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Socialism Debate Shapes Midterm Campaigns

New polling and campaign tactics show “socialism” still moves voters, but the stigma is shrinking and the fight over the label now splits both...
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DOJ Challenges Alaska Senate Election

The Justice Department asked a federal court to halt Alaska’s Senate certification if votes were skewed by confusion between two candidates named Dan Sullivan.Story...
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General Rules Out Troops at Polls

America’s top general put in writing that the military will not police the 2026 midterms, even as a Cabinet secretary refuses to say the...
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CNN Highlights Trump’s Comments on Men’s Bodies

CNN aired a montage of President Trump praising men’s bodies, turning a campaign oddity into a headline moment watched across the country.Story SnapshotCNN’s Anderson...
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Florida Bank Robber Accused of Using Old-Man Mask

Federal prosecutors say a man on supervised release for past bank robberies donned a realistic “old man” mask to rob two more Florida banks.Story...
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Alabama Governor Spares Death-Row Inmate

Alabama’s governor spared a death-row inmate after concluding the evidence was too thin to justify an execution, while keeping the murder conviction and life...
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Japan Launches Mars Moon Sample Mission

Japan successfully launched a spacecraft to bring home pieces of Mars’s moon Phobos, marking a rare, concrete win for science in an era when...
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Post Criticized for Omitting GOP Ties

Critics say a major newspaper hid key context about a viral campaign clash, and the facts back up parts of that charge.Story SnapshotReports say...
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Protester Punched at Trump Rally in Ohio

A woman protesting inside President Trump’s Youngstown rally was punched by attendees and then escorted from the arena, spotlighting how fast political crowds can...
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Proposed Ukraine Talks Spark Backlash

The Kremlin says Putin wants a three-way meeting with President Trump and China’s Xi at November’s APEC summit in Shenzhen to discuss Ukraine—without Ukraine’s...

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