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An opinion essay argues Democrats should use the midterms and coming Congress to constrain presidential power and rebuild democratic safeguards after Trump, though it doubts impeachment or legislation can leash him. It frames Trump as corrupt and abusive and calls for a progressive reform agenda including voting rights, environmental protections, ethics rules and Supreme Court changes.
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The article argues that the Supreme Court's decision blocking USPS mail-in ballot restrictions before the midterms is only a temporary, timing-based win for voting rights. It contends the court's conservative justices are inconsistent and that the rules may ultimately serve voter suppression.
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This opinion article argues that contemporary US inequality is worse than during the Gilded Age, with today's ultra-wealthy wielding unprecedented political power through campaign finance deregulation and financial secrecy. It calls the present era an 'Age of Oligarchy' and warns that the very rich threaten US democracy.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a tight Knesset election in October, with his coalition threatened by defections, public anger over the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, and an ongoing corruption trial. The article examines his political vulnerabilities and the challenges of forming a government in Israel's fragmented party system, while noting his security record.
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The headline promotes a Daily Mail voting intention tracker that claims to show which party is on course to win the next UK general election. The article text itself consists only of navigation elements and contains no substantive reporting or analysis.
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Senate Republicans are confronting a widening midterm battleground as voter anger over gas and diesel prices and the Iran conflict puts more GOP seats in play, according to senators in both parties. Democrats are optimistic about expanding the map, while Republicans acknowledge a difficult environment in states like Kansas and Nebraska.
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A poll experiment finds that voters prioritize candidate ideology over race or gender, with small preferences for younger and Christian candidates and a measurable penalty for transgender candidates. It also suggests age concerns are bipartisan, while race and gender alone did not significantly affect support.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU suffered heavy losses in two state elections, including falling below the threshold in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, while the far-right AfD and far-left Die Linke made gains. Merz rejected resignation calls and vowed to continue his tax and welfare reform agenda.
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The article reports that many Republican candidates continue to endorse Trump's false 2020 election claims, while some GOP voters and officials say they want to move on. It highlights Georgia Senate candidate Mike Collins's election denial and voter reactions, and notes that election integrity ranks low as a deciding issue.
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The Liberal Democrats are calling for one-to-one midwife care and additional consultants after party analysis of NHS figures indicated record levels of severe childbirth injuries in England. Leader Ed Davey pledged £600m a year for maternity services and criticised what he called a national safety scandal, while the government pointed to a forthcoming maternity action plan and Labour accused him of hollow words.
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Minnesota Republican Senate candidate Michele Tafoya criticized former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Minnesota state leadership over the ICE rollout in Minnesota, calling the operation poorly handled. The report adds context about federal agents killing two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis, the resulting backlash against the Trump administration, and polling that shows Democrats favored on immigration.
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A new NBC News poll finds 55 percent of voters say Trump’s policies worsened the economy, while 26 percent say they improved it. The article frames the results as a midterm warning for Trump and Republicans amid low approval, inflation concerns, and an unpopular Iran war.