Category: republican_party

Media Monitor: Senate Democrats Split on GOP Data Center Bill as U.S. Forces Leave Iraq

30 Sep 2026 6:26 p.m. · Source: USA TODAY

USA TODAY reports four Senate Democrats broke with party leadership to advance a GOP data center bill, while U.S. forces ended a two-decade presence at Iraq's Erbil Air Base.

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Media Monitor: Newsweek Recounts Jack Smith Hearing Misstep, America.gov Launch

30 Sep 2026 9:03 a.m. · Source: Newsweek

Newsweek reports Sen. Eric Schmitt's perjury accusation against Jack Smith collapsed over a basketball mix-up, and covers the White House launch of the America.gov services portal.

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Media Monitor: PolitiFact Fact-Checks Trump Rally Claims, Ads Targeting Collins and Rogers

30 Sep 2026 8:36 a.m. · Source: PolitiFact's Ellen Hine

PolitiFact is reporting on a guide to President Donald Trump's midterm rally talking points, plus fact checks of ads targeting Sen. Susan Collins and Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers.

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Media Monitor: TIME Reports on Surgeon Shortages, Pentagon Data Breach, Fetterman's GOP Fundraising

30 Sep 2026 8:33 a.m. · Source: TIME magazine

TIME reports more than a third of U.S. counties lack general surgeons, a Pentagon database breach exposed millions, and Sen. John Fetterman is courting Republican donors.

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Media Monitor: TIME Highlights 2026 TIME100 Next, White House Pool Coverage, Pentagon Data Breach

30 Sep 2026 7:45 a.m. · Source: TIME magazine

TIME spotlights its 2026 TIME100 Next list, day-by-day White House pool coverage decisions amid CNN access questions, a Pentagon personnel database breach, and a SpaceX Starship reaching orbit.

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Media Monitor: Cornell Title IX Data, Data Center Backlash and a Retirement Wave

30 Sep 2026 6:38 a.m. · Source: USA TODAY Daily Briefing

USA TODAY reports Cornell logged more than 1,200 sexual assault, dating violence and stalking cases from 2018 to 2024, with only seven ending in expulsion or dismissal.

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Media Monitor: USA TODAY Reports on Jack Smith Hearing Mix-Up, Trump Ad Funding and Deportation Ruling

29 Sep 2026 5:14 p.m. · Source: USA TODAY

USA TODAY's On Politics newsletter reports a GOP senator's basketball mix-up at a Jack Smith hearing, the funding source for taxpayer-backed Trump ads, and a Supreme Court deportation ruling.

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Media Monitor: Newsweek Weighs Talarico's Texas Senate Bid, Putin's War Strategy and Trump's Rhetoric

29 Sep 2026 12:11 p.m. · Source: Newsweek

Newsweek reports Democrat James Talarico leads Republican Ken Paxton in a Texas Senate race, examines Putin's long-war strategy in Ukraine and critiques Trump's increasingly extreme language.

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Media Monitor: Newsweek Newsletter Cites Sharp Young Voter Shift Away From Trump, Criticizes Campaign Ads

29 Sep 2026 9:03 a.m. · Source: Newsweek

Newsweek's The 1600 newsletter reports young voters have swung sharply away from President Trump and criticizes new campaign ads from Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and a Maine Senate candidate.

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Media Monitor: WSJ Opinion Roundup Targets Democratic 'Affordability' Claims, Florida Race Preferences, Abraham Accords

29 Sep 2026 5:11 a.m. · Source: Wall Street Journal Editorial Board

The Wall Street Journal's editorial board argues Democratic policies have driven up costs, questions Florida's defense of race preferences, and says Iran's attacks bolster the case for the Abraham Accords.

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Media Monitor: Senate GOP Seeks Last-Minute Wins as Alito Recuses From Climate Case

28 Sep 2026 8:28 p.m. · Source: USA TODAY

USA TODAY reports Senate Republicans are pushing for campaign-season victories in the chamber's final week before the midterms, while Justice Samuel Alito steps aside from a landmark climate case.

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Media Monitor: L.A. Times Columnist Urges Rejection of California Voter ID Measure

28 Sep 2026 9:04 a.m. · Source: L.A. Times Politics

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that a Capitol Journal columnist argues California's Proposition 39 voter ID measure would slow vote counts, burden voters and cost taxpayers, and is headed for defeat.

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Media Monitor: U.K. Terror Plot Arrests, Trump Ad Spending Draw Scrutiny, Europe Backs ICC

28 Sep 2026 8:03 a.m. · Source: TIME magazine

TIME reports five men arrested near a U.S.-used British air base, bipartisan criticism of taxpayer-funded Trump ads, and European leaders defending the International Criminal Court.

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Media Monitor: USA TODAY Briefing Covers Hurricane Season, Senate Race, Execution Case and Midterm Politics

27 Sep 2026 8:44 a.m. · Source: USA TODAY Daily Briefing

USA TODAY's Daily Briefing reports a historically uneven hurricane season, a possible GOP Senate flip in New Hampshire, a Tennessee execution case and Republican midterm troubles.

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Media Monitor: WSJ Opinion Warns GOP Running on Empty as Midterms Near

27 Sep 2026 5:10 a.m. · Source: Wall Street Journal Editorial Board

The Wall Street Journal's opinion newsletter says Republicans are panicking as September polling swings toward Democrats, while columnists debate school choice, campus culture and standardized tests.

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Media Monitor: NPR Poll Finds Trump Approval Near Record Lows as Republicans Face Midterm Headwinds

26 Sep 2026 8:02 a.m. · Source: NPR Politics

NPR reports its latest poll shows President Trump's approval at near record lows and Democrats holding a 12-point advantage among registered voters ahead of the midterms.

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Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports on Trump-Xi State Visit, White House Press Fight and Iran Remarks at U.N.

25 Sep 2026 6:23 p.m. · Source: Newsweek

Newsweek reports Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped a three-day state visit to Washington, while a judge temporarily blocked the White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico.

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Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports Senate Candidates in Both Parties Want Iran War to End

25 Sep 2026 12:05 p.m. · Source: Newsweek

Newsweek reports Senate nominees in both parties now call for the Iran war to end, though they disagree on peace terms, with Democrats poised to shape any settlement.

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Media Monitor: PolitiFact Rates Texas Senate Ad Claim False, Rejects Trump's AI 'Hoax' Comparison

25 Sep 2026 8:36 a.m. · Source: PolitiFact's Ellen Hine

PolitiFact says a Texas PAC ad misleads about Democrat James Talarico's vote on gender-affirming care, and rates President Trump's claim that AI warnings come from one political group as false.

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Media Monitor: FactCheck.org Says Trump's News Organization Ban Goes Beyond Obama, Biden Actions

25 Sep 2026 8:32 a.m. · Source: FactCheck.org

FactCheck.org reports President Trump banned CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House, and that a judge ordered access restored while the case proceeds.

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Media Monitor: Senate Rejects Iran War Powers Measure as GOP Eyes Final Legislative Push Before Midterms

24 Sep 2026 6:15 p.m. · Source: USA TODAY

USA TODAY reports the Senate narrowly defeated a war powers resolution on the Iran war, 49-50, while Republicans scramble for last-minute wins and banned outlets return to the White House.

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Media Monitor: TIME Reports Republican Fatalism Grows Over Midterm Prospects

24 Sep 2026 6:02 p.m. · Source: Time Magazine

TIME reports Republicans are growing fatalistic about the midterms, with Sen. Tim Scott warning colleagues to run like they are behind as GOP spending surges in once-safe states.

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Media Monitor: Newsweek Newsletter Says GOP Candidates Distance Themselves From Trump on War, Economy

24 Sep 2026 9:02 a.m. · Source: Newsweek

Newsweek's The 1600 newsletter says Republican candidates are running ads against the Iran war and scrubbing Trump from their sites, evidence their internal polling is as bad as public surveys.

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Media Monitor: Judge Orders White House Access Restored for CNN, MS NOW and Politico Reporters

24 Sep 2026 6:42 a.m. · Source: USA TODAY Daily Briefing

USA TODAY reports a federal judge ordered President Donald Trump to restore White House press access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists, as Xi Jinping arrives for a state dinner.

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Media Monitor: WSJ Opinion Roundup Covers ObamaCare Fraud, Farm Belt Politics and Midterm Uncertainty

24 Sep 2026 5:11 a.m. · Source: Wall Street Journal Editorial Board

The Wall Street Journal's editorial board and columnists weigh in on ObamaCare enrollment fraud, GOP farm-state economics, U.N. treatment of Israel, and the unpredictable midterm season.

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Media Monitor: Senate Republicans Defend Collins; Democrats Plan Pre-Midterm Iran War Rebuke

23 Sep 2026 5:36 p.m. · Source: USA TODAY

USA TODAY reports Senate Republicans are rallying behind Susan Collins after a ProPublica investigative story, while Senate Democrats prepare one last symbolic rebuke of the Iran war before the midterms.

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Media Monitor: L.A. Times Columnist Says Trump Urged Supporters to "Cheat Like Hell" at Dallas GOP Convention

23 Sep 2026 9:01 a.m. · Source: L.A. Times Politics

L.A. Times columnist Mark Z. Barabak writes that President Donald Trump told backers at a Dallas Republican midterm convention to swear an oath to "cheat like hell" in November's election.

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Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports on Ossoff 2028 Talk, Diesel Prices, Data Center Backlash and Trump TV

23 Sep 2026 6:46 a.m. · Source: Newsweek

Newsweek reports on Jon Ossoff's rising 2028 profile, record diesel prices pressing the Trump administration, a voter backlash against data centers, and a day watching Trump TV.

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Media Monitor: WSJ Opinion Roundup Touches on GOP Politics, Trump's U.N. Speech and Air-Traffic Delays

23 Sep 2026 5:10 a.m. · Source: Wall Street Journal Editorial Board

The Wall Street Journal's editorial board says Republicans' rush to ban diesel exports signals electoral trouble, while its opinion pages weigh Trump's U.N. message on Iran and a day of air-traffic failures.

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Media Monitor: USA TODAY Reports Trump's UN Speech, GOP Senator's Call to Probe Don Jr., and Putin Criticism

22 Sep 2026 4:41 p.m. · Source: USA TODAY

USA TODAY reports Trump threatened Iran and predicted Cuba's collapse at the UN, while Sen. John Curtis seeks a congressional probe of Don Jr.'s Russian-funded wedding party.

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