Politics & Policy
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Jeffries gloats over Mike Johnson polling claims: 'The polls were wrong'
Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in a landslide on Tuesday evening, marking a clear rebuke of GOP governance.
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Trump touts stock market surge after midterm losses
Notably, the surge came after a Republican electoral defeat and could indicate market optimism over potential policy changes.
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Dems' Senate wins almost assures Trump won't be able to get a new Supreme Court justice confirmed
While the Senate abolished the filibuster for Supreme Court nominations long ago, the Dems are set for an outright majority, meaning Trump would need Democratic support to confirm anyone to the bench.
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Poll: Independents sour on country's direction before midterms
The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll was conducted by Noble Predictive Insights from Aug. 12-16, surveying 2,533 registered U.S. voters
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Trump aims to finish his primary endorsement streak with Sununu win Tuesday in New Hampshire
The president in endorsed Sununu for Senate touts him as an "American First patriot," and as the candidate with the strongest backing among conservative leaders in state.
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U.S. Senate race in Iowa focuses on affordability, tax policy
With incumbent U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst announcing she would not run for reelection, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson secured the Republican nomination in the state. Iowa Rep. Josh Turek, a two-time Paralympic gold medalist for the United States national team, is the Democratic nominee for the post.
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Poll: Majority says student loans are too risky
Thirty-five percent say a college degree is still worth taking on debt because it can improve long-term career and income opportunities.
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USAID watchdog still probing EcoHealth as prosecutions stall
Federal investigators spent years building a case that a taxpayer-funded nonprofit billed two agencies for the same dangerous-pathogen research in Wuhan, and no one has been charged with it, leading to questions of whether grant fraud on that scale carries any consequence.
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ACLU, election integrity advocates locked in battle over removing ineligible voters from Iowa lists
Clashing interpretations of the National Voter Registration Act create a standoff between activists and Iowa county auditors.
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Milwaukee officials acknowledge election primary results reporting mistake
The commission said that it would make public records related to the Aug. 11 primary available online by Sept. 4, according to a letter send to the Wisconsin Elections Commission obtained by CBS Milwaukee Anchor A.J. Bayatpour.
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Trump announces establishment of U.S. Space Academy
The academy is being created to prepare Americans to serve in the Space Force.
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El-Sayed faces bipartisan backlash in key U.S. Senate race over far-left ties
Michigan Senate Democrat nominee previously appeared alongside Hasan Piker but now distances himself from the commentator.
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North Carolina teen critically ill from brain-eating amoeba that recently killed Louisiana child
According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, "once symptoms start, the disease progresses rapidly and usually causes death within about five days."