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Trump, Congress set to clash over Hegseth, Iran war, Ukraine after election

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Trump, Congress set to clash over Hegseth, Iran war, Ukraine after election

Oct 28, 2026 · 10:00 AM · Alexander Bolton

President Trump is headed for a showdown with Democrats and members of his party after Election Day over Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s future leadership of the Pentagon, the Iran war and the Russia-Ukraine war. Democrats are stepping up their demands that…

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Fed likely to hold rates steady ahead of midterms

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Fed likely to hold rates steady ahead of midterms

Oct 28, 2026 · 10:00 AM · Max Rego

Federal Reserve officials will decide whether to raise interest rates again on Wednesday, as persistent inflation strains Americans ahead of the midterm elections. Annual inflation was 3.7 percent in September, according to the consumer price index (CPI). That marked an increase from…

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Trump and Talarico hold dueling Texas rallies

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Trump and Talarico hold dueling Texas rallies

Oct 28, 2026 · 3:12 AM · Mallory Wilson

President Trump and Texas Senate candidate James Talarico (D) shared their competing visions Tuesday as the two held dueling rallies in the Lone Star State one week before the midterm elections. Trump did two rallies in Texas — the first in Corpus…

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Trump reups calls to put Cruz on Supreme Court in vacancy scenario

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Trump reups calls to put Cruz on Supreme Court in vacancy scenario

Oct 28, 2026 · 2:49 AM · Finya Swai

President Trump joked Tuesday that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) would be his pick for the next Supreme Court vacancy, saying the senator could get unanimously confirmed because lawmakers in both parties would jump at the chance to get rid of him in…

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Federal grand jury declines to indict Cassidy Hutchinson

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Federal grand jury declines to indict Cassidy Hutchinson

Oct 28, 2026 · 2:44 AM · Finya Swai

A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday rejected the Justice Department’s attempt to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson over her testimony to lawmakers about President Trump’s actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Justice Department…

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Murkowski backs Alaska Democrat for governor

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Murkowski backs Alaska Democrat for governor

Oct 28, 2026 · 1:38 AM · Finya Swai

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) endorsed Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins in Alaska’s governor’s race Tuesday, crossing party lines to back the former state lawmaker over three Republican candidates. In a statement released by Kreiss-Tomkins’ campaign, Murkowski praised the Democrat for his commitment to bipartisanship,…

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Johnson says there will be 'peaceful transfer of power' on Jan 3

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Johnson says there will be 'peaceful transfer of power' on Jan 3

Oct 28, 2026 · 1:03 AM · Tara Suter

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that there will be a “peaceful transfer of power” when new House members are set to join the lower chamber next year. “Of course, we'll have a peaceful transfer of power, but it will not…

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Trump announces proposal to loosen methane rules for oil and gas production

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Trump announces proposal to loosen methane rules for oil and gas production

Oct 28, 2026 · 12:35 AM · Rachel Frazin

President Trump announced plans to loosen methane regulations from the oil and gas sector during a Lubbock, Texas rally Tuesday night. The announcement came during the president's second campaign stop of the day in Texas, during which he aimed to assist the…

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Guardrails Alliance hits Husted over ties to Marc Andreessen in new ad

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Guardrails Alliance hits Husted over ties to Marc Andreessen in new ad

Oct 27, 2026 · 11:43 PM · Miranda Nazzaro

Super PAC Guardrails Alliance will launch a digital ad campaign Wednesday seeking to tie Ohio Sen. Jon Husted (R)'s past support for data centers to campaign donations he received from tech executives like venture capitalist Marc Andreessen. The 30-second ad, first shared…

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Iran war cost increases to $47 billion

Oct 27, 2026 · 11:32 PM · Filip Timotija

The cost of the U.S.’s war against Iran has gone up to $47 billion, an increase of more than $3 billion since last month, as President Trump mulls launching strikes against the Islamic Republic after the U.S. midterm elections. The biggest chunk…

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