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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,…
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How one NYC suburb could decide which party controls the House
The article examines how New York’s 17th Congressional District, a group of suburbs just north of New York City, could play a decisive role in determining which party controls the US House of Representatives for the remainder of President Donald Trump’s term. Republican incumbent Mike Lawler, the first member of his party to represent the…
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Luxury travel, shopping, six-figure income: Battleground Dems ripped for ‘phony’ working-class narrative
Several Democratic candidates running in competitive US House races have built their campaigns around working-class, blue-collar backgrounds to appeal to economically anxious voters. However, financial disclosures and other records reviewed by Fox News Digital reportedly show discrepancies between these portrayed images and the candidates’ actual wealth, including luxury travel, upmarket shopping habits and six-figure household…
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Rubio outperforms Vance in hypothetical 2028 matchups: Poll
Secretary of State Marco Rubio performed slightly better than Vice President Vance in multiple hypothetical 2028 presidential matchups against Democratic candidates, according to a new poll. The Emerson College and The Hill survey found that in five matchups against Democrats, Rubio outperformed Vance in all but one — with former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg holding…
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GOP trails Democrats by 8 points on congressional ballot in new poll
Republicans are trailing Democrats by about 8 points on a generic congressional ballot, according to a new poll from Emerson College and The Hill. In the survey, 50.7 percent said that they would back a Democrat if the midterm elections were that day and 43 percent said that they would back a Republican, with 6.3…
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Young Democrats eye Congress with affordability at the top of their agenda
A new generation of young progressive Democrats could enter Congress next year with a deeply personal connection to the economic issues at the center of their campaigns — and a desire to make those policy items a bigger part of the party’s agenda. For many of these potential lawmakers, the inability to afford a house…
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San Sebastián Sets Michaël R. Roskam’s ‘Le Faux Soir’ as Closing Night Film
The San Sebastián Film Festival has selected “Le Faux Soir,” a Belgian-French WWII resistance drama from director Michaël R. Roskam, as its closing night film. The picture will have its European premiere at the festival following its world premiere in Toronto’s Special Presentations strand, and will close proceedings after the awards ceremony on 26 September…
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El-Sayed’s agenda puts ‘permanently’ changed America on the line in Michigan Senate race, GOP firebrand warns
Former Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon has warned that Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s progressive agenda could “permanently” change America if he wins, telling Fox News Digital that his politics are out of step with Michigan voters. Dixon argued the stakes go beyond a single six-year Senate term, framing El-Sayed as someone whose fundamental…