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Haley Stevens is everywhere — except on the trail for El-Sayed
Fri Oct 16 5:55 am
The former Senate candidate has endorsed her former primary foe — but is not pushing hard for former backers to do the same.
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The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Fri Oct 16 5:00 am
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker.
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Senate Republicans are getting smoked in fundraising
Fri Oct 16 12:37 am
James Talarico alone outraised ten of the top GOP Senate candidates combined over the past three months
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Inside the democratic socialists’ plan to shake up Congress
Thu Oct 15 11:59 pm
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Trump lashes out at Republicans as Ken Paxton struggles in Texas
Thu Oct 15 6:14 pm
The president singled out Karl Rove and incumbent Sen. John Cornyn as his endorsed candidate appears to be in a tight race with James Talarico.
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Mitch Daniels rebukes JD Vance over free-market retreat
Thu Oct 15 4:20 pm
Daniels said the Republican Party’s evolution under Trump could create an opening for a party to champion economic freedom.
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2 women accuse Matt Gaetz of sex trafficking in new lawsuit
Thu Oct 15 3:11 pm
Gaetz said he would vigorously contest the allegations in the lawsuit.
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‘I think Alaska’s turning blue’: Republicans fret Sullivan’s path to reelection
Wed Oct 14 2:18 pm
Alaska strategists and voters acknowledge GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan is facing a difficult road, despite Trump’s support and the outside money pouring in.
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House control all but gone, top Republicans privately concede
Wed Oct 14 4:45 am
Republican groups are trying to limit their losses. But few in the party believe they have a good shot at keeping control of Congress.
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Sen. Jon Ossoff: ‘I’m not running for president’
Tue Oct 13 9:12 pm
The Georgia senator committed to serving out a full six-year term should he win in November — his most forceful rejection of 2028 rumors yet.
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Democrats are making corruption messaging a pocketbook issue
Mon Oct 12 10:00 am
Running against corruption is not new. But Democrats have turned the familiar attack into a broader message tied to voters’ economic pain.
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MAGA Inc. plots final midterm money moves
Mon Oct 12 6:55 am
The push includes cutting off spending for some House races, piling in money to shore up others and training its focus on key Senate races.
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