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House Dems' pitch for dues: Help us take on MAGA Inc.

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Scoop: Dems beef with party leaders over snubbed Black candidates

This is Justin pearson
Oct 1, 2026 - Business

Mortgage rates approach 3-year high as new applications plunge

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Lawyers: Pike getting "life-saving care" after failed execution

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Christa Pike's failed execution puts lethal injection in focus

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Updated Oct 1, 2026 - World

Netanyahu: Omani co-pilot went through Islamic radicalization

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a Likud campaign rally in Tel Aviv last month.
Updated Oct 1, 2026 - Politics & Policy

British Iranian arrested in U.K. terror plot probe

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The Fed's long-term interest rate problem

Kansas City Fed president Jeff Schmid

World opinion shifts on trade

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5 takeaways from Trump's combative Time interview

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The rocky road to a new permitting law

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Trump, Big AI go all-in together

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Oct 1, 2026 - Technology

Trump and CEOs try to shed AI's toxic branding

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How Trump's signature issue fell off voters' radar

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GOP senators endure painful week with little to show for it

This is John Thune
Sep 30, 2026 - World

Scoop: Rubio ordered Iranian delegation to leave the country, U.S. official says

Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council during the U.N. General Assembly in New York last week.
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