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Schumer warned a shutdown would hand Project 2025’s architect ‘freedom’ to slash the government. So why did he do just that?

NEWS ANALYSIS: Nearly everything Schumer warned about in March has come to fruition, Eric Garcia writes. So what changed?

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Ex-CIA officer stripped of clearance ‘determined to run’ for Mitch McConnell’s seat

Joel Willett, a Democratic candidate, says he has ‘seen firsthand’ how Trump administration is weaponizing the government

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Senate tables Schumer's motion for a vote on Epstein files - Roll Call

Democrats have looked to force votes relating to the Epstein files to focus public attention on President Donald Trump's connection with him.

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Trump Warns Of $15 Trillion Investment Cancellation, Mcconnell Compares Tariff Era To 1930s And More: This Week In Politics

It’s been a whirlwind of a week in the world of politics and finance. Here’s a quick recap of the top stories that made headlines over the weekend.

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Amy Coney Barrett says supreme court rulings are ‘not opinion polls’

Justice believes court should not ‘impose’ own values as it weighs request to overturn same-sex marriage decision

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Trump unveils ‘Department of War’ — but Hill may have a say - Roll Call

The president signed an executive order Friday to change the Department of Defense’s name, and Congress may soon consider weighing in.

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Trump news at a glance: RFK Jr made ‘false’ claims in Senate testimony, says fired CDC director

Susan Monarez offers to repeat under oath statements she made about why she was ousted from the embattled Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Key US politics stories from 4 September 2025

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Trump is president in ‘most dangerous period’ since second world war, Mitch McConnell says

Former Senate leader likens administration’s fixation with tariffs to isolationist policies of the US in the 1930s

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Senator says US ‘not prepared’ for Chinese and Russian threats

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Mitch McConnell Says Trump Tariffs-Ushered Era Has 'Similarities' With The 1930s: 'This Is The Most Dangerous Period Since Before World War Two'

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said in a recent interview that today's economic backdrop shares "certain similarities" with the 1930s, pointing to President Herbert Hoover's 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act and the era's isolationist "America First" politics.

Benzinga

Sen. Mitch McConnell warns: ‘This is the most dangerous period since before World War Two’

‘What we need to do is avoid the headline at the end of the war, ‘Russia wins, America loses.’ It has huge worldwide implications,’ McConnell said of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Amy Coney Barrett defends US abortion ruling in memoir: ‘respected choice’

Supreme court justice says overturning Roe v Wade respected voters’ will, though polls show otherwise

The Guardian - US

CNN’s resident MAGA defender keeps getting his past Jan. 6 condemnation thrown back in his face

ANALYSIS: ‘He did not protect or defend the Constitution and he violated his oath of office,’ Tara Setmayer told Scott Jennings. ‘You know, who said that? You did after January 6th.’ Justin Baragona details how the CNN commentator is having his old comments used against him

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In Kentucky, Trump and McConnell cast shadow over Senate race - Roll Call

Looming over the Republican primary for Kentucky’s open Senate seat are two defining party figures — Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell.

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14 Republican senators break ranks to sound alarm on Trump’s dangerous scheme that could put Americans at risk

GOP senators raise alarms over Trump’s actions.

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Republican Senator Blames Technical Error For Sudden Freeze on Live TV

Republican Sen. John Kennedy blamed a technical error for his sudden freeze during a live interview, which sparked rumors of health issues online.

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Questions swirl after GOP senator appears to freeze in TV interview - but he blames it on the ear piece

The Louisiana Republican appeared to freeze up while saying a line he’s used many times before

Latin Times

Republican Sen. Freezes In The Middle Of a Live Interview, Prompting Host To End It And Claim 'Technical Problems'

Republican Senator John Kennedy froze in the middle of a live interview on Fox Business, prompting host Larry Kudlow to cut it and claim there were "technical problems"

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The Independent UK

Jeff Daniels issues pointed seven-word message for Trump voters

‘Dumb and Dumber’ star additionally lamented Kamala Harris’s loss, saying he thinks she would have led like Abraham Lincoln

The Independent UK

CNN’s resident MAGA defender hints he’ll run for McConnell’s Senate seat if Trump gives him the thumbs up

‘I pay very close attention to everything the president says,’ Scott Jennings cheekily noted this week.

The Independent UK

Three Republican senators break with Trump to vote against codifying DOGE spending cuts

Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Mitch McConnell criticized the White House for a lack of transparency surrounding the proposed cuts

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Senate votes to move ahead with Trump's request for $9 billion in spending cuts

Senate Republicans voted to progress President Donald Trump's request to cancel $9 billion in previously approved spending on Tuesday, despite concerns.

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Paxton’s divorce adds another wrinkle to a chaotic Texas race that could decide control of the Senate

NEWS ANALYSIS: The battle over John Cornyn’s seat is shaping up to be one of the ugliest Senate races of 2026, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

Texas AG and Senate candidate Ken Paxton’s politician wife files for divorce on ‘biblical grounds’

Paxton is running a MAGA challenge against an incumbent Texas senator -- and winning, according to polls

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What is America without shared ideals? - Roll Call

Messages of unity are the norm after tragedies, but Donald Trump’s ring hollow, Mary C. Curtis writes.

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