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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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The article promotes Lindy Li’s memoir 'Unburdened,' in which the former Democratic fundraiser and DNC official describes alleged racism, deception, and ideological corruption inside the Democratic Party. It highlights her claim that a Biden fundraiser used stereotypical Chinese lion dancers and frames Democrats and the Left as a danger to the republic.
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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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The op-ed argues that a MAGA Inc. ad in Texas offers Republicans a winning playbook on healthcare by tying Democratic nominee James Talarico's government healthcare expansion to higher taxes and rural hospital closures. It praises Ken Paxton, Greg Abbott, and Texas's Medicaid model while criticizing California and Gavin Newsom as mismanaged and costly.
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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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Rep. Mike Lawler accuses Democratic challenger Cait Conley of being a carpetbagger and aligning with Hochul, Mamdani, and Ocasio-Cortez, citing her positions on health care and immigration. Conley's campaign pushes back, calling the attacks desperate and pointing to Lawler's own ties to Trump and utility lobbying. The NY-17 race is closely watched and could determine House control.
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Trump allies and a conservative watchdog are building a legal defense apparatus to prepare for possible Democratic-led congressional investigations if Democrats win the midterms. Former DOJ official Jeff Clark will lead a new law firm under the Oversight Project to defend administration officials and staffers against oversight, bar complaints, and prosecutions. The article details recruitment efforts and Democratic investigative targets.
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A morning newsletter leads with Republican efforts to close a congressional stock-trading loophole, then rounds up headlines on the UN General Assembly, an ICE-involved shooting in Austin, and other national stories. It also highlights a 'socialist surge' helping GOP campaigns.
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United Russia won a record 355 of 450 Duma seats in a three-day election with no critical parties participating, after Russia's only liberal anti-war party Yabloko was banned. Western governments condemned the vote in occupied Ukrainian territories as a sham, while EU sanctions talks stalled over France's demand to remove an oligarch from the blacklist.
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The editorial urges Virginians to vote against Amendment 1, arguing it is a deceptive and extreme measure that would enshrine broad abortion and transgender rights, eliminate parental consent and legislative safeguards, and prevent future restrictions. It frames the amendment as a permanent power grab that forecloses democratic debate.
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House Republicans say their investigation into ActBlue is continuing after internal memos raised questions about foreign donations and whether the Democratic fundraising platform misled Congress. Oversight Chairman James Comer accused Democrats of being the 'party of fraud' and said more documents and testimony are expected.
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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.