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Kaitlan Collins Schools Trump After His Deranged Attack: The CNN host was called a “low-IQ person” by the president.
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Senator Collins enlists ex-Democratic colleague Joe Manchin in effort to highlight her independence - The Boston Globe
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Witkoff faces backlash for calling Putin a "humanitarian": "Embarrassing and outrageous"
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Key FactsVance praises Ramaswamy over disputed Acton ad
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- At a Cincinnati rally, Vice President JD Vance praised Ramaswamy’s willingness to release the advertisement on October 21.
- The spot featured Acton’s long-estranged mother, Donna Arthur, who called her daughter a liar.
- Acton condemned the advertisement as terrible and exploitative and has publicly discussed abuse she says she endured.
- Ramaswamy’s campaign confirmed the advertisement; Senator Jon Husted said he would not have run it.
"Vivek Ramaswamy had the audacity to run a TV commercial which calls it out like it is and calls Amy Acton a liar," Vance said.— JD Vance, at a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio
George W. Bush’s Brother Neil Bush Breaks G.O.P. Ranks to Vote for James Talarico in Texas
nytimes.com/2026/10/21/us/politics/neil-bush-talarico-paxton-texas-senate.html
In final Michigan Senate debate, El-Sayed and Rogers question each other's loyalties
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Major Ken Paxton Donor Endorses James Talarico in Texas : Thomas J. Henry, an attorney, said he was backing Talarico because he found his approach to issues ...
newsweek.com/major-ken-paxton-donor-endorses-james-talarico-in-texas-12603268
Paul Finebaum says ESPN ‘of course’ sidelined him after he floated Senate run: Paul Finebaum told the Awful Announcing Podcast that ESPN pulled him from its ...
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Top 2 Democrats on Intel say they're preparing for Trump to claim foreign meddling
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President Trump’s Definitive Ranking of Sexy Male Candidates: The president keeps admiring other men’s bodies at his rallies. So if you’re voting solely based on ...
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John Reed, socialist journalist and author of “Ten Days That Shook the World” chronicling the Russian revolution, was born today in 1887.
OpinionAbdul El-Sayed vs. Mike Rogers debate: Who won? | Take our poll: Who won the Oct. 21 U.S. Senate debate between Mike Rogers and Adbul El-Sayed? Take our poll.
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Dolly Parton’s Sister Claims Nashville-Area Voting Machine Flipped Her Ballot to GOP Candidate Marsha Blackburn
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The candidates in Kansas’ surprisingly competitive Senate race faced off in a debate Wednesday evening, as incumbent GOP Sen ... Show more
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine denounces Ramaswamy ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton's estranged mother
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Elizabeth Warren warns of "food insecurity crisis" from SNAP cuts and higher prices
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Anderson Cooper Mocks Trump With Supercut of His Man-Thirst: The CNN host went full CSI on the president’s latest obsession.
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Talarico Fires Back At Musk—Calls Him ‘One Trillionaire’ Trying To ‘Buy’ U.S. Senator
forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2026/10/22/talarico-spars-with-musk-accuses-him-of-trying-to-buy-texas-senate-seat/
Klobuchar and Demuth battle over who can fix Minnesota in final debate: With less than two weeks before the election, the candidates for governor made their ...
startribune.com/live-demuth-and-klobuchar-will-meet-in-only-debate-at-7-tonight/601899212
Jimmy Fallon Spots the Wildest Part of Trump’s Thirsty Rant: The president can’t stop talking about a GOP candidate’s body.
thedailybeast.com/obsessed/jimmy-fallon-spots-the-wildest-part-of-trumps-thirsty-rant
OpinionJD Vance is America's worst insult comedian: The vice president drops the Christian act, but he still fails at bullying Democrats
salon.com/2026/10/21/jd-vance-is-americas-worst-insult-comedian/
JD Vance Tells Republicans To 'Stop Whining' Over Ad Featuring Pedophile Protector
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John Kennedy defends Medicaid cuts, takes aim at Democrats during Lafayette visit Security Check Kennedy offered insights into ongoing national political debates ... Show more
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Voter turnout is soaring in some key states, AP analysis shows: States with Senate races crucial to controlling the chamber this year are seeing an increase in ...
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Trump Vents His ‘Concern’ About Dan Sullivan vs. Dan Sullivan Race: ‘This Is CHEATING’
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President Trump says he and Vice President Vance have not talked about a potential endorsement for Vance if he decides to run in 2028, adding ... Show more
Ohio's Vivek Ramaswamy slammed for 'revolting' campaign ad featuring opponent's estranged mother
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JD Vance joked protester was here illegally. He says he was born and raised in NC
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(1/2) David writes: If Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s Senate race next month, the Saturday clip of him admonishing a GOP activist about freedom of religion ... Show more
Tensions between Black and Arab American voters roil Mich. race: To become the nation’s first Muslim US senator, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed will have to overcome ...
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Vice President JD Vance defended special envoy Steve Witkoff after the diplomat faced backlash on Wednesday for calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a ... Show more
OpinionIn U.S. Senate race, who's behind efforts against Abdul El-Sayed? | Opinion: A campaign billed as Democratic dissatisfaction with Abdul El-Sayed has ties to ...
freep.com/story/opinion/columnists/nancy-kaffer/2026/10/21/abdul-el-sayed-senate-race-mike-rogers-republican/92361433007/
Trump Goes Deep With Wild Thirst Over Male MAGA Senator: The president has now told at least three rally crowds about the time he checked out Jon Husted’s butt.
thedailybeast.com/trump-goes-deep-with-wild-thirst-over-male-maga-senator
Trump can’t stop talking about Ohio Senator Jon Husted’s body even when campaigning in North Carolina
independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-jon-husted-republican-body-comments-b3070726.html
Has Susan Collins’s political luck finally run out?: Anti-Trump voters could decide Maine’s crucial Senate race.
vox.com/podcasts/506849/susan-collins-maine-senate-race-trump-midterms
Bush’s brother crosses party lines to vote for James Talarico for Senate: Republican Neil Bush says he was ‘deeply troubled’ by Ken Paxton’s conduct and ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/21/neil-bush-votes-james-talarico
Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers meet for second and final televised debate: Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers will face off in their second televised debate for a U.S ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2026/10/21/michigan-senate-debate-live--live/92369423007/
This Democrat’s accountability plan has Trump fuming: Sen. Elissa Slotkin’s plan for a Democratic majority, explained.
vox.com/america-actually/507018/elissa-slotkin-trump-accountability-plan-democratic-majority
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) pushed back on President Trump's claim Tuesday that the U.S. has “gotten nothing" from Ukraine ... Show more
Michigan Democrat Slotkin doubling down on criticism of Trump administration: The senator's spent her first term as an unapologetic opponent of the president and ...
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The new poll also shows the race for U.S. Senate has tightened, though Republican Ashely Moody leads Democrat Angie Nixon 49% to 45% ... Show more
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'I'd Like to Report a Theft': Sanders Mocks Corrupt Trump's Anti-Fraud Tipline: "A man inside our government illegally spent nearly $22 million in taxpayer ...
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President Donald Trump delivered an unusually graphic description of Senator Jon Husted’s physique, saying he studied Husted’s body and was impressed by his ... Show more
US VP Vance says he’s staying out of Israel vote as Trump backs Netanyahu: US Vice President JD Vance said he would not be following President Donald Trump in ...
news24.com/world/us-vp-vance-says-hes-staying-out-of-israel-vote-as-trump-backs-netanyahu-20261020-0834
James Talarico rallies in Houston as Harris County turnout looms large: Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico made his latest trip through Houston on ...
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‘This Is What’s Wrong With Markwayne Mullin!’ Bill O’Reilly Rips Trump’s DHS Chief After US Ci ...
mediaite.com/online/this-is-whats-wrong-with-markwayne-mullin-bill-oreilly-rips-trumps-dhs-chief-after-us-citizen-detained/
Trump Says He's 'Working Like a Dog' to Defy Midterm History
President Donald Trump rallied in Greenville, North Carolina, on Tuesday evening ... Show more
'Just a Flat-Out Lie': Collins Says She Couldn't Have Known Kavanaugh Would Vote to Overturn Roe v. Wade
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ProPublica: Defense Contractor Made Campaign Cash-for-Contracts Deal with Late Sen. Graham and Rep. Clyburn
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Key FactsTrump warns Kansas of possible unrest if Democrats win
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
- Republican incumbent Roger Marshall is facing Democrat Adam Hamilton in an unexpectedly close Senate race.
- Trump cited recent protests and unrest in France but provided no evidence for a similar scenario in the United States.
- Kansas has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate for 94 years.
- A Reuters/Ipsos poll put Trump’s approval at 31%, a record low for the president.
We're not going to let that happen to this country," he said. "When you see burning steeples and raging fires in France, just remember that is what the radical Dumocrats want to do to America.— Donald Trump, during a rally in Park City, Kansas, linking unrest in France to political stakes in the United States.
Key FactsTrump, Vance Announce WHIP Amid Conflicting Reward Terms
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- The Justice Department will administer WHIP; Treasury is providing $25 million for implementation, separate from individual rewards.
- According to DOJ, rewards require voluntary, original, truthful and complete information leading to criminal charges in designated fraud categories.
- Trump instead indicated unlimited payments could apply without charges; DOJ says awards remain its sole discretion after charges are filed.
- Under the separate False Claims Act, potential rewards generally range from 15 to 25 percent or 25 to 30 percent.
All of those people that are willing to do the right thing and turn people in … they're gonna become rich. When you get 1 percent of a billion dollars, 1 percent of a hundred billion dollars, it's gonna be a tremendous amount of money,— Donald Trump, in remarks at the White House on Tuesday about the WHIP program
Barr: Choose Kentucky common sense, not crazy socialism | Opinion: Because I love KY and this country so much, I won't turn over one of our US Senate seats to ...
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The Space Coast Rocket Oct 21
Ashley Moody goes after Angie Nixon wanting to lock her up over Hope Florida scandal.
"A communist ploy they have used time and time again to try and ... Show more
