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US Senate Campaigns Intensify With Republicans Holding a 53-47 Majority

With the 2026 primary season largely complete, attention is shifting to competitive Senate contests including Michigan and Maine as Republicans seek to defend their current 53-seat majority in the November 3 elections.
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Washington Supreme Court Strikes Down Voter-Approved Natural Gas Initiative
US Senate Campaigns Intensify With Republicans Holding a 53-47 Majority
House Speaker Mike Johnson Ends Pre-Election Session Early as Pending Votes Are Delayed
SBA Suspends 870,000 Borrowers Over $39 Billion in Suspected Pandemic Loan Fraud
White House Launches 24-Hour Trump TV Streaming Channel Amid Press Dispute
CNN, MS NOW and Politico Sue Trump Administration Over White House Access Ban
Trump Signs Bipartisan Russia and Iran Sanctions Law With New Tariff Powers
Trump Threatens Iran With Annihilation in UN Address and Announces Expanded US Presence in Greenland
United States Spending Stopgap Averts Immediate Shutdown as Immigration Funding Remains Politically Contested
Major United States Media Outlets Suspend White House Pool Coverage as Access Dispute Moves to Court
United States Maintains Tariff Pressure on Chinese Technology and Strategic Supply Chains
United States and China Explore Artificial Intelligence Safety Mechanism Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit
Mitch McConnell Requires Clarification During Senate Agriculture Committee Vote
Florida Republican María Elvira Salazar Breaks With Trump Over Immigration Enforcement
Cook Political Report Poll Finds Seven-Point Swing Toward Democrats in Competitive House Districts
House Recesses Early as Republican Thomas Massie Pushes Hegseth Impeachment Resolution
CNN, MS NOW and Politico Sue Trump Administration Over White House Access Ban
Federal Reserve Raises Rates to 3.75%-4% as Trump Demands Sharp Cuts
Federal Judge Blocks Kennedy Center Board From Restoring Trump’s Name
Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar Propose Ban on Artificial Superintelligence
Senate Fails to Advance CLARITY Act After Cryptocurrency Regulation Vote
Pentagon Rules Out Troops at Polls as DHS Says No Polling-Place Operations Are Planned
Senators Criticize Pentagon Briefing on Defense Strategy and Iran War
Congress Passes Sweeping Russia Sanctions Bill With New Tariff Powers
Trump Bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House Access
Federal Reserve Raises Rates to 3.75%-4% as Trump Criticizes Central Bank
Pentagon Casualty Count Faces Scrutiny as Hegseth Denies Report of Additional Iran War Deaths
Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration’s Mail-Ballot Restrictions Ahead of Midterms
Kennedy Center Closure for Renovations Deepens Dispute Over Trump Naming Push
Trump Administration Begins New Border Wall Construction in West Texas
Russian Businessman’s Funding of Donald Trump Jr. Wedding Events Draws Congressional Scrutiny
Antitrust Lawsuit Accuses OpenAI, Google, Anthropic and SpaceXAI of Colluding to Slow AI Development
White House Says All 50 States Will Benefit From Lower Medicaid Drug Prices
US Justice Department Ends Enforcement of Handgun Sales Ban for Adults Aged 18 to 20
California Strengthens Election Protections Ahead of US Midterms
Stephen Miller Leads Push to Accelerate Removal of Unaccompanied Migrant Children
US House Recesses Early, Leaving Pete Hegseth Impeachment Resolution Without a Vote
Trump Announces Federal ‘AI Force’ and Plans to Appoint Artificial Intelligence Czar
Trump Bars CNN, MS NOW and Politico Journalists From White House Grounds
United States Announces Greenland Security Agreement With Denmark
US Congress Passes Russia-Iran Sanctions Package With Up to 100% Tariff Authority
UN Security Council Condemns Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia
Sam Altman to Brief UN Security Council on Artificial Intelligence and Global Security
U.S. and Mexico Push Forward With Trade Talks Amid Tariff Disputes
Drone Strikes Cooling Tower at Russia’s Kursk Nuclear Power Plant
Russia Places Nestlé, Auchan and Other Western Businesses Under State-Controlled Management
U.S. Approves $2.68 Billion Air-Defense Upgrade Package for Ukraine
Trump Administration Moves to Accelerate Removal of Migrant Children
Trump Signs Stopgap Funding Law Keeping U.S. Government Open Through December 11
U.S., Denmark and Greenland Reach Security Agreement Expanding American Military Role
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