Politics● Low1h ago · Nov 4, 2026, 12:30 PM
You’re lame ducks now — take the hard votes while you can
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America
The campaign ads are gone from my television, and I’m grateful. The price tag is harder to forget. OpenSecrets projected the 2026 midterms at $11.9 billion, which would be a record for any midterm. That is more than four times the $2.9 billion the EPA announced in May to help states replace lead pipes. We…
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