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Trump says he cares for Americans. They think he’s more focused on his wealth, an AP-NORC poll finds
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House Democratic leaders have condemned the search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as an "abuse of power" by the Trump administration. Follow the latest updates: apnews.com/live/trump-greece…
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AP source: Trump, Rubio weigh firing US envoy to Greece after mounting reports of improper conduct via @APDiploWriter
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Elon Musk, the world’s only trillionaire, has quietly become the biggest known donor in this year’s midterm elections, doling out more than $276 million since July to try to save Republican majorities in Congress.
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BREAKING: Federal agents searched Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources say. apnews.com/article/ilhan-oma…
A new pact that calls for Russia to boost the U.S. supply of diesel over the next few months is unlikely to make a dent in painfully high prices at the pump or elsewhere, energy policy experts say.
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Trump says Ukraine should get a new president as he blames Zelenskyy for US diesel prices
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The midterm elections won’t keep Trump from college football on Saturday. A hurricane might
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NEWS: The Democratic National Committee is suing President Donald Trump’s administration for recent television advertisements that promoted his political message while costing taxpayers millions of dollars.
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A second lawsuit is now challenging the ads: apnews.com/article/trump-tax…
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Kimberly Guilfoyle was preparing for her congressional hearing to become U.S. ambassador to Greece when she reached out to a Trump donor with an urgent request: She needed $100,000 that she said she owed American Express—in a way that wouldn’t leave a paper trail.
“It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express,” she wrote on Signal, according to messages reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. “Please.”
w/@DanaMattioli @drewhinshaw @JoeWSJ
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FCC considers allowing more political robocalls before midterms, including those created with AI
from @AliSwenson
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New this am from me and @TomBeaumont
Can $1 billion buy victory in the midterm elections? Some Republicans fear the answer is no apnews.com/article/midterms-…
RFK Jr. is embracing AI. Some of the most prominent MAHA organizations are actively organizing against it.
From @AP_FDAwriter, here's more on the health secretary's approach to AI, which is confounding some MAHA allies and medical experts:
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When Trump pledged to secure outside funding for an ad campaign that has drawn backlash for using taxpayer dollars to glorify his presidency, he wasn’t committing to reimburse already-spent dollars, a WH official clarified Tuesday.
Blog w/ @seungminkim
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NEW: Rural voters are split on Trump's immigration crackdown.
About a third said it's been positive for their community. About a third said negative. And the final third said no impact.
More on the AP-KFF poll w/ @LinleyAnn @sjtribble @fatimathefatima:
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AP Exclusive: Survivors of a drone attack that killed six U.S. soldiers question Army leadership over safety and the medical care that followed. apnews.com/article/iran-war-…
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AP Ground Game:
✅ @Jesse_Bedayn & @BillBarrowAP take us to the areas where GOP redistricting might not pay off
✅ Rural MAHA polling from @AliSwenson @sjtribble & @LinleyAnn
✅ @KToropin sets up Hegseth's speech today
Today's edition: tinyurl.com/APGroundGame0930…
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Trump today rolled out America.gov, but its government-sourced AI answers to questions about who won the 2020 election or about the name of the federal department that operates out of the Pentagon gave answers contrary to what the he says
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