Red wave hits breaker: GOP midterm worries rise
Republican worries of a midterm flop are growing heading into the critical post-Labor Day campaign season, with analysts who had previously predicted massive GOP gains shifting their forecasts toward Democrats. Rick Tyler, a Republican strategist and analyst, said the environment looks “not even close” to a red wave election year. “The enthusiasm is just not there,” Tyler said. “Last time Republicans had a good year, they were six points ahead in the generic poll. Now we're barely two points ahead. So it's definitely not going to happen.” RealClearPolitics
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For most of his life, Donald Trump appeared to evade justice by using a combination of bluster, economic intimidation, and legal feints. Another legal stratagem may rescue him from his latest exposure for grossly mishandling government secrets: “graymail.” Graymail was coined to describe a tactic used by defendant
Read MoreWatergate prosecutor: DOJ will be closely watching national security damage assessment of Mar-a-Lago documents
Former assistant special Watergate prosecutor Nick Ackerman said late Saturday that he thinks the Department of Justice (DOJ) will be closely watching the national security damage assessment reportedly underway regarding documents the FBI obtained from former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. “That's a big issue here. In fact, I think the prosecutors will be investigating some of the same things. I mean, for example, they're looking at the videos that were on the storage area,” Ackerman told anchor Jim Acosta on "CNN Newsroom." “They're going to want to see who m
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In the coming year, the Supreme Court appears poised to ban or sharply limit affirmative action in college admissions, reversing 40 years of precedent and overturning admission practices at hundreds of colleges and universities. Affirmative action has b
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that a nuclear plant that produces power for the country is "constantly being provoked by Russian forces," sparking fears of possible damage to the facility causing a radiation leak. During a video address to the country late Friday evening, Zelensky s
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