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Iran looks to ramp up economic alliance with BRICS nations as war with U.S. drags on
Iran’s central bank chief said Thursday that the country is set to join the BRICS New Development Bank.
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51 52 BusinessUnited StatesCrowley on whether win halted progressive movement: ‘Absolutely not’
Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial nominee David Crowley denied Wednesday he dealt the progressive movement a setback by beating democratic socialist Francesca Hong in this week’s Democratic primary. When host Kaitlan Collins asked Crowley whether it was fair for The Wall Street Journal to characterize him as the “man who halted progressive momentum,” Crowley replied, “Absolutely not.”…
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53 PoliticsUnited StatesO’Reilly: ‘I don’t believe the American public are going to buy the socialist communist lunacy’
Political personality Bill O’Reilly on Wednesday railed against left-wing Democrats amid their recent wins in primaries. “I mean, once you get into that zone, the regular folks, not the ideological zombies, OK, they’re not going to go for you. Doesn’t matter what party you’re in,” O’Reilly said, referencing comments from Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca…
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54 PoliticsUnited StatesTrump renews pressure on Senate to pass bill making daylight saving time permanent
President Trump reupped his pressure on the Senate on Wednesday evening to pass a bill making daylight saving time permanent. In a Truth Social post nearly identical to one he shared earlier this month, the president urged Republicans in the upper chamber to pass the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025. This legislation, approved by the…
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55 PoliticsUnited StatesAOC’s public egg-freezing shouldn’t feel radical. But in today’s US, it does | Moira Donegan
The congresswoman’s decision is an assertion of women’s freedom and dignity at a time when our status is rapidly eroding “Don’t be weird about this,” Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the progressive star and rumored 2028 presidential contender, said on her live video broadcast as she raised her shirt to angle the syringe into her abdomen. Then, with resignation, “even though I know all of you will be.” The New York Democrat is 36 years old, and this week she revealed that she is…
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56 PoliticsUnited StatesRubio, Bessent stayed on decoy plane after Trump switch: Reports
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent departed from the NATO summit in Turkey last month aboard the same plane President Trump had been secretly moved off of before takeoff, multiple outlets reported Wednesday. A senior U.S. official told The Associated Press that Rubio was aware of the switch and the potential…
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57 PoliticsUnited StatesBig Insurance is trying to gut the No Surprises Act
The House and Senate should investigate this attempt to gut their signature patient protection law.
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58 PoliticsUnited StatesFormer Trump spokesperson ‘very surprised’ Leavitt leaving without replacement
Former Trump spokesperson Mike Dubke said Wednesday he is “very surprised” that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is leaving her role without a replacement named.  “I’m very surprised by it, because generally, when you have a transition from one press secretary to the other, you’ve got a — we’ve got somebody waiting in the…
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59 PoliticsUnited StatesWhat the polls missed in Wisconsin’s primary and David Ellison threatens to uproot Paramount: Morning Rundown
How pre-election surveys failed to predict David Crowley’s upset in Wisconsin’s Democratic governor primary.
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60 PoliticsUnited States2 soldiers killed in Texas helicopter crash
Two Fort Hood soldiers were killed after an Army helicopter crashed Wednesday in Central Texas, local authorities and military officials said. The aircraft, an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, crashed in Salado, Texas, a village in Bell County, according to a press release. Officials from the Army base confirmed that two soldiers died but noted they…
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61 PoliticsUnited StatesSenate rankings: 8 GOP seats that could flip in November
Correction: An earlier version of this file misstated Sen. Pete Ricketts’s (R-Neb.) lead over independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn in recent polling. Osborn led Ricketts in the poll. With 85 days left until the midterm elections, Democrats are increasingly eyeing the possibility of making significant gains in the Senate. While the Senate map still favors…
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62 PoliticsUnited StatesPaxton, Talarico locked in dead heat for Texas Senate: Poll
The two candidates in the Texas Senate race are neck in neck less than three months out from the midterm election, according to a new poll released Thursday.  An Emerson College Polling/Nexstar Media survey found Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) polling at 47 percent support and state Rep. James Talarico (D) polling at 46…
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63 PoliticsUnited StatesThese swing voters in Nevada say they are not dismissing socialist candidates
In online focus groups, 10 of 12 Biden-to-Trump voters said they wouldn't automatically think negatively of a politician who identifies with socialism.
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64 PoliticsUnited StatesTrump administration finalizes rule to end federal support for gender-affirming care
Move blocking funds through Medicaid and Chip to make it harder for vulnerable children to get healthcare, experts say The Trump administration finalized a rule on Tuesday to end gender-affirming care through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (Chip), a move that will make it harder for vulnerable children to access healthcare and that eschews evidence to advance an anti-transgender ideology, opponents say. The rule is set to take effect on 13 October – but legal challenges…
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65 PoliticsUnited StatesAOC and Mamdani wanted to defund the police. Their backtracking puts organizers at risk | Derecka Purnell
Progressive and democratic socialist politicians are recanting pandemic-era statements on police and prison abolition The north may not remember, but 9 August this year marked the 12th anniversary of the police killing of Michael Brown Jr in Ferguson, Missouri. That day, the US representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reassured an ABC news anchor that she, like other progressive politicians and Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) candidates, had “moved away” from statements they made during…
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66 PoliticsUnited StatesThere is no negotiating with Iran — Trump must stop trying
Iran is the root cause of conflict throughout the Middle East. The White House needs to stop trying to negotiate with it.
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67 PoliticsUnited StatesWhen they didn’t find fraud while testing a voting machine for the Trump admin, this cyber firm faced a wave of backlash
The Trump administration abruptly declined to renew a contract for a cybersecurity firm it hired to examine voting equipment in Puerto Rico after the company didn’t echo administration officials’ false claims of voter fraud, the firm’s executives said in their first extensive public remarks on the episode.
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68 PoliticsUnited StatesOcasio-Cortez signals Democratic intention to move on from woke era
When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) was asked Sunday about some of the more inflammatory comments and positions from the left flank of the Democratic Party, the congresswoman quoted a New York City Council member to make her point.  “Woke 1 was crazy,” Ocasio-Cortez said, echoing what the council member, Chi Ossé, has said, before laughing along with…
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69 PoliticsUnited StatesIran talks tough to US, says Trump 'miscalculated' on Strait of Hormuz
Following President Donald Trump's claim Wednesday that the U.S. has "total control over the Strait of Hormuz," Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said the president "has long miscalculated due to intelligence failures."
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70 PoliticsUnited StatesPowerball player in Illinois wins $1 billion jackpot
One ticket sold in the state matched all six numbers Wednesday, Aug. 12, sending one lucky player home with one of the lottery's largest prizes.
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71 PoliticsUnited StatesWhy Illinois Powerball player who hit $1.04B jackpot may never be known
The Illinois Powerball ticket holder who hit a $1.04 billion jackpot may be able to keep their identity under wraps thanks to a state law – but they will see more than $100 million wiped from their winnings if they choose the lump sum.
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72 PoliticsUnited StatesDOJ slams DC City Council for requests to remove National Guard
The Justice Department on Wednesday slammed the Washington, D.C., City Council over councilors’ requests to remove the National Guard from the city’s streets. Members of the D.C. City Council sent letters to governors in 10 states asking them to withdraw their National Guard members from the city early last month. One letter to Michigan Gov.…
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73 PoliticsUnited StatesEmily Moreno sues Rep. Max Miller, alleging he posted nude photo of daughter
Rep. Max Miller’s (R-Ohio) ex-wife, Emily Moreno, on Wednesday sued the Ohio Republican, alleging he published a nude photo of their young daughter online. A copy of the federal lawsuit obtained by The Hill alleges that Miller “recklessly published and disclosed to the world a nude image” of the child. It says that Miller “recklessly…
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74 PoliticsUnited StatesTrump administration to spend at least $900 million on White House construction projects: Report
The Trump administration is expected to spend at least $900 million on White House construction projects that will be fueled in part by taxpayer dollars without the approval of Congress, according to a new report from The Washington Post.  In addition to the demolition of the East Wing and subsequent White House ballroom construction, President…
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75 PoliticsUnited StatesKilmeade predicts ‘kinetic war’ with Iran before Labor Day
Fox News’s Brian Kilmeade on Tuesday predicted a “kinetic war” between the U.S. and Iran will take place prior to Labor Day, just two months before the midterm elections. Kilmeade suggested President Trump will put economic pressure on Iran over the next several weeks, but that in the end, firepower will be necessary. “I think…
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