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semafor.com > article > 09 > 10 > 2026 > republicans-promise-cash-and-a-flexible-new-economics-for-the-midterms

Republicans’ midterm promise is more populism, and more cash

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (471+ words) DALLAS – Republicans arrived at their first midterm convention ready to sell their wins for “working class” Americans, including hundreds of billions of dollars for tax cuts, refunds, and savings accounts.They left it ready to spend another trillion dollars in…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 10 > 2026 > conservatives-divided-on-ai-regulation-forum-dallas

AI loses a Dallas debate

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (332+ words) A few minutes before Donald Trump got on stage in Dallas Wednesday night, Joe Allen was warning a hard-right crowd across town about immigration. “You look at the data center, this incubator for algorithmic immigrants,” he said. “They’ve already broken…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 10 > 2026 > trump-pledges-5000-voter-payout-if-republicans-win-the-midterms

Trump pledges $5,000 voter payout if Republicans win the midterms

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (71+ words) Trump’s unpopularity has weighed heavily on his party’s chances of retaining a majority. Trump pledges $5,000 voter payout if Republicans win the midterms Beyond broad rejection of the war in the Middle East, voters have soured on the Trump administration over…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 10 > 2026 > bipartisan-ai-safety-bill-gains-momentum-on-the-hill

Exclusive: Bipartisan AI safety bill gains momentum on the Hill

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (285+ words) An AI safety bill may be introduced by senators from both parties as early as next week. The ScoopCongress isn’t back to Washington yet, but some lawmakers were jolted awake by a round of dire AI warnings from a…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 09 > 2026 > sitting-rnc-member-challenges-trump-on-data-centers

Sitting RNC member breaks with Trump on data centers

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (314+ words) An anti-data center bus tour traversing key midterm states will add another complication for Republican candidates in tight races who are trying to navigate Trump’s support of the AI infrastructure with growing voter opposition — and it’s being spearheaded by a…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 09 > 2026 > republicans-kick-off-trump-a-palooza-midterm-convention

Republicans kick off ‘Trump-a-Palooza’ midterm convention

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (157+ words) The Republican Party kicked off its first-ever midterm convention in Dallas Wednesday, as party figures bet President Donald Trump’s center-stage performance can lift their fortunes despite his record-low approval ratings. Republicans kick off ‘Trump-a-Palooza’ midterm convention The Republican Party kicked…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 09 > 2026 > we-all-agree-that-big-government-is-bad-but-white-house-shrugs-off-republican-clashes-over-childcare

‘We all agree that big government is bad, but…’: White House shrugs off Republican clashes over childcare

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (743+ words) The White House is shrugging off the internal Republican tension kicked up by its still-unreleased proposal to divert federal childcare aid to stay-at-home parents. The plan, which would route some money from the government’s $12 billion childcare fund to help married…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 09 > 2026 > candidates-contend-with-the-rise-of-resurfaced-old-clips

View: Candidates contend with the rise of ‘resurfaced’ old clips

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (483+ words) Video of Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico rejecting “tough on crime” policies in 2020 recently “resurfaced,” according to Fox News. More video of Talarico later “resurfaced,” this time of him thanking activists who drew the “link between climate change and…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 09 > 2026 > democratic-turek-holds-narrow-lead-in-iowa-senate-race-internal-polling-shows

Exclusive: Democratic Turek holds narrow lead in Iowa Senate race, internal polling shows

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (163+ words) Most strategists see the race as a toss-up, though Turek’s opponent is narrowly leading in polls. Josh Turek narrowly leads his Republican opponent, Rep Ashley Hinson, in Iowa’s crucial Senate race, according to internal polling from the Democrat’s…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 08 > 2026 > house-calendar-crunch-leaves-unfinished-business

House calendar crunch leaves unfinished business

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (142+ words) The House’s abbreviated schedule will punt a host of legislative items to the post-election period. House lawmakers are only set to be in town for one more week before the midterms; the Senate is scheduled to be in town for…...