Politics

New York Republicans wield public safety fears in a tough midterm climate

ALBANY, New York — Bruce Blakeman, the Republican nominee for governor, rode the subway Monday to a Midtown Manhattan station where a man was shot dead and called Gov. Kathy Hochul “pro-criminal.” ...

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Armed federal agents knock on doors looking for noncitizen voters

Armed and in uniform, federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security have been knocking on doors in several states to ask residents about their immigration status — and to inquire if they ...

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Trump Has Found a New Part of the Constitution to Abuse

It’s been a big year for the supremacy clause. The important but rarely newsworthy constitutional provision has found itself at the center of multiple major legal battles. In recent months, the Tru...

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A Blue Wave Won’t Wash Away Our Oligarchy Problem

The candidates favored by billionaires and industry backers almost certainly won’t do as well in the midterms as they did two years ago, when the favorites of Elon Musk and other superrich individu...

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Why the political ambition gap between men and women persists even at the local level

Women have less political ambition for public office than men, a study found. JuliarStudio, iStock / Getty Images PlusAn appointment to a local library commission, reluctantly accepted, may not sou...

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‘Very limited choice’: Data centers confront new constraints

They say real estate is all about location, location, location. The prime spots for the construction of data centers are getting sparser, sparser, sparser.For most of the digital age, a data center...

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Former NYC official’s bribery trial sheds light on Eric Adams’ early worries about facing scrutiny as mayor

NEW YORK — Eric Adams was worried.He had just been elected mayor of New York City and was in the Dominican Republic for a few days with his chief adviser, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, and now they needed s...

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Nikole Hannah-Jones rips into NYC schools chancellor over lack of school integration plan

NEW YORK — New York City Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels found himself in the hot seat Tuesday night as investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and a crowd of students laced into him over his...

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Trump’s super PAC spent nearly a quarter billion dollars to help Republicans

President Donald Trump’s MAGA Inc. super PAC went from quiet to one of the cycle’s biggest spenders in September — and still has massive cash reserves, according to new data released late Tuesday.T...

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The House GOP’s imminent decision on the Omar raid

House Republicans have publicly cheered on the Trump administration’s investigation of Rep. Ilhan Omar. But underneath the posturing, the raid raises thorny nonpartisan questions about how aggressi...

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Washington braces for the return of Sherrod Brown

Senate Democrats are rooting for Sherrod Brown's comeback. They may not be entirely prepared for what comes next.Democrats are hopeful that the former Ohio lawmaker can pull off one of the biggest ...

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Rick Jackson is Georgia Republicans’ best hope. Donald Trump may get in the way.

Georgia Republicans are counting on Rick Jackson to save them from a wipeout in November — if President Donald Trump doesn’t get in the way.The billionaire health care executive and political newco...

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Why Anthropic’s draft bill sets $1 billion threshold for AI risk

The draft bill Anthropic pitched to lawmakers would only allow the government to block artificial intelligence models if they could kill or seriously injure 50 people or more or cause $1 billion in...

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4 Top Pollsters on What Worries Them Most

President Donald Trump’s approval rating has hit a record-low. Democratic enthusiasm levels are off the charts. The party holds a clear edge on the generic congressional ballot question. By most me...

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Why Republicans’ massive cash advantage is evaporating on the airwaves

Republicans are banking on a massive cash edge to help save their majority in Congress. But they are losing much of that advantage in an important arena: broadcast TV ads.Republicans have spent $67...

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Trump Jr. Privately Breaks With His Dad

Sign up for Inside the Trump Presidency, a newsletter featuring coverage of the second Trump term.Donald Trump Jr. had a simple vision for his father’s foreign policy during the 2024 presidential c...

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FEMA tells states to handle disasters on their own

The Trump administration’s disaster chief told state officials Tuesday they must increase their financial reserves and emergency capabilities to handle most disasters on their own, without federal ...

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Trump’s man in Ottawa accuses Carney of straining US-Canada ties

President Donald Trump's man in Ottawa blamed Prime Minister Mark Carney for straining relations between the two countries, saying a prosperous relationship is “under attack” in Canada.U.S. Ambassa...

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Trump just made a last-minute gambit to save farm-state Republicans in the midterms

Republicans locked in tight races this November are desperately hoping the Trump administration’s last-minute gambit to send farmers $8 billion in taxpayer money will work.President Donald Trump an...

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‘France should serve as a wakeup call’: Republicans find a closing message in Paris riots

Republicans wanted a jolt for their campaigns. They found it in France.In the campaign’s final stretch, President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Speaker Mike Johnson, Republican candidates ...

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Poll: Voters see Republicans as the party of Big Tech tax breaks

Americans are fed up with data centers and Big Tech, and Republicans are poised to take more of the political blame in the Nov. 3 midterms.The POLITICO Poll found last week that Americans were far ...

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