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Inside Trump’s midterm ‘dog fight’ and the scramble for his attention

30.10.2026 9

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Republicans wanted Rubio on the stump. Trump coaxed him there.

27.10.2026 10

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Brazil voted to reelect Lula. Trump’s allies aren’t happy.

26.10.2026 10

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Trump’s midterm promises come with a catch: The GOP has to win

22.10.2026 4

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Democrats target Oklahoma’s deep-red governor’s race

20.10.2026 6

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'Little of it was constructive’: GOP bemoans a distracted Trump in midterms’ final stretch

18.10.2026 9

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With no October surprise in sight, Republicans try to save themselves

14.10.2026 10

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Young men who carried Trump to victory are mad. Vance is trying to win them back.

08.10.2026 200

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Trump to travel to at least 10 states before the midterms, including traditional battlegrounds

02.10.2026 20

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Trump’s ‘pitch perfect’ project announcements may be too late to help the GOP

02.10.2026 40

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With Republicans under pressure, Trump’s White House starts bending

25.09.2026 20

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POLITICO, CNN, MS NOW granted White House access after being denied earlier Thursday

24.09.2026 20

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POLITICO, CNN, MS NOW barred from White House after court ruling restoring access

24.09.2026 20

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‘The scientific, technical term is BS’: Inside the new Bessent-China AI hotline

22.09.2026 20

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As data center backlash grows, another GOP governor draws a line

18.09.2026 20

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Trump, Sheinbaum talk as US, Mexico close in on a trade agreement

17.09.2026 20

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Canada might not join the EU. Why Trump slapped down the idea anyway

17.09.2026 10

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‘A communist caucus’: Trump gives Republicans their midterms enemy

09.09.2026 20

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Data centers are unpopular. Here’s why Trump doesn’t care.

02.09.2026 20

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‘Eisenhower would be spinning in his grave’: Many Republicans are over Trump’s Iran bluster

31.08.2026 20

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Trump says US has a deal to take huge stake in Venezuela’s oil reserves

28.08.2026 20

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Trump’s Cabinet is fanning out to help juice the base. It’s not going as planned.

28.08.2026 40

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Trump backed down from 50 percent tariffs on Canada. It’s not a TACO.

19.08.2026 30

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‘There is no breaking point’: The problem with Trump’s plan to economically strangle Iran

18.08.2026 30

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‘Not the way it works’: Korea’s miscalculation on trade may cost them on security

17.08.2026 20

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Trump changed Republican economics. Now the GOP has to figure out how to sell it.

15.08.2026 30

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U.S.-Iran ceasefire set to expire with talks at a standstill

14.08.2026 20

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Leavitt to depart the White House

12.08.2026 30

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‘They feel emboldened’: Iran leaving Trump with no good way out

02.08.2026 30

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Trump commemorates Graham’s life — with sunny Netanyahu and Zelenskyy meetings

28.07.2026 20

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‘A disaster for America First’: Trump allies fear Netanyahu meeting will pull US deeper into war with Iran

28.07.2026 30

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‘We’re getting into an ugly phase’: Trump’s new tariffs are angering voters and US allies alike

23.07.2026 50

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‘A politically impossible situation’: New poll shows Trump voters losing patience with Iran war

22.07.2026 40

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‘A persistent dark cloud’: Trump faces a bleak new phase in Iran as GOP midterm anxiety grows

21.07.2026 30

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‘It’s constant work’: Mexico’s new ambassador navigates a high-stakes moment with Washington

15.07.2026 30

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‘Everything I’ve ever asked him for, he’s done’: Erdoğan takes the stage as NATO’s Trump whisperer

07.07.2026 30

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'The old politics are gone': Steve Bannon on the democratic socialist wave

02.07.2026 40

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The White House choreographed a victory lap. Trump veered off script.

24.06.2026 30

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‘It’s a vulnerability’: Vance makes a political gamble with public-facing Iran role

19.06.2026 50

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Republicans fear Trump is hurting their chances. He can’t understand why.

18.06.2026 80

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Republicans hopeful Iran deal could stop the pain at the pump — but it may be too late

16.06.2026 30

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The G7 just wants to show it can work together. That may be too much to ask.

14.06.2026 40

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‘Knife’s edge’: US-Mexico relationship teeters as World Cup begins

12.06.2026 70

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What Ebola and hantavirus are revealing about America’s public health system

21.05.2026 90

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MAGA world is giving the House GOP cover on Trump’s housing push

13.05.2026 40

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‘They’re spinning’: Republicans, grappling with midterm anxiety, go negative

04.05.2026 40

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‘The new soccer mom’: Both parties scramble for working class voters ahead of ’28

02.05.2026 60

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‘This is the new Ohio’: Why everyone’s watching the Nevada governor’s race

30.04.2026 50

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In the wake of Saturday’s shooting, the White House blames the left — and the media

27.04.2026 30

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‘They’re not getting what they voted for’: Jesus meme lays bare GOP frustrations with Trump

14.04.2026 40

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