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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: 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: Newsweek Flags AI Disruption, Midterm Campaigning and Global Elections
Newsweek's newsletter reports Trump campaigning for Ken Paxton in Texas, inconclusive Israeli elections, and warns that rapid AI advances could reshape the economy and politics.
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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: 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: WSJ Opinion Roundup Weighs California 'Abundance' Test, Trump's Election Blame, Washington Tax
The Wall Street Journal's editorial board and columnists examine California's Prop. 45 as a test of progressive "abundance" rhetoric, Trump's election excuses, a Washington state tax and Palestinian elections.
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Media Monitor: CAIR Highlights Muslim Filmmaker Podcast, Chicago Hindu Temple Plot Presser, Texas Probe Call
CAIR is reporting a new podcast episode with Muslim filmmaker Akram Shibly, a Chicago press conference on a foiled plot targeting a Hindu temple, and calls for a Texas investigation of Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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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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Justice Department Subpoenaed Ilhan Omar's Relatives Days Before Search of Her Home
The congresswoman, who denies wrongdoing, calls the search an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement, while CAIR condemns it as political persecution.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Highlights Gaza Documentary Dispute, Paxton-Cornyn Feud and Trump Approval Shift
Newsweek reports on a contested Gaza war documentary, leaked audio in the Texas Republican Senate feud, and a 19-point shift in President Trump's net approval among Black respondents.
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El-Sayed and Rogers Meet in First Michigan Senate Debate as Race Tightens and Obama Plans Detroit Rally
Democrats once expected an easy win in Michigan, but recent polls show El-Sayed leading by only a few points or within the margin of error.
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White House Says Trump Won't Reimburse Government for $10M in DHS-Funded Ads
A White House official says Trump was not referring to any reimbursement when he said MAGA Inc. money would pay for the ads, which have aired since Sept. 23.
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Rice University Experts Cited Across National Media on Vaccines, Texas Politics, Energy and Fertility Research
Rice University's Dateline roundup highlights faculty commentary on Texas pediatricians facing investigations, a tight governor's race, gas flaring, mortgage costs and Kinder Institute research on falling birth rates.
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Media Monitor: USA TODAY Previews Midterm Races, Paxton Contest and Latino Voter Poll
USA TODAY reports on Kansas Democrats' bid to break a century of Senate losses, Angela Paxton's GOP turnout plea in Texas, and a new poll showing Latino voters swinging from Trump.
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Media Monitor: Supreme Court Returns to Major Cases on Climate, Guns, Religion and Trump Policies
USA TODAY reports the Supreme Court is back in session with high-profile cases on climate change, religion, gun rights and Trump administration policies, plus midterm politics and winter weather.
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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 Examines Data Center Secrecy and Paxton's Uvalde Remarks
PolitiFact reports on why cities sign nondisclosure agreements over AI data centers and revisits Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's 2022 comments about the Uvalde school shooting.
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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: FactCheck.org Says Midterm Ads Omit Medicaid Cuts in Rural Healthcare Claims
FactCheck.org reports that midterm ads from both parties are clashing over the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's effect on rural hospitals, saying the spots leave out the law's larger Medicaid cuts.
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Media Monitor: Trump targets NBC moderator, Texas Senate race tightens, AOC shares fertility journey
USA TODAY reports President Trump's intent to report NBC's Kristen Welker to the FCC, Texas AG Ken Paxton's tight Senate race, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's public egg-freezing journey.
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Media Monitor: Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Covers Political Behavior, Election Integrity, Youth Employment, and Media Bias
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board covers political candidate behavior, election integrity, youth employment, and media bias, according to its latest summary.
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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: Wall Street Journal Covers Los Angeles Mayoral Race, Texas Senate Battle, and Diversity Initiatives
The Wall Street Journal reports on Spencer Pratt's Los Angeles mayoral bid, the Texas Senate race involving Ken Paxton and Donald J Trump, ongoing "woke" diversity initiatives, and concerns about children's outdoor activity.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports on Texas Primaries, National Political Trends, and Aging Voting Systems
NPR is reporting on significant primary election outcomes in Texas, including Sen. John Cornyn's defeat, and broader national political shifts like redistricting, aging voting systems, and new immigration tactics.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports on Iran Deal, Fund Halt, and Midterm Lessons
Newsweek is reporting on President Trump's Iran deal determination, the halting of his 'Anti-Weaponization Fund,' and the lessons Democrats should learn from the 2022 midterms.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports on Texas Politics, AI Costs, and FIFA Investigation
Newsweek reports on Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's win, the financial impact of AI on major companies like Uber and Microsoft, and a FIFA ticketing investigation by New York and New Jersey Attorneys General.
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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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