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Thom Tillis is predicting a “whoop-ass” for Republicans in the midterms — even labeling it in his calendar as such. “When the bullshit becomes policy that's problematic,” he told our @jmart. “You get this November.” Listen to his interview: politi.co/4ib1c0L
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Trump put this Hispanic district in play. His deportations are complicating the pitch. politi.co/4icR5Zd
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Europeans aren’t betting on a Democratic Congress to save Ukraine politi.co/4en8dKA
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Democrats gear up for offensive against Trump’s Treasury politi.co/3VZvKuX
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Democrats are eyeing a John Fetterman challenge. Chris Deluzio is already laying the groundwork. politi.co/4dQsqbz
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Firefighters say put Vic Labor last, in blow to union solidarity against One Nation politi.co/4sglcnj
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‘Unseemly and unfortunate’: Trump’s name brands millions of Amazon refund checks politi.co/47x3Fha
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Wiles ‘offered positive reinforcement’ for press secretary’s Fox News interview ahead of her exit, but had no direct role in setting it up. Note: This replaces an earlier post that mischaracterized Wiles’ role in connection with the interview. politi.co/3Wp30Md
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Peter Thiel said he’s skeptical of the war with Iran and does not believe the U.S. should have launched it, according to audio obtained by Decoded @POLITICO. @calder_mchugh politico.com/news/2026/10/21…
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State Department orders nonessential employees to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks politi.co/4sg38K1
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Russia launched covert influence campaign to undermine US candidates supportive of Ukraine, lawmakers say politi.co/4hZlefJ
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Millions of Amazon settlement checks credit Trump ahead of the midterms politi.co/47x3Fha
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Pete Hegseth is “incompetent on every level,” Thom Tillis told our @jmart. Tillis said the defense secretary should be fired, citing the cancelled livestream execution to explain how “inadequate” Hegseth is. Listen to his full interview: politi.co/4ib1c0L
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