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Trump wants to make this midterm year ‘special’ to avoid losing Republican control of Congress
DALLAS | Republicans at their midterm convention know that history is not on their side this election season, but they are counting on President Donald Trump and his two-day extravaganza in Dallas to rally voters to protect their House and Senate majorities. They spent the first night denouncing Democrats as extremists before Trump capped Wednesday […]
US wholesale prices rise in latest sign of stubborn inflation as oil prices continue to climb
WASHINGTON | Wholesale inflation picked up last month after cooling earlier this summer as higher oil and gas prices stemming from the Iran war keep costs elevated. The Labor Department’s producer price index — which captures inflation before it reaches consumers — rose 5.4% in August from a year ago, up from 4.8% in July, […]
Missouri is poised to revert to former congressional districts after court rejects Trump-backed map
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. | Missouri is poised to hold its November election with congressional districts passed after the last census, after the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday again rejected a new map backed by President Donald Trump that Republicans hoped could help them win an additional seat in the pivotal midterms. The Supreme Court’s decision […]
Rep. Crow joins House Dems in Dallas to rebuke claims of Trump, GOP at their convention
AURORA | Aurora Democratic Congressperson Jason Crow joined three other House Dems in Dallas Thursday to push back against President Donald Trump and Republican “Trumpapalooza” mid-term convention. Republicans opened the second and final day of their midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday well aware that history is not on their side this election season but […]
Trump, hoping to salvage midterms, makes a dubious pledge to give every US adult $5,000 if GOP wins
President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November. The dubious promise would most likely cost more than $1 trillion and require congressional approval, and would further exacerbate the […]
Democrats say Trump’s ‘bizarre’ convention is a distraction from his faltering presidency
DALLAS | It’s not just Republicans descending on Dallas for the midterm convention — Democrats are there too as they try to convince voters that the reality of Donald Trump’s second presidency doesn’t match the spectacle of his made-for-TV event. “This bizarre Republican midterm convention here can’t paper over the fact that Republicans have done […]
Trump, hoping to salvage midterms, makes a dubious pledge to give every US adult $5,000 if GOP wins
President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November. The dubious promise would most likely cost more than $1 trillion and require congressional approval, and would further exacerbate the […]
Trump defends Iran war, slams Democrats and promises cash at Republicans’ midterm convention
DALLAS | President Donald Trump capped Wednesday’s opening night of the unusual Republican midterm convention by slamming Democrats as extremists and staunchly defending the war in Iran while making the extraordinary pledge to pay every adult American $5,000 if his party retains its control of both chambers of Congress after November. The proposal, which could […]
Sen. John Fetterman’s isolation from Democrats grows stark in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. | Around this time two years ago, Sen. John Fetterman was in high demand on the campaign trail, going county-to-county in Pennsylvania to help Democrats up and down the ballot. Now, after two years of crossing swords with Democrats and backing some of President Donald Trump’s priorities, he’s nowhere on the stump. No […]
The Latest: Trump gave $45,000 cash to Natalie Harp amid gifts to White House aides
President Donald Trump gave sizeable cash gifts to Natalie Harp and several other White House aides, according to new financial disclosures released by the administration. A White House official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the gifts were “entirely permissible under relevant legal and ethical standards.” […]