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POLITICSOct 7Florida’s 25-year record on school choice is a huge success, not a cautionary taleSchool choice does not deserve all the credit for all of these successes, but plainly it did not prevent the rise of our schools to be among the nation's best.The Hill
POLITICSOct 7Sexton spared from next week’s Pinellas school closures voteAfter weeks of parent pushback, district leaders are going back to the drawing board, but the St. Petersburg school's future remains uncertain.baynews9 · argentina
POLITICSOct 7US death row inmate survives execution attempt, regains consciousnessThe woman who survived a failed execution in a US prison last week is now conscious and speaking, but her prognosis remains unclear, her lawyers said on Tuesday. The post US death row inmate survives execution attempt, regains consciousness appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 7Trump Officials Ramp Up Investigations Into Voter Registration GroupsThe Trump administration is investigating nonprofits that it says may be recruiting noncitizens for voter registration, documents show, even though noncitizen voting in the United States is rare.NYT US
POLITICSOct 7Florida poll: Republicans lead in the races for governor and SenateThe new survey shows the state’s Hispanic voters shifting away from President Donald Trump after Republicans made gains in 2024.NBC News
POLITICSOct 7Weeks before Election Day, the FEC can't enforce the lawThe Federal Election Commission is down to just two members ahead of what's projected to be the most expensive election cycle on record.CBS News
POLITICSOct 7Trump heads to Texas as GOP worries mount over Paxton, TalaricoPresident Trump is headed back to Texas on Wednesday for his third visit in a month as Republican Ken Paxton trails Democrat James Talarico in a battleground Senate race. It’s the latest in Trump’s blitz through red states to rev up Republican voters as many key midterm forecasts shift in Democrats’ favor, and it’s his…The Hill
POLITICSOct 7Book bans reach all-time high, led by Texas and Florida and fueled by AIBook bans reached an all-time high this year as political pressure and AI fuel a spike in titles taken off the shelves.  Almost 12,000 books were banned between 2025 and 2026, a 5,000-book jump from the previous year, according to a Monday report by PEN America, a free-speech organization.  The vast majority of the book bans…The Hill
POLITICSOct 7As concerns over health costs mount, Trump tries cashWith the midterm elections a month away and Republicans struggling to respond to voter frustration over healthcare costs, President Trump is handing out cash. Last week, Trump pledged $90 to more than tens of millions of seniors on Medicare. That announcement came on top of other pledges to send money to Americans, including $500 ObamaCare…The Hill
POLITICSOct 7GOP senators warn that Trump has fumbled immigration issueRepublican senators say President Trump has fumbled the issue of immigration, something that was an advantage for GOP candidates in 2024 but is now a growing political liability for their party. Several GOP senators told The Hill that Trump’s deportation policy has gone too far and warn that it’s hurting Republican candidates with suburban and…The Hill
POLITICSOct 7Why are Melania Trump staffers gloating about ‘Digger’ and its box office woes?A senior advisor to Melania Trump posted a comparison online that doesn't make much sense...EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 7Mystery as Kilmar Ábrego Garcia deportation hearing abruptly canceledThe government is moving to vacate a preliminary injunction put in place by U.S. District Judge Paula XinisThe Independent World
POLITICSOct 7As Trump touts his economic record, Vance acknowledges Americans’ concernsAs President Trump has tried to paint a rosy picture of the economy, Vice President Vance has acknowledged Americans' economic frustrationsABC News
POLITICSOct 7Ex-CIA official admits fraud after feds found 300 gold bars at his home, docs sayA former senior CIA official has pleaded guilty to abusing his position and government funds for personal gainThe Independent World
POLITICSOct 7Exclusive: Paxton privately blames campaign woes on Iran war, gas pricesTexas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton privately lamented the impact of the Iran war and gas prices on his campaign in a meeting last month, telling a group of donors and lobbyists, "I don't make the decisions," according to audio obtained by Axios.Why it matters: It's a candid admission from a close Trump ally about the challenging environment Republicans face this cycle.Paxton, the Texas attorney general, was speaking to donors and lobbyists at a closed-door fundraiser in Washington, D.C. The audio was provided to Axios by a person, granted anonymity because it was a private event, who wAxios
POLITICSOct 7Could Gina Hinojosa Win the Texas Governor’s Race? JB Pritzker Thinks So.Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois and the Democratic Governors Association are each sending $1 million to back Gina Hinojosa in a bid for Texas governor that appears increasingly competitive.NYT US
POLITICSOct 7Why Ken Paxton’s Estranged Wife Is Making the Case for His Senate CampaignAngela Paxton is urging Texas voters to support Mr. Paxton’s Senate campaign, even as she is divorcing him and accusing him of adultery. She has political aspirations of her own.NYT US
POLITICSOct 7As Race Tightens, Republicans Resume Tepid Support For Max Miller in OhioThe embattled congressman, accused of throwing scalding water at his ex-wife and breaking his daughter’s collarbone, rebuffed earlier Republican calls to drop out.NYT US
POLITICSOct 75 things civil rights data says about public schoolsThe federal Civil Rights Data Collection, for the first time in decades, tells us about the teacher workforce and reminds us racial disparities are still stark in American public schools.NPR News
POLITICSOct 7'Medicare for All' message attracts midterm voters buckling under medical billsMidterm candidates are talking up Medicare for All, and in a poll 2 out of 3 Americans said they support it. The phrase speaks to a desire for radical change, though many don't really know what it is.NPR News
POLITICSOct 7Carpetbagger allegation, misplaced valor make Nevada's safe red House seat competitiveNorthern Nevada has a reliably red congressional seat, represented by a Republican since it was drawn in the early 1980s. A complicated candidate and a potential blue wave this year could change that.NPR News
POLITICSOct 7Newsom calls Trump ‘mentally ill’ in 25th Amendment plea after ‘take out’ LA crackTrump faced backlash after calling a hypothetical attack by Iran on San Diego or Los Angeles a ‘very small price to pay’The Independent World
POLITICSOct 7Advocates decry detention of Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh by ICE in USArfat Sheikh was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport on September 24, advocacy group says.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 7Trump weighs suspending federal gas taxDonald Trump is considering the suspension of the federal gas tax, a potential policy move with economic implications for consumers.Seeking Alpha Tech