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- The Republic TodaySeptember 29, 2026
Homeland Security taps $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads
The Department of Homeland Security has committed $20 million in taxpayer funds for a series of television and streaming advertisements prominently featuring President Donald Trump, according to…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 29, 2026
Ex-special counsel Smith tells senators he won’t ‘be silenced’ by Trump’s threats of prosecution
Former special counsel Jack Smith told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he stands by the two federal criminal cases he brought against President Donald Trump and said he would make the same…
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- September 28, 2026
Trump administration begins airing 2024 Trump campaign ad in latest taxpayer-funded messaging
The Trump administration is using taxpayer money to air television ads featuring President Donald Trump, including a new 30-second spot that closely resembles an advertisement from his 2024…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 28, 2026
Sen. Bernie Sanders unveils bill to ban artificial superintelligence and create Department of AI
Sens. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar are introducing legislation that would sharply restrict the development of advanced artificial intelligence, including a permanent ban on what the bill…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 21, 2026
ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas
Associated Press reporters Jesse Bedayn, Christopher Weber and Rebecca Boone report that a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and seriously wounded a 28-year-old Venezuelan man…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 20, 2026
Trump used to slam China. Here’s why he’s now rolling out the red carpet for Xi
AP Economics Writer Josh Boak reports that President Donald Trump’s approach toward China has shifted markedly from the confrontational rhetoric and tariff strategy that defined his earlier political…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 19, 2026
Trump administration bars CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from White House
Reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico were denied access to the White House on Saturday, September 19, following President Donald Trump’s announcement that he was banning the three organizations…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 18, 2026
DHS voter probe may break state laws and wrongly implicate US citizens, whistleblower alleges
The Trump administration’s effort to identify noncitizens who may be registered to vote is facing legal challenges and scrutiny after a federal whistleblower alleged that Department of Homeland…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 17, 2026
Carney embraces EU associate membership proposal as Trump pushes Canada closer to Europe
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed a proposal for Canada to become the European Union’s first “associate member,” signaling a potentially significant shift in Canada’s economic and…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 17, 2026
Trump Administration Has Cut or Frozen Up to $177 Billion in Federal Grants
The Trump administration has cut, frozen or delayed as much as $177 billion in federal grants since President Donald Trump began his second term, according to a new analysis by the States United…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 16, 2026
President Trump slams the Supreme Court for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots
President Donald Trump sharply criticized the Supreme Court on Tuesday after the justices rejected his administration’s effort to impose new restrictions on mail-in voting ahead of the November…
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- September 15, 2026
Thomas Massie and the Price of Political Independence
There is something deeply troubling about what happened to Congressman Thomas Massie—not because any politician is entitled to remain in office, but because of why one of the most independent members…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 15, 2026
Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions ahead of midterms
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s attempt to impose new restrictions on mail-in ballots for the 2026 midterm elections, allowing states to continue using their existing…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 13, 2026
Minnesota churches roiled by legal battle over ICE surveillance and right to protest
The AP reports that tensions over immigration enforcement are continuing to divide faith communities in Minnesota months after a major federal enforcement surge. Churches have become central to two…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 13, 2026
The secret ballot has been an article of faith in US elections. That’s being tested in Georgia
A long-known vulnerability in Georgia’s voting system is drawing renewed concern as advances in artificial intelligence make it easier to potentially connect individual voters with their supposedly…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 12, 2026
Trump says he’d like to see a unified Ireland as he visits for golf at his Doonbeg course
President Donald Trump said during a visit to Ireland that he would like to see the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland reunified, calling a unified Ireland “fantastic” and suggesting that it…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 10, 2026
DOJ threatens charges against state officials in voter records fight
The Justice Department has sent “litigation hold” letters to the states it is suing over access to voter-registration records, ordering them to preserve records connected to the 2024 election and…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 10, 2026
Trump, hoping to salvage midterms, makes pledge to give every US adult $5,000 if GOP wins
President Donald Trump announced at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas that every American adult would receive a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” if Republicans retain control of both the House and…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 9, 2026
Congressman Massie Voted NO to Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026 (H.R. 4795)
The Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026 (H.R. 4795) is .consequential. In practical terms, it uses federal higher-education funding as leverage to prevent colleges and universities from…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 8, 2026
What to watch as Republicans gather in Dallas for Trump’s unusual midterm convention
Republicans are gathering in Dallas for an unusual two-day midterm convention conceived by President Donald Trump, designed to recreate some of the spectacle of a presidential nominating convention…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 7, 2026
Trump’s first major midterm money move: A $10M Texas Senate ad blitz
President Donald Trump’s political operation is making its first major investment in a high-profile 2026 general election contest, with MAGA, Inc. spending $10 million on television and digital ads…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 6, 2026
Missouri asks US Supreme Court to allow use of new Trump-backed congressional districts in midterms
Missouri has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a new congressional map backed by President Donald Trump to be used in the November 2026 midterm elections. The map was designed to give Republicans…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 4, 2026
Excavation work on Trump’s arch in Washington to begin over next 2 weeks, administration says
Associated Press reports that the Trump administration plans to begin excavation within two weeks for a massive 250-foot memorial arch between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 4, 2026
President Trump turns to a dual economic and military approach in latest attempt to squeeze Iran
Associated Press reporters Samy Magdy and Farnoush Amiri report that the Trump administration is struggling to find an end to the more than six-month conflict with Iran. Despite extensive sanctions…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 3, 2026
Republican nominee for Maine governor says he wants ICE agents at polling places in the state
Maine’s Republican nominee for governor, Bobby Charles, is facing criticism after saying he planned to ask White House border czar Tom Homan to send ICE agents and U.S. Marshals to polling places…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 2, 2026
Justice Department sues Kansas school system over policies on transgender students
The Trump administration has sued the Kansas City, Kansas, public school system over policies involving transgender students and parental notification.
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 2, 2026
Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, judge rules
A federal judge in California has ruled that the Trump administration crossed a constitutional line by threatening noncitizens with deportation because of their political speech—particularly students…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 1, 2026
US strikes Iran and Tehran fires back as hostilities flare again
The House overwhelmingly passed a stopgap funding bill Tuesday to keep the federal government operating through December 11, avoiding another shutdown just weeks before the midterm elections. The…
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- The Republic TodaySeptember 1, 2026
House passes short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election
The House overwhelmingly passed a stopgap funding bill Tuesday to keep the federal government operating through December 11, avoiding another shutdown just weeks before the midterm elections. The…
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- The Republic TodayAugust 31, 2026
New US missile appears to have left wide path of death and destruction in Iranian city, report says
It has been touted by the manufacturer as the ballistic missile of the future: lethal, long-range and pinpoint. Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile has the U.S. military investing billions to…
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- The Republic TodayAugust 30, 2026
Untested in court, Trump’s new tariffs on Canada raise legal questions
President Donald Trump has opened a new front in his trade war with Canada by invoking Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, an obscure Depression-era law that had never before been used by a…
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- The Republic TodayAugust 30, 2026
Noncitizen voting claims animate Trump’s attacks on midterms and set up potential result challenges
The Associated Press article examines President Donald Trump’s escalating claims that noncitizens are illegally voting in U.S. elections and argues that the evidence offered so far does not support…
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- The Republic TodayAugust 29, 2026
Eswatini in Africa receives 2 more US deportees from Latin America under a controversial third-country deal
The United States has sent another group of migrants to Eswatini in southern Africa even though the migrants are not from Eswatini, continuing the Trump administration’s controversial practice of…
2 min read · apnews.com
- The Republic TodayAugust 29, 2026
National Park Service backs Trump’s arch, despite its impact on Washington’s sightline
The National Park Service has formally backed President Donald Trump’s proposed 250-foot memorial arch near Memorial Bridge in Washington, even while acknowledging that it would significantly alter…
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- The Republic TodayAugust 29, 2026
Wyoming governor requests investigation into activity of Justice Department monitors during primary
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has asked the state attorney general to investigate the conduct of two U.S. Justice Department officials who monitored voting during Wyoming’s Aug. 18 Republican primary.
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- The Republic TodayAugust 29, 2026
President Donald Trump loses again in bid to erase his hush money conviction
A federal judge has again rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to move his New York hush-money criminal case into federal court and have his conviction thrown out under presidential immunity.
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- The Republic TodayAugust 29, 2026
Trump says US has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves
President Donald Trump announced what he called the “biggest oil deal in world history” between the United States and Venezuela, potentially giving the U.S. extraordinary access to Venezuelan oil…
2 min read · apnews.com
- The Republic TodayAugust 28, 2026
Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ in the United States
President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the U.S. government to refer to Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” escalating tensions with Canada amid a growing trade war. The change applies…
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- The Republic TodayAugust 28, 2026
ICE operation in Connecticut highlights how arrests are rising even in blue states
Federal immigration authorities detained more than 50 people in Danbury, Connecticut, during a weeklong ICE operation that has drawn strong opposition from local officials and immigrant advocates.…
1 min read · apnews.com
- The Republic TodayAugust 28, 2026
Trump used to say he saw a quick end to his Iran war, but 6 months later he claims he’s in no hurry
The Associated Press reports that the U.S.-Israel war with Iran has now reached the six-month mark, despite President Donald Trump’s early assurances that the conflict would be a short “little…
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- The Republic TodayAugust 19, 2026
Ralph Norman on Trump, Iran and the Senate Runoff — An AP Interview with Meg Kinnard
The interview presents Ralph Norman’s case for why Republican voters should choose him over interim Sen. Darline Graham in the August 25 runoff, while also revealing some significant tensions between…
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