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Bond markets rattle economy, forcing controversial buyback ‘Band-Aid’
The U.S. bond market is raising alarm bells for the economy, forcing the Trump administration to take emergency measures to ease the immediate impact on American pocketbooks. Long-term borrowing costs hit their highest levels across the world on Tuesday, with the cost for the U.S. government to borrow money reaching its highest rate in nearly…
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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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The Memo: Angie Nixon’s shock Florida win gives fresh boost — and a new test — for the left
The left of the Democratic Party scored its biggest upset of the year on Tuesday — and it did so in Florida, a state that is usually inhospitable territory for anything adjacent to socialism. State Rep. Angie Nixon (D) beat Alexander Vindman handily in the Democrats’ U.S. Senate primary. Nixon, a progressive lawmaker and organizer…
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Minister defends Home Office booklet urging asylum seekers not to rape women
The government has defended a new Home Office guidance document that explicitly tells asylum seekers that rape, sex with someone under 16 and domestic abuse are serious crimes in the UK, after school standards minister Georgia Gould warned against making “full generalisations” about migrants’ attitudes towards women. The nine-page booklet, “Understanding behaviours and expectations in…
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Mahmood backs wider distribution of asylum seekers in wealthier areas
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has confirmed her backing for a “fair spread” of asylum seekers across the UK, endorsing a call originally made by Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to place more migrants in wealthier, middle-class areas rather than concentrating them in deprived communities. The move signals that the government intends to treat Burnham’s proposal…
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Top Dem group reveals new congressional targets in bid to flip House: ‘Proven fighters’
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has expanded its “Red to Blue” programme, adding five new candidates it believes can help Democrats retake the House of Representatives at the upcoming midterms. The scheme provides targeted support and resources to candidates running in competitive districts currently held by Republicans, and its expansion signals the party’s growing…
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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…
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#Resistance Democrats are flopping in primaries
Alexander Vindman’s Senate primary loss Tuesday is the latest stumble from a top Trump critic.