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Russian Oil Company is Managing to Keep Service Stations Open Following Trump's Sanctions Waiver

The U.S. Treasury Department extended Thursday a sanctions waiver that allows Russian oil company Lukoil to keep its service stations open.

International Business Times · Oct 16

Nobody Wants To Be the Pro-Tech Candidate in This New York Race That Could Flip the House

Republican incumbent Mike Lawler and Democratic challenger Cait Conley are trying to tie each other to the AI industry and data centers.

Reason · Oct 16

How Early Voting Could End Texas Democrats' 38-Year Senate Drought — And Why Latinos Hold the Key

Talarico leads Paxton 50–47 in Texas. Latino voters back him 54–41 as early voting opens Oct. 19 in a race that could flip the Senate.

Latin Times · Oct 16

Thirty attorney general offices are on the ballot in 2026; Democrats hold 16 and Republicans hold 14

Thirty states are holding elections for attorney general this year. Of those, Democrats currently control 16 offices and Republicans 14.

Ballotpedia · Oct 16

Most Registered Voters Dislike Politicians Who Support Building Data Centers Near Them, Poll Shows

A Pew analysis identified more than 1,500 data centers in development nationwide, with 67% taking place in rural areas.

International Business Times · Oct 16

'American workers should come first in their own country': Republicans bring new bill to make H-1B visa salary threshold $140,000

At a time when Vice President JD Vance announced that he would like the H-1B visa program to be abolished, a few Republican leaders have proposed a new legislation to increase the salary threshold of the H-1B visa holders so that there is no scope for American companies to hire…

The Times of India · Oct 16

Miserable Republicans stare down incoming midterms disaster: ‘President Trump has made this election all about himself’

GOP apparently no longer seeking victory, but to "save as many Republican seats as we can.”

We Got This Covered · Oct 16

Bobby Pulido pitches himself as the Democrat “you used to vote for” in bid to oust Rep. Monica De La Cruz

In Texas’ 15th Congressional District, the Tejano musician is trying to remind voters of the Democratic Party their abuelitas supported for decades. The GOP incumbent casts him as a relic of a “corrupt, compadre system.”

The Texas Tribune · Oct 16

Senate Democratic candidates in red states dominate third-quarter fundraising

With less than three weeks until Election Day, the Senate landscape of competitive races has expanded into deep-red territory, where new filings show Democratic candidates dominating their Republican opponents in fundraising.  According to third-quarter reports spanning July to September, Democratic Senate hopefuls once again reported massive fundraising hauls as the…

Roll Call · Oct 16

US midterm elections 2026: Will Donald Trump enforce martial law after November 3? MAGA activists reveal shocking plans if results don't favour Republicans

US Midterm elections 2026: Donald Trump’s midterm campaign blitz arrived in Georgia on Friday for a rally with top Republican candidates in a state that has long been the epicenter of the president’s false claims about election fraud.

The Economic Times · Oct 16