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Soaring Cancer Rates in Iowa a Key Midterms Issue
Pacing a stage at the Iowa State Fair, flanked by his wife and four of their six children, Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, spoke passionately about an issue that has emerged as a key concern in his competitive midterm race: cancer.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:09:08 EDTPaxton: GOP Midterm Convention Hurt Campaign
Republican Texas U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton reportedly told donors that the GOP's midterm convention in Dallas hurt his campaign.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:01:47 EDTGOP Sens. Join Summit on Discipline of Trump Lawyers
Conservative organizations and Republican senators will gather Wednesday at Bellator Hall on Capitol Hill for an all-day summit against what they call "barfare," the use of bar discipline to punish Trump-allied lawyers.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:38:43 EDTAtlas Poll: Brazil's Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro Tied in Runoff
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro remain statistically tied in a simulated runoff ahead of next month's election, an AtlasIntel/Bloomberg poll showed on Tuesday, with the right-wing challenger now 0.1 percentage point ahead of the...
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:08:11 EDTPCE Inflation Cools to 3.4% in August
Inflation slowed a bit last month as Americans ramped up their spending, though price gains remained elevated and are a challenge for many voters as the midterm elections approach.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:56:07 EDTIsrael: 'Major Disaster' Avoided in Suspected Attempted Hijacking
An Israeli official said a "major disaster was narrowly avoided" after a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday amid what Israeli officials described as an attempted hijacking by one of the pilots.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:00:21 EDTBernie Sanders Opens War Chest for Midterm Dems
Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has begun sharing his campaign war chest with battleground Democrats running in the midterms.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:49:07 EDTFutures Edge Down as Oil, Treasury Yields Climb
U.S. futures are edging lower as oil prices resume their climb and high bond yields continue to pressure stocks.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:17:29 EDTFrance, Britain in Talks to End 'One in, One Out' Migrant Deal
France and Britain are in talks to end their "one in, one out" migration deal, a French interior ministry source said on Wednesday."We are discussing the terms of withdrawal from the agreement with the British," the source said. Under the agreement, announced last year in...
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:20:39 EDTLapid Says Netanyahu Briefing Omitted Flydubai Plane Incident
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not mention the suspected flydubai hijacking attempt during a security briefing, accusing his allies of using the incident for political gain.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:22:20 EDTRuddy: Trump's Real Enemy Is the Federal Reserve
President Donald Trump's real enemy is not the media. It is the Federal Reserve. Don't get me wrong. The media is no friend of Trump. Everything he says about their fake news and systematic bias is patently true.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:59:02 EDTRussia Targets Kyiv Power Grid, Killing 4
Russia pressed on with its weekslong missile and drone barrage of Kyiv and areas around the Ukrainian capital, killing four people including a child while targeting the power grid and a key internet exchange point, officials said Wednesday. Moscow's steep escalation of its...
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:01:31 EDTNorway Parliament Probes Epstein Links to Politicians, Diplomats
Norway's parliament began public hearings on Wednesday over ties between late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Norwegian diplomats and politicians in a scandal that has shaken the nation's elite.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:35:30 EDTHedge Fund CEO Ken Griffin Gives Record $3 Billion to Carnegie Mellon to Build Miami Campus
Carnegie Mellon University announced Wednesday that hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion, with the bulk of the money for a new campus in Miami focused on societal challenges.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:11:08 EDTUS Military Says Troop Withdrawal From Iraq Is Complete
The U.S. military announced on Wednesday that it has completed the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission to fight the Islamic State group. The last U.S. troops left an air base in northern Iraq under a deal between Baghdad and Washington.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:20:30 EDTOverseas Travel to US Plunges 11.8% in August
Overseas visits to the United States fell 11.8% in August from a year earlier, deepening a summer slump despite the World Cup, according to Commerce Department figures reported by the travel news outlet Skift.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:51:35 EDTSenate Blocks Measure Demanding West Bank Rights Report
U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a bid to require President Donald Trump's administration to report to Congress on increasing violence in the occupied West Bank, including the deaths of American citizens.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:27:48 EDT3 New Ohio Polls: Democrats Brown, Acton Lead in Ohio
Three new polls in Ohio are showing Democrats with leads in the state's closely watched U.S. Senate and gubernatorial contests, an unexpected development in a state that has shifted decisively Republican over the past decade.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:51:17 EDTFlorida Bars Illegal Immigrants From Trade Schools
Florida is moving to bar illegal immigrants from taxpayer-funded trade and career schools, expanding the state's restrictions on public education as officials prioritize citizens and legal residents for workforce training.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:03:59 EDTTrump Eyes South Korea Fund for $54 Billion Alaska LNG
President Donald Trump could announce as soon as Wednesday that his administration intends to use South Korea's strategic investment fund for several major U.S. projects including roughly $54 billion for the planned Alaska LNG facility.
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