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• Media Monitor: USA TODAY reports new Congress arrives for orientation as GOP leadership fights loom

  9 Nov 2026 5:35 p.m. · Source: USA TODAY

  USA TODAY's On Politics newsletter reports more than 100 new members arrived at the Capitol for orientation as Republicans face intraparty leadership battles and a House push to impeach Pete Hegseth.

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• Harmeet Dhillon Resigns From DOJ Civil Rights Division After Democrats' Midterm Sweep

  6 Nov 2026 9:38 a.m.

  Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed the departure, first reported by Fox News, making it the first major resignation from the Trump administration since Tuesday's Republican losses.

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• Democrats Win Control of Congress in Historic Midterm Wave

  8 Nov 2026 1:35 p.m.

  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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• Polls Close in Midterm Elections as Control of Congress Hangs on Handful of Races

  3 Nov 2026 7:45 p.m.

  Democrats need a net gain of three House seats and four Senate seats, with early attention on Indiana's 5th and Kentucky's 6th districts and a delayed North Carolina count.

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• Haley Stevens Backs Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate Race Days Before Midterms

  2 Nov 2026 6:54 p.m.

  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: USA TODAY reports Trump cancels Kansas rally as midterms near

  29 Oct 2026 6:17 p.m. · Source: USA TODAY

  USA TODAY's On Politics newsletter reports President Trump canceled a Kansas rally for Sen. Roger Marshall, as DOJ plans to send about 1,000 officials to polling places nationwide.

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• Media Monitor: USA TODAY Reports Montana Rancher's Break With Trump, Tight South Carolina Senate Race

  28 Oct 2026 4:36 p.m. · Source: USA TODAY

  USA TODAY's On Politics newsletter reports a Montana rancher who backed Trump in 2024 now wants a Democrat, and three polls show a close South Carolina Senate race.

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• Media Monitor: USA TODAY reports midterms framed as Trump referendum, Supreme Court backs administration on deportation rule

  27 Oct 2026 5:14 p.m. · Source: USA TODAY

  USA TODAY's On Politics newsletter says both parties are closing midterm campaigns around President Donald Trump, and that the Supreme Court declined to revive a Biden-era immigration rule.

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• Media Monitor: USA TODAY reports tightening Senate races, Peltola car crash ahead of midterms

  26 Oct 2026 7:07 p.m. · Source: USA TODAY

  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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• Media Monitor: AIPAC exits candidate endorsements as Omar accuses Trump of targeting her

  22 Oct 2026 7:12 p.m. · Source: USA TODAY

  USA TODAY reports AIPAC is ending candidate endorsements and direct contributions, while Rep. Ilhan Omar says President Trump is using the immigration system against political opponents.

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• Ramaswamy Ad Featuring Rival's Estranged Mother Draws Bipartisan Criticism as Vance Defends It

  23 Oct 2026 7:23 a.m.

  The spot, in which Amy Acton's mother calls her a liar, has spread on social media as the Ramaswamy campaign spends $4 million to broadcast it across Ohio.

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• Media Monitor: USA TODAY reports Johnson warns Montana district a toss-up as GOP plays defense

  20 Oct 2026 6:17 p.m. · Source: USA TODAY

  USA TODAY's On Politics newsletter reports Speaker Mike Johnson told Montana Republicans their district is a toss-up, and that federal investigators questioned Rep. Ilhan Omar's sister in an immigration fraud probe.

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• Trump Defends Waiving Russia Sanctions as GOP Lawmakers Demand Congress-Passed Penalties Be Enforced

  19 Oct 2026 4:14 p.m.

  Early voting has begun in 18 states, with Texas Senate and governor races tightening two weeks before the midterms.

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• Media Monitor: USA TODAY Reports Trump Administration Probe of Rep. Ilhan Omar Could Target Citizenship, Deportation

  15 Oct 2026 4:38 p.m. · Source: USA TODAY

  USA TODAY's On Politics newsletter reports the Trump administration is investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar for possible citizenship revocation and deportation, while the new White House press secretary lacks a law license.

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• Guilfoyle Resigns as U.S. Ambassador to Greece After White House Pressure

  14 Oct 2026 7:18 a.m.

  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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• Justice Department Subpoenaed Ilhan Omar's Relatives Days Before Search of Her Home

  14 Oct 2026 6:14 p.m.

  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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• Federal Agents Search Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington-Area Home

  12 Oct 2026 4:25 p.m.

  Homeland Security Investigations executed the search, according to Omar's office, drawing a "deeply disturbing" response from House Democratic leadership.

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• Media Monitor: USA TODAY Reports Democrats Push Into Red States as Senate Debates Take Shape

  8 Oct 2026 1:45 p.m. · Source: USA TODAY

  USA TODAY reports Democrats are expanding the midterm battleground into historically red states, while Senate debates unfold in Michigan, Georgia, Maine and Iowa.

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• White House Says Trump Won't Reimburse Government for $10M in DHS-Funded Ads

  7 Oct 2026 1:15 p.m.

  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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• Media Monitor: USA TODAY Previews Midterm Races, Paxton Contest and Latino Voter Poll

  5 Oct 2026 11:20 a.m. · Source: USA TODAY

  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: Senate Recesses Until November as Trump Voices Regret Over His Supreme Court Picks

  1 Oct 2026 5:18 p.m. · Source: USA TODAY

  USA TODAY reports the Senate has recessed until after November's midterms, while President Trump told Time he regrets nominating Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett.

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• 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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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• Media Monitor: Networks Suspend White House Pool Coverage After Trump Denies Access to CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO

  21 Sep 2026 2:30 p.m. · Source: USA TODAY

  USA TODAY reports major TV networks halted White House pool camera coverage in solidarity with CNN after Trump denied access to three outlets, as tech leaders are invited to a state dinner for Xi Jinping.

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• Media Monitor: Senate AI 'Kill Switch' Push, GOP Rep. Breaks With Trump on Immigration, Kennedy Center Shut Down

  17 Sep 2026 4:39 p.m. · Source: USA TODAY

  USA TODAY reports Senate Republicans and Democrats are coalescing around AI "kill switch" legislation, a Florida GOP congresswoman broke with President Trump on immigration, and the Kennedy Center has temporarily closed.

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• Media Monitor: House Republicans Leave Early, Skirting Hegseth Impeachment Vote as Data Center Bill Advances

  16 Sep 2026 1:18 p.m. · Source: USA TODAY

  USA TODAY reports Speaker Mike Johnson canceled Thursday's House votes, sending lawmakers home until November and avoiding a pre-midterm vote on impeaching Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth.

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