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The presidential campaigns brace for an intense sprint to Election Day
Both candidates are locked in close races across the seven top swing states. Now comes the hard part.
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Moms for Liberty fully embraces Trump and widens role in national politics
The nonpartisan, nonprofit group says it’s open to anyone, but over the weekend, the group’s co-founder urged members to “fight like a mother” against Kamala Harris.
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GOP network props up liberal third-party candidates in battleground states
Republican political operatives and lawyers are propping up liberal third-party candidates in states like Pennsylvania and Georgia, hoping to take votes from Kamala Harris.
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Mosquito-borne illnesses are rising: Here’s how to protect yourself
Mosquitos love heat. And as summers get warmer, mosquito-borne illnesses are rising, in the U.S., Europe, and South and Central America.
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Army says Arlington National Cemetery worker was ‘pushed aside’ by Trump aides
The statement Thursday comes in response to NPR's reporting on former President Donald Trump's visit to Arlington and an altercation his staff had with a cemetery employee.
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How swing states came to be critical in U.S. presidential elections
Most states consistently vote red or blue — between 2000 and 2016, 38 states voted for the same political party — but swing states are less predictable.
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Trump shares social media posts with QAnon phrases and calls for jailing lawmakers, special counsel
Donald Trump shared more than a dozen posts on his social media network that call for the trial or jailing of his foes.
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Gunman in Trump assassination attempt saw rally as ‘target of opportunity,’ FBI official says
A senior FBI official says the gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden.
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Exclusive: Youngest member of Congress to make Pa. college tour
Frost was elected in 2022 at 25, marking him as the first “Gen Z” member of Congress.
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Trump campaign staff had altercation with official at Arlington National Cemetery
Two staff members had a verbal and physical incident Monday with an official at Arlington National Cemetery, where the former president took part in a wreath-laying ceremony.
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Harris campaign highlights affordable housing, inflation plans
Kamala Harris has a new ad for her plan to build 3 million new homes. Her campaign also plans to hold housing affordability events in Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh.
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Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations
The new indictment removes a section of the indictment that dealt with Donald Trump’s interactions with the Justice Department.
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RFK may be unable to withdraw his name from ballots in some swing states
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he'd seek to remove his name from about 10 battleground state ballots, but an NPR review finds it is likely not possible in certain states.
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What’s Zyn, and why there was a shortage this summer
Zyn pouches are the latest nicotine craze in the world of cigarette substitutes, with over 130 million containers sold in the first quarter of this year.
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Special counsel Jack Smith appeals ruling tossing Trump’s classified documents case
Smith says U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon was wrong when she dismissed the case last month against Trump for mishandling secret documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
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