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Democrats and activist groups plan to push back if Trump tries to interfere in midterm elections
Democratic state parties announced Monday that they are launching an operation for the midterm elections they're calling the "New Battlefield Project,” intended to recruit 10,000 volunteers to guard polling places in case armed federal officers show up.
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CIA releases dozens of presidential daily briefs on bin Laden and al-Qaida before Sept. 11
Several dozen presidential briefing documents declassified Friday, the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, detail intelligence government officials had gathered about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida leading up to the hijackings that killed nearly 3,000 people and upended American national security.
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Saudi Arabia shuts down a pipeline as Houthis seize an island, opening a new front in the Iran war
Saudi Arabia said Friday it shut down a major pipeline a day after it was attacked by drones, and Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured a strategic island at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, two officials said, opening a new front in the Iran war.
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Trump commemorates the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the Pentagon
President Donald Trump observed Friday's 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at a ceremony at the Pentagon by commemorating the lives lost when al-Qaida militants hijacked planes and killed nearly 3,000 people in three locations and upended American foreign policy and national security.
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Diesel prices are hitting record highs at a bad time for many US farmers
The price of diesel is hitting record highs just when many U.S. farmers need it to power combines, tractors and other equipment to harvest two of the nation's largest commodities, soybeans and corn.
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US marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks
Americans commemorated the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on Friday, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity.
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US stocks jump after oil prices ease and an inflation update comes in near expectations
U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked in the wake of renewed fighting in the Middle East, underscoring the affordability challenges that are top of mind for many voters with midterm elections now just seven weeks away.
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No relief from inflation as Middle East clashes lifts fuel prices to painful levels
U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked in the wake of renewed fighting in the Middle East, underscoring the affordability challenges that are top of mind for many voters with midterm elections now just seven weeks away.
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Trump and Vance team up at GOP convention as party faces midterm risks, and eyes what’s next
President Donald Trump and his Vice President JD Vance teamed up Thursday to close out the second and final night of the Republicans' midterm convention in Dallas, imploring voters to stick together to save their party's majorities in Congress.
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Anthropic says it blocked misuse of its AI that could have supported biological weapons
Anthropic said Thursday it has blocked efforts by bad actors to use its artificial intelligence models for malicious activity such as cyberattacks, surveillance, and research that could have led to biological weapons.
