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Trump set to campaign in tight US Senate contests in Iowa, Texas, Ohio, Michigan
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With 2 weeks until midterms, analysts say Dems still on track to win US House majority newsfromthestates.com/articl…
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Trump order sets up new women’s health research initiative at NIH, White House task force
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So they're gaming out scenarios for how they should respond to the political upheaval after an "inevitable catastrophic AI event," but not for how to prevent those catastrophic AI events to begin with?
Scoop: Top execs at Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI companies are privately gaming out scenarios for "the day after" an inevitable catastrophic AI event in the next 6-12 months. They assume Democrats in power will try -- and fail -- to shut down AI through bans, pauses or kill switches.
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Today, The Cook Political Report is moving 18 House races, all in Democrats' direction. With these new moves, we’re also adjusting our range: the most likely outcome is now that Democrats will pick up nine to 19 seats.
Read more from @ercovey:
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The federal budget deficit totaled $2.0 trillion in fiscal year 2026, the Congressional Budget Office estimates, $218 billion more than the deficit recorded in fiscal year 2025. cbo.gov/publication/61985
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News: Sens. Daines (R) and Merkley (D) have a BIPARTISAN rules change proposal to make the Senate function better
- Get rid of archaic delays like the "intervening day"
- Suspension votes at 2/3 margin for popular bills
- Fast track to floor for bipartisan bills from committee and for bipartisan Appropriations bills
They need 2/3 of the Senate to support it and they want to do it this year. They've talked to Schumer, Thune and the White House
Daines: “More bills passed, more votes taken, less time wasted"
Merkley: “If we don’t solve this, eventually one team or the other is going to get rid of the filibuster"
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Advocates blast Trump campaign against in-state tuition for immigrants
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The financial pain is real: Wage growth fell to 3% (y/y) in September. That's the lowest in 5 years.
Wage growth: 3%
Inflation: ~3.4%
Inflation has eaten up all wage gains for the average worker since April. Many people are having to make hard choices about what to buy and what to skimp on right now. Yes, consumption is still strong (mainly due to wealthier Americans and people dipping into savings or credit cards), but a lot of people have to think hard about every dollar they spend.
Notable: Wages only ticked up 0.1% in the month of September. That was the weakest monthly gain since December 2025.
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News: Top GOP super PAC Senate Leadership Fund pausing ad campaign in NC's Senate race AND launching a new 7-figure campaign in Kansas Senate
SLF had spent $30M+ in NC but it's tough sledding against Cooper. And Dem Hamilton running close to Marshall
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The Senate voted to confirm Keith Sonderling as Labor secretary, marking one of the few Trump admin picks to get through the upper chamber recently after a ND senator put a hold on “any and all” nominees.
My latest for @statesnewsroom:
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Trump launches campaign tour in GOP-friendly states ahead of midterms newsfromthestates.com/articl…
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Justice Department indicts 10 noncitizens in quest to prove Trump claims of election fraud newsfromthestates.com/articl…
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News in Punchbowl News Midday:
Merkley and Murray will try to UC a bill later today that would block the White House’s pocket rescission
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News outlets report what they know when they know it. This headline published hours ago before a lot of info was known. Israeli officials described an altercation, so the NYT reported an altercation. The story has now been updated with more info. This is basic media literacy!
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The Senate could be heading home for the elections later today. Three votes are scheduled starting at 11:30 am - Democrats will block GOP bills on AI data centers and stock trades / Congress. Then everyone will point fingers of blame and run for the airport.
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Major bill to set standards for college athletes’ pay passes US Senate
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As D.C. debates whether to legalize self-driving cars like Waymo, people ask: Do the cars get into crashes? My colleague @zaraleinorman wanted to find out, but learned that D.C. refuses to release crash reports: washingtonsun.com/metro/waym…
