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With a steel mill and campaign cash, Trump and GOP leaders launch an Iowa rescue mission

Republicans are on a rescue mission in Iowa, touting new plans for a $15 billion steel mill as President Donald Trump and the state’s GOP leaders rush to blunt the political impact of a battered economy and prevent the governor’s office, a Senate seat and three House seats from slipping into Democratic hands in November.

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Oct 2 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Under pressure

A cinematic journey through the first year of Donald Trump's second term as president. Fear, hope, protest, loyalty and disappointment all shape this portrait of the US as a nation in turmoil.

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Oct 2 • 4:51 AM EDT • Politics • dw.com
Michael Allen can’t be trusted on ICE

Twenty-one months into President Donald Trump’s second administration, his approach to immigration enforcement is clear: using untrained, masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents resulting in both the arrests and killings of Americans and the destruction of families and communities. It is a strategy that scapegoats brown-skinned Americans, denies people their right to legal representation […]

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Oct 2 • 3:00 AM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
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With a new breed of candidate, Democrats are challenging in states they usually lose

President Donald Trump’s flagging popularity isn’t the only problem Republicans face this fall.

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Oct 2 • 12:01 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
WATCH: President Trump in Durant for political rally

KTEN News offers live coverage of the Republican rally at Durant’s Choctaw Event Center featuring President Donald Trump, with updates starting at 4 p.m. CT, including news segments and live broadcasts through the evening.

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Oct 1 • 8:05 PM EDT • Politics • kten.com
A fact-checked guide to Trump's talking points and falsehoods at midterm rallies

President Donald Trump is hitting the campaign trail to support Republican candidates in toss-up races that will determine which party controls Congress for the final two years of his presidency. Here’s a list of more than two dozen go-to Trump statements and how they square for accuracy.

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Oct 1 • 7:41 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Trump jokingly calls Paxton a ‘pain in the ass’ at Texas event

President Donald Trump jokingly described Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton as “a pain in the ass” during remarks in Denton, Texas, on Thursday – the latest in a long line of jabs he has made about his staunch ally who is running in a critical race for the GOP.

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Oct 1 • 7:14 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
'I'll stand in front of the bulldozers': Veterans protest Trump's arch

Since President Donald Trump first began talking about building a Triumphal Arch in Memorial Circle, it’s been met with criticism from the public, lawmakers and even veterans

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Oct 1 • 5:10 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
'I'll stand in front of the bulldozers': Veterans protest Trump's arch

Since President Donald Trump first began talking about building a Triumphal Arch in Memorial Circle, it’s been met with criticism from the public, lawmakers and even veterans

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Oct 1 • 5:10 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
EXCLUSIVE: Embrace Trump or not?; Amendment 3's carrots and sticks

Republicans damned if they embrace President Donald Trump, and damned if they don't. Amendment 3 offers tax cuts — but at what cost?

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Oct 1 • 4:52 PM EDT • Politics • floridatoday.com
Trump says he’s ‘looking at’ opening US military base in Venezuela

President Donald Trump is open to the prospect of a U.S. military base in Venezuela or somewhere else in South America. “We’re looking at doing a lot of things,” Trump told reporters on Thursday. “We’re getting along very well, as you know, and Venezuela has been a great situation. The people are happy, and I’m […]

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Oct 1 • 4:44 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Trump says planning midterm convention during NFL opener was ‘stupid’

President Donald Trump acknowledged that scheduling the Republican National Committee’s midterm convention during the NFL’s opening game of the 2026 season was not the best idea. The president sat down with Time magazine for an interview this week and was asked about the possibility of Democrats taking control of Congress in the midterm elections. He […]

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Oct 1 • 4:38 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
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Judge blocks Trump from firing Seattle US attorney who had job for an hour

President Donald Trump cannot fire US attorneys who have been appointed by courts, a federal judge in Washington state said Thursday in a first-of-its-kind ruling that tests the scope of a president’s removal power under the Constitution.

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Oct 1 • 4:17 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Trump sends out $500 ACA refunds and a letter promoting his record

The rebate checks are headed to nearly 1 million people President Donald Trump says were overcharged under the Affordable Care Act.

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Oct 1 • 3:40 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Politics doesn't always 'reward what it should': Brian Brenberg

'The Big Money Show' panelists analyze economic data, GDP growth and President Donald Trump's manufacturing push in Texas.

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Oct 1 • 3:32 PM EDT • Politics • foxbusiness.com
GOP hold on Florida and Texas governors’ races weakens, nonpartisan analyst says

President Donald Trump’s poor ratings contributed to the Cook Political Report shifting both races from “Likely Republican” to “Lean Republican.”

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Oct 1 • 2:30 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Judge permanently dismisses Trump administration's case charging ex-Olympian with Reflecting Pool vandalism

A judge in the nation’s capital agreed on Thursday to permanently dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a move that could prevent federal prosecutors from reviving the case under political pressure from President Donald Trump.

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Oct 1 • 1:43 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
10 Democrat-held House seats Republicans could flip to save their majority

President Donald Trump's margins in redrawn districts fuel Republican hopes of flipping 10 Democratic House seats in the battle for Congress.

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Oct 1 • 12:32 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
4 takeaways from Trump’s Time magazine interview

Just over a month before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump addressed the top issues confronting his administration in a wide-ranging interview with Time magazine.

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Oct 1 • 12:25 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Trump's $500 Obamacare 'rebate' checks land in prime political battlegrounds

President Donald Trump's administration is sending $500 payments to nearly 1 million Americans this week, in a move that strategists say could potentially influence races that may ​determine whether his Republicans maintain control of Congress in the November midterm elections.

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Oct 1 • 12:22 PM EDT • Politics • reuters.com
Trump's $500 Obamacare 'rebate' checks land in prime political battlegrounds

President Donald Trump's administration is sending $500 payments to nearly 1 million Americans this week, in a move that strategists say could potentially influence races that may ​determine whether his Republicans maintain control of Congress in the November midterm elections.

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Oct 1 • 12:22 PM EDT • Health • reuters.com
Trump's $500 Obamacare 'rebate' checks land in prime political battlegrounds

By Andy Sullivan, Helen Coster, Ahmed Aboulenein and Tim McLaughlin WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration is sending $500 payments to nearly 1 million Americans this

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Oct 1 • 12:22 PM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Judge cites Trump’s threats in permanent dismissal of Reflecting Pool damage charges against Olympian

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed charges against David Hearn, the former US Olympian initially accused of damaging the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial with prejudice, citing President Donald Trump’s comments to ensure charges cannot be brought in the future.

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Oct 1 • 11:27 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Judge permanently drops case against ex-Olympian over Reflecting Pool vandalism

The decision could prevent federal prosecutors from reviving David Hearn’s case under political pressure from President Donald Trump

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Oct 1 • 11:27 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Trump does not rule out demolishing the Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center was closed last month amid a legal battle over whether President Donald Trump can add his name to the performing arts venue.

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Oct 1 • 11:13 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Over 11K Washington residents are losing access to federal health and food benefits

The law, signed by President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025, includes $1.3 trillion in nationwide cuts to healthcare and food assistance programs

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Oct 1 • 11:00 AM EDT • Health • kiro7.com
Trump will hold a rally in Choctaw Nation, a rare presidential visit to Indian Country

The rally is part of President Donald Trump's recent campaign push through deep red states, where he has been stumping for Republican candidates and promoting his agenda ahead of November’s midterm elections.

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Oct 1 • 10:10 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Supreme Court to review key part of Trump’s immigration policy

(CNN) — The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to review President Donald Trump’s policy of imposing mandatory detention without bond hearings for people who entered the country illegally, taking up one

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Oct 1 • 9:54 AM EDT • Politics • kten.com
Brown: Trump’s $15 billion Iowa surprise roils Minnesota politics, but merits skepticism

"On Monday, President Donald Trump welcomed Iowa officials and the Minnesota iron mining company Mesabi Metallics to the Oval Office for an announcement. The news he revealed was stunning," columnist Aaron Brown writes.

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Oct 1 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • startribune.com
'Very friendly territory': The politics behind President Trump’s Oklahoma rally

With President Donald Trump stumping in our state this evening, StateImpact’s Logan Layden talked with OU political science professor Allyson Shortle about the politics of the visit.

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Oct 1 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • kgou.org
More than one thousand Maine immigrants to lose Medicaid on Oct. 1

More than a thousand immigrants in Maine will lose their health insurance starting Oct. 1, due to Medicaid eligibility changes passed through President Donald Trump’s 2025 budget law. H.R. 1 made significant cuts to the national health insurance program that millions of low-income households rely on, removing certain groups of immigrants, as well as adding […]

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Oct 1 • 4:49 AM EDT • Health • mainemorningstar.com
Presidents rarely visit Indian Country. Trump’s planned Choctaw Nation rally will be the latest

President Donald Trump is holding a campaign rally in the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

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Oct 1 • 12:10 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Trump’s campaign against noncitizen voting demonstrates it’s rare and not enough to swing elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's campaign to root out noncitizen voting is demonstrating what critics of President Donald Trump's election conspirac

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Oct 1 • 12:08 AM EDT • Politics • wtop.com
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Senate confirms Keith Sonderling as Labor Secretary

Another Florida man has been confirmed to Donald Trump's Cabinet.

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Sep 30 • 11:11 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
Takeaways from CNN’s California governor debate

Xavier Becerra, the Democratic favorite in California’s race for governor, sought to tie his Republican opponent Steve Hilton to the policies of President Donald Trump as the two debated Wednesday night on CNN.

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Sep 30 • 10:10 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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How Trump’s AI-Generated Memes Impact Political Authority and Masculinity

A new article by sociologists Tristan Bridges (University of California-Santa Barbara) and James W. Messerschmidt (University of Southern Maine) examines how AI–generated memes circulated on social media by President Donald Trump represent a significant transformation in the visual politics of masculinity

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Sep 30 • 9:30 PM EDT • Politics • newswise.com
Trump’s Mobile rally could be about more than Alabama politics, political columnist says

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — President Donald Trump is coming to Mobile on Friday for a rally expected to draw thousands of supporters. One political columnist says the president’s visit is less abo…

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Sep 30 • 8:38 PM EDT • Politics • wkrg.com
US government's new AI chatbot pulls back from debunking Trump

US President Donald Trump unveiled what he called a "damn good" AI chatbot, but it quickly drew attention for contradicting some of his contentious political claims. It was unclear whether the Trump a...

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Sep 30 • 8:02 PM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
California governor rivals clash over Trump ties

Xavier Becerra, the Democratic nominee in California’s race for governor, sought to tie his Republican opponent Steve Hilton to the policies of President Donald Trump as the two debated Wednesday night on CNN.

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Sep 30 • 8:00 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Trump says he discussed release of political prisoners with Xi

WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he discussed the release of political prisoners with Chinese President Xi Jinping when the two leaders met last week.

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Sep 30 • 6:19 PM EDT • Politics • staradvertiser.com
Senate GOP campaign chief says ‘cash is king’ as Trump team promises millions to keep majority

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Republican campaign chairman said Wednesday that President Donald Trump's team has assured senators “money will not be our problem”

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Sep 30 • 5:12 PM EDT • Politics • wtop.com
GOP senator blocks resolution that criticized Trump’s taxpayer-funded ads

A GOP senator blocked a resolution on Tuesday that criticized the Trump administration’s recent taxpayer-funded ads promoting President Donald Trump.

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Sep 30 • 4:07 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Trump administration misspells United States twice while promoting AI

The Trump administration misspelled the United States twice in images of the White House artificial intelligence memo it published following President Donald Trump‘s accord on Tuesday with the country’s biggest names in AI. On Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, both Trump and the White House posted the “Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities,” which came from […]

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Sep 30 • 2:04 PM EDT • Politics • denvergazette.com
Trump administration misspells United States twice while promoting AI

The Trump administration misspelled the United States twice in images of the White House artificial intelligence memo it published following President Donald Trump‘s accord on Tuesday with the country’s biggest names in AI. On Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, both Trump and the White House posted the “Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities,” which came from […]

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Sep 30 • 2:04 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Las Vegas resort bosses dodge presidential politics when asked about falling visitor numbers

The CEOs of Caesars Entertainment, MGM Resorts International and Wynn Resorts did not mention President Donald Trump or his tariffs Tuesday at the Global Gaming Expo at the Venetian Expo as they discussed the causes of declining visitation to Las Vegas …

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Sep 30 • 1:30 PM EDT • Politics • lasvegassun.com
Rural MAHA followers say Trump hasn’t improved health of their communities, an AP-KFF poll finds

A new AP-KFF poll finds that the Make America Healthy Again movement has a substantial following among rural voters, but most don't think President Donald Trump's healthcare policies have benefited their communities.

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Sep 30 • 6:06 AM EDT • Health • seattletimes.com
Rural MAHA followers say Trump hasn't improved health of their communities, an AP-KFF poll finds

A new AP-KFF poll finds that the Make America Healthy Again movement has a substantial following among rural voters, but most don't think President Donald Trump's healthcare policies have benefited their communities.

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Sep 30 • 6:06 AM EDT • Health • newsday.com
Rural MAHA followers say Trump hasn't improved health of their communities, an AP-KFF poll finds

A new AP-KFF poll finds that the Make America Healthy Again movement has a substantial following among rural voters, but most don't think President Donald Trump's healthcare policies have benefited their communities.

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Sep 30 • 6:05 AM EDT • Health • news4jax.com
Rural MAHA Followers Say Trump Health Policies Haven’t Reached Their Communities

President Donald Trump has championed sprawling health policy changes under the Make America Healthy Again movement, but a KFF-Associated Press survey of rural voters found people aren’t seeing the initiatives reach their communities.

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Sep 30 • 6:01 AM EDT • Health • kffhealthnews.org
Trump’s tariffs are back in court

Here we go again: President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs are back under the legal microscope.

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Sep 30 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • cnn.com
What is Alaska LNG and why does the project face doubts?

President Donald Trump could unveil plans as soon as Wednesday to tap South Korea's pledged strategic investment package for about $54 billion to build a liquefied natural gas project in Alaska, as he rolls out a series of economic initiatives ahead of November's midterm ​elections.

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Sep 30 • 4:56 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Sarah Sanders’ cynical playground-bully politics

Having covered Tom Cotton's nomination Tuesday, we turn today to his salty competition for political cynic of the year. It's Gov. Sarah Sanders, trained by Donald Trump himself.

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Sep 30 • 4:36 AM EDT • Politics • arkansasonline.com
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Amendment 83 protects your right to hunt, fish

I will never forget March 25, 2020 — COVID-19 was raging, and Gov. Jared Polis asked President Donald Trump to declare a major disaster, while issuing a stay-at-home order for Colorado residents. Only essential businesses could remain open, including grocery stores, but who wanted to go out in public and risk exposure? Fortunately, I had […]

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Sep 30 • 2:45 AM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
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Albanian PM says fate of Kushner resort to be decided by 'science'

Albania has previously promised that the €1.4bn project linked to Donald Trump's son-in-law will meet EU environmental standards.

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Sep 30 • 1:00 AM EDT • Science • euronews.com
Trump’s made his big call on AI. Humanity’s fate may ride on him being right

President Donald Trump held court on the White House drive Tuesday, surrounded by the tech moguls who, in their own estimation, hold the planet’s fate in their hands.

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Sep 29 • 8:35 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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Homeland Security spending $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads

The Department of Homeland Security has tapped $20 million to pay for the campaign-style ads glorifying President Donald Trump that have drawn widespread criticism from Republicans and Democrats as a blatant misuse of taxpayer dollars that likely runs afoul of anti-propaganda law.

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Sep 29 • 3:04 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' ratings surge after wild year and Trump feud

Late night comedian and host Jimmy Kimmel is constantly be saying and doing things that make national headlines, from feuding with President Donald Trump, getting temporarily suspended from the

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Sep 29 • 2:55 PM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
Homeland Security taps $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security has tapped $20 million to pay for the campaign-style ads glorifying President Donald Trump that have drawn

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Sep 29 • 2:39 PM EDT • Politics • wtop.com
Homeland Security taps $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads

The Department of Homeland Security has tapped $20 million to pay for campaign-style ads glorifying President Donald Trump.

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Sep 29 • 2:35 PM EDT • Politics • ksat.com
Homeland Security taps $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads

The Department of Homeland Security has tapped $20 million to pay for campaign-style ads glorifying President Donald Trump.

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Sep 29 • 2:35 PM EDT • Politics • wsls.com
An embarrassing moment for the GOP, a defensive witness and other takeaways from Jack Smith’s hearing

Special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two indictments against now-President Donald Trump in 2023, testified in front of Congress again on Tuesday — this time, to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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Sep 29 • 2:28 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
White House urges EU to draw down diesel inventories, sources say

Sept 29 (Reuters) - The White House has urged the ‌European Union to draw ‌down emergency diesel inventories in an effort to ​lower global prices, as President Donald Trump and his administration purs...

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Sep 29 • 1:22 PM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Vance takes battleground role as Trump opens midterm push

Vice President JD Vance is heading into competitive races this week as President Donald Trump begins his fall campaign push in Oklahoma and Alabama, two reliably Republican states without marquee contests expected to determine control of Congress. The split screen comes as Vance has emerged as one of the administration’s most prominent campaign surrogates and […]

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Sep 29 • 1:09 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Opinion | Trump’s Deliberate Blurring of Foreign and Domestic Politics

In the final week of September 2026, the American political landscape appeared more complicated than the headlines suggested. Much of the attention focused on President Donald Trump’s September 22 …

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Sep 29 • 1:08 PM EDT • Politics • dailynewsegypt.com
Poll: Ohio voters' view of Trump declines, Browns leads Husted

A new poll shows many Ohio registered voters don't agree with President Donald Trump's handling of the U.S., and Democrats are leading the state's marquee contests.

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Sep 29 • 1:00 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumnews1.com
The Latest: Trump’s new AI-powered ‘America.gov’ pivots political answers moments after launch

President Donald Trump has unveiled the AI-powered America.gov site as a way to simplify public access to government information and services. The site’s question-and-answer function initially...

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Sep 29 • 12:33 PM EDT • Politics • dallasnews.com
Jack Smith clashes with senators over Trump probes, says ‘I will not be silenced’

Jack Smith returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to defend his derailed efforts to prosecute President Donald Trump, telling lawmakers he would not “be silenced by continued threats of prosecution” from the president.

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Sep 29 • 10:20 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Trump used foreign labor standards as tariff workaround, small businesses say

Small businesses will once again challenge President Donald Trump’s tariffs in the Court of International Trade in New York City this week.

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Sep 29 • 9:30 AM EDT • Business • ctmirror.org
The Latest: Trump’s new AI-powered ‘America.gov’ pivots political answers moments after launch

President Donald Trump has unveiled the AI-powered America.

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Sep 29 • 8:21 AM EDT • Politics • wsls.com
The Beclowning of Scott Bessent

One iron law of current politics is that nobody who associates themselves with Donald Trump emerges with a shred of credibility. For some, that’s not a big loss — it’s not as if anyone respected Pete Hegseth even before he decided that the key to military success in an age of drones and AI was more testosterone. For others, however, the costs are real. I’m old enough to remember when Marco Rubio was widely considered a reasonable, thoughtful politician. Right now, however, my candidate for the biggest loser is Scott Bessent, the Secretary of the Treasury. Bessent started out with significant reputation to lose: When Trump selected him, this was the headline in the Financial Times: Jason Furman, Barack Obama’s chief economist, described him as a “credible Treasury secretary who has a real understanding of the global economy”. But Bessent has now transformed himself into the Baghdad Bob of bonds. Three weeks ago, after intervening (for reasons that remain somewhat unclear) to support the Japanese yen, Bessent boasted about his ability to move markets and dared investors to bet against his, declaring “I am the house now.” He then tried to push long-term interest rates down, buying 30-year U.S. Treasuries in a move some have compared to paying down part of your mortgage by running up your credit card balance. Here’s how that’s going so far: To get some perspective on how high interest rates have gone, here’s a longer-term perspective: We haven’t seen interest rates this high since the fading days of the dotcom bubble. Why are interest rates hitting new records? The backdrop, as I argued in last Sunday’s primer, is the huge AI-driven investment boom; more on that next week. But the immediate cause of the latest interest rate spike was Trump’s rejection of an Iranian proposal to end the war. This rejection sent crude oil prices, which for a while had fallen considerably, shooting back up: It’s notable, by the way, that oil prices remain high even though a significant amount of oil is now being shuttled through the Strait of Hormuz by night, on smaller vessels. That’s an interesting story, which has a lot to do with the fact that oil from the Hormuz shuttle runs must be transferred to larger vessels before being shipped to markets in Europe and Asia; around 15 percent of the world’s large crude carriers are now parked off the coast of Oman, waiting to be tanked up. This is creating a shipping crunch: But that’s a topic for another day. For now, the point is that with oil still high and refined products, especially diesel, still close to record levels, inflation will remain elevated. And this in turn means that the Federal Reserve will keep short-term interest rates high, an expectation that is feeding into longer-term rates. Hence Bessent’s bond-market humiliation. The truth is that Bessent might not have been able to get interest rates down even in the best of circumstances. But he certainly won’t get anywhere as long as Trump keeps believing that he can somehow convert his Iran debacle into a triumphant victory. And Trump will keep believing that as long as he is surrounded by sycophants who tell him what he wants to hear. Sycophants like, for example, Scott Bessent, who is predicting the imminent collapse of the Iranian economy, possibly within two weeks. Bessent is right to say that the embargo on Iranian oil exports is placing the country under great economic strain. But his implicit prediction that this will quickly produce a deal that Trump can call victory looks no more plausible than his boasts about the bond market. The big question now is, why would anyone with a reputation to lose work for Donald Trump? As the beclowning of Bessent shows, joining the Trump team won’t just damage your reputation; it will utterly destroy it.

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Sep 29 • 7:10 AM EDT • Politics • paulkrugman.substack.com
Ex-Trump prosecutor Smith will tell senators he won't 'be silenced' by threats of prosecution

The former Justice Department special counsel who brought two federal indictments against President Donald Trump will tell lawmakers he “will not be silenced by continued threats of prosecution” from the Trump administration and believes the rule of law is being threatened like never before

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Sep 29 • 6:34 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Ex-Trump prosecutor Smith will tell senators he won't 'be silenced' by threats of prosecution

The former Justice Department special counsel who brought two federal indictments against President Donald Trump will tell lawmakers he “will not be silenced by continued threats of prosecution” from the Trump administration and believes the rule of law is being threatened like never before.

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Sep 29 • 6:28 AM EDT • Politics • wsls.com
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Analysis | Democrats coalesce around a message about the cost of corruption

Their message accuses Republicans of flagrant corruption, tying the attack to the billions President Donald Trump has made during his second term.

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Sep 29 • 5:18 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
$10 for a gallon of gas has red Alaska thinking about a Democratic senator

Mary Peltola hopes to unseat Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in a race all about prices, federal aid and Donald Trump.

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Sep 29 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Kurt Olsen, key Trump 2020 election denier, departs Justice Department

Kurt Olsen, a lawyer who aided President Donald Trump’s 2020 election reversal schemes before joining his second administration, left the Justice Department Monday, a person familiar with the departure told CNN.

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Sep 28 • 10:04 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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Senate passes bipartisan bill to overhaul college sports

President Donald Trump wants the House to clear the measure quickly.

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Sep 28 • 10:04 PM EDT • Sports • politico.com
Trump’s mail voting crackdown tests Postal Service leader who says he’s ‘not political’

David Steiner once criticized Donald Trump’s leadership style after seeing him on “The Apprentice.” Nearly two decades later, he finds himself navigating Trump’s influence on the Postal Service.

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Sep 28 • 8:01 PM EDT • Politics • adn.com
Trump personally helped orchestrate taxpayer-funded ads promoting himself and his policies, source says

President Donald Trump has personally driven the controversial, tax-payer funded video ads promoting himself and his administration’s policies, including helping select the imagery and videos used, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

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Sep 28 • 7:07 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
ODU political experts analyze new Trump messages

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — President Donald Trump told voters several weeks ago in the face of discouraging GOP polling numbers to “pretend I’m on the ballot.” That should be especially easy now that a series of new messages from the White House have begun running, though the administration emphatically denies that they are propaganda. The […]

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Sep 28 • 5:51 PM EDT • Politics • wavy.com
Trump says he did not discuss the possibility of the US selling weapons to China, contradicting his ambassador

(CNN) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he did not discuss the US selling weapons to China during his recent meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, contradicting an assertion

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Sep 28 • 3:30 PM EDT • Politics • wkow.com
Fact check: Trump lies again that grocery prices ‘have come way down’ this term

Facing abysmal poll numbers on inflation as the midterm elections approach, President Donald Trump is sticking to the communications strategy he tried in the summer: lie.

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Sep 28 • 3:28 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
In Mike Johnson's district, the political mood is mixed for the GOP

Johnson is an ally of President Donald Trump and is in no apparent danger of securing a sixth term in Congress. But high prices, the war in Iran and the dim economic mood provide a snapshot of the grim outlook for the party in power.

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Sep 28 • 1:58 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
12 moves that illustrate the brazenness of Trump’s second term

When the Trump administration began running taxpayer-funded “public service announcements” that looked suspiciously like campaign ads for President Donald Trump last week, the White House gamely maintained they were “very clearly not campaign ads.”

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Sep 28 • 1:00 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Trump Sends Political Messages With Taxpayer Cash

In American politics, presidential public service announcements have encouraged Americans to get their COVID-19 vaccines, raised awareness of sexual assault or promoted volunteerism in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. With less than 40 days before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump has ...

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Sep 28 • 12:40 PM EDT • Politics • usnews.com
Trump open to Iran sanctions relief for ‘concrete progress’ on nuclear issues, White House official says

President Donald Trump is willing to give Iran sanctions relief and release frozen funds for “concrete progress” on a nuclear deal, a US official told CNN Monday, as mediators try to bring both countries back to the negotiating table.

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Sep 28 • 12:24 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Trump administration uses taxpayer money to air 2024 Trump campaign ad

A television advertisement from Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign is the latest in a series of ads promoting the president ahead of the midterms that the White House maintains are “public service announcements.”

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Sep 28 • 11:44 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
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Trump administration begins airing 2024 Trump campaign ad

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is using taxpayer funds to air a television advertisement from Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign in the latest in a series of ads promoting the president ahead of the midterms that the White House maintains are “public service announcements.” The 30-second video, which is virtually identical to one that […]

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Sep 28 • 11:40 AM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Trump's mail voting crackdown tests Postal Service leader who says he's 'not political'

Long before he was the top official at the U.S. Postal Service, David Steiner was a corporate executive surfing mid-oughts television when he came across Donald Trump on “The Apprentice.” “If that is...

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Sep 28 • 11:13 AM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Trump administration lowers fuel economy standards, critics say at a significant environmental cost

The new rules were released shortly after President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices soaring.

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Sep 28 • 10:55 AM EDT • Politics • reviewjournal.com
Trump administration lowers fuel economy standards, critics say at a significant environmental cost

The change furthers President Donald Trump’s promise to revoke policies that encouraged or created incentives for the production of electric vehicles.

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Sep 28 • 10:53 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
President Trump to announce $15 billion steel plant in eastern Iowa

Republican President Donald Trump will announce that Mesabi Metallics will invest $15 billion into building a steel plant in eastern Iowa.

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Sep 28 • 9:56 AM EDT • Politics • desmoinesregister.com
Speaker Mike Johnson on Trump-Xi agreements, AI regulation

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson joins FOX Business to discuss President Donald Trump's agreements with Xi Jinping. He also outlines his upcoming meeting with tech CEOs on AI oversight and analyzes a new Fox News Poll on the cost of living.

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Sep 28 • 9:48 AM EDT • Business • foxbusiness.com
Tom Kean Jr. backs Trump on Iran and tariffs, if not local issues

Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. sought to distance himself slightly from President Donald Trump on Sunday as his Democratic opponent, Rebecca Bennett, reminded him of his years of loyalty to the president.

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Sep 28 • 7:30 AM EDT • Politics • inquirer.com
Rift escalates as Trump targets Miami GOP Rep. María Elvira Salazar in Truth Social posts

The race for Florida's 27th Congressional District flared up over the weekend when President Donald Trump reposted on his Truth Social account more than a dozen posts excoriating incumbent Elvira Salazar.

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Sep 28 • 7:01 AM EDT • Politics • wusf.org
Trump's mail voting crackdown tests Postal Service leader who says he's 'not political'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before he was the top official at the U.S. Postal Service, David Steiner was a corporate executive surfing mid-oughts television when he came across Donald Trump on “The Apprentice.”

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Sep 28 • 6:53 AM EDT • Politics • wral.com
Trump's mail voting crackdown tests Postal Service leader who says he's 'not political'

Before he was the top U_S_ Postal Service official, David Steiner criticized Donald Trump's leadership style after seeing him on "The Apprentice."

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Sep 28 • 6:51 AM EDT • Politics • abcnews.com
Trump's mail voting crackdown tests Postal Service leader who says he's 'not political'

Long before he was the top official at the U.S. Postal Service, David Steiner was a corporate executive surfing mid-oughts television when he came across Donald Trump on “The Apprentice.” “If that is...

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Sep 28 • 6:51 AM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Trump's mail voting crackdown tests Postal Service leader who says he's 'not political'

Before he was the top U_S_ Postal Service official, David Steiner criticized Donald Trump's leadership style after seeing him on "The Apprentice."

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Sep 28 • 6:51 AM EDT • Politics • clickorlando.com
Democrats to probe lucrative Trump family business deals if they win midterms

Corporate donors to President Donald Trump's ballroom and participants in business deals brokered by Trump family members are expected to be among the first targets of investigations if Democrats take control of the House or Senate.

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Sep 28 • 6:03 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Democrats to probe lucrative Trump family business deals if they win midterms

WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Corporate donors to US President Donald Trump's ballroom and participants in business deals brokered by Trump family members are expected to be among the first targets ...

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Sep 28 • 6:03 AM EDT • Business • yahoo.com