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Huang’s Trump Ties Face Scrutiny

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Trump Offers Robust Defense of Hegseth Amid Impeachment Push

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Weekly Washington Policy Pulse: What Does Trump Do After the Midterms? (November 9, 2026)

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Trump Backs Nvidia CEO After Affair With Suspected China Spy

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Democrats Begin Outlining Priorities

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Republican Blame Game Starts; S&P 500 Tumbles Most Since April 2025 on AI Fears

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Democrats Flips House & Senate, Clinching Huge Wins in Rebuke to Trump

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Instant Reaction: Democrats Sweep to Control of Congress in Rebuke of Trump

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Midterms Notch Record Early Voting, Ad Spending

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Weekly Washington Policy Pulse: Final Thoughts Before Midterm Elections (November 2, 2026)

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Michigan Feud Erupts Over Stevens

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Trump Adds Kansas to Midterm Sprint

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Trump Flies to South Carolina

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Instant Reaction: Fed Stands Pat; Lisa Cook & Beth Hammack Dissent

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Trump Says Gas Price Pain Short-Term

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One Week to Election Day

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BONUS: Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Governors Race, Data Center Pause

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Weekly Washington Policy Pulse: Lame Duck Deal, Crypto Clarity, Tariffs (October 26, 2026)

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Trump, GOP Rally for Mississippi Seat

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Big Names Stir Michigan Senate Race

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Trump Farm Aid Raises Midterm Doubts; Romania Says Russia Escalating War in Ukraine

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Trump Campaigns for Darline Graham in South Carolina

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Red Districts in Range for Democrats

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Weekly Washington Policy Pulse: Europe and Trump, Key Sectors to Watch

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Zelenskyy Says Trump Is Pushing Ukraine, Not Putin, to Yield

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Trump’s New White House Press Secretary Out After Five Days

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GOP PAC, Talarico Raise Record Cash in Final Stretch

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US Prices Rise Most Since April

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Trump Stumps For Sullivan in Alaska; White House Asks Amb. Guilfoyle to Resign

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Trump’s Diesel Deal With Putin Stirs GOP Unease

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White House Plans Hearing For Fed's Cook

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Trump Says US Won’t Attack Iran Before Midterm Elections

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Trump Tries Texas Rescue

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Four Weeks to Election Day

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Weekly Washington Policy Pulse: Energy Bills, Crypto Custody, Farm Aid (October 5, 2026)

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Trump Hits Campaign Trail in Nebraska, Plans Tax-Exempt Diesel Relief

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Trump Seeks To Jolt GOP; US Payrolls Miss Forecast

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Trump Sticks to Red-State Midterm Travel

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Fed’s Watchdog Finds No Criminal Violations in Renovations

40

Trump Rejects New AI Safety Rules

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Trump Meets Anthropic CEO; Rejects Iran’s Latest Offer

42

Trump Says He’ll Meet Xi Twice More This Year as Summit Wraps

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Trump, Xi Thrust Fierce US-China AI Rivalry Into Spotlight

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Trump Awaits Xi's US Visit

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Trump Team Meets Iranians in New York

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Weekly Washington Policy Pulse: Xi-Trump Meeting, AI, Bank Capital (September 21, 2026)

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Xi’s First US Trip in Three Years

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Newsom Signs Order Requiring AI Labs Develop ‘Kill Switch’

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Trump Returns to Trail in North Carolina With Senate in Play

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Trump, Lawmakers Clash on AI Safety

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Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken on AI, Iran and Russia

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Trump Challenges AI Guardrails, Canadian PM Carney on AI and US Trade

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BONUS: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Talks US Trade, AI Guardrails

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Anthropic Says AI Model Claude Being Misused for Weapons Research

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Trump Promises $5K Payment to US Adults if GOP Wins Midterms: Dallas Day Two

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BONUS: US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins Talks Crop Costs, Senate Run

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GOP Convenes in Dallas for First Ever Midterm Convention: Day One

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El-Sayed Fights Trump Villain Tag

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Trump Says Fed Must Cut Rates

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US-Iran Conflict Stuck With No End

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Trump Says Iran Strikes to Be Short; Commerce Secretary Lutnick on AI, Tariffs and Canda

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BONUS: US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Talks AI, US-Canada Trade

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BONUS: US Energy Secretary Chris Wright Talks Venezuela Oil Production

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US, Iran Escalate Attacks as Fighting Around Strait Heats Up

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Weekly Washington Policy Pulse: Government Shutdown? Venezuela Deal (August 31, 2026)

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House Faces Tricky Pre-Midterm Agenda, US Strikes Iranian Launchers

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Warsh Says Inflation Isn’t Slowing, Vows to Reach 2% Target

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Trump Renames Lake Ontario

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Utah Governor Spencer Cox Talks Meta Settlement

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Trump Trade Moves Worry GOP

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BONUS: Ontario Premier Doug Ford Talks US-Canada Trade Tensions

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Carney Matches Trump Tariffs

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Canada Tariffs, Bessent's Remarks: BI Washington Policy Pulse (August 24th, 2026)

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Bessent Warns Iran's Trade Partners to Cut Ties Ahead of New Sanctions

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Trump Says US Has Canada Trade Deal

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US Debt Hits $40 Trillion, Trump Wages Economic War on Iran

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Trump, Carney Upbeat on Trade Deal, Fmr. NJ Gov. Chris Christie on Prediction Markets, Data Centers

78

Fmr. Biden National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Iran, Israel and Ukraine

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Weekly Washington Policy Pulse: Trump, Congress September To-Do List (August 17, 2026)

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US-Iran Peace Prospects Dim; Assistant AG Dhillon on DOJ Independence, Election Security

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Trump’s Visit Stirs Long Island GOP

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Trump Eyes Iran Economic Squeeze

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Democratic Socialist Advance Hits Wall in Wisconsin

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Pakistan Says US-Iran Arrangement is Close, Primary Day in Six States

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Weekly Washington Policy Pulse: Trump, Congress September To-Do List (August 10, 2026)

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Trump Signals Restraint on Iran, Favors Economic Pressure

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Introducing: Our Town

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Senate Passes Russia Sanctions Bill; Sen. Cassidy Backs Todd Blanche

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President Trump Denies US Munitions Shortage, Tension with Hegseth

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Former Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin Talks Education Freedom Tax Credit

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El-Sayed Win Fuels Progressives

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Trump Wants Hormuz Deal Immediately, Michigan Primary Day

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Trump Holds Off Iran Attacks, Blanche Strikes Deal With GOP Senators

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Weekly Washington Policy Pulse: Will The Senate Pass A Crypto Bill? (August 3, 2026)

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Trump Casts Doubt on New Iran Talks; Michigan Primary Test For Democrats

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Trump Floats Temporarily Withdrawing Blanche Nomination

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Trump Says US Will Strike Iran Hard as War Escalates Again

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Trump Dials Back Iran Threats, Hosts Netanyahu at White House

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Trump Hits Campaign Trail in Michigan

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Trump Threatens New EU Tariffs