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Mitch McConnell returns to Senate for second day following absence

McConnell says he has not fully recovered, following a hospitalization and three-month absence, but that he will do his best to be present for “tough votes” when Republicans need him

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Sep 15 • 5:48 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumnews1.com
Bass skips hearing on L.A. homeless spending, calling probe politically motivated

Burchett's effort to force Bass to testify is the latest example of congressional Republican leaders trying to examine California's handling of regional issues and finances.

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Sep 15 • 5:45 PM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
Democrats favored over Republicans on health care, immigration, economy: Survey

Democrats are ahead of Republicans on some of the issues most important to voters —immigration, health care and the economy—according to a new poll. In the New York Times/Siena University poll, 51 …

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Sep 15 • 4:41 PM EDT • Health • thehill.com
With just weeks until voting begin, Haaland holds millions while Hull struggles to keep up

New Mexico Political Report – With voters casting the first in-person votes just four weeks after the most recent campaign filings, Democrat Deb Haaland reports that she has $3.4 million available to spend. Republican Gregg Hull’s bank account had just 1/7th of that available. This story was originally published at New Mexico Political Report, a […]

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Sep 15 • 4:29 PM EDT • Politics • nmpoliticalreport.com
Cook Political Report shifts New Hampshire toward Republican Sununu

Cook Political Report, an election handicapper, shifted its rating for the New Hampshire Senate race to “toss-up,” a significant move in Republicans’ favor, since Democrats need to keep that seat. …

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Sep 15 • 3:52 PM EDT • Politics • thehill.com
Vance tells Republicans running against a Democrat who’s ‘not that crazy’ to bring up Abdul El-Sayed instead

The vice president rallied Capitol Hill Republicans Tuesday, telling them that while they can’t pretend “everything is perfect” right now — they can blame Democrats.

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Sep 15 • 3:26 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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‘I’m not going to be a Republican!’: John Fetterman promises, again, not to defect

The Pennsylvania senator has faced ongoing questions about leaving the Democratic Party and made a video appearance at the Republicans’ midterm convention last week.

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Sep 15 • 3:03 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Vance steers clear of AI regulation during ‘rah-rah political speech’ for House GOP

Vice President JD Vance did not address calls for guardrails to be placed on artificial intelligence development during a Tuesday morning meeting with the House Republican conference. The vice president spoke to GOP lawmakers at the Republican National Committee as a final pep talk heading into the November elections. But multiple GOP members emerging from […]

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Sep 15 • 2:04 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Wisconsin governor's debate canceled, organizers say scheduling fell through

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WXOW) — A planned debate between Wisconsin's Democratic and Republican nominees for governor has been canceled.

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Sep 15 • 2:04 PM EDT • Politics • wxow.com
Republican launches impeachment effort against Pete Hegseth over Iran war

The Kentucky Republican, a noted political foe of President Trump, accused Hegseth of abusing the powers of the Pentagon amid the Iran war.

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Sep 15 • 1:35 PM EDT • Politics • usatoday.com
Vance picks up first Senate endorsement for president

Sen. Jim Banks's public support adds to the momentum the vice president appears to be building among Republicans.

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Sep 15 • 1:30 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Does Trump want to win the midterms?

He is not making it easy on Republicans in the House and Senate

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Sep 15 • 1:14 PM EDT • Politics • theweek.com
The Supreme Court has finally had it with Trump’s plan to steal the midterms

The Republican justices often put a thumb on the scale to benefit the GOP, but not all of them will put a boulder on it.

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Sep 15 • 12:40 PM EDT • Politics • vox.com
Republican launches impeachment effort against Pete Hegseth over Iran war

WASHINGTON – An anti-war Republican congressman introduced articles of impeachment on Sept. 15 against Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth over the Iran war, potentially causing a political headache for GOP

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Sep 15 • 11:17 AM EDT • Politics • centraloregondaily.com
Inside a Philadelphia barbershop, Black men debate their political past and future

Political strategist Khalil Thompson is on a mission to understand why some Black men leaned Republican in recent elections.

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Sep 15 • 11:09 AM EDT • Politics • whyy.org
Dallas senator, Democratic AG candidate Nathan Johnson wants to break from the past

Johnson is facing Mayes Middleton, a Republican who has pledged to continue pushing conservative priorities if elected.

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Sep 15 • 9:24 AM EDT • Politics • dallasobserver.com
Business group abandons Lombardo in favor of Ford

The Retail Association of Nevada, which represents stores and restaurants in Nevada, is endorsing Democrat Attorney General Aaron Ford for governor, a turnaround from the 2022 election when it endorsed now-Gov. Joe Lombardo, a Republican. “This is the first time in recent history that RAN has endorsed a Democratic candidate for governor,” the association said […]

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Sep 15 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • nevadacurrent.com
Immigrant leaders shape Colorado’s political future

Colorado’s political transformation is measured in many ways. A once reliably red state (with asterisks) became purple and is now a rather deep blue. For better or worse, probably the latter, power is ever more consolidated along the Front Range corridor. Counties such as Arapahoe, Jefferson and Larimer that were once Republican strongholds are now […]

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Sep 15 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • denvergazette.com
Pennsylvania senators McCormick, Fetterman seek answers on canceled health grants

Republican Sen. Dave McCormick and Democratic Sen. John Fetterman are pressing the Department of Health and Human Services for details about the cancellation of federal health research grants affecting institutions across the commonwealth.

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Sep 15 • 6:32 AM EDT • Health • wgal.com
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Vance’s presence in Kansas signals how spooked Republicans are as map tilts in Democrats’ favor

The vice president is campaigning in the state on Monday as Sen. Roger Marshall (R) faces a tougher-than-expected challenge from Democrat Adam Hamilton.

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Sep 15 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Taylor aims to rein in private equity in healthcare, restore Medicaid funding and ACA subsidies

Taylor, who was first elected to her current role as Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney in 2011 and who is vying to unseat longtime Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, would also explore ways to more tightly regulate private equity in healthcare, if she’s elected.

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Sep 15 • 5:28 AM EDT • Health • virginiamercury.com
Democrats Gain Midterms Edge as Trump Drags Down Republicans, Per Times/Siena Poll

Even some Republicans are losing faith in Trump’s economy, a New York Times/Siena poll found, and Democrats were favored on the top issues as the sprint to the midterms gets underway.

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Sep 15 • 5:02 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Max Miller’s challenger launches attack ad based on domestic violence allegations

Democrat Brian Poindexter said that accusations against the Ohio Republican have become “a very prominent topic” in the race.

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Sep 15 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
The one thing Trump won’t give GOP midterm hopefuls: Less Trump

Here’s what Republican candidates need as midterm elections loom.

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Sep 15 • 12:01 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Vice President JD Vance rallies Kansas Republicans during Olathe visit

Vice President JD Vance rallied supporters and Republican officials in Olathe, Kansas, on Monday, his second visit to the Kansas City area in four months. Much like his May appearance

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Sep 14 • 10:45 PM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
Mitch McConnell returns to US Senate after 3-month health-related absence

'I’m still not quite back to 100%,' says Republican senator | Anadolu

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Sep 14 • 10:43 PM EDT • Health • aa.com.tr
Albany County lawmakers reject clothing sales tax cut

The Republican-led measure split mainly down party lines, with most Democrats voting against the move.

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Sep 14 • 9:11 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Kansas Republican gubernatorial candidate reflects on political journey

Ty Masterson, Kansas' senate president and Republican gubernatorial candidate, discusses with Kansas Reflector senior reporter Tim Carpenter his journey into politics. From the housing industry to local government to the highest ranking position in the state senate, Masterson says his experience equips him to be Kansas' next governor.

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Sep 14 • 9:04 PM EDT • Politics • kansasreflector.com
Nevada voters will have early say in 2028 presidential nominations for both parties

Nevada party voters will be able to make their choice in the Democratic Party’s primary at second in the nation and in the third calendar position for Republicans.

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Sep 14 • 8:42 PM EDT • Politics • reviewjournal.com
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Mitch McConnell returns to US Senate after 3-month health absence

Frail-looking 84-year-old Kentucky Republican returns in a wheelchair following his June hospitalisation.

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Republicans condemn railroad commissioner candidate over online post

Bo French, the Republican nominee for railroad commissioner, has a past of controversial comments about race and religion.

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Sep 14 • 8:30 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Texas Republican denounces racist posts from GOP candidate
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Sep 14 • 7:19 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Mitch McConnell Returns to Senate After Three Month Absence

Senator Mitch McConnell, the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican and former leader, had been absent for more than 13 weeks after a health incident, fueling questions about his ability to continue serving.

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Sep 14 • 6:14 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Mitch McConnell returns to the Senate after three-month absence

The Kentucky Republican was hospitalized in June after a fall. “Time to get back to work to finish the job for this Congress,” he said to reporters Monday.

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Sep 14 • 6:14 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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How Democrats Are Rethinking Election Protection for the 2026 Midterms

Democrats are gearing up to fight back against what they see as potential voter intimidation on the part of Republicans ahead of this year’s midterm elections. State parties announced Monday that they are launching an initiative called the “New Battlefield Project,” intended to recruit 10,000 ...

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Sep 14 • 6:05 PM EDT • Politics • usnews.com
Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after three-month health absence

The 84-year-old Kentucky Republican is back in Washington after a fall, hospitalization, pneumonia and weeks of rehabilitation kept him away from the Senate.

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Sep 14 • 6:03 PM EDT • Health • cnbc.com
McConnell say he'll vote in Senate for the first time since his hospitalization in June

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is returning to vote in the Senate | KNSS Radio

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Sep 14 • 5:57 PM EDT • Politics • audacy.com
Gas Prices Could Cost Republicans the Midterms

Many voters understand that the president isn’t directly responsible for the price of oil. Except this time, he is.

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Sep 14 • 4:46 PM EDT • Politics • theatlantic.com
Trump's $5,000 checks turn politics into shameless vote buying

"Money is the mother's milk of politics," said Jesse M. Unruh, who in the 1960s was a powerful Democratic politician and speaker of the California State Assembly.

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Sep 14 • 3:41 PM EDT • Politics • washingtontimes.com
Missouri election chief faces whistleblower lawsuit from fired election integrity director

Missouri's former election integrity director has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins. Nicholas La Strada says he was fired for raising concerns that staff were

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Sep 14 • 3:19 PM EDT • Politics • kdhnews.com
Joe Manchin says he supports Republican candidates in battleground Senate races in Maine and Michigan

Former West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat-turned-independent, said Monday he supports two Republican Senate candidates running in battleground races in November.

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Sep 14 • 2:23 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Vance to Campaign in Kansas as Democrats Target a Republican Stronghold

Vice President JD Vance is beginning a key final stretch of midterm campaigning by dropping in on the Senate race in Kansas, where Republicans were long seen as heavily favored.

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Sep 14 • 1:30 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Pa. election 2026: Your complete guide to the candidates for governor

Incumbent Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro will face Republican Stacy Garrity on the Nov. 3 ballot. Learn more about them with this guide.

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Sep 14 • 1:30 PM EDT • Politics • lancasteronline.com
Republican candidate for Alaska House challenges her disqualification from primary election

Sarah Short says she will run as a write-in for House District 13 in Anchorage if she does not win her legal challenge.

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Sep 14 • 12:55 PM EDT • Politics • alaskapublic.org
Trump’s $5,000 dividend requires congressional approval, Mike Johnson says

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) argued that President Donald Trump’s controversial $5,000 dividend proposal requires congressional approval, though he shied away from overt criticism of the measure. Trump’s promise to divvy out $5,000 to every U.S. citizen at the Republicans’ midterm convention last week sent shockwaves around the country and within the Republican Party. Johnson […]

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Sep 14 • 12:44 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Trump-Linked PAC Uses Marijuana Business Donations To Campaign For GOP Lawmakers—Including Some Who Voted Against Legalization

A political action committee that shares the same treasurer as President Donald Trump’s own super PAC is using money raised from marijuana business donations to launch a series of ads for 11 vulnerable Republican members of Congress—including several who have voted against legislation to legalize cannabis. As Marijuana Moment recently reported, some of the U.S.’s […]

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Sep 14 • 12:37 PM EDT • Business • marijuanamoment.net
Republicans are squirming over Trump’s $5,000 check quid pro quo

President Donald Trump’s pledge to send every US adult $5,000 if the GOP wins the midterms has his allies performing rhetorical gymnastics in recent days.

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Sep 14 • 12:09 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
How $500 explains Republican health policy, and the GLP-1 Rx wave

The one health care policy Republicans agree on, and a look at how rural providers are approaching AI.

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Sep 14 • 12:02 PM EDT • Health • statnews.com
THE WEEK OF SEPT 14, 2026

- NSF confirms new grants approach - Universities review Chinese ties - House Republicans look into biosecurity

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Sep 14 • 11:55 AM EDT • Science • aip.org
How Much Money Have the Parties Spent on the Key Congressional Races in Pennsylvania?

We are just 50 days out from the November 3 general election and the political party money taps are flowing in an attempt to influence your vote for their preferred candidate(s). In just three Pennsylvania congressional districts alone (PA-07, PA-08 and PA-10), the Democrats and Republicans have combined to spend…

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Sep 14 • 11:36 AM EDT • Politics • politicspa.com
Texas Republicans denounce GOP statewide candidate for racist posts about UT students

Democrats also widely condemned Bo French’s posts.

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Sep 14 • 11:22 AM EDT • Politics • detroitnews.com
How Democrats and activist groups are planning to push back if Trump tries to interfere in midterm elections

The anxious contingency planning as voting gets underway has become a marker for how fraught democracy has become in the country that once stood as an example to the world.

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Sep 14 • 9:16 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Some Democrats are recalibrating their approach to transgender issues as they seek a path to power

California Gov. Gavin Newsom does not like being on Donald Trump’s side on any issue. But when it comes to transgender girls and women in sports, particularly at the school level, the Democrat said he largely agrees with the Republican president. Newsom, one of his party’s leading White House prospects, believes it’s “deeply unfair” for […]

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Sep 14 • 9:12 AM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Column: California provides tax breaks to Hollywood. Why not struggling news outlets?

President Trump and the Republican Congress have unintentionally provided California state government with the financial means to subsidize — help save — endangered local news reporting.

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Sep 14 • 9:00 AM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
Arizona independents expected to have influential sway in the November midterms

More than 900 thousand voters registered in Maricopa County have no party affiliation, a larger group than either Democrats or Republicans.

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Sep 14 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • kjzz.org
The 9 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2026

With seven weeks until Election Day, control of the US Senate is up for grabs as Democrats go on offense in red territory and Republicans look to make headway in a small number of blue-held seats.

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Sep 14 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Toney vows to put public safety over politics in AG campaign stop

The GOP candidate for state attorney general visited Rice Lake on Saturday, telling Republicans he will right the Department of Justice ship and prioritize public safety over politics.

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Sep 14 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • apg-wi.com
Democratic candidate in Colorado Springs’ congressional district makes misleading claim in first attack ads

Democrat Jessica Killin is running to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank in the 5th Congressional District. She would be the first Democrat to represent the district.

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Sep 14 • 5:20 AM EDT • Politics • coloradosun.com
Trump, Vance open midterm campaign tour as GOP troubles deepen

The president and vice president are trying to rescue Senate candidates in North Carolina and Kansas, both states Republicans carried two years ago.

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Sep 14 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Dire warnings about AI shock Congress, but action is unlikely before the election

Democrats and Republicans are proposing new regulations for artificial intelligence. But there’s no consensus, and the House has only one more workweek before Election Day.

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Sep 14 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Trump agreed to new ethics rules to get a crypto bill across the line. But that might not be enough

To help get a sweeping cryptocurrency bill across the line, President Donald Trump has agreed to new ethics provisions. On Sunday night, Republicans said Trump had agreed to a requirement

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Sep 14 • 12:01 AM EDT • Politics • kdhnews.com
Trump agrees to new bipartisan ethics provision in massive crypto bill, Republican senators say

President Donald Trump has agreed to a significant portion of a stringent ethics proposal that is part of a broader cryptocurrency bill headed for a key vote this week.

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Sep 13 • 10:09 PM EDT • Business • seattletimes.com
Texas Republicans call out railroad commissioner candidate over racist social media post

Texas Republicans criticized Bo French over a post about Asian students at the University of Texas.

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Sep 13 • 9:06 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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He ousted an incumbent. Now, Nate Sheets looks toward the general election.

Businessman Nate Sheets defeated incumbent Republican Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller in the primary. He now takes on organizer and rancher Clayton Tucker. Lone Star Politics speaks with him about his “Texas first” trade policy, bringing higher quality food to Texas schools, and his response to accusations from his opponent that he’s farmer.

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RNC convention leaves town. Home stretch of election begins.

Labor Day weekend is usually the kick-off to the last two months of the election where candidates really hone their message and hit the campaign trail. Lone Star Politics breaks down the highlights of the first ever midterm Republican National Convention in Dallas and speak to Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate and State Rep. James Talarico.

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Top Lawmakers Agree AI’s Risks Are Rising but Say They Have No Quick Fix

As warnings rapidly mount over the pace and potential dangers of artificial intelligence development, the top Republican and Democrat in the House agreed on Sunday that Congress should put guardrails in place.

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Sep 13 • 7:13 PM EDT • Politics • seattletimes.com
Convicted sex offender offered opening prayer at rally for GOP Senate nominee in North Carolina

A North Carolina pastor who led the opening prayer at a recent campaign stop for Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley is a registered sex offender, twice sentenced to prison. Records

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Sep 13 • 7:00 PM EDT • Politics • wqow.com
Tom Tiffany from Wisconsin tearfully recounts surviving emergency plane landing

The pilot “said we are going down,” Tiffany, a Republican, told reporters at a downtown Wausau firehouse.

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Sep 13 • 5:30 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumnews1.com
Iowa, national politicians court voters at CyHawk tailgates

Iowa candidates turned CyHawk tailgates into campaign stops Saturday, with Republicans and Democrats pitching voters on the issues they say matter most.

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Sep 13 • 5:16 PM EDT • Politics • kcci.com
The A.I. Freakout Is Getting Political

The people building artificial intelligence are increasingly frightened of their own creation. Two Democratic operatives want to turn that anxiety into a political weapon before Republicans figure out how to harness it.

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Sep 13 • 4:48 PM EDT • Politics • puck.news
Trump’s $5,000 ‘dividend’ strips another layer of shame from American politics

Among the questions now: just how gullible are American voters, and when will more Republicans realize they’re being made fools of?

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Sep 13 • 4:38 PM EDT • Politics • ocregister.com
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GOP senator criticizes 'racism' from fellow Texas Republican

Sen. John Cornyn and others slammed Bo French, a Texas GOP candidate, for \

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Sep 13 • 3:54 PM EDT • Politics • usatoday.com
House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump’s $5,000 ‘dividend’ needs congressional approval

President Donald Trump's proposal to send $5,000 to every American adult if his Republican Party maintains control of the House and Senate in the November election needs congressional approval, House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday.

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Sep 13 • 3:53 PM EDT • Politics • wtop.com
House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump’s $5,000 ‘dividend’ needs congressional approval

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's proposal to send $5,000 to every American adult if his Republican Party maintains control of the House and Senate in

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Sep 13 • 3:36 PM EDT • Politics • wtop.com
House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump's $5,000 'dividend' needs congressional approval

Trump made the unusual pitch at the party's midterm convention in Dallas last week, promising a “Trump Dividend” if voters keep the GOP in power on Capitol Hill.

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Sep 13 • 3:36 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump's $5,000 'dividend' needs congressional approval

House Speaker Mike Johnson says Congress would have to approve President Donald Trump's proposal to send $5,000 to each American adult if the Republican Party maintains control of the House

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Sep 13 • 2:45 PM EDT • Politics • kdhnews.com
House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump's $5,000 'dividend' needs congressional approval

House Speaker Mike Johnson says Congress would have to approve President Donald Trump's proposal to send $5,000 to each American adult if the Republican Party maintains control of the House and Senate in the November election.

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Sep 13 • 2:45 PM EDT • Politics • ksat.com
Political debate over AI intensifies amid warnings about ‘catastrophic risk’

(CNN) — The debate around artificial intelligence is ramping up in Washington, with Democratic lawmakers sounding alarms on the dangers they say the technology poses and Republican leaders suggesting those concerns are inflated and secondary to winning the AI race with China.Some Democratic lawmakers last week pressured House Speaker Mike Johnson to reconvene the chamber immediately to work on AI regulation, citing what they describe as the “catastrophic risk posed by advanced artificial intelligence.” But the Louisiana Republican on Sunday resisted those calls, instead saying industry leaders should meet with lawmakers to find “balance” in any potential guardrails.“If Congress just races in and does some sort of emergency session to try to regulate AI, we will lose the race to China, and that is a threat to every single American,” Johnson said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”Meanwhile, former President Barack Obama told Democrats to make artificial intelligence regulation a central part of their agenda during a private fundraiser Thursday, warning that the technology could be dangerous “if we don’t get on top of it.”In a fireside chat with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Obama said whoever runs in the 2028 presidential election should have a “very clear plan” on AI, adding that he saw the need for a “blueprint” on AI guardrails even at the end of his presidency a decade ago.“Certainly, if I were running for president next year, this would be one of my central agendas, and I would have a very clear plan, and I would talk about this, and I would say, ‘Here’s our plan for safety, here’s our plan for making sure our kids are not corrupted by this,’” he said, per excerpts of the remarks provided to CNN by his office. Obama’s remarks were first reported by the New York Times.Concerns over the rapid acceleration of AI reached a fever pitch after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote in a 3,800-word essay Saturday that the race to develop artificial intelligence is in dire need of a slowdown. The call to action came after an OpenAI test model breached the Hugging Face online platform, deepening concerns about cybersecurity.In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Saturday, Amodei called on industry leaders to work together to avoid “the wrong paths” and the possibility of AI harming humanity.One Anthropic researcher, Jacob Coxon, resigned from the firm over worries that the industry wasn’t doing enough to prevent AI from destroying humanity by the end of the decade.Obama said Democrats need a plan to get their agenda on AI underway should they win the House majority in this year’s midterms.Speaking to Jeffries, who is presumed to be speaker of the House should Democrats prevail in November, Obama said, “Once you are speaker, I would strongly urge that the Democrats put together a framework for a very public conversation, and you can break it out into three or four or five issues.”Obama stressed that the framework should be centered on the reality that the technology can’t be stuffed “back into a box.”“This is something that is moving very fast in private hands, and if we don’t get on top of it, I think can be dangerous. If we do get on top of it, I do think it’s beneficial,” Obama said, laying out examples of AI’s potential use in drug development and finding pathways to a clean energy future.“We don’t want to shut off those opportunities, but we have to understand that this is a tool,” he said.Jeffries agreed with the former president in a statement provided to CNN on Sunday.“President Obama is correct that decisive action must be taken on Artificial Intelligence,” he said, adding, “In the majority, we will move urgently on this issue with a legislative response that recognizes the importance of American companies continuing to lead in the Artificial Intelligence area, while putting in place meaningful guardrails that protect the American people from bad actors and the very real damage that can be done to humanity.”Jeffries also accused Republicans of having “abdicated their responsibility to govern” and said Democrats “will not repeat their error.”A source familiar with Obama’s thinking said the former president sees Amodei’s letter and similar reaction from other tech moguls as an encouraging development.But President Donald Trump waved off their concerns, saying he is not worried about any existential threat posed by AI, focusing instead on the US winning in its development of the technology over China.“We’re leading China in AI. We’re the most sophisticated country in the world, and frankly, I want to keep it that way,” Trump said to reporters at the Amgen Irish Open on Sunday.About the concerns expressed by Democrats and others over the technology, the president said, “I think you have a lot of negative forces that are bringing it up that shouldn’t be bringing it up, and they’re bringing up things that won’t happen.”One of Trump’s top economic advisers, Kevin Hassett, also rejected the calls for slowing the technology down, saying on Sunday the bigger concern is a scenario in which a “malevolent actor has access to an AI that’s better than the one we have that can protect us.”Hassett, the National Economic Council director, said on “State of the Union” the White House may hold meetings this week about addressing Amodei’s concerns, but he did not specify whether Trump had floated greater safeguards.“I have concerns that if we don’t win AI, we’re going to be put in a very bad position,” Hassett said. “We are leading China right now.”CNN’s Alison Main and Molly English contributed to this report.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.​THE-CNN-WIRE (TM) & © 2026 CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC., A TIME WARNER COMPANY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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Sep 13 • 1:22 PM EDT • Politics • applevalleynewsnow.com
Political debate over AI intensifies amid warnings about ‘catastrophic risk’

(CNN) — The debate around artificial intelligence is ramping up in Washington, with Democratic lawmakers sounding alarms on the dangers they say the technology poses and Republican leaders suggesting those

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Sep 13 • 1:22 PM EDT • Politics • kten.com
Political debate over AI intensifies amid warnings about ‘catastrophic risk’

The debate around artificial intelligence is ramping up in Washington, with Democratic lawmakers sounding alarms on the dangers they say the technology poses and Republican leaders suggesting those concerns are inflated and secondary to winning the AI race with China.

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Sep 13 • 1:22 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Political debate over AI intensifies amid warnings about ‘catastrophic risk’

(CNN) — The debate around artificial intelligence is ramping up in Washington, with Democratic lawmakers sounding alarms on the dangers they say the technology poses and Republican leaders suggesting those

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Sep 13 • 1:22 PM EDT • Politics • wkow.com
Trump reiterates $5,000 ‘dividend’ pledge if Republicans win midterms

Plan to give US adults $5,000 has been greeted with incredulity across the political spectrum as well as outrage

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Sep 13 • 11:07 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Inside a Philadelphia barbershop, Black men debate their political past and future

PHILADELPHIA — Ever since Democrat Kamala Harris lost the presidential election to Donald Trump two years ago, political strategist Khalil Thompson has been traveling the country to figure out why Black men inched toward a white Republican rather than a Black woman. Although Black men vote overwhelmingly Democratic, even small

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Sep 13 • 10:32 AM EDT • Politics • triblive.com
GOP congressman from Wisconsin swims to safety after plane makes emergency landing in a lake

A Republican congressman said he had to swim to safety after a plane he was traveling in made an emergency landing in a lake late Saturday.

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Sep 13 • 10:01 AM EDT • Politics • scrippsnews.com
'All INdiana Politics': Indiana Supreme Court reverses recount, restores Deery to ballot

The Indiana Supreme Court reinstated Senator Spencer Deery as the winner of the May 5 Republican primary, while Senator Todd Young discussed economic proposals and national security concerns during a midweek update.

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Sep 13 • 10:00 AM EDT • Politics • wishtv.com
Debate: Masterson, Holscher clash over water, taxes and health care

Photo courtesy KWCH MARC JACOBSHutch PostHUTCHINSON, Kan. — Republican

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Sep 13 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • jcpost.com
New poll reveals 1 party with huge advantage in 2026 midterms. And it’s bad news for Trump.

The Quinnipiac University poll, released Thursday, found that Democrats have an 11-point edge over Republicans when voters were asked which party they would want to see in control of the House.

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Sep 13 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • nj.com
Inside a Philadelphia barbershop, Black men debate their political past and future

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ever since Democrat Kamala Harris lost the presidential election to Donald Trump two years ago, political strategist Khalil Thompson has been traveling the country to figure out why Black men inched toward a white Republican rather than a Black woman.

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Sep 13 • 7:33 AM EDT • Politics • wral.com
Inside a Philadelphia barbershop, Black men debate their political past and future

Political strategist Khalil Thompson is on a mission to understand why some Black men leaned Republican in recent elections | 1080 WTIC NEWSTALK

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Sep 13 • 7:29 AM EDT • Politics • audacy.com
Inside a Philadelphia barbershop, Black men debate their political past and future

Political strategist Khalil Thompson is on a mission to understand why some Black men leaned Republican in recent elections. His organization, Win With Black Men, aims to address this by

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Sep 13 • 7:29 AM EDT • Politics • kdhnews.com
Inside a Philadelphia barbershop, Black men debate their political past and future

Political strategist Khalil Thompson is on a mission to understand why some Black men leaned Republican in recent elections | K-DAWN

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Sep 13 • 7:29 AM EDT • Politics • audacy.com
Inside a Philadelphia barbershop, Black men debate their political past and future

Political strategist Khalil Thompson is on a mission to understand why some Black men leaned Republican in recent elections.

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Sep 13 • 7:29 AM EDT • Politics • clickorlando.com
Inside a Philadelphia barbershop, Black men debate their political past and future

Political strategist Khalil Thompson is on a mission to understand why some Black men leaned Republican in recent elections.

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Sep 13 • 7:29 AM EDT • Politics • news4jax.com
The Denver Broncos are on the ballot this fall

Do you want the Broncos to win the Super Bowl? Then you’d better hope Amendment 87 — which brings back Colorado’s economy-strangling “graduated” income tax — loses at the ballot box this fall. Seriously. Forget Republicans and Democrats. Forget tax policy. This is about Xs and Os — and whether Denver can afford the players […]

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Sep 13 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
How Gen Z saw Trump's Dallas from inside the AAC to protests outside

For Generation Z, Trump’s GOP rally in Dallas was a look at their party’s future, from a young Republican inside the AAC to a teen Democrat protesting outside it.

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Sep 13 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • dallasnews.com
A wave is building for Democrats. Republicans are building a wall to stop it

The 2026 election will be decided where the wave meets the wall.

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Sep 13 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
A Gender War Explodes in Utah Over the Courts, Abortion and Representation

When Republicans tried to repeal a law that voters passed banning gerrymandering, they found an opposition that flew in the face of Utah women’s “tradwives” imagery.

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Sep 13 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Trump and Shapiro face high-stakes political tests in Pennsylvania's midterm election

DALLAS — Just two years ago, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris tried to convince a skeptical public that economic fortunes were...

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Sep 13 • 4:00 AM EDT • Politics • post-gazette.com
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Climate Science: Transitions often brings out creativity, new ideas and solutions

The United Arab Emirates Is sitting on an enormous pool of oil. They are also selling this oil to the market and making enormous amounts of money. However, they are

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Republican candidate for Alaska House challenges her disqualification from primary election

Sarah Short says she will run as a write-in for House District 13 in Anchorage if she does not win her legal challenge.

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Sep 12 • 7:30 PM EDT • Politics • adn.com