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Cook Political shifts Texas and Iowa Senate races to toss-ups as US debt tops $40 trillion
Cook Political Report moved the open US Senate races in Texas and Iowa from “Lean Republican” to “Toss Up” on 20 August, judging both contests to be more competitive than its previous ratings suggested. In Texas, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton faces Democratic state representative James Talarico; in Iowa, Republican US Representative Ashley Hinson is…
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Vance: Bessent has ‘very discreet plan’ to shrink $40 trillion national debt
Vice President Vance said Thursday night that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a “very discreet plan” to shrink the nation’s debt. “He [Bessent] has had a very discreet plan, of course, supported by the president of the United States, to get the United States to a point where our economy is growing faster than our…
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Markey, Moulton lock horns ahead of Massachusetts Senate primary: 3 takeaways from last debate
Rep. Seth Moulton and Sen. Ed Markey exchanged blows from the onset of the final Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary debate as the 47-year-old House lawmaker mounts a longshot bid to oust his 80-year-old progressive opponent. Moulton and Markey appeared for their last televised debate on Thursday, which was hosted by WCVB-TV, WBUR-FM and The Boston…
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Outrage over claim Canadian taxpayers are funding BODYGUARDS for Justin Trudeau’s many lavish jaunts with girlfriend Katy Perry
Justin Trudeau, Canada’s former prime minister, is reportedly still being protected by Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers on personal trips with his girlfriend, pop star Katy Perry, prompting accusations that taxpayers are footing the bill for his romantic getaways. According to the Journal de Montréal, sources say Trudeau, 54, continues to use the RCMP…
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Trump, Cohen set aside beef in radio interview
President Trump and his fixer-turned-enemy Michael Cohen have seemingly turned over a new leaf, with the president saying he respects that Cohen took back things he’s said. Portions of the interview played on Cohen’s radio show on 77 WABC radio in New York City Thursday. The rest is expected to air on Sunday. Cohen was…
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Trump reunites with Cohen and blames media influence
US President Donald Trump appeared alongside his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen for a radio interview, marking a reconciliation between two men who had become bitter adversaries. Cohen, once one of Trump’s most prominent critics after turning against him and cooperating with investigators, joined Trump in criticising CNN and the wider mainstream media, with Trump…
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To many voters alarmed by mass migration, this man is a charismatic messiah. He’s also a pro-Russian on the verge of becoming the first far-Right nationalist to run a state government since the Nazis… So is this the most dangerous man in Germany?
Ulrich Siegmund, 35-year-old leader of the far-Right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Saxony-Anhalt, is on course to become the first far-Right nationalist to head a German state government since the Nazi era, with the state election due on 6 September 2026. Polling puts the AfD on 42-43 per cent, potentially enough for an outright…
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Aisha Wahab wins California’s 15th district special election
State Senator Aisha Wahab, a progressive Democrat, has won the special election in California’s 15th congressional district, defeating Melissa Hernandez, a moderate BART Board president and transit executive. The result closes out the contest to replace Eric Swalwell and is being cast as another flashpoint in the wider struggle between the Democratic Party’s establishment and…