September 2026
Republicans ratchet up a midterm message that raises alarm about Muslims
The rhetoric, which includes remarks from Trump and Vance, has escalated since Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary.
Trump says he’ll campaign for Republicans in 35 races ahead of the midterms
The president said he’ll travel to help out GOP candidates in competitive midterm contests, including the Senate races in Alaska and Texas.
USS Lincoln’s thousands of service personnel swap boots for flip-flops during Thailand R&R
5,000 sailors and Marines from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier are in Pattaya, Thailand, on their first break after a record-long deployment mostly spent supporting the Iran war.
Ukrainian LSU women’s basketball player leaves team over signing of Russian recruit
Kate Koval left the women’s basketball program “to remain true to myself, my values and my country.”
Xi visits Egypt as China seeks deeper influence across the Mideast
Chinese leader Xi Jinping aims to present China as a stabilizer in the region and contrast it with the regional military entanglements of the U.S., including the war with Iran.
Virginia couple arrested after 5-year-old nonverbal daughter is found dead in South Carolina waters
John Herb Hayes III, 70, and Geordyn Nichole Hayes, 31, were charged with unlawfully placing a child at risk or willfully abandoning a child.
California authorities searching for teen accused of killing baby born after father sexually abused her
Authorities in California are searching for a teenager accused of killing a baby last month that was conceived as a result of her father’s sexual abuse, law enforcement officials said.
Multiple people shot, including 2 officers, in Minneapolis, police say
Multiple people, including two police officers, were injured Wednesday afternoon in a shooting in downtown Minneapolis, officials said.
Newly approved pancreatic cancer drug shows promise in lung cancer
In an early clinical trial, one-third of patients with advanced lung cancer saw their tumors shrink. Larger trials are underway.
Progressive Senate candidates rack up primary wins even as they get outspent: From the Politics Desk
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