions,” Barr said. These included taking a prior COPD molecule offline and going back to the drawing board to reinvent its potential IL-33 label “to make sure that we had a molecule that could block signaling through both arms of the pathway, through both the reduced form and the oxidized form, knowing that we wouldn’t be first, but striving to be best.” “When we put [tozorakimab] into the clinic, we firmly believed that we had a differentiated molecule, and we saw the other molecules blocking just ST2 or partially blocking IL-33, unable to deliver two positive pivotal studies in COPD,” Barr explained. “We kept marching forward because we believed our molecule was differentiated, and now I think we have the clinical validation that supports that.” Ultimately, AstraZeneca finds itself on much better footing these days when it comes to potential biologic rivals to tozorakimab in COPD. Sanofi and Regeneron’s Dupixent, for instance, is approved to treat COPD exacerbations in patients with high eosinophil counts, but not low ones. Meanwhile, the future has become cloudier for other next-gen IL-33 candidates from Sanofi and Regeneron, as well as Roche, which have suffered trial flops in recent years. One other potential ingredient for AstraZeneca’s success in its duo of studies was that the company was “ambitious in the trial design, willing to look at an all-comers population,” Barr said, “and willing to enroll the most severe patients.” Prior studies for would-be biologics rivals in COPD “avoided enrolling” those patients, she pointed out. She also highlighted the Big Pharma’s painstaking design of exacerbations in its trial, which “gave us a very rigorous readout,” and pointed to “the extra effort and investment” the company put in to understand the effect of mucus plugs in patients. Barr described mucus production as a “key feature in disease diversity,” noting that mucus plugs—obstructing clumps of mucus that block patients’ airways—are associated with worse outcomes in COPD. In its data announcement, AstraZeneca noted that an integrated analysis of Oberon and Titania found tozorakimab “demonstrated a reduction in patients’ mucus plug score,” with the pharma claiming its biologic is the first to deliver such results in a broad COPD population. “So being able to reduce those mucus plugs, we expect, is an important part of driving benefit for patients who are living with COPD,” Barr said. Again touching on the breadth of the study populations, Barr added that tozorakimab “worked across all eosinophil levels in both current and former smokers across all levels of lung function,” which she suggested “really simplifies decision-making for clinicians, and it allows them to offer therapy to the broadest possible patient population.” In the highest patient eosinophil count group, tozorakimab helped chart a 43% reduction in exacerbation risk, which Barr stressed were “unprecedented data.” In the mid-level group, AZ’s drug delivered a 23% reduction and, in the lowest group, a 34% reduction in eosinophils, which Barr said suggests efficacy “in all patient subgroups.” As for AZ’s recent guidance upgrade on the medicine’s sales opportunity, the lift from a $3 billion to $5 billion range to $5 billion plus was informed by multiple factors, Barr said, including the fact that “in 2024, there were multiple competitors, and there aren’t anymore.” Additionally, “we know that this is a massive unmet medical need, and this is a really incredible set of data that we think will be very convincing to the clinical community,” Barr said. Looking ahead to a potential evolution of the COPD treatment landscape, Barr noted that most patients start treatment in the community with an option like a triple therapy, and for them, having an option like AstraZeneca’s inhaler Breztri will remain a “really important part” of that journey. But of the patients uncontrolled on triple therapy, which Barr described as “about half of them today,” just a “small fraction” are currently eligible for biologic therapy, which she emphasized AstraZeneca is working to change. Understanding that COPD is not a “one-size-fits-all” disease, AstraZeneca is also looking at its antibody drug Tezspire for patients with T2-driven disease, and the company continues to think about new mechanisms for tackling COPD through both systemic and inhaled drugs, Barr said.

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Mackenzie, Bresnahan, McCormick To Speak at "Trumpapalooza" in Dallas

Pennsylvania will be well represented at the podium as the Republican Party holds a midterm national convention in Dallas on Wednesday and Thursday. A pair of GOP congressmen - Reps. Ryan Mackenzie (R-07) and Rob Bresnahan (R-08) - and Sen. Dave McCormick will be among the 109 officials, candidates and…

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New Hampshire voters pick midterm nominees as Sen. Shaheen's exit sparks scramble for key seats

New Hampshire primary voters are choosing candidates for Congress, governor and the 424-seat state Legislature on Tuesday, and incumbents aren’t the only familiar names on the ballot.

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The insurgent Democrat taking on David Valadao

The 31-year-old progressive is betting his working-class roots and economic message can energize voters in one of the country’s youngest congressional districts.

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Richard Pan running for Congress on decade-old fight with RFK Jr.

The pediatrician and former state senator has long battled with the U.S. Health and Human Services secretary over California’s vaccine laws.

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The future of Burke Lakefront Airport could depend on who wins Ohio’s midterm elections

Mayor Justin Bibb's push to close Burke Lakefront Airport needs an act of Congress — and Ohio's competitive midterm races could determine whether that's possible.

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The future of Burke Lakefront Airport could depend on who wins Ohio’s midterm elections

Mayor Justin Bibb's push to close Burke Lakefront Airport needs an act of Congress — and Ohio's competitive midterm races could determine whether that's possible.

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Medicare now covers CBD, but Congress wants to ban it

CBD use for medicinal purposes is not a fringe movement. It is a nationwide phenomenon of informed adults seeking more choice in health care.

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Sep 8 • 5:30 AM EDT • Health • usatoday.com
Democrats enter the midterms looking to conquer red territory

With November’s midterm matchups largely set, Democrats are optimistic that they can seize control of Congress by running strong campaigns in red territory while Republicans hope that President Donald Trump’s increased involvement, and his $400 million MAGA Inc. war chest, can help them defend narrow majorities in the House and Senate.

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Sep 8 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
The 2026 midterm general election season is upon us. Here's what to watch

The week of Labor Day marks the unofficial kickoff of the general election season. President Trump's unpopularity and Democratic enthusiasm means control of Congress is on the ballot.

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Sep 8 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • kosu.org
The 2026 midterm general election season is upon us. Here's what to watch

The week of Labor Day marks the unofficial kickoff of the general election season. President Trump's unpopularity and Democratic enthusiasm means control of Congress is on the ballot.

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Sep 8 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • kgou.org
The House Democrat who's making AI regulation her No. 1 priority

Rep. Lori Trahan passed on a bid for leadership to focus on artificial intelligence policy last week

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Sep 8 • 4:45 AM EDT • Politics • politico.com
New Hampshire voters pick nominees as Sen. Shaheen’s exit sparks a scramble for key seats

New Hampshire primary voters are choosing candidates for Congress, governor and the state Legislature, with the retirement of U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen creating the most competitive races | K-DAWN

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Sep 8 • 12:03 AM EDT • Politics • audacy.com
New Hampshire voters pick nominees as Sen. Shaheen’s exit sparks a scramble for key seats

New Hampshire primary voters are choosing candidates for Congress, governor and the state Legislature, with the retirement of U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen creating the most competitive races | Talk Radio 1210 WPHT

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Sep 8 • 12:03 AM EDT • Politics • audacy.com
New Hampshire voters pick nominees as Sen. Shaheen’s exit sparks a scramble for key seats

New Hampshire primary voters are choosing candidates for Congress, governor and the state Legislature, with the retirement of U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen creating the most competitive races | WWL

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Sep 8 • 12:03 AM EDT • Politics • audacy.com