Tag: 2026_midterms
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Commentary Explores Gwyneth Paltrow's Cooking Videos as Late-Night Comfort
Newsweek published a commentary on why watching Gwyneth Paltrow prepare elaborate early-morning breakfasts offers calm amid anxiety, and promoted a Nov. 10 webinar on AI and the midterms.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Commentary Pairs Trump and Nicki Minaj as Symbols of a Passing Cultural Moment
Newsweek commentary argues President Donald Trump and rapper Nicki Minaj, who met at a Treasury Department event in January 2026, represent a cultural moment that has largely passed.
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Media Monitor: FactCheck.org Identifies Common Themes in 2026 Midterm Messaging
FactCheck.org reviews the 2026 midterms, flagging distorted claims on inflation, Epstein, transgender issues, data centers and rural healthcare, plus a disputed Alaska Senate ballot and measles concerns.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Marks 70 Years Since Suez Crisis, Draws Parallel to Strait of Hormuz Tensions
Newsweek marks the 70th anniversary of the Suez Crisis, drawing a parallel to current U.S. tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, and previews its coverage of Democrats' China policy and AI's midterm role.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Says Democratic "Blue Honeymoon" Will Test Party Unity After Midterms
Newsweek reports Democrats face a 100-day test of unity after sweeping midterms, with newly elected Sen. Abdul El-Sayed declining to back Chuck Schumer for Senate Democratic leader.
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Democrats Take Congress as Republicans Confront Midterm Wipeout
Trump fired chief of staff Susie Wiles and named Stephen Miller in her place as his party lost the House, Senate, governorships and state legislatures.
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Democrats Win Control of Congress in Historic Midterm Wave
Democrats took the House and Senate in the biggest Republican loss in half a century, with Senate results in Alaska and Mississippi still pending and the party's majority possibly reaching 54 to 56 seats.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports Michigan Jewish Voters Weigh Senate Dilemma
Newsweek reports Michigan Jewish voters are weighing whether to back Democrat Abdul El-Sayed or Republican Mike Rogers in Tuesday's Senate election, with some lifelong Democrats reconsidering their allegiance.
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Haley Stevens Backs Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate Race Days Before Midterms
The Democratic congresswoman's endorsement drew condemnation from party leaders, the resignation of her chief of staff and praise from President Trump, who said he would welcome her into the Republican Party.
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Media Monitor: PolitiFact Preps for Midterm Election Day With Florida Fact-Check, Russian Influence Warning
PolitiFact is reporting it will mobilize its full team on Election Day to debunk midterm misinformation, and it rated a Florida Senate candidate's stock-trading claim Mostly False while flagging a Russian disinformation campaign.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Says Ossoff Midterm Win to Fuel 2028 Speculation
Newsweek reports a big midterms win for Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff will intensify calls for a 2028 presidential run, while examining why he appears reluctant to embrace them.
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Media Monitor: FactCheck.org Reviews Trump Rally Claims, Midterm Ads and Voting Machine Posts
FactCheck.org reviews false and misleading claims from President Donald Trump's October midterm rallies, examines out-of-context campaign ads and addresses unfounded voting machine claims.
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense Warns of Possible Defense 'Brain Drain' in Congress
Breaking Defense reports that several lawmakers with major influence over defense policy and spending are fighting for their political futures, with pollsters predicting Democrats could flip one or both chambers.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Says Millennials Were a 'Late' Generation, Not a Lost One
Newsweek reports Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis research showing millennial households reversed an earlier wealth gap, and highlights its coverage of screen-free schools and China surveillance.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Examines Trump's Proposed Arlington Arch, Silicon Valley Screen-Free Schools
Newsweek commentary questions President Trump's proposed 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery, while other items cover tech-funded screen-free schools and China's surveillance research.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Draws Parallels Between Trump and Bush's Second-Term Midterm Losses
Newsweek compares Trump's midterm position to George W. Bush's 2006 collapse, citing approval ratings in the 30s and a Democratic polling edge ahead of the 2026 elections.
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Israeli Exit Polls Leave Netanyahu and Eisenkot Deadlocked as Arab-Led Parties Hold Balance
Channel 13 projects Netanyahu's bloc at 50 seats and Gadi Eisenkot's opposition at 53, both short of the 61 needed in the 120-member Knesset, with Arab-led parties on 17.
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Two Catholic bishops apologize after praying over Trump in Oval Office
The bishops say they expected a private meeting on immigration enforcement and religious workers, not a photographed White House moment, one week before midterms in which Trump is underwater in 39 states.
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Media Monitor: USA TODAY reports tightening Senate races, Peltola car crash ahead of midterms
USA TODAY's On Politics newsletter says Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola was injured in a car crash and that Senate control remains close in toss-up states a week before the midterms.
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Russia Frees American Stephen Hubbard After Trump Request, Putin Says
The 74-year-old Michigan retired teacher had been held more than four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine; the Kremlin also says it is "in principle" ready to resume trilateral talks next month.
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Guilfoyle Resigns as U.S. Ambassador to Greece After White House Pressure
Trump said "I didn't like what I read" as reports alleged she asked a donor to pay her $100,000 American Express bill, allegations she denies.
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Trump Weighs Deeper Saudi Role as Houthi Airport Strikes Kill 14 and Diesel Sanctions on Russia Lifted
Trump claims an "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine that Zelensky says was news to him, while Ukrainian drones hit Yandex data centers.
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Columbia Offers Voting Guide Ahead of November 3 General Election
With Election Day less than a month away, Columbia Neighbors has published a voting resource guide covering key deadlines, early voting dates, ballot options and polling sites for New Yorkers.
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Columbia's Institute of Global Politics Hosts 2026 Midterms Battleground States Webinar
Columbia's Institute of Global Politics hosts a webinar on the 2026 midterms, examining politics and trends in key battleground states ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
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Media Monitor: PolitiFact Rates False Trump Claim That He Specified Iran War Timeline Was About Nuclear Threat
PolitiFact reports President Donald Trump now says his four-to-six-week Iran war estimate referred only to eliminating the nuclear threat, but the outlet found he repeatedly predicted the war itself would last weeks.
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Media Monitor: NPR Fundraising Leaders Say Network Now Relies on Public Support After Federal Funding Ends
NPR fundraising officials say the network is entering its second year without federal funding and is asking listeners to donate to sustain local and independent journalism.
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EPIC Urges Federal Court to Rule Swiftly on Trump Administration's "State Citizenship Lists"
EPIC asks a federal court to rule quickly on the Trump administration's State Citizenship Lists, arguing the government cannot cite its own production delays to postpone judicial review.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Newsletter Cites Sharp Young Voter Shift Away From Trump, Criticizes Campaign Ads
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: NPR Says Federal Funding for Public Broadcasting Has Ended, Urges Listener Support
NPR is telling supporters that federal investment in public broadcasting is gone, saying it now relies on audience donations to fund local and independent news coverage.
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Media Monitor: U.K. Terror Plot Arrests, Trump Ad Spending Draw Scrutiny, Europe Backs ICC
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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