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Fox News stars Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt are getting married on Saturday. The couple wanted to celebrate with President Donald Trump, so on Friday evening they held a pre-wedding rehearsal dinner at Mar-a-Lago. https://t.co/A3bTQfxWnA

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Multiple GOP operatives told CNN there is growing uncertainty about incumbents in unexpectedly competitive seats if the party base does not turn out – a factor that Republican leaders know will determine whether the Democrats can create a real blue wave. https://t.co/4NuKDyTZWm

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Prediction markets about the 2026 midterms have surpassed $1.4 billion in trading volume as Election Day fast approaches, according to a new CNN analysis.
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JUST IN: The Trump administration has preemptively filed a lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska's US Senate election if the Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan loses in the state which could decide the balance of power in the Senate. https://t.co/sSAUfA3c5o

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A CNN KFile review of Collins' past social media posts and interviews reveals previously unreported remarks that were part of a broader pattern of promoting January 6 conspiracy theories and suggesting extrajudicial killings of political opponents and perceived enemies. https://t.co/O99JWARilx

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Top Trump political advisers James Blair and Chris LaCivita have donated money they made earlier this month in the Balkans on behalf of a pro-Russian government to President Donald Trump's presidential library. https://t.co/DDO04G9ZSh

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President Donald Trump defended Ohio Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign ad featuring his opponent Amy Acton's estranged mother, telling him to keep it up and "say thank you, God."

Trump thought Republicans criticizing the ad were "weak," and viewed backlash within the party as damaging, a source said.
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A mysterious group that has spent at least $2 million boosting a little-known socialist candidate in Ohio’s competitive Senate race is being funded by Republicans, according to a new campaign finance filing. https://t.co/gbUwWhfYhb

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The Supreme Court ruled that New Hampshire can limit the use of student IDs for voting, siding with Republicans who argued that a lower court ruling that blocked enforcement of the policy came too close to Election Day. https://t.co/2DnozeaNOQ

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Justice Department prosecutors are investigating allegations of contract misconduct at the Department of Homeland Security, including the role of Corey Lewandowski who worked as de facto chief of staff to former Secretary Kristi Noem, according to multiple people familiar with the investigation. https://t.co/HhzFQ6FLlj

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Judge warns Trump his $10B lawsuit against the BBC could be tossed over a fight for records and insists the president must sit for a deposition. https://t.co/6R5bfdqa0l

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Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, who long advocated for the legalization of marijuana, indicted on drug and money laundering charges. https://t.co/N2HvaIXCYd

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Democrats have a 10-point advantage over Republicans nationwide in voters' choice in their own congressional district, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. President Donald Trump's approval rating sits at 33% among US adults, the CNN Poll of Polls average shows, and cost-of-living concerns, including the economic fallout from the war with Iran, weigh heavily on many voters' minds.

But the red makeup of this year's Senate map should not be underestimated. https://t.co/ch0dHGPMt4

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The Trump administration told a judge that construction on the president's controversial 250-foot triumphal arch could begin in just two weeks, days after the midterm elections. https://t.co/hTRKQ28H0F

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A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to stop certain investigative actions in its hunt for noncitizen voters, writing that the department's efforts rely on faulty data that includes US citizens legally allowed to vote. https://t.co/jMFX3jf6sT

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Michigan and Kansas held some of the final major Senate debates of the 2026 midterm elections on Wednesday night. And they were a study in contrasts.

Takeaways from the two crucial debates: https://t.co/XdKCatSaRP

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The State Department publicly warns Americans about violence in parts of Latin America. Privately, it tells officers reviewing asylum claims a different story, according to internal documents reviewed by CNN. https://t.co/WbzL1yVVud

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Supreme Court blocks President Trump from suspending hormone therapy and other treatments for transgender inmates in federal prisons. https://t.co/vxic4eKrLH

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For Democrat Scott Colom, his quest to win a US Senate seat in Mississippi is a long shot but not a lost cause.

The 43-year-old local district attorney is hoping to topple Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a deep-red state that hasn't sent a Democrat to the chamber in nearly four decades or elected a Black candidate in a statewide race since the Reconstruction era. President Donald Trump won the state two years ago by 23 points. https://t.co/UvVsK0AWyP