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Politics · United StatesTrump to campaign in Alaska for Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan
President Donald Trump announced he will campaign in Alaska for Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, who is in a tight race for re-election. The event is scheduled for October, with control of the U.S. Senate at stake in the November vote.
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Politics · United StatesSlotkin asks Pentagon to rule out troops at US midterm polling places
Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin wrote to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine on 18 August 2026 asking them to confirm that federal troops will not be sent to polling places during the November midterm elections. The Pentagon said it would reply directly to Slotkin.
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Politics · United StatesArizona Secretary Fontes tells CISA: 'I don’t trust you' during election security call
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes confronted federal officials during a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency call, accusing the Trump administration of abandoning election security duties. Democratic states have sued over threatened FEMA funding cuts, while the Justice Department prepares 1,000 election monitors.
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Politics · United StatesTrump approves $30m PAC spending to shore up Republican midterm candidates
President Donald Trump has approved spending millions from his personal political action committee to support vulnerable Republican candidates in November’s midterm elections. Advisers say the first tranche could reach $30m, though the final amount remains undecided. The move follows internal GOP anxiety over slipping poll numbers and low voter turnout.
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Politics · United StatesTrump faces final popular vote in November midterms amid policy criticism
Donald Trump will contest his last popular vote in the November 2026 US midterms, with left-rated outlets emphasising his claims of electoral fraud and policy failures, while the centre focuses on economic criticism. No right-rated outlet covered the story.
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Politics · United StatesAbdul El-Sayed pledges Senate subpoenas to investigate Trump administration
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat, told CNN he would use subpoena power to investigate the Trump administration if Democrats win a Senate majority in 2026. Right-rated outlets carried the remarks; no left- or centre-rated outlet reported them.
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Politics · United StatesTrump says voters are angry at Republicans but not at him ahead of midterms
President Donald Trump said voters are angry at Republicans but not at him, as polls show the party trailing Democrats by 8 points ahead of the 2026 midterms. Trump’s super PAC has $400 million but has not yet spent to support GOP candidates, while he has lost 21 court battles over state voter rolls.
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