Tag: james_talarico
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Sierra Club Says Endorsed Candidates Won 1,290 Races, Plans Thursday Post-Election Livestream
The group says voters delivered the largest electoral wave since 1894 and that it has won 88% of its 2,426 endorsed races so far, with 963 still to be called.
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Democrats Sweep Texas Statewide Races as Talarico and Hinojosa Win
The victories end a three-decade Republican streak in Texas and put the state's fast-growing AI data center market in question, with Democrats also taking the Texas House for the first time in 24 years.
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Democrats Win House and Senate in Midterm Wave, Notching Historic Firsts
Democrats took both chambers for the last two years of Trump's presidency, flipped Senate seats in Texas, Kansas, South Carolina and Maine, and elected the first Muslim senator and the first Black woman governor.
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Democrats Win Control of Both Chambers of Congress in Midterm Wave
The new majorities are not seated until January 3, 2027, and President Donald Trump retains his veto in a divided government.
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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 Briefing Covers Midterm Framing, Comey Charge, Brewers Lead and Polar Vortex
USA TODAY's Daily Briefing says both parties are framing the midterms as a verdict on Trump, while also noting a new Comey charge, a Brewers 3-0 World Series lead and a stirring polar vortex.
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Media Monitor: WSJ Opinion Roundup Covers Texas Senate Race, Trump-Putin Summit Talk and French Riots
The Wall Street Journal's opinion newsletter reports on Ken Paxton's struggling Texas campaign, Trump weighing a Putin-proposed summit with China, and France's riots, plus AI testing in Ukraine.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports on Ohio Attack Ad Backlash, Texas Libertarian Wildcard and Alaska Ranked-Choice Vote
Newsweek reports bipartisan backlash over Vivek Ramaswamy's ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother, a Texas Libertarian who could tip the Senate race, and Alaska's ranked-choice referendum.
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Media Monitor: FactCheck.org Finds Republican Ads Distort Facts on Transgender Care for Minors
FactCheck.org reports Republican ads in key Senate races misrepresent Democratic candidates' votes on gender-affirming care, as more than $84 million has been spent on such messaging.
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PolitiFact Fact-Checks Texas Senate Rumors, Michigan Doctor Claim, Florida Tax Measure and Siberian Lab Death
Rumors that Texas Democrat James Talarico was confined to a mental health center were rated Pants on Fire, while a claim that Michigan's Abdul El-Sayed is not really a doctor was found to depend on how "physician" is defined.
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Media Monitor: PolitiFact Debunks Talarico Mental Hospital Claim, Rates Paxton Puppy Ad Mostly False
PolitiFact fact-checks viral claims about Texas Senate candidate James Talarico's absence and a Talarico ad accusing Attorney General Ken Paxton of siding with puppy abusers.
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Media Monitor: TIME Reports Trump Interview, Flydubai Hijacking Attempt, Iran Letter to U.S. Voters
TIME reports Trump's record 56th cover interview, a foiled Flydubai cockpit attack, an IRGC open letter to American voters, and James Talarico's Texas Senate bid.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Weighs Talarico's Texas Senate Bid, Putin's War Strategy and Trump's Rhetoric
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: PolitiFact Rates Texas Senate Ad Claim False, Rejects Trump's AI 'Hoax' Comparison
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: Newsweek Reports Texas Polls Tighten as Trump Bars Three Outlets From White House Access
Newsweek reports new Texas polls showing Democrats competitive in top races, Trump barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House access, and the death of singer Duncan Sheik at 56.
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Media Monitor: Poynter Report Reviews '60 Minutes' Premiere, Kimmel's YouTube Interview and CBS's New NFL Analyst
Poynter's media newsletter says the revamped "60 Minutes" premiere looked much like past seasons, while Jimmy Kimmel's Talarico interview drew millions on YouTube.
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Media Monitor: Poynter Marks 25th Anniversary of 9/11, Reports Kimmel Interview Pulled From TV and Major McClatchy Layoffs
Poynter rounds up 25th-anniversary 9/11 coverage and polling, reports Jimmy Kimmel moved a Senate candidate interview to YouTube over FCC concerns, and details sweeping McClatchy newsroom cuts.
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Media Monitor: GOP Escalates Anti-Muslim Campaign Against Senate Candidate El-Sayed
Time Magazine reports Republicans are intensifying an anti-Muslim campaign against Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, shifting tactics after failing to target James Talarico's personal life.
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Media Monitor: Texas Senate Race Sees GOP Focus on Democrat's Personal Life
Time Magazine reports Republicans in the Texas Senate race are attacking Democratic nominee James Talarico's personal life, including his diet and perceived masculinity, instead of policy, despite their own candidate's scandals.
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Media Monitor: PolitiFact fact-checks Trump's Reflecting Pool claims, Paxton's ad on border comments
PolitiFact reports President Trump exaggerated the Reflecting Pool's size and renovation timeline. It also fact-checked a Ken Paxton ad that omitted context from James Talarico's border comments, rating it 'Mostly False'.
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Media Monitor: PolitiFact examines claims on Texas Senate race, Trump's tariffs, Cuba, and IRS audits
PolitiFact reports on a false claim about James Talarico's veganism in the Texas Senate race, analyzes Trump's tariffs, U.S.-Cuba relations, and an unprecedented IRS audit halt.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports on Texas Election Upsets, Economic Disparities
Newsweek is reporting on significant upsets in Texas elections, including John Cornyn's defeat, and highlights growing economic disparities seen in luxury goods and event ticket prices.
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