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He Joined the Military. They Reported His Wife to ICE.

Giovanna Perez loaded her four kids into the car on September 21 and drove from their home in Weslaco, Texas, to Naval Air Station Corpus Christi. She had a 9:30 a.m. appointment to pick up the ID ...

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Why the 26 secretary of state races this November matter more than they did before Trump’s drive to assert federal authority over elections

In many states, secretaries of state supervise election procedures and participate in certifying results. Bullet_Chained, iStock/Getty Images PlusFrom Alaska to Florida, there once was an important...

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Carney returns to Alberta to make a last-minute case for unity

CALGARY, Alberta — Prime Minister Mark Carney is back in the province he calls home, making the case for unity days before Albertans decide whether to take a step toward separation from Canada.Mond...

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The midterm polls are predicting a blue wave. Can they be trusted?

Anyone who's followed American politics over the past decade or so has learned to look at political polls with a healthy dose of skepticism. Some of the most important recent elections have feature...

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The GOP’s hopes of a tax cut election are falling flat, poll shows

Republicans once thought tax cuts would save the midterms.But with less than three weeks until Election Day those hopes seem to be coming up short: New results from the POLITICO Poll show the sweep...

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No one wants to be on the Senate Ethics Committee

The Senate could soon be in the market for a new internal cop. Nobody wants the job.The top two lawmakers on the Senate Ethics Committee are poised to take over other panels next year, depending on...

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Why Trump is going in when the money is coming out

President Donald Trump is heading to states that top Republicans are increasingly writing off.Trump is expected in Georgia on Friday and North Carolina on Tuesday, two states where top outside GOP ...

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7 times Trump reignited '51st state' rhetoric, suggesting 'that's the only way it works' for Canada

U.S. President Donald Trump has reignited his rhetoric around Canada becoming the “51st state,” shortly after his administration warned Canadian politicians against getting involved in U.S. affair...

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‘Our choice, not yours’: Palau President stares down China over Taiwan threats

The leader of the world’s fourth-smallest country has told China recognizing Taiwan is “our choice, not yours,” after Beijing threatened it with “consequences” for promoting the island’s independen...

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‘I will never, ever, ever wear one of those orange lanyards’

Coalition immigration spokesperson Jonno Duniam is hanging up the boots after 10 years as a Senator for Tasmania and a 25-year career in politics.He will see out next week’s AI committee hearings i...

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White House ‘Super Intelligence’ Task Force to hold its first meeting

The White House’s Super Intelligence Task Force is set to meet for the first time Thursday as the Trump administration confronts growing fears about AI and its impacts on Americans as well as compe...

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Trump’s defense dreams are on life support

A Democratic wave in November would likely decimate President Donald Trump’s signature defense programs — from a mammoth missile shield to a fleet of nuclear-powered battleships — that he had hoped...

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Trump ally ousted from administration after messy email fight goes public

A controversial State Department political appointee embroiled in an email fight with the deputy secretary of state was fired from his role as a special envoy just hours after POLITICO published a ...

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FAA seeks ownership stake in air traffic AI company

The Federal Aviation Administration is working to acquire an ownership stake in a private company that is key to its ongoing drive to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system, including by...

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Trump lashes out at Republicans as Ken Paxton struggles in Texas

President Donald Trump is blaming fellow Republicans as his endorsed candidate, Ken Paxton, appears to be in a fierce struggle for a Senate seat in Texas with Democratic challenger James Talarico i...

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Sinking Ships

Two ships sink: "A container ship and a dry bulk carrier have both sunk near the Strait of Hormuz in the past ‌24 hours after being hit by ...

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The radical Democratic plan to change the government for good

Donald Trump started his second term in office with a plan: Project 2025. The document — a detailed policy blueprint put together by the right-wing Heritage Foundation — outlined...

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Microsoft’s president warns White House against skilled immigration crackdown

DUBLIN, Ireland — Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith delivered a broadside Wednesday against President Donald Trump’s push to block the path to permanent residency for highly-skilled imm...

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A new report just busted another myth about heat pumps

You may have heard by now that heat pumps — which transfer warmth from outdoor air to an indoor space, instead of generating it like a furnace — don’t work when it gets really cold out. That’s inco...

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Our quintet of quality reviews this week includes Joanna Scutts on Shawn Gude’s American Socialist, Dwight Garner on Barbara Trapido’s Brother of the More Famous Jack, Rhian Sasseen on Meghan O’Gie...

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Transcript: Trump Boast about Rallies Wrecked by Humiliating GOP Leaks

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the October 15 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presen...

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