House Democrat moves to reverse Trump’s ‘Lake America’ order
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August 27, 2026
A House Democrat is already pushing back on President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America.” Rep. Debbie Dinge...
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Public workers union helped sink labor nod for Lander
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August 27, 2026
ALBANY, New York — The Big Apple’s largest municipal workers union helped sink the New York State AFL-CIO’s endorsement of Democratic House ...
Chuck Edwards defends himself ahead of censure vote: ‘Context matters’
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August 27, 2026
Rep. Chuck Edwards, who dropped his plans for reelection following a scathing House Ethics report earlier this month, lobbied his colleague...
The Social Security benefit cliff is here. Washington is struggling to wake up.
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August 27, 2026
A sudden cut to Social Security checks — long seen as a far-off doomsday — is now an imminent problem for the next president and whomever vo...
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Lawmakers press Treasury to target Chinese banks over Iran
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August 26, 2026
A number of hawkish lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are urging the Trump administration to focus its effort to cut off Iran’s economic ...
Senate Democrats urge Netanyahu to stop surge of violence in West Bank
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August 26, 2026
Senate Democrats urged Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to intercede in the “surge” of violence in the West Bank on Wednesday, in a ...
Trump’s trade moves add to GOP’s midterm anxieties
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August 26, 2026
Republicans were already struggling to defuse simmering voter frustrations over the cost of living ahead of the midterms. Then President Don...
