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PoliticsOct 6U.S.: Democratic senators accuse Trump of interfering in Brazil's elections and cite Argentina as a precedentTres influyentes senadores acusaron al gobierno de Trump de seguir un “patrón profundamente preocupante de interferencia” electoral en América Latina.Mencionaron expresamente a la Argentina como uno de los antecedentes de injerencia en el caso de los comicios legislativos de 2025.Clarín
PoliticsOct 6Conservative backlash after campaign ad shows lazy welfare recipient as WhiteA campaign video from Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders that portrays a welfare recipient as White has sparked a backlash from some conservatives.CBS News
PoliticsOct 6Trump has a new target: The words Americans usePresident Trump has long nicknamed his opponents, and now, as November approaches, he's even trying to dictate the vocabulary around key issues. The big picture: Trump's latest effort to reshape political language follows his longtime political strategy: Define the terms of the debate, and you gain power over the debate itself.But as polling on those issues continues to haunt the president's party, Trump's new vocabulary may not be enough to change voters' minds.Case in point: Americans are worried about AI — but to Trump, that word no longer exists. It's "super intelligence" now.Voters are alAxios
PoliticsOct 6Kashmiri filmmaker detained by ICE on way to ‘art as resistance’ panel discussionArfat Sheikh, 42, director of Saffron Kingdom, was due to appear before an immigration judge on TuesdayThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 6Why deep-red Kansas has become an unexpected Senate battlegroundA combination of local, national and international events has contributed to making the Kansas Senate race one to watch.CNBC
PoliticsOct 6FBI whistleblower says White House pushed unconstitutional probe of protestersThe former analyst says supervisors were told not to put things in writing, so many of the directives came in face-to-face meetings.NBC News
PoliticsOct 6Bernie Sanders boosts wealth tax while labor argues it would devastate California's economyLabor leaders argue that the billionaires tax includes a loophole that would allow state lawmakers to tax the savings and retirement accounts and home equity of all Californians.LA Times
PoliticsOct 6Trump’s feud with Cotton snaps heads in the SenatePresident Trump’s doxing of Sen. Tom Cotton over a stalled bill to establish year-round daylight saving time is throwing an unexpected twist in the Arkansas Republican’s reelection race and sets up a fierce fight in the Senate this fall over the biannual changing of clocks. Trump’s decision to publish Cotton’s cellphone number on his Truth…The Hill
PoliticsOct 6Alito’s first book pushes conservative justice into spotlightTwo decades after joining the Supreme Court, Justice Samuel Alito joins the ranks of justices as authors. Alito’s first book, “So Ordered,” set for release Tuesday, is an adapted collection of speeches he’s given over the years commenting on abortion, originalism, threats to the judiciary and more. It doesn’t break much new ground for those…The Hill
PoliticsOct 6Trump is turning out Democrats, but can he still do it for the GOP?We’re now over the hump and into the downhill slide to the end of the 2026 midterm elections. I say “end” because early voting has already begun in six states, and by the end of next week, the number will be up to 19 and counting.  A mighty river of ballots, eventually more than 100…The Hill
PoliticsOct 6Hegseth’s get-out-the-vote effort draws praise and skepticismDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth is ramping up his get-out-the-vote campaign, urging U.S. troops to register to vote in the 2026 midterm elections but not telling them which way to vote. He also issued a stand-down order, allowing service members to get one day off this month to cast a ballot. Critics view Hegseth’s increased emphasis…The Hill
PoliticsOct 6Trump suggests Iran could 'take out' Los Angeles and San DiegoPresident Donald Trump suggested Monday during a political rally in Nebraska that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego, comments that drew condemnation.ABC News
PoliticsBreakingOct 6Cornell students stage anti-rape rally in support of 'Jane Doe'Cornell University students staged a mass rally on Monday voicing solidarity with a classmate whose gang-rape allegations have ignited a national uproar and demanding that the Ivy League school take firmer action against sexual violence on campus. France 24s Kethavan Gorjestani takes a closer look.France 24 [en]
PoliticsOct 6Scoop: Senate GOP to send $5m to shore up Graham in South CarolinaThe main super PAC supporting Republican Senate candidates plans to inject $5 million into the South Carolina campaign as an "insurance policy" to help GOP nominee Darline Graham, a source familiar with the move tells Axios.Why it matters: The GOP's concern that a Senate seat in blood-red South Carolina could be in play shows just how bad the political environment is for Republicans, who face a rash of troubles in states long considered conservative strongholds."It's an insurance policy. We're going to be there for Darline," said a Republican briefed on the plans for the Senate Leadership FundAxios
PoliticsOct 6Disney, ABC battle Trump's FCC in court over free speech protectionsPresident Trump has repeatedly called for Disney's ABC to fire late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel, for mocking him. Trump has also routinely denounced ABC's The View, accusing it of being unfair.NPR News
PoliticsOct 6After a Failed Execution, Scrutiny of the 5 Methods Used to KillTennessee’s unsuccessful attempt to end the life of Christa Pike is spurring more scrutiny over capital punishment techniques, and whether the death penalty should exist at all.NYT US
PoliticsOct 6Democrats Eyeing the House Face a Conundrum: Rent or Buy?With less money than G.O.P., Democrats are torn over where to spend in the final weeks. The party is making its biggest move in years against one of G.O.P.’s biggest blue-district survivors.NYT US
PoliticsOct 6Cornell Case Highlights Drop in Resolved Sexual Assault Cases Under TrumpThe administration has shifted its enforcement of a civil rights law from allegations of sexual misconduct to issues like blocking protections for transgender students.NYT US
PoliticsOct 6It's official | Ron DeSantis allocates more than 10 million dollars in recruitment bonuses for law enforcement officers in FloridaFlorida entregó bonos de reclutamiento a nuevos oficiales a través de un programa lanzado en 2022.Desde su creación, la iniciativa ya otorgó casi 12.500 pagos por más de 83 millones de dólares.Clarín
PoliticsOct 6How Alaska’s Fish Became a Defining Issue for the MidtermsIn the battle for an Alaska Senate seat and the governor’s mansion, the oil-dependent state’s declining fisheries loom large, but no one wants to look at the biggest culprit, climate change.NYT US
PoliticsOct 6Scoop: Gun safety groups jump into midterms with $10 million assist for DemocratsEverytown for Gun Safety, a group that advocates for stricter gun laws, is teaming up with House Democrats on a $10 million ad campaign to boost former gun safety advocates now running for Congress, Axios has learned.Why it matters: That's a significant sum at a moment when Democrats are raising alarm bells about being outgunned financially in the midterm elections.The candidates boosted by the campaign are all former volunteers for another gun safety group, Moms Demand Action.The candidates include: JoAnna Mendoza of Arizona, Pia Dandiya of Florida, Christina Bohannan and Lindsay James of IowAxios
PoliticsOct 6Inside Trump's new AI playbookPresident Trump's newly minted "Super Intelligence" task force faces a daunting mandate: reconcile fiercely divided cabinet factions to forge a tech policy that keeps pace with the blistering AI race.Why it matters: The task force brings the administration's scattered AI work under one roof, but it also makes it likely that any new rules will be forged in the crossfire of competing internal camps.In an interview, Task force co-chair Scott Kupor rejected the assertion that the administration is asleep at the wheel on AI policy, arguing that rigid, static legislation would risk becoming instantlAxios
PoliticsOct 6The most-watched election in U.S. historyThe 2026 midterms are shaping up to be the most intensely observed, recorded, dissected and challenged election in American history.Why it matters: A small army of partisan and nonpartisan observers will show up. So will a surge of Justice Department monitors, organizers looking for signs of ICE and citizen journalists broadcasting their search for illegal voting in real time.Between the lines: More nonpartisan observation can bolster confidence in elections, studies show. But officials worry that activists expecting to find wrongdoing could misread routine events.Election officials have been Axios
PoliticsOct 6Poll: Democrats hold major advantage on health care costsHealth care costs remain a top affordability concern for voters, who trust Democrats over Republicans on the issue by a nearly two-to-one margin, according to a new poll from health research group KFF. Six in 10 voters said they are worried about being able to afford their health care, including the cost of health insurance…The Hill
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