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Trump attacks Omar, blames Somali community for violence at Ohio rally
Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home on Monday.
Homeland Security Investigations agents conducted the search. The Department of Justice said in a statement that the raid was “part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation,” but provided no further details.
President Donald Trump remained silent on the raid ...Read more
LDS church, Catholic Diocese donate $1.3 million to oppose Idaho's Proposition 1 abortion measure
BOISE, Idaho — With just a few weeks to go before Election Day, opponents of expanding Idahoans’ access to abortion are turning up the heat.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Thursday donated $1 million to the campaign against Proposition 1, a citizens initiative on the November ballot that would expand abortion access. The...Read more
France calls for credible electoral process in Haiti after candidate rules are eased
France is calling for a credible electoral process in Haiti after the country’s transitional authorities eliminated requirements that made it more difficult for individuals under sanctions from the European Union, Canada and the United States, as well as people who owe money to the government, to seek office.
Under the previous rules, ...Read more
'Bum rap': Trump claims Marshall could have been arrested for not suing patients
President Donald Trump on Monday defended U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall’s history of suing patients over unpaid medical bills as Marshall tries to withstand a stormy reelection bid.
Trump, in a wide-ranging social media post, made the bold assertion that the former longtime rural OB-GYN could have been arrested if he had not taken more than 700 ...Read more
Trump says he's looking into Guilfoyle allegations, 'not happy'
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said his administration was scrutinizing U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle following allegations of unethical conduct and reports that he was considering removing her from the post.
“Well, we’re looking at it. Yeah, we’re not happy,” Trump told reporters on Monday when asked if he would ...Read more
Colorado Rep. Brittany Pettersen keeps focus on Trump in reelection bid as GOP challenger derides both parties
DENVER — As she runs for reelection to a third term in Congress, Democratic U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen is keeping the focus on President Donald Trump to help carry her and her party to victory in November.
Pettersen, who has represented Colorado’s 7th Congressional District since 2023, said the first order of business for Democrats, ...Read more
Top GOP candidates avoid weighing in on Omar raid as DFLers condemn
Minnesota elected officials fell along party lines in their reactions to a federal search at U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., residence, with her Democratic colleagues decrying the criminal investigation as politically motivated and some Republicans coming to the defense of the Trump administration.
While top Democratic officials and ...Read more
Trump's diesel deal with Putin causes GOP heartburn before vote
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s deal with Moscow on its diesel exports and his praise for Vladimir Putin are just the latest in a string of Russia-related news that has sparked public criticisms from Republicans weeks ahead of a midterm election that increasingly favors Democrats.
Trump has said he is working with the Russian ...Read more
Trump's Russia diesel deal aids Putin's war, Europe warns
European officials warned that President Donald Trump’s deal to increase Russia’s diesel sales will boost Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine, pressing for more U.S. sanctions instead.
“We would call on U.S. to put the sanctions in place so that actually we could finish this war, so that all the effects of these attacks on refineries would ...Read more
Democrats, eyeing control, lay grounds for postelection probes
WASHINGTON — Private businesses risk an onslaught of congressional investigations if Democrats prevail in midterm elections as the opposition party prepares to concentrate sweeping oversight powers on allegations of Trump administration corruption and public anger over the cost of living.
Companies including Amazon.com Inc. and Nvidia Corp. ...Read more
Ilhan Omar accuses Trump of weaponizing government against her in raid
Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home Monday.
Homeland Security Investigations agents conducted the search, according to The Associated Press and Fox News. The Department of Justice said in a statement that the raid was “part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation,” but provided no further details.
In her...Read more
Democrats distance themselves from trans rights – close midterm races may show whether that pays off
A wave of anti-transgender legislation has appeared in statehouses across the country over the past few years. Now, transgender issues are a recurring topic on the 2026 midterm campaign trail.
As a scholar of LGBTQ+ politics and history, I’ve noticed surprising trends in how Democrats in key states like Texas and Ohio talk about ...Read more
More than 119 million Brazilians voted in the Oct. 4 election – including about 21,000 Florida residents
More than 119 million Brazilians voted on Oct. 4, 2026, in the national elections to select the country’s next president and the governors of all 27 states, among other government officials.
That’s nearly 75% of the approximately 159 million eligible voters. Unlike in the U.S., voting is mandatory in Brazil for all citizens ...Read more
Gluesenkamp Perez faces progressive discontent in tight House race
VANCOUVER, Clark County — Ruby Mushkin leaned back in a lawn chair and looked out over the Columbia River. She had plenty to say about U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, the Democrat facing Republican state Sen. John Braun in one of the country's tightest House races.
“She has not been representing the way I would like, said Mushkin, 54, ...Read more
US judge halts taxpayer-funded TV ads lauding Trump for now
A federal judge in New York ordered the Trump administration to stop for now running taxpayer-funded television ads lauding the president and to halt any payments of public money related to airing them as legal challenges move ahead.
The order from U.S. District Judge Jennifer Rochon on Sunday night will last 14 days as she decides whether to ...Read more
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Gov. Shapiro urge Bucks Democrats to get voters to the poll for Bob Harvie
The stakes were clear for Democrats at a Lower Makefield campaign rally Saturday, where Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries urged Bucks County party faithful to get voters to the polls for U.S. House candidate Bob Harvie.
With Democrats leaning into positive polling momentum for House districts ...Read more
Democrat Sara Jacobs seeks fourth term in Congress, faces challenge by little-known Republican
Candidates running for California’s 51st Congressional District are proposing drastically different foreign and domestic policies, as the cost of conflicts in Iran and Gaza continue to ripple throughout the Middle East and San Diego County ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
Incumbent Democratic candidate Sara Jacobs, 37, is seeking a fourth term ...Read more
Supreme Court recusals in spotlight as Alito drops from oil case
Justice Samuel Alito’s decision not to take part in a major climate change case because of his wife’s stock holdings is putting renewed focus on the U.S. Supreme Court’s recusal practices as it kicks off its new nine-month term.
The justice said in a Sept. 30 interview that Martha-Ann Alito didn’t want to sell the oil-company stocks ...Read more
Editorial: Deadly measles surges are caused by Trump and RFK Jr.
As predicted when President Donald Trump and his dangerous quack Health Secretary Bobby Kennedy Jr. cast doubt on vaccines, preventable disease is spreading, such as measles.
Now New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has now had to declare a state of emergency over the measles outbreak, which has exceeded 100 cases.
Surprising no one, these cases have ...Read more
Editorial: The Case for Impeachment -- What would the founders do?
When the Founding Fathers gathered in Philadelphia 250 years ago to “form a more perfect Union,” they studied the collapse of the Greek and Roman republics with an eye toward designing a system of government that could withstand a populist demagogue who could seduce the masses, undermine democracy, and catalyze tyranny.
The system of checks...Read more
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- Democrats distance themselves from trans rights – close midterm races may show whether that pays off
- Gluesenkamp Perez faces progressive discontent in tight House race
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Gov. Shapiro urge Bucks Democrats to get voters to the poll for Bob Harvie

















































