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2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (659+ words) Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture. As polls turn further toward Democrats ahead…...

4+ hour, 23+ min ago   (465+ words) The only details of the shooting known for now are the man shot was sent to a local hospital in North Austin and is in “serious condition” and a blue Toyota Corolla was scene at the scene with bullet holes…...

2+ hour, 34+ min ago   (317+ words) America’s immigration debate usually revolves around the same stuff. Things like how many people are flooding in. What happens to US wages? What does it mean for housing, schools, crime, the border, and the economy? But immigration doesn’t stop being…...

3+ hour, 23+ min ago   (611+ words) As our RedState colleague Sister Toldjah reported earlier: A person was reportedly shot and wounded by an immigration enforcement agent in the North Austin neighborhood, per the Austin Statesman, which wrote: A federal immigration agent shot and wounded a man…...

3+ hour, 39+ min ago   (193+ words) “Many of those who know Kamala Harris best think she ultimately won’t run for the White House in 2028,” Axios reports. “What the former vice president decides to do is one of the biggest X factors in the next presidential contest:…...

4+ hour, 36+ min ago   (1656+ words) By Ed Mahon For Spotlight PA A placard outside the Pennsylvania Health & Human Services building in Harrisburg. HARRISBURG — Earlier this year, some Pennsylvanians with disabilities and their families won a major victory. Commonwealth Court struck down two rules that affected…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (430+ words) Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, opened his remarks at the Republican midterm convention in Texas with a tongue-in-cheek 'land acknowledgment,' a tradition increasingly associated with Democratic politicians who recognize the Native American tribes historically connected to the land where events are…...

4+ hour, 35+ min ago   (218+ words) Republicans are still running behind in a must-win swing state race in the coming midterms, and as one of the nation's top election forecasting experts warned, the party is almost out of time to turn things around.As President Donald…...

4+ hour, 58+ min ago   (51+ words) Top Republicans are well aware of the problem tearing apart President Donald Trump's winning 2024 base, according to a new piece from The i Paper, and they are scrambling for a response ahead of the midterms.Writing for the outlet on…...

5+ hour, 36+ min ago   (226+ words) We swear this guy has to be a Republican plant. Why else would you open yourself up to such a savage beating on X? DSA needs to find an animal to symbolize itself with like the GOP/Dems We know…...