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Trump finds ominous campaign message in French riots

President Trump is issuing an ominous message to supporters, warning that Democratic control of Congress would lead to chaos and destruction in his closing midterm pitch two weeks out from Election Day.

 

Trump sought to tie the protests and riots rocking France to the U.S. during a rally in Kansas on Monday, saying the U.S. could face a similar scenario with Democratic majorities on Capitol Hill. 

 

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How Democrats could make Trump’s Education Department overhaul much harder 

Democrats are preparing to use all the tools at their disposal to halt the dismantling of the Education Department if they win the House or Senate in November.  

 

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JB Pritzker is turning midterm money into potential 2028 leverage 

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) may be trailing some of his potential 2028 Democratic presidential rivals in the early polling of the race. 

 

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Live updates: Trump, Vance roll out fraud initiative that pays whistleblowers 

President Trump and Vice President Vance on Tuesday announced in the Oval Office the establishment of a whistleblower “incentive program” aimed to uncover fraud.

 

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Prospects looking ‘bleak’ for New Jersey Republican who went missing for months 

Embattled New Jersey Rep. Thomas Kean Jr.’s (R) hopes of hanging on to his battleground seat may be dimming after national Republicans effectively abandoned the race last week. 

 

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United Airlines CEO calls for wealth tax 

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby backed national wealth and inheritance taxes in an interview published Sunday, arguing they would help level the playing field for Americans.

 

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Trump calls on New Mexico to change its name to ‘New America’ 

President Trump called on New Mexico to change its name to “New America” following his decision to alter the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario to include “America.”

 

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GOP Rep. Fitzpatrick vows to hold any US officials who limited Starshield ‘fully accountable’ 

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) revealed Monday that he would be speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about his country’s loss of access to Starshield, the military version of SpaceX’s Starlink internet, vowing to hold any U.S. officials who limited the application “fully accountable.”

 

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Gingrich: GOP ‘dedicated to being inarticulate’ 

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) on Monday criticized the GOP’s messaging ahead of the midterms.

 

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✍️ Protests and riots in France have become the latest Republican talking point in the U.S. as the party makes a last-ditch effort to tie Democrats to immigration and socialism two weeks out from the midterm elections. The Hill's Helen Huiskes has the full scoop in this week's edition of The Movement. Subscribe here.

 

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