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‘Failure’ Hegseth melts down over questions about Iran war strategy as costs explode

Defense secretary demands ‘necessary injection’ of $67 billion for ‘generational investment’ in nation’s military as senators ask him to justify continued spending while Americans struggle at home

The Independent UK

Platner, accused of sexual assault, suspends Senate campaign

Maine Democrat Graham Platner suspended his campaign for Senate on Wednesday night, a move that allows the state party to select an alternate candidate to face Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a marquee matchup this fall. Platner’s announcement that he would drop out of the race comes two days after…

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Graham Platner Loses Sanders, Warren and Schumer Support Within 24 Hours of Rape Allegation

Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner faces calls to withdraw after a rape allegation, with key Democrats withdrawing support ahead of Maine's ballot deadline.

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In Iowa Senate race, Hinson-Turek matchup set for November

Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek, a two-time Paralympic gold medalist who bills himself as a “commonsense prairie populist,” won the Democratic nomination for the state’s open Senate seat Tuesday. Turek beat state Sen. Zach Wahls in a contest that symbolized some of the party’s ideological divisions. Wahls ran as an…

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Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy claims his sponsored road trip reality show was meant to unite the country

‘Experiencing your country through the window of a car is a beautiful thing,’ Sean Duffy said when defending the project

The Independent UK

Defense Department not investigating reports of US bombing schools and hospitals in Iran, military chief says

Central Command Admiral Brad Cooper dismisses in-depth reporting on the alleged scale of destruction from US airstrikes

The Independent UK

Pete Hegseth looked bad in the House. He looks even worse in the Senate

ANALYSIS: Watching Hegseth try and answer these probing questions from restrained experts was like watching Buzz Lightyear realize he isn't really a spaceman, writes Holly Baxter

The Independent UK

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The Latest: Hegseth faces a second day of Democrats grilling him over the Iran war

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces a second day of grilling from Democrats on Capitol Hill, with senators getting their first opportunity to confront or praise the Pentagon chief over his handling of the Iran war

The Independent UK

‘Fund people, not bombs’: inside the US movement against war in Iran

Protests coincide with a congressional vote to stop arming Israel and a movement to withhold income taxes

The Guardian - US

'Senators Have the Power to Stop This' — Chelsea Manning Among Over 100 Arrested at NYC Anti-Arms Sale Protest

Chelsea Manning and actress Hari Nef were arrested during a protest in New York against US arms sales to Israel, highlighting growing tensions over the Gaza conflict.

International Business Times UK

Ted Cruz leads bipartisan bill that would void and prohibit confidentiality clauses in child sex abuse cases

Known as Trey’s law, the legislation would make any non-disclosure agreement unenforceable if it prohibits or restricts revealing the sexual abuse of a minor or facts related to that abuse.

The Texas Tribune

White House press secretary contradicts Trump and says it was president’s idea to rename Penn Station after himself

‘It was something the president floated in his conversation with Chuck Schumer,’ Leavitt said Tuesday

The Independent UK

Chuck Schumer denies Trump’s claim it was his idea to rename Penn Station after the president: ‘Absolute lie’

On Friday, a Manhattan judge ruled that the Trump administration must unfreeze the tunnel’s federal funds

The Independent UK

Trump demands his name be put on Penn Station and Dulles airport in exchange for federal funding: report

Chuck Schumer declined to put the president’s name on New York’s Penn Station, saying he did not have the authority

The Independent UK

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GOP lawmakers ding Powell probe as coercion, distraction

Some Republican lawmakers on Monday criticized the Justice Department’s investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

International Business Times UK

Trump Administration to Freeze £7.39 Billion Childcare Funding in Five Blue States

The Trump administration has ordered a freeze of £7.39 billion ($10 billion) in federal childcare and social services funding to five Democratic-led US states.

Benzinga

Nancy Pelosi Says Trump's 'Reckless Agenda' Has Made Thanksgiving Dinner More Expensive By 10%: 'Shameful...'

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) criticized President Donald Trump and Republicans, saying their policies have driven up the cost of Thanksgiving dinner while average families struggle to make ends meet.

Axios

The seven Democratic senators whose votes could be key to ending the government shutdown

These are the senators we're watching closely for signs of movement.

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Reason

The Conspiracy Theorists Who Claim Kamala Harris Really Won in 2024

Echoes of Trump's 2020 delusions are reborn in blue.

Latin Times

Arizona's Gallego Pushes Back Criticism of Mamdani By Dems: 'I Don't Know Why They're Attacking Him'

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, and Gov. Kathy Hochul have all withheld support of Mamdani so far

The Guardian - US

New York’s mayoral race exposes the deep roots of American Islamophobia

Islamophobic attacks on Zohran Mamdani are a reminder of the difference between individual and structural prejudice

The Guardian - US

Kirsten Gillibrand apologizes to Zohran Mamdani over ‘jihad’ claim

New York senator had claimed that Democratic nominee for mayor had made ‘references to global jihad’

Latin Times

Democratic Senator Walks Back Her Words After Backlash for Suggesting Socialist NYC Candidate Supported 'Global Jihad'

Democratic New York Senator Kristen Gillibrand faced backlash for falsely linking NYC mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani to extremist rhetoric.

The Independent UK

Zohran Mamdani scores post-election support from top New York Democrats — but others have ‘issues’

Republicans have already started to attack the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City

Latin Times

Lawsuit Challenging 2024 Election Results Moves Forward After Kamala Harris Received Zero Votes in a New York County

A lawsuit disputing the results of the 2024 election has moved forward after it was revealed that former Vice President Kamala Harris received no votes a New York county.

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