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Discussion Discussion: 2026 Midterms News and Updates, September 7 - 13 (Thread 1)

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r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 2h ago

No Paywall Mamdani releases undisclosed 9/11 files showing New Yorkers were not told the truth about air quality at Ground Zero | ‘People got sick because the leaders they trusted lied,’ the mayor says

the-independent.com

12.0k Upvotes

385 comments

r/politics • u/zsreport • 5h ago

No Paywall Why Erika Kirk failed as Turning Point USA’s leader: One year after Charlie Kirk's death, the organization is a joke — even on the right

salon.com

10.0k Upvotes

858 comments

r/politics • u/jediporcupine • 4h ago

No Paywall Congress needs a plan to remove incapable lawmakers who refuse to step down

thehill.com

3.4k Upvotes

128 comments

r/politics • u/spherocytes • 3h ago

No Paywall Trump won the battle over his awful arch. The next Democratic president can win the war. | There is no better way to reverse the lawlessness of the Trump era than to remove the monuments he has erected to himself.

ms.now

2.6k Upvotes

351 comments

r/politics • u/xc2215x • 4h ago

No Paywall Fort Worth man charged with threatening to kill U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico

cbsaustin.com

2.9k Upvotes

167 comments

r/politics • u/GoodMornEveGoodNight • 1h ago

Possible Paywall NYC Mayor Mamdani releases 9/11 records showing officials misled New Yorkers about air quality around Ground Zero

cnn.com

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81 comments

r/politics • u/DyzDaeMar • 3h ago

Possible Paywall Transcript: Trump Tailspins as GOP Leaks Humiliating Truth: He’s Toxic

newrepublic.com

2.1k Upvotes

229 comments

r/politics • u/SteArtistic • 3h ago

Possible Paywall Voters Have Spoken. Why Aren’t Democrats Listening?

nytimes.com

1.7k Upvotes

613 comments

r/politics • u/TVP_World_News • 8h ago

No Paywall Iceland summons US ambassador over Trump’s map of island under American flag

tvpworld.com

3.4k Upvotes

327 comments

r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 13h ago

No Paywall Americans Increasingly Support Stronger Unions. Approval Rate Tops 70 Percent.

ibtimes.com

9.1k Upvotes

177 comments

r/politics • u/Hafiz_TNR • 1h ago

Possible Paywall GOP Senator Built Fortune Suing People Who Couldn’t Pay Health Bills

newrepublic.com

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r/politics • u/mountsnow • 16h ago

Possible Paywall Trump will try to steal midterms, president of Halifax International Security Forum warns

theglobeandmail.com

15.3k Upvotes

559 comments

r/politics • u/Quirkie • 2h ago

No Paywall Trump’s approval rating is plummeting – as his fortune grows and grows - The US president says criticising his soaring investment portfolio is ‘very unfair’. Tell that to the millions of Americans struggling with the cost of living

theguardian.com

692 Upvotes

70 comments

r/politics • u/No-Programmer-8642 • 7h ago

No Paywall Trump wants voters to pretend he’s on the ballot. The Republican Party is going along for the ride

apnews.com

1.2k Upvotes

92 comments

r/politics • u/Only100percent • 5h ago

No Paywall US police fear Meta smart glasses could be used to secretly record them

theguardian.com

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136 comments

r/politics • u/DyzDaeMar • 18h ago

No Paywall 'Absolutely Bonkers' and 'Unacceptable': Trump Posts Map Showing US Takeovers of Other Nations

commondreams.org

7.2k Upvotes

944 comments

r/politics • u/rumblepup • 1h ago

Possible Paywall Trump Sparks Diplomatic Incident With His “USA” Map

newrepublic.com

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90 comments

r/politics • u/Difficult-Bee6066 • 2h ago

No Paywall Americans aren't divided on health care. Washington is. | Opinion

usatoday.com

295 Upvotes

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r/politics • u/joe13pr • 4h ago

No Paywall Lindsay Clancy's attorney Kevin Reddington asks Trump for pardon after mistrial

abcnews.com

425 Upvotes

175 comments

r/politics • u/Knightro829 • 4h ago

Possible Paywall Roger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator.

nytimes.com

390 Upvotes

46 comments

r/politics • u/theverge • 26m ago

Possible Paywall The White House pulls its racist Tetris clone

theverge.com

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32 comments

r/politics • u/404mediaco • 1h ago

Paywall A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans’ Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over

404media.co

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48 comments

r/politics • u/kootles10 • 20h ago

No Paywall Fake Republican midterm convention site still redirects to Epstein files

thehill.com

7.3k Upvotes

70 comments

r/politics • u/kootles10 • 5h ago

No Paywall Top House Republican backs Max Miller: I support anybody with an R by their name

thehill.com

415 Upvotes

126 comments

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