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    6 Days Before Election Day, Michele Tafoya Issues Call to Action to Minnesota Republicans: Show Up and Vote
    “Fox & Friends” host Steve Doocy joined Republican Senate candidate Michele Tafoya at Keys Café in Roseville, Minnesota, Wednesday morning, where supporters gathered as early as 4 a.m. “In every election, it comes down to enthusiasm,” Doocy said. For Republicans, that enthusiasm comes as the party sees an opportunity to win a Minnesota Senate seat…
    Caroline Berkness
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    Georgia GOP Launches Website Highlighting Ossoff’s ‘Failures,’ DSA Ties Ahead of Obama Rally
    Sen. Jon Ossoff has become quite popular among the nation’s socialists, but one thing is clear: He masks his record and how he represents Georgians. Former President Barack Obama is set to campaign with Ossoff and former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Wednesday evening in Morrow, Georgia, south of Atlanta. With less than one…
    Rebecca Buis
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    Tim Moore Questions Democrat Opponent’s Fitness for Congress After Felony Summons
    Summary A Democrat nominee for Congress in North Carolina, LaKesha Womack, was served with a felony criminal summons at her own campaign rally last week. Her opponent, incumbent Republican Tim Moore, is now questioning her ability to serve the people of their district. The inciting incident occurred seven years ago, when Womack allegedly failed to…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Former Rep. Tom Perriello Pledges to ‘End War,’ Remove Trump’s Tariff Authority If Elected
    Former Rep. Tom Perriello, a Democrat who is seeking to return to Congress to represent Virginia’s 5th Congressional District, is focusing on domestic economic issues as the campaign moves through its final week. If elected, he promises to work to roll back President Donald Trump’s agenda right away. “We’re going to bring costs down by…
    Rich Tucker
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    Collins Rails Against Ossoff at Georgia Rally, Speaks on Increasing Momentum of Senate Race
    Summary BUFORD, Ga.—Rep. Mike Collins held a rally at the Buford Community Center on Monday night, railing against Sen. Jon Ossoff’s failures and stressing the importance of Republican turnout, saying, “Knowing that this is a midterm election, you know what this is about. It’s about turnout.” The Stark Contrast Between the DSA Leader and Collins…
    Rebecca Buis
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    Former Heritage Foundation Intern Breaks the Sen. Slotkin Intimidate Young Conservatives Story
    Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., drew national attention and outrage last week after suggesting her party target Republican leaders for prosecution to intimidate young conservatives from serving their country. The story was broken by Michael Bicksel, a former summer intern at The Heritage Foundation.    Bicksel published multiple op-eds about the issue in the Chicago Thinker, Fox News,…
    Olivia Burdo
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    Out of Office but Not Off the Trail: Glenn Youngkin Stumps in Virginia’s 5th
    Summary Former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin finished his term this year, but he hasn’t finished working. The Republican is hitting the campaign trail across the commonwealth to make the case for several candidates who are running in the midterms. Over the weekend, for example, he made a swing through the 5th Congressional District along with…
    Rich Tucker
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    Pfluger Touts Republican Study Committee’s Transformation Into ‘Governing Force’ on 53rd Anniversary
    Summary The Republican Study Committee, now the largest caucus on Capitol Hill, is celebrating 53 years in Congress this week. The 190 Republican members are currently led by Chairman August Pfluger of Texas and have helped lead some of the monumental efforts of the 119th Congress codifying President Donald Trump’s agenda. “For 53 years, the…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Heritage Launches New Forum to Unite Competing Voices on the Right
    The Heritage Foundation is welcoming conservatives from across the movement to participate in a three-day policy conference to identify problems and solutions for the future of the conservative coalition. The Forum 2026 will be held at the Gaylord National Harbor in Maryland this November, just a week after the midterm election. From “old guard hawks,”…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Gender Fluidity Fuels James Transarico
    What five-letter word starts with a T, ends with an S, and motivates Democrat Senate hopeful James Talarico? Texas is one correct answer. So is Trans. The recently AWOL, now resurfaced, candidate is so obsessed with transgenderism, he should rechristen himself James Transarico. “Defending trans Texans is something we have to do every day at…
    Deroy Murdock
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    The Hypocrisy of Jon Ossoff: Nearly 50 Out-of-State Billionaires Funded His Campaign
    Sen. Jon Ossoff has railed against wealthy elites, billionaires, and “corruption” dozens of times out on the campaign trail, but the Democrat seems to keep quiet about the nearly 50 out-of-state billionaires who have funded his race for Senate. Back in July, The Washington Free Beacon reported on 39 billionaires who have donated to Ossoff…
    Rebecca Buis
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    Omar Breaks Silence on Raid, Offers New Vague Response to Brother-Marriage Allegation
    Rep. Ilhan Omar says she did not marry her brother, to her knowledge, a switch from her vehement denials beginning in 2016. Omar joined MS NOW for her first sit-down interview following the Columbus Day raid on her Washington, D.C., home. When asked if the man she married in 2009, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, was…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    FBI Arrests 17-Year-Old Accused of Planning to Kill Congressman, ISIS-Inspired Attack
    Federal authorities arrested a 17-year-old in Texas for allegedly plotting to murder Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, and carry out a terrorist attack on behalf of ISIS. According to local reports, the unidentified teenager had been on the FBI’s radar for some time, but after he acquired a firearm, agents arrested him on Oct. 5. The…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Declassified Documents Show Ukrainian Diplomat Was Set to Testify About Hunter Biden Before US Revoked His Visa
    A former Ukrainian diplomat who was at one point set to give negative testimony about Hunter Biden’s business links appears to have wrongly had his visa to the United States revoked, according to newly released documents. The White House Task Force on Government Transparency and Election Integrity released the information to reporters late Wednesday about…
    Fred Lucas
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    As Iowa Senate Race Tightens, Outside Groups Pour Millions Into Attack Campaigns
    Over a hundred million dollars have flooded the Iowa Senate race from outside spenders. Instead of supporting the candidate they want to win, they are throwing money at opposing the one they want to lose. Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson is going head-to-head with Democrat state Rep. Josh Turek to take retiring Republican Sen. Joni Ernst’s…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    2 Weeks Before the Midterms, DC Sent Me 4 Other People’s Ballots
    Summary Two weeks ahead of the 2026 November midterm elections, which could change the balance of power in Congress, the Washington, D.C., Board of Elections sent me four strangers’ mail-in ballots. This is not a one-off. It is happening to Americans across the country. Early voting has already begun for the midterms, and millions of…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Trump Says Megachurch Pastor Running for Senate ‘Openly Mocks Jesus’
    President Donald Trump claimed that Adam Hamilton, a pastor and Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate in Kansas, “openly mocks Jesus,” and attacked him for supporting transgender ideology. Trump did not mention a specific statement in which Hamilton had mocked Jesus, though he made the accusation between two criticisms of Hamilton over transgender ideology. “Adam Hamilton…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Green Group Already Under Scrutiny Honors Leader of Foundation That Gave Millions to China-Linked Entities
    An environmental group facing scrutiny for its ties to China honored a leader of a major left-leaning grantmaking foundation that has given millions of dollars to China-connected entities. The Environmental Law Institute on Tuesday honored Julie Packard, vice chair of the board of trustees for the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, with its 2026 Environmental…
    Fred Lucas
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    The Socialists Want to Hold Congress Hostage
    Hakeem Jeffries has a problem. The Democratic Socialists of America is already discussing what it will demand in exchange for helping him become the next speaker of the House of Representatives. And it isn’t being subtle about it. An Oct. 14 article in the DSA’s magazine Democratic Left was titled “Socialists in Congress Should Hold…
    Michael Freund
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    Virginia Democrats Host Get-Out-the-Vote Rally in Henrico
    Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg barnstormed through the commonwealth, making a stop to support three Virginia Democrat candidates who are attempting to flip tightly contested districts. Shannon Taylor in the 1st District, Elaine Luria in the 2nd District, and Tom Perriello in the 5th District were all on hand to speak alongside Buttigieg, a…
    Rich Tucker
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