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In Michigan, a Bitter Final Debate Gets Personal
Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics
Is the Needle Moving Against El-Sayed in Michigan?
Byron York, Washington Examiner
GOP Looking Nervous in Deep Red South Carolina
Date & Delaney, HuffPost
Michele Tafoya in the Red Zone
Barton Swaim, Wall Street Journal
U.S., Europe, Ukraine, Russia Ready To Negotiate?
David Ignatius, Washington Post
Third World Immigration and Europe's No-Go Zones
Heather Mac Donald, X
Is Paris Burning?
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
France Is Running Out of Other People's Money
Ryan Clancy, RealClearPolitics
Has Sen. Collins' Political Luck Finally Run Out?
DeSoto, Rameswaram & Merica, Vox
Will the Liberal Pollsters Be Wrong...Again?
Hayden Ludwig, Restoration News
How 3 Virginia Races Showcase the House Battleground
Mary McIntire, Roll Call
Ramaswamy Ad Could Backfire in OH
Bevan, Cannon, Trende & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
An Update: Why I Speak Up on Trans Activism vs. Women's Rights
J.K. Rowling
Inside the World of 'Dark Nutrition'
Sophie Haigney, New York Times Magazine
'Lincoln in the Bardo' and Our Own Ghosts
Melinda Henneberger, RealClearPolitics
How To Keep Grief From Breaking Your Life
Daniel Hoffman, FOX News
Texas Senate: Emerson: Talarico 49, Paxton 48 | FOX News: Tied at 49%

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Flying the Socialist Skies at United
Wall Street Journal
Farmers Need Free Markets, Not Free Money
Washington Post
El-Sayed Exposes Democrats' Decisive Turn Against Israel
New York Post
Alberta's Referendum: Canada Holds Together - Against Trump
The Guardian

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GOP Has 1 Reason To Be Optimistic About the Midterms
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France's Reign of Terror, Reimagined
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Ilhan Omar Is the Right Kind of American. Trump Is Not
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Dems' Betrayal of Israel Fueled by Obama
Michael Goodwin, New York Post
I Used To Be Afraid to Criticize Obama, But Not Anymore
Sasha Stone, Substack
Bari Weiss' Pro-MAGA Pivot at CBS News Is Falling Flat
Sophia Tesfaye, Salon
CBS Hacks Explode as Weiss Orders Them To Do Journalism
Isaac Schorr, NY Post
Elissa Slotkin Was Speaking for the Entire Democrat Party
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Empires of AI
Niall Ferguson, Lisa Klaassen & Eric Schmidt, Foreign Affairs
FDA Suppressing Evidence of Covid Vaccine Risks for Children
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The Truth About DOGE
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Generic: NYT: Dem +11 | Echelon: Dem +5 | CNN: Dem +10 | vs. Past Mid-Terms

PM Update
Unlike Other Wave Elections Dems Haven't Made the Sale
Josh Holmes, FOX News
Trump's Flagrant Betrayal of Ukraine Is an Outrage
Heather Parton, Salon
Those Prioritizing Ukraine Over U.S. Should Be Ashamed
Francis Sempa, RCDefense
Russia Frees Captured American in Sign of Warmer Ties
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Mamdani Can Ignore Subway Violence for Only So Long
Nicole Gelinas, City Journal
Gov. Spanberger Says GOP Lost the Affordability Debate
Liz Crampton, Politico
Following the Climate Money in Pennsylvania Coal Country
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
The Accidental Activists of Data Center Alley
Alissa Quart, The Nation
Why Do Top U.S. Companies Still Offshore Jobs?
Catherine Salgado, Restoration News
This Could Be Ukraine's Worst Winter Yet
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Hard Choices Ahead as Europe's Establishment Parties Falter
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Special Report Breaks Down Tight Polls in Toss-Up Senate Races

Now this is just today, based on the RealClearPolitics average of recent polls. We're going to do a what-if scenario. As of today, we would give North Carolina and Georgia to the Democrats. The latest rankings have six other races rated as toss-ups, and you throw Minnesota in there. We'll talk about that in a second, but Alaska, Texas, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, and Maine. True toss-ups. Minnesota is very close too. Read More

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Trump Administration

Vance: Why Would El-Sayed Lie and Say He Didn't Come From U.S.?

"Why did he lie about being an American citizen?" "Normally, you know, people say that you lie about being a member of a group that is disfavored," he said. "Like, why would you lie and say that you didn't come from America when you did?" "And what does it say about the prevailing social attitudes of American elites that a person would actually feel compelled to lie about whether they had come from this country, as if it was something to be ashamed of?" Read More

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Cannon: Jason Miller and the Modern Purveyors of Fake News

Three days after hiring Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary, President Trump lashed out at the “fake news” media for its critical coverage of the beleaguered California mother of four – even while signaling that her brief stint in the administration was already coming to an end. In remarks to the press Friday, the president made two quick points: First, he said Zacharia had been “brutalized” by the media and was treated “very, very unfairly.” Read More

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