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Can Senate Republicans buck midterm history again?

ANALYSIS — Eight years ago, President Donald Trump’s mediocre job approval rating created a difficult national political environment for Republicans, who lost more than 40 seats in the House. But GOP senators bucked the midterm backlash and gained two seats. Could they do it again? The April 20, 2018, edition…

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From ‘magic’ weight-loss coffee beans to red onion stopping cancer: Dr Oz’s history of baseless medical claims

Mehmet Oz has been nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, working alongside vaccine-sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr. Rhian Lubin reports

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Biden’s dire debate performance spurs anguished calls to withdraw from race

Advisers despair over disastrous display although Biden gives vigorous showing at North Carolina rally on Friday

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Biden gave debate performance Democrats feared, but Trump did not win new votes - Roll Call

President Joe Biden's debate performance against Donald Trump had Democrats debating if there could be another choice on the ballot.

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‘Defcon 1 moment’: Biden’s debate performance sends Democrats into panic

Party scrambles to affirm president’s ability to lead nation as some raise questions about what else can be done

The Guardian - US

GOPer forgets she opposed bill she touts

"Liar liar," Ex-senator Claire McCaskill said, expressing disbelief at how "phony" Maria Salazar's claim was

Salon

Rand Paul successfully used the Heimlich maneuver on Joni Ernst at a GOP lunch

Ernst, who has served in the Senate since 2015, hosted the closed-door luncheon for GOP senators Thursday when the incident occurred.

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Former Senator Predicts Rocky Tenure For Rep. Jim Jordan As House Speaker

McCaskill expresses doubts over Jordan's ability to navigate Republican chaos and secure lasting speakership.

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GOP holdouts threaten to embarass Jordan

Fox News hosts sound the alarm as detractors threaten to sink Jordan's speaker bid in House vote

Salon

Comer admits Jared "crossed the line"

Even GOP Rep. James Comer acknowledged Kushner "crossed the line" — but they're focused on Hunter Biden

Salon

McCaskill Slams DeSantis’ 2024 Campaign As ‘Dead Frog’ Personality

Former senator predicts failure for DeSantis' attempt to mimic Trump's showmanship and rhetoric.

Zenger

Trump demands "protest" on Truth Social

"Republicans must get tough," the former president urged amid multiple criminal investigations

Salon

Lake's "suppression" claim backfires

"Republicans are trying to claim somehow they were the victim of voter suppression," Marc Elias says

Salon

Missouri Attorney General’s Office under Josh Hawley illegally withheld emails, judge rules

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Attorney General’s Office, under the leadership of then-Attorney General Josh Hawley, violated the state’s open records law by withholding emails between Hawley’s taxpayer-funded staff and his political consultants during his 2018 Senate campaign, a state judge has ruled.

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Judge rules Hawley-led agency broke record laws on purpose

A Missouri judge says an agency previously led by Republican Josh Hawley broke public record laws on purpose to help his U.S. Senate campaign

The Guardian - US

Democratic ads boosted extremists in Republican primaries. Was that wise?

Helping election-denying, Trump-endorsed candidates may secure a more beatable general election opponent but some see it as a cynical and morally dubious move

Chicago Sun-Times

Republicans have a woman problem

It’s hard to remember a GOP that was truly appalled by ignorant, impolitic, anti-women comments. Those comments are now so commonplace they barely register. So abundant are they, in fact, that there are categories of anti-women Republicans.

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Democrats again meddle in a GOP primary, this time in Michigan

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has released a new TV ad about John Gibbs, who's seeking to oust Michigan Republican Rep. Peter Meijer. Meijer voted for Trump's impeachment.

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Any Given Tuesday: Lis Smith on Cuomo, Spitzer and a political life

The Democratic operative delivers a memoir and coming-of-age tale that lands punches – and sometimes pulls them

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Eric Schmitt runs as a fighter and pushes electability message in bid for Senate

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s self-styled pork steak-eating, Busch-drinking attorney general could be on the verge of a big promotion.

Tribune News Service

Former Sen. Claire McCaskill calls out Sen. Josh Hawley after he vows not to run away

One day after footage was released of U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., fleeing the Senate Chamber as rioters supporting former President Donald Trump overtook the the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the senator vowed not to run from voters.

Chicago Sun-Times

Funding primary candidates from opposing party goes against democracy

No matter what side you’re on, voters deserve to choose between candidates who represent them best.

WEKU

Democrats are bankrolling ads promoting fringe Republican candidates. Here's why

As the midterm primary season rolls along, voters may have noticed a strange phenomenon of political advertising: Democrats paying for ads supporting Republican candidates.

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Democrats think they can win the Missouri Senate seat. It just depends on who can beat Greitens

WASHINGTON — There is a shadow looming over the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Missouri.

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Trump's MAGA is marching down a trail blazed by the Tea Party

The populist energy within the Republican Party goes by the name the former president gave it: MAGA. And its influence on the 2022 midterms seems destined to track that of the Tea Party surge in 2010.

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