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World disorder / Scars for kids / Grok shock
Chicago’s new front page
https://www.chicagopublicsquare.com/2026/01/world-disorder-scars-for-kids-grok-shock.html
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Jeff Kamen (@jeffkamen)
“ IF YOU DON’T FIGHT LIKE HELL, YOU WON’T HAVE A COUNTRY!“ – -Trump speaking to his fanatical supporters as he sent them to assault the U.S. Capitol 5 years ago today after months of telling American...
https://substack.com/@jeffkamen/note/c-195986400?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=i413
about 7 hours ago
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting votes itself out of existence
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting's directors voted the organization out of business Monday. The private agency, which has distributed federal funding to PBS, NPR and hundreds of local televisio...
https://apnews.com/article/public-broadcasting-pbs-npr-b68f441c227ec7e076c038821b4a5931?utm_source=onesignal
about 20 hours ago
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@markjacob.bsky.social
: “The press has to ask itself: Is it still in the public interest for journalists to keep secrets about Trump’s anti-democratic use of the military?”
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Will the press continue to keep Trump’s military secrets?
The goal is protecting the troops, but secrecy can also protect criminality
https://open.substack.com/pub/stopthepresses/p/will-the-press-continue-to-keep-trumps?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
about 21 hours ago
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“Dokoupil blandly stated to the camera that a Russian-Chinese-Iranian base of influence in Venezuela will be destabilized by the U.S. military action, without citing any source or consulting any guest.”
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Tony Dokoupil’s ‘CBS Evening News’ Debut Is an Inauspicious Sign of Where CBS News Is Headed
Tony Dokoupil tripped up over transitions and bulldozed a health expert over vaccines
https://variety.com/2026/tv/columns/tony-dokoupil-cbs-evening-news-1236624122/#recipient_hashed=cbfa552c42aa2aec34749b917a3e760b4daadd15e28f3469115c16bd2ba830b1&recipient_salt=a918bd09f7b1f9de693014660faf4ee4c2a30928e835f3d7de80d592a18b9d10&utm_medium=email&utm_source=exacttarget&utm_campaign=newsalert&utm_content=656025_01-05-2026&utm_term=6321775?utm_medium=&utm_source=&utm_campaign=&utm_content=&utm_id=
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US drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child
The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of dropping the number of vaccines it recommends for every child — leaving other immunizations, such as flu shots, open to families to choose but without c...
https://apnews.com/article/childhood-vaccine-schedule-trump-rfk-hhs-9b8df9e2767c1261aaac4e2331e77fa3
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Trump's health issue is growing. Maybe it's JD Vance time. | Opinion
Nothing snuffs out questions about a near-octogenarian president’s health quite like that president repeatedly bragging about passing a dementia test.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/01/05/trump-health-age-health-concerns/87997190007/
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Marco Rubio, Secretary Of Bullsh*t
We watch the Sunday shows so you never have to.
https://open.substack.com/pub/wonkette/p/marco-rubio-secretary-of-bullsht?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Can’t get there from here / Some call it war / ‘I want to thank our president’
Chicago’s new front page
https://www.chicagopublicsquare.com/2026/01/cant-get-there-from-here-charges.html
1 day ago
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“The US capture of Nicolás Maduro reinforces the value of traditional reporting in a few really meaningful ways.”
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Hi there! Rather than waiting until Monday morning, we're coming to you with a Sunday edition about the earth-shaking news out of Venezuela and how it's being covered by the global press. Plus, a few key media industry stories you might have missed over the holidays...
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America launches its 250th birthday year by becoming a rogue state | Will Bunch
Trump's illegal war on Venezuela cemented his claim to dictatorship and marked the U.S. as a global pariah.
https://share.inquirer.com/zurW09
2 days ago
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“States are sovereign governments with independent constitutional authority. “We need to use ours. “States can protect us if they choose to. We have to make sure they choose to.”
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Soft Secession vs. Soft Fascism: We Have Options.
You don't have to settle for "wait until next election"
https://open.substack.com/pub/cmarmitage/p/soft-secession-vs-soft-fascism-we?r=i413&utm_medium=ios
2 days ago
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do try to stay awake for your own war, dumb-ass
this is going to be a five-alarm shit-show
https://open.substack.com/pub/jefftiedrich/p/do-try-to-stay-awake-for-your-own?r=i413&utm_medium=ios
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Trump's unauthorized Venezuela attack won't help Americans | Opinion
President Donald Trump didn't ask anyone's permission to take military action against Venezuela. He just did it, and it helps nobody.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/01/03/venezuela-maduro-capture-trump-illegal/88010497007/
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Insults, spoiled food and no bedding — inside a Chicago landscaper’s ordeal with ICE in Broadview
A Chicago man recounts 10 weeks in federal custody, where detention in Michigan was far more humane than at the Broadview facility.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/01/02/ice-detention-conditions-rey-estrada-broadview-michigan-landscapers
2 days ago
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Max Berger
3 days ago
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“Although it has been clear for a while now that major changes—even, potentially, constitutional changes—will be needed to move America beyond this moment, Trump’s actions over this weekend … create a global, moral imperative to do so.”
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A new, old type of lawlessness as Trump attacks Venezuela — and an opening for a better America
The legal discussion is dark in the wake of the U.S. military taking Nicolás Maduro to the U.S. The path America is on today, however, is not where we need to go.
https://open.substack.com/pub/chrisgeidner/p/venezuela-maduro-trump-lawlessness-america?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
3 days ago
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Can the U.S. Legally ‘Run’ Venezuela After Maduro’s Capture? Here’s What to Know.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/us/politics/maduro-venezuela-trump-legal-issues.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BlA.kNhA.OvM2xElR7-qT
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Why I Cold-Called President Trump at 4:30 in the Morning
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/insider/trump-interview-venezuela-nyt-reporter.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BlA.ujKI.53hwePphi9Gf&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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“Donald Trump, in his assault on Venezuela, is stealing a page from Putin’s war book. … He has sliced away at America’s moral authority in a world that is very short on moral leadership.”
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Moral authority melts away
Trump's behavior is wrecking our standing.
https://open.substack.com/pub/charliemadigan/p/moral-authority-melts-away?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
3 days ago
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“Saturday was also the 15th day after DOJ’s deadline for complying with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. … The Attorney General was required to file a compliance report. … I haven’t seen that yet. … A foreign military strike … is quite a distraction … so let’s make sure we don’t fall for it.”
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Maduro & Venezuela: What Happens Next
And, a very special Substack Live Sunday morning
https://open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/maduro-and-venezuela-what-happens?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
3 days ago
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A visionary thing
@jimmykimmel.com
said the day after the presidential election: “We’ll see how funny that is in six months, when The Great Talk Show Host Roundup begins.”
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You Are Here / ‘Resistance starts now’ / Who voted how?
Chicago’s new front page
https://www.chicagopublicsquare.com/2024/11/you-are-here-resistance-starts-now-who.html#:~:text=We%E2%80%99ll%20see%20how%20funny%20that%20is%20in%20six%20months%2C%20when%20The%20Great%20Talk%20Show%20Host%20Roundup%20begins.%E2%80%99
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I wrote a book on the politics of war powers, and Trump’s attack on Venezuela reflects Congress surrendering its decision-making powers
Congress has a legal, constitutional and even moral responsibility to assert itself as a branch when it comes to military actions by the US, says an expert on war powers.
https://theconversation.com/i-wrote-a-book-on-the-politics-of-war-powers-and-trumps-attack-on-venezuela-reflects-congress-surrendering-its-decision-making-powers-272668?utm_medium=article_native_share
3 days ago
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Look what the president got you for Christmas, America.
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Live updates: Trump says U.S. will ‘run’ Venezuela during transition after U.S. raid captured Maduro
President Donald Trump said the United States will control Venezuela for an unspecified period after a U.S. raid captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
https://wapo.st/4joD4Yr
3 days ago
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“The network unveiled five new ‘simple values,’ replacing what it described as a 38-page handbook. Among them: ‘We love America. And make no apologies for saying so,’ describing the country as ‘the last best hope on Earth.’”
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The Dokoupil Doctrine
The incoming “CBS Evening News” anchor’s public mission statement decrying “academics and elites” offers the clearest sign yet of where the network is headed under its new leadership.
https://www.status.news/p/tony-dokoupil-cbs-news-doctrine
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What Are We Changing The Subject *From* When We Bomb A Country's Capital And Kidnap Its President?
Or did Trump just want 'a win'?
https://open.substack.com/pub/wonkette/p/what-are-we-changing-the-subject?r=i413&utm_medium=ios
3 days ago
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Trump Invaded a Country While You Were Sleeping
Illegally and immorally.
https://open.substack.com/pub/charlotteclymer/p/trump-invaded-a-county-while-you?r=i413&utm_medium=ios
3 days ago
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“The stunning American military action, which plucked a nation’s sitting leader from office, echoed the U.S. invasion of Panama that led to the surrender and seizure of its leader, Manuel Antonio Noriega, in 1990—exactly 36 years ago Saturday.”
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Live updates: Trump says Maduro and his wife will face prosecution in New York
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been captured by the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump's administration says he'll face charges on a New York indictment.
https://apnews.com/live/trump-us-venezuela-updates-01-03-2026?utm_source=onesignal
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Happier New Year?!? My Answer to Readers on How to Recover From Trump
The key to surviving the Orange Monster begins with everyone getting involved in winning this November.
https://open.substack.com/pub/oldgoats/p/happier-new-year-my-answer-to-readers?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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“We’re entitled to expect more from a man who has risen to the highest judicial office in America. … A little courage. But regrettably, he doesn’t seem to have caught any of that.”
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The Chief Justice's Report on the State of the Judiciary
As is the custom, on the last day of the year, Chief Justice John Roberts issued a report on the state of the federal judiciary.
https://open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/the-chief-justices-report-on-the?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
4 days ago
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“… a stunning reversal for a car company whose rise once seemed unstoppable.”
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Tesla loses title as world's biggest electric vehicle maker as sales fall for second year in a row
Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics, expiring U.S. tax breaks to buyers and stiff overseas compet...
https://apnews.com/article/tesla-sales-musk-trump-deliveries-robotaxi-6d60715babde97b3b1a8e2416f4065ca
4 days ago
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Charlie Meyerson
4 days ago
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Minnesota Day Care Scandal: A Wonksplainer
Short version, it's a day that ends in 'Y', and is more Trump horse hockey!
https://open.substack.com/pub/wonkette/p/minnesota-day-care-scandal-a-wonksplainer?r=i413&utm_medium=ios
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“Asking subject matter experts to explain thorny issues is your entire job! … If ordinary Americans are all pissed off because the climate scientists and neurologists are telling them things they don’t want to hear, that is more of a ‘them’ problem than a ‘you’ problem.”
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Bari Weiss Launches Jar Of Mayonnaise Into CBS Evening News Anchor Chair
She's so good at this.
https://open.substack.com/pub/wonkette/p/bari-weiss-launches-jar-of-mayonnaise?r=i413&utm_medium=ios
4 days ago
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Resolve to beat this quiz
Chicago’s new front page
https://www.chicagopublicsquare.com/2026/01/resolve-to-beat-this-quiz.html
4 days ago
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elderly golfer suffering from advanced fuckbrainscabosis
please help find a cure. or not.
https://open.substack.com/pub/jefftiedrich/p/elderly-golfer-suffering-from-advanced?r=i413&utm_medium=ios
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Chicago Recorded Fewest Murders In 60 Years In 2025, Bucking Trump’s ‘Murder Capital’ Insult
Chicago ended 2025 with 416 murders, according to preliminary data, a 29 percent drop from last year. Here's why the mayor, top cop and experts say violent crime is down.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/02/chicago-recorded-fewest-murders-in-60-years-in-2025-bucking-trumps-murder-capital-insult/?vgo_ee=UbBPhcsUr4i6eUW75Vruk4BFZp7PFowPZ9PvfbxrrT4w6A%3D%3D%3A0PRaC7EvhTvwNPlArI7%2BiN%2BLAOLOxGCg
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Steakhouse Down: McCormick & Schmick’s abruptly exits Chicago's Loop
A sign on one of the doors at McCormick and Schmick’s reads in large blue letters ‘This Location Has Closed’. The popular steak and seafood brand closing its doors after allowing their lease to expire...
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/mccormick-and-schmicks-abruptly-exits-chicagos-loop
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“Let us prove that when a city belongs to the people, there is no need too small to be met, no person too sick to be made healthy …”
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani Inaugural Address
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mayor-zohran-mamdani-inaugural-address
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Charlie Meyerson
5 days ago
Elites? Maybe, depending on how you define that word. (Was Jeffrey Epstein one?) Academics? Heaven forbid we pay any heed to smart people.
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New CBS Evening News Anchor Tony Dokoupil Says News Has ‘Put Too Much Weight’ on Academics and Elites: ‘The Press Has Missed the Story’
Tony Dokoupil, who starts Monday as anchor of the "CBS Evening News," said in a video, 'On too many stories, the press has missed the story.'
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/tony-dokoupil-cbs-news-press-has-missed-story-1236622164/#recipient_hashed=cbfa552c42aa2aec34749b917a3e760b4daadd15e28f3469115c16bd2ba830b1&recipient_salt=a918bd09f7b1f9de693014660faf4ee4c2a30928e835f3d7de80d592a18b9d10&utm_medium=email&utm_source=exacttarget&utm_campaign=newsalert&utm_content=655454_01-01-2026&utm_term=6321775?utm_medium=&utm_source=&utm_campaign=&utm_content=&utm_id=
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Charlie Meyerson
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A long read, but fascinating—and hopeful. “This is a near-miraculous turn of affairs. All over the world, governments are declaring war on monopolies, the source of billionaires' wealth and power.”
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Pluralistic: The Post-American Internet (01 Jan 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/39c3/#the-new-coalition
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“Buried in that monotone, devastating record is a conclusion that many institutions are still pretending they cannot see. Donald Trump is constitutionally disabled. Not metaphorically. Not rhetorically. Legally.”
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SMITH’S DEPOSITION AND TRUMP’S DISABILITY
Jack Smith did not walk into his deposition like a man pleading his case.
https://open.substack.com/pub/closertotheedge/p/jacks-deposition-and-trumps-disability?r=i413&utm_medium=ios
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I hope billionaires get richer in 2026. They deserve it. | Opinion
Like most Americans, I enter 2026 concerned about our billionaires. Are they happy? Are their dreams being realized?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/01/01/new-year-resolutions-2026-billionaires/87960853007/
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7 takeaways from Jack Smith’s congressional testimony
The New Year’s Eve transcript release buries details from the former special counsel’s investigation into Donald Trump.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/31/takeaways-jack-smith-congressional-testimony-00708747
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Who Are The Heroes Of 2025? It's A LONG F*CKIN' LIST.
If you're doing anything tiny to fight fascism, you're on it.
https://open.substack.com/pub/wonkette/p/who-are-the-heroes-of-2025-its-a?r=i413&utm_medium=ios
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Artists canceling TRUMP-Kennedy Center shows are TRAITORS! | Opinion
Performing at the TRUMP-Kennedy Center is the 'basic duty' of any artist. It’s in the Trumpstitution!
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/12/31/kennedy-center-cancel-shows-artists-trump/87960793007/
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“We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again - Only a question of time!”
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Trump says he's dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now
President Donald Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-national-guard-withdrawal-cities-6b7b02b832b24e17e6db483eb6c74425?user_email=cbfa552c42aa2aec34749b917a3e760b4daadd15e28f3469115c16bd2ba830b1&utm_medium=APNews_Alerts&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=NewsAlert_Dec31_2025_04:26PM&utm_term=AP%20News%20Alerts
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Four key lessons that we can and must take out of 2025
It was a long and difficult year as President Donald Trump and his administration sought to push America into authoritarianism. But, they are losing — and we can get through this.
https://open.substack.com/pub/chrisgeidner/p/four-lessons-of-the-year-trump-scotus?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Voted yet? Time’s up at midnight.
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Vote for Chicago Public Square in the Reader’s Best of Chicago poll?
Chicago’s new front page
https://www.chicagopublicsquare.com/2025/12/vote-for-chicago-public-square-in.html
6 days ago
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this year in stupid: 2025 — part 3
a three-part look back at an entire year’s worth of dumbfuckery
https://open.substack.com/pub/jefftiedrich/p/this-year-in-stupid-2025-part-3?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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After quiet off-year elections, Democrats renew worries about Trump interfering in the midterms
The big story of the upcoming midterm elections will be the fight over which party will control the U.S.
https://apnews.com/article/election-2026-trump-voting-doj-interference-22e2313f98e354fa31f277d3a1dc67d3?utm_source=onesignal
6 days ago
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