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White House congressional affairs chief leaves before midterm elections
The White House’s chief of legislative affairs has departed the role as President Trump’s administration heads into the midterm election campaign. The position is responsible for managing the administration’s relations with Congress and shepherding its legislative agenda, making the exit notable at a time when maintaining working relationships with lawmakers is politically sensitive. Available reporting…
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Felicia Day’s ‘The Guild’ Movie Breaks ‘Veronica Mars’ Kickstarter Record, Raising More Than $5.7 Million
Felicia Day’s Kickstarter campaign for “The Guild: Ren Faire’d”, a reunion film based on her popular web series, has become the highest-funded crowdfunded film in history, surpassing the record of $5.7 million set by the “Veronica Mars” movie in 2013. The milestone, reached with 38 hours still remaining in the campaign, underscores the enduring loyalty…
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Ossoff: ‘Amazing to watch this White House melt down’ over Harp remark
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) doubled down Wednesday on his criticism of President Trump’s relationship with longtime White House aide Natalie Harp, brushing off a wave of attacks from the president’s inner circle over his remarks. Ossoff, who is seeking reelection in Georgia against Trump-backed Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.), came under fire by the White House…
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On the Ballot: Bipartisan couples face tough odds. But these pairs make it work
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom and U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle. Democratic strategist James Carville and GOP consultant Mary Matalin. Former GOP California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kennedy scion Maria Shriver. These are just a few famous examples of some of the most prominent and well-known — past and present — bipartisan relationships in American politics — a phenomenon that…
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Judge hands Trump, GOP major redistricting win ahead of midterm elections and more top headlines
A judge has ruled in favour of Donald Trump and the Republican Party in a significant redistricting dispute, a decision reported as a major win for the GOP ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The article, drawn from Fox News’ daily morning newsletter, presents this ruling as its lead story alongside a roundup of other…
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Et tu, Fedorov? The betrayal of Volodymyr Zelensky.
Mykhailo Fedorov, the country’s former defense minister and a longtime political ally of Zelensky, called for a legal way to be found for Ukraine to hold wartime elections, even though the nation’s constitution forbids it.
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Venice Head Alberto Barbera Defends Selection Of Russian Director Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s ‘DAU’: “It Is Not Pro-Putin Propaganda”
Venice Film Festival director Alberto Barbera has publicly defended the selection of Russian filmmaker Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s film DAU, rejecting weeks of criticism from Ukrainian officials and activists over its inclusion in the festival’s main competition. In a lengthy Instagram post, Barbera called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “bloody and cruel” but insisted DAU was not “pro-Putin…
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TalkFuse morning briefing, 20 Aug 2026 10:34
A former archbishop’s attack on Farage and a delayed misconduct report rock UK politics, while US prosecutors detail the Kirk shooting and the Fed signals a possible rate rise; football racism, Newcastle’s rebuild and tributes to Hayden Panettiere round out the bulletin.
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A MAGA County’s Top Election Official Wants to Hire Election Denial Superstar Tina Peters
The top election official in Shasta County, California, wants to hire Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk convicted in 2024 of election interference, as a deputy. Clint Curtis, Shasta’s registrar of voters, announced the offer days after publicly accusing his own staff of bypassing security in what he called an attempt to sabotage a…
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We are finally witnessing the decline of corporate Democrats | Robert Reich
Robert Reich argues that alongside the well-documented rise of progressive Democrats, US politics is witnessing an equally significant decline of corporate-aligned Democrats. He contends this shift is driven not by growing enthusiasm for socialism but by voters’ recognition, sharpened under Donald Trump’s presidency, that corporate America has prioritised enriching itself over addressing ordinary Americans’ needs,…