Axios · Sep 25, 2026, 4:12 PM GMT+1
House Republicans are on track to lose their majority just a little over one month out from the midterm elections, according to a nonpartisan election forecaster. Why it matters: Cook Political Report shifted 15 House races toward Democrats on Friday, the latest sign that the political environment is deteriorating for Republicans. Democrats only need a net gain of three seats…
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Newsweek · Sep 25, 2026, 4:10 PM GMT+1
Xi and Trump cap their summit as live TV coverage resumes after a judge blocked the White House's press ban.
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Raw Story · Sep 25, 2026, 4:07 PM GMT+1
President Donald Trump gave reporters the silent treatment Friday as he welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping and Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan at the White House, ignoring their questions as he turned his back on the group of more than a dozen journalists. In a video published by the White House, Xi and Peng were welcomed to the White House…
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The Independent · Sep 25, 2026, 4:05 PM GMT+1
The President is pushing for a new name for AI to improve its public image, though many already say ‘super intelligence’ already exists — and has a sinister meaning
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The Guardian · Sep 25, 2026, 4:00 PM GMT+1
National Center for Education Statistics, which collects critical data to guide policy on learning, was decimated after Doge canceled crucial contracts As reading and math scores fall to their lowest point in the past quarter-century, the US now has fewer tools to understand and develop interventions for this troubling trend. When the Trump administration took a wrecking ball to the…
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The Daily Beast · Sep 25, 2026, 3:52 PM GMT+1
Evan Vucci/Reuters Jimmy Fallon is roasting the president about his grand welcome ceremony for Chinese President Xi Jinping. “President Trump is hosting China’s President Xi Jinping for a two-day state visit. And yesterday, Trump greeted Xi at the airport with a big ceremony, including a military flyover,” said the late-night host. Fallon panned to footage of the welcome ceremony for…
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The Daily Beast · Sep 25, 2026, 3:50 PM GMT+1
Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images The man who wrote the federal law that Donald Trump invoked to impose a new round of sweeping tariffs after the Supreme Court struck down his first attempt has blasted the administration’s “offensive” misuse of the statute. After the Supreme Court ruled in February that the president’s universal “Liberation Day” tariffs were illegal under the…
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The Daily Beast · Sep 25, 2026, 3:49 PM GMT+1
CNN Americans have big feelings about Donald Trump. The president’s approval ratings have plummeted to historic levels against the backdrop of his war with Iran and a crippling affordability crisis that has trashed his election promise that he’d make people better off. Some polling has put his overall popularity as low as 32 percent. However, now CNN’s data guru Harry…
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Raw Story · Sep 25, 2026, 3:49 PM GMT+1
Republicans are heading into the final stretch with 39 days until the midterms, facing hard choices about which candidates to keep funding, as a nonpartisan forecaster now projects the party will lose its House majority. Top Republicans told Axios they will likely have to make "painful spending decisions" by early October, and that could spell trouble for Donald Trump-endorsed Senate…
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Axios · Sep 25, 2026, 3:44 PM GMT+1
ICE has received more than $75 billion to expand operations since President Trump returned to office — and wasted millions on scaled-back and mismanaged projects, a new GAO report found. Why it matters: In rushing to execute Trump's mass deportation agenda, the agency failed to properly develop a strategic plan, according to the Government Accountability Office report. Driving the news:…
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The Daily Beast · Sep 25, 2026, 3:40 PM GMT+1
Cheshire Coroner's Court/Facebook A grieving mother has demanded further investigation after her ex-husband killed their daughter. Kris Harrison claims that after a heated argument over President Donald Trump, he accidentally killed his 23-year-old daughter, Lucy Harrison, by lifting his 9mm pistol out of its box. The incident happened on January 10, 2025, after Lucy had traveled with her boyfriend from…
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Raw Story · Sep 25, 2026, 3:34 PM GMT+1
Mary Trump, who is both President Donald Trump's niece and a clinical psychologist, thinks her uncle won't hold up now that major news outlets are pulling back from covering him. She made the prediction in a conversation with Wajahat Ali on his show "The Left Hook," which she shared Thursday on her Substack , The Good in Us. Ali asked…
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The Independent · Sep 25, 2026, 3:27 PM GMT+1
The network’s decision to air the ad follows scrutiny of its lurch to the right since Paramount merged with Skydance and took over the company last year
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Fox News · Sep 25, 2026, 3:25 PM GMT+1
Republican senators criticized President Donald Trump's lavish Washington summit with Xi Jinping, warning against red carpet treatment for China's leader.
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Raw Story · Sep 25, 2026, 3:21 PM GMT+1
President Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday night with a lavish state dinner at the White House, during which, noted one former Trump official on Friday, the president’s frequent “knowing grin” sent a telling message. A literal red carpet was rolled out for Xi Wednesday for his arrival in the United States, followed…
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The New York Times · Sep 25, 2026, 3:20 PM GMT+1
The president announced plans to rally in deep-red states as his party makes a push for close races in battleground states.
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Newsweek · Sep 25, 2026, 3:15 PM GMT+1
A new poll shows Democrat Adam Hamilton narrowly ahead of Senator Roger Marshall as the battle for a GOP stronghold tightens.
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Newsweek · Sep 25, 2026, 3:11 PM GMT+1
The president's pledge draws a net-negative response, with twice as many Americans saying it makes them less likely to vote GOP.
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The Daily Beast · Sep 25, 2026, 3:04 PM GMT+1
CNN's NewsNight CNN host Abby Phillip appeared stunned as a MAGA-aligned Republican strategist defended the Trump administration’s bizarre taxpayer-funded “Love Me” ad and urged the president to make 20 more. Conservative strategist Tim Parrish clashed with Phillip on Thursday’s edition of CNN NewsNight over the controversial 30-second video promoting President Donald Trump, which carried the disclaimer that it was “paid…
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The Daily Beast · Sep 25, 2026, 2:58 PM GMT+1
Maxim Shipenkov / via REUTERS Ukraine has humiliated Russian President Vladimir Putin with overnight drone attacks on major oil hubs and a missile manufacturer. Kyiv’s military said it struck two Russian oil refineries and three facilities involved in missile production overnight into Friday as Ukraine intensified its campaign against the energy and defense infrastructure powering Moscow’s war. Perm Krai Governor…
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AP · Sep 25, 2026, 2:58 PM GMT+1
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Raw Story · Sep 25, 2026, 2:57 PM GMT+1
Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) forcefully spoke out on Friday against his would-be Republican successor, Vivek Ramaswamy, for pushing to suspend the gas tax to offset rising fuel prices. “Very, very bad idea,” DeWine told WEWS statehouse reporter Morgan Trau, during a stop at a Kroger. Ramaswamy's proposal has been advancing through the Ohio legislature, meaning that if it passes soon,…
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The Wall Street Journal · Sep 25, 2026, 2:53 PM GMT+1
Oil prices fell as investors assessed prospects for U.S.-Iran diplomacy against continued threats to Saudi energy infrastructure.
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Raw Story · Sep 25, 2026, 2:47 PM GMT+1
The U.S. Army Reserve is looking into whether it can supply military police, medical teams and other support units to U.S. Southern Command within the next four months in an apparent buildup to military action in Cuba, according to a new report. An internal Army message reviewed by CBS News doesn't mention Cuba by name, and nothing in it shows…
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