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Trump levels anti-Islamic and anti-communits attacks. A Montana Democratic candidate refuses to clear the way for a popular independent and dark money floods into Minnesota.

The Senate confirms Todd Blanche as the next Attorney General. A Senate committee fails to pass a new Farm Bill and new data shows the cost of the Trump Administration's deportation agenda.

President Trump signs new executive orders on birthright citizenship. A Senate committee holds Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and a new rule proposes major changes to the HeadStart program.

New York's governor warns Medicare drug costs will rise after federal subsidies end, a Senate panel considers a hot-food SNAP expansion and the progressive wins the Michigan Senate primary.

The Senate Judiciary Committee advances Todd Blanche's nomination to be the next AG. A new Senate bill aims to reform government funding work and five states head to the polls for the primaries.

Senate GOP holdouts reach a deal on Todd Blanche's nomination. White House officials say immigration reform is impossible because of politicization and migrant advocates sue Homeland Security over DACA delays.

President Trump says Spain's 'border invasion' will be a midterm talking point. Kamala Harris calls for real conversations to repair democracy and a new poll finds climate change still matters to Democratic voters.

President Trump announces a new program to help veterans become truckers. Election security remains a concern less than 100 days from the midterms and experts say proportional representation could improve American democracy.

 Fauci invokes the Fifth Amendment at a Senate hearing, The Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady and Iran escalates the Middle East conflict.

Canadian PM Mark Carney fights back against new U.S. tariffs. Americans continue feeling the impacts of healthcare cuts and Democratic lawmakers call for a Texas ICE detention center to be closed.

Trump demands the Senate stay in session and end the filibuster to pass a voter restriction bill and democracy groups call on people to get involved to protect the midterms.

Faith leaders decry ICE violence, postal workers defend mail-in voting and Black leaders gather in Nashville to dissect the erosion of the Voting Rights Act.

Senate Democrats brace for White House disruptions to the midterms, the House and Senate remain divided over Trump's war authority and a federal judge pauses another state voter ID law.

A Democratic congressman challenges the administration on casualty figures, as the president honors fallen soldiers and the House passes defense funding with Trump ballot restrictions attached.

Defense Secretary Hegseth defends Iran war policies to a skeptical Congress, Americans still send aid to Cuba despite the State Department and non-citizens in New Jersey have cast four hundred ballots.

Trump defends fighting the deepening Iran war, House Republicans fold a version of his voting bill into a budget plan, and a judge stops Paramount from buying Warner Brothers.

Maine labor leader to replace Platner, Trump endorses Graham's sister for his Senate seat, and money from the makers of hazardous pesticides becomes an Iowa political liability.

A Republican Senator slams a House GOP effort to sneak voter ID into a budget bill, North Carolina makes it easier to reject ballots, and an independent probe starts into a Houston ICE shooting.   

The House rejects a bid to end military aid to Israel, the Senate grills the nominee for Director of National Intelligence over the big 2020 election lie, and Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche faces a tough confirmation hearing.

Lawmakers slam the killings of two men by ICE agents. Senate Democrats use Pentagon policy bill as leverage to reign in the president on Iran, and SCOTUS justices ask for more security.

Rubio threatens to dismantle the international war crimes court. Corporations see returns on political investments, while the boom in data centers is sparking election backlash.

Graham's death complicates Senate vote counting and South Carolina politics. Trump fires federal election assistance officials, and Latino business owners sour on his immigration moves.

Nirav Shah announces bid to replace Graham Platner as Maine's Democratic Senate candidate. The federal housing bill becomes law without President Trump's signature. And Puerto Rico faces economic growth challenges.

Maine progressive Graham Platner ends his race for Senate, Iran fighting drives oil prices higher and stocks lower, Trump takes an older and more secure Air Force One home, and the White House denies disaster aid to four Northeastern states.

Trump renews his feud with Europe at the NATO Summit. Maryland looks likely to redistricting for 2028, and Nebraskans work to protect ballot initiatives from being overruled by lawmakers.