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Sen. Cory Booker described Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as part of the 'fringe,' prompting critics to argue that prominent Democrats are signaling discomfort with socialist-adjacent candidates. The article highlights the exchange as a test of Democratic Party positioning around far-left politics and media access controversies.
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This opinion column argues the Supreme Court rightly blocked Trump's Postal Service plan to alter mail-in voting rules, while warning that Trump and his allies are still trying to rig the midterms. It portrays Trump's promised $5,000 checks as a dishonest bribe and casts him as an authoritarian threat to fair elections.
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Russia’s United Russia party retained a large parliamentary majority in a vote that excluded most opposition candidates and was described as carefully orchestrated to preserve Vladimir Putin’s grip on power. The election, held amid a crackdown on dissent and the war in Ukraine, also took place as Ukrainian drone attacks struck deep inside Russia.
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Democratic Florida gubernatorial candidate David Jolly said he will skip debates with Republican opponent Byron Donalds, citing bad-faith attacks and non-overlapping debate invitations. Donalds criticized Jolly for refusing to debate, while recent polls show a close general-election race.
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Germany's far-right AfD won another state election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU was shut out of a state parliament for the first time and suffered its worst postwar state result. The article details AfD's growing strength, the mainstream parties' firewall against it, and intelligence concerns about extremism within the party.
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Germany’s AfD won a second regional election, dealing another blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who vowed to stay in office despite calling the result a 'disaster.' The article reports the results, Merz’s response, and reactions from AfD leaders and Trump, while also noting German intelligence’s extremism designation and Merz’s ethnic-cleansing accusation against AfD.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he will keep his CDU-SPD coalition together after the far-right AfD won the most votes in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the CDU suffered defeats in two state elections. Merz called the results a heavy blow and rejected the idea that his low approval ratings were the main cause, amid speculation about his future.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces a political crisis after poor regional election results and record-low popularity, while the far-right AfD surges in polls and state contests. The article frames the upheaval as destabilizing for Germany and the EU, with voter frustration over the economy, migration, and energy costs. It notes EU concern about nationalist and Eurosceptic parties ahead of elections.
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The opinion piece argues inflation and Trump's tariffs are hurting Republicans in Midwest Senate and House races, focusing on Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. It highlights Democratic momentum, GOP incumbent weaknesses, and voter discontent with the economy.
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Sen. Rand Paul opposes President Trump's proposal to give $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans win Congress, citing the deficit and calling federal spending out of control. The article frames the debate around fiscal hawkishness and the national debt exceeding $40 trillion.
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Germany's AfD predicted Chancellor Friedrich Merz will soon leave office after the CDU suffered state election defeats, and announced a partnership with Italy's Future Nazionale. Merz vowed to keep his coalition together and pursue reforms despite calls to step down.
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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.