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US cancels G20 ‘family photo’ after Australia, UK and others refuse to appear with Russia
Marco Rubio pulls plug on traditional photo op at meeting of foreign ministers after about one-third of countries threaten boycottThe traditional “fam...
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Retired Michigan teacher released from Russian prison believed he would never be freed
Stephen Hubbard said that only when he was being taken from Moscow to St Petersburg did he believe he was ‘going somewhere’In his first comments since...
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Democratic lawmakers demand ICE data on detainee miscarriages
ICE failed to record data on miscarriages suffered by immigrants in its custody between October 2025 and June 2026US lawmakers are urgently demanding ...
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From 18th-century false ballots to the second JFK and double Dan Sullivans, a brief history of spoiler candidates and the unsuccessful legal challenge...
The spoiler candidate is one of the oldest tricks in the American campaign toolbox, and the law has rarely touched it.
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A working-class Alaskan Native takes on a ‘multimillionaire’ Republican for seat in Congress
Independent candidate Bill Hill is threatening to unseat Trump ally Nick Begich with a message of affordabilityAs Republicans fight to maintain their ...
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'A wave can hide a lot of weaknesses': Dems question if they'll learn anything
A favorable political environment has allowed the Democratic Party to paper over persistent problems.
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Trump reverses decision to cancel Kansas and Iowa rallies before midterms
The president cancelled the events in favor of tele-rallies, as Republicans face a fight to retain control of CongressDonald Trump cancelled, and then...
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'You look like hell': Trump blows up at reporter when asked about canceled events – video
Donald Trump attacked the appearance of a Reuters reporter and called him 'disgusting' after the reporter asked a question about the president's cance...
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Alaska Democrat says she ‘knew nothing’ about effort to put two Dan Sullivans on ballot
Senate candidate Mary Peltola speaks out as US justice department escalates criminal investigation Alaska Senate race: what to know about Democrats’ a...
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Billionaire tax: how a union leader’s ‘crazy’ idea became the defining issue of California’s midterms
It was an ambitious notion – now Californians will vote on a one-time 5% billionaire tax, and state’s super rich have pulled out all the stops in oppo...
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Are American voters actually gloomy about the economy, or is something else going on?
Many standard measures of economic health are strong, but voters in both parties are increasingly pessimistic.
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Fascism mixed into cringey online content is easy to mock – but no less dangerous
Cringe can generate enthusiasm among conservative voters by trolling the left while reducing serious policy debates to the level of online memes.
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Presidents of both parties defended libraries as allies of democracy for a century – until Trump
An information science scholar analyzed statements by 17 presidents and found that Trump has rarely spoken of libraries at all – and when he has, he’s...
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Final countdown to the make-or-break midterms – podcast
There are 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 in the Senate and 39 governorships up for grabs in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Jonathan Freed...
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Five reasons why the US midterms matter for the climate – and your energy bill
Voters are feeling the pinch of Trump’s anti-climate agenda as energy costs rise, but a shakeup in Congress could shift thingsIf the polls can be beli...
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