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PoliticsSep 30A blue wave is rising, but after November, it’s sink or swim for Democratic insurgentsCalling for change is one thing — actually delivering on it is another beast altogether.The Hill
PoliticsSep 30Live updates: Senate sets up stock trading, data center votes; trade court hears Trump tariffs caseDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered his “State of the Force” address to a select group of service members on Wednesday at Quantico, Va., laying out several new initiatives. He also defended a 20 percent cut to slots slated for admirals and generals as part of his push to overhaul the outlook of the Defense Department,…The Hill
PoliticsSep 30Trump mocked for embarrassing spelling error on ‘super intelligence’ pact‘That’s absurd no one caught that typo,’ wrote one critic, while another added: ‘If this is Super Intelligence, I'll pass’The Independent World
PoliticsSep 30Opinion : Noncitizens dont sway elections , even in a pro - Trump tallyThis opinion piece argues that non-citizens do not significantly influence election outcomes, even when considering tallies that might favor former President Trump. It addresses a specific political claim about electoral impact.eastbaytimes.com · United States
PoliticsSep 30Becerra and Hilton to Face Off in Televised California Governor DebateXavier Becerra, a Democrat who served in the Biden administration, will debate Steve Hilton, a Republican former talk show host, in what’s likely to be their only face-off before the election.NYT US
PoliticsSep 30Schmitt on mix-up at Jack Smith hearing: ‘My job is to ask questions’Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) on Tuesday reflected on his mix-up during former special counsel Jack Smith’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, saying his job “is to ask questions.” Schmitt asked Smith if he attended a February 2024 NBA game in Atlanta between the Hawks and the Golden State Warriors. It quickly became clear that…The Hill
PoliticsSep 30How a Bush-era New York Fed account gave the US ultimate leverage over Iraq’s oil wealthSince its 2003 ​invasion of Iraq, the US has held effective control of the country's oil revenue dollarsThe Independent World
PoliticsSep 30Brookings confirms what basic economics predicted about Biden’s open borderThe Biden administration ran an unhedged book for four years. The results were higher rents, suppressed wages at the low end of the distribution, school systems absorbing students they hadn’t budgeted for, emergency rooms eating uncompensated care.The Hill
PoliticsSep 30Trump’s shift from 'Housing First' causing upheaval for homelessness programsThe Trump administration is shifting federal policy and dollars away from the “Housing First” approach that has been at the heart of federal homelessness policyABC News
PoliticsSep 30US State Of Tennessee To Execute Woman For First Time In 200 YearsChrista Pike, now 50, was 18 when she and her boyfriend beat and killed Colleen Slemmer, 19, at a job training camp for young people. The post US State Of Tennessee To Execute Woman For First Time In 200 Years appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
PoliticsSep 30U.S. forces exit Iraq amid Iran war. And, SCOTUS revives Trump deportation policyThe U.S. has withdrawn its final troops from Iraq, leaving its defense future uncertain. And, the Supreme Court has sided for now with the Trump administration on third-country deportations.NPR News
PoliticsSep 30Everyone Got Pete Hegseth WrongThe secretary of defense is now the most influential senior official in the Trump administration.Foreign Policy
PoliticsSep 30Ukrainians In US Face Uncertainty As Temporary Protection Deadline LoomsMany Ukrainians who are staying in the US under the TPS program face uncertainty as their protected status is set to expire next month.RFE/RL
PoliticsSep 30Trump's meeting with tech leaders leaves AI safety more unsettled than everFollowing Trump's lunch with artificial intelligence leaders at the White House, the industry remains largely unchanged on AI safety.CNBC
PoliticsSep 30Nikole Hannah-Jones just ran head-first into the great dumbing-downEducation bureaucrats across the nation are burying evidence of a widespread and unpleasant truth: Public high schools are churning out barely literate, almost innumerate graduates.The Hill
PoliticsSep 30«I'm going to have to change professions»: In the United States, soaring fuel prices make Trump's truckers doubt himREPORTAGE - Le long de l’autoroute principale de la côte est, les chauffeurs routiers, dont beaucoup ont voté pour Trump, doutent de plus en plus de sa capacité à enrayer la hausse du prix du carburant à l’approche des midterms.Le Figaro International
PoliticsSep 30One demographic is ‘ripping the heart out of Trump’s presidency,’ pollster warnsA group that helped propel Trump’s return to the White House in 2024 are leaving him in droves, according to CNNThe Independent World
PoliticsSep 30Takeaways from the AP's story about the Trump administration's effort to end 'Housing First'President Donald Trump's administration is rapidly shifting away from the approach at the heart of federal homelessness policyThe Independent World
PoliticsSep 30Inside Man: How Chinese spies used lies, love and betrayal to target the Federal ReserveCNBC
PoliticsSep 30U.S. ends health aid to Zimbabwe after ‘America First’ deal is spurnedThe African nation refused to make an agreement with the Trump administration, which has sought to slash foreign assistance and impose new terms on recipients.Washington Post World
PoliticsBreakingSep 30Unspent healthcare funding faces do-or-die cliffThe Trump administration has refused to spend billions of dollars that Congress appropriated for health programs, putting them at risk of expiring on Wednesday when the fiscal year ends.   Such a move, which Democratic and even some Republican lawmakers say is illegal, poses a significant test of Congress’s willingness to stand up to the Trump…The Hill
PoliticsSep 30Thune seeks lifeline for 3 embattled Senate GOP incumbentsSenate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is seeking to throw a political lifeline to embattled Republican incumbent Sens. Jon Husted (Ohio), Pete Ricketts (Neb.) and Dan Sullivan (Alaska) by scheduling votes Wednesday on two bills that would address the growth of AI-driven data centers and stock trading by members of Congress. All three GOP senators…The Hill
PoliticsSep 30GOP breaks with Trump on multiple issuesRepublicans in both chambers are increasingly breaking ranks with President Trump across a host of sensitive issues, hoping some separation from the GOP’s unpopular standard bearer will help avert a blue wave in the midterm elections.   The divisions are highly unusual for a party that’s walked virtually in lock-step with Trump for more than a…The Hill
PoliticsSep 30Fewer California Republicans approve of Trump, poll says. That could hurt GOP midterm chancesWith gas prices high and an unpopular war dragging on, President Trump's approval has slipped with California Republicans, a poll showsLA Times