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Rated LeftSep 27, 2026
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Kamala Harris heads to Mississippi Thursday as national Democrats back Colom late
Part of: Senate Majority PAC launches $1.2 million ad campaign in Mississippi Senate race
High school student’s zoo trip ends in tragedy as Texas couple face charges in fatal shooting
Part of: Prosecutors charge Texas couple over fatal shooting of 17-year-old on Missouri highway
Part of: Alabama governor commutes death sentence of Toforest Johnson to life without parole
Trump promises whistleblowers they could ‘become rich’ exposing fraud. Critics see contradictions
Part of: Trump and Vance announce $25 million fraud whistleblower program
Black Republican influencer demands apology after being removed from Ken Paxton campaign event
Part of: Influencer says she was asked to leave a Ken Paxton campaign rally in Texas
Protesters repeatedly interrupt Trump during campaign rally: ‘I f—king hate you!’
Part of: Protesters interrupt Trump’s midterm campaign rally in Kansas
Trump wants New Mexico to change its name to ‘New America.’ State leaders say it’s not happening
Part of: Trump again urges New Mexico to rename itself New America; governor rejects idea
Part of: Influencer says she was asked to leave a Ken Paxton campaign rally in Texas
‘We won’t be intimidated’: Rep. Al Green speaks out after suspicious powder letter sent to office
Part of: Suspicious letters containing white powder sent to lawmakers' offices across US
Part of: Mississippi attorney general finds police shooting of 1-year-old was justified
Trump hits new approval low two weeks before Election Day
Part of: Trump’s approval falls to new low in polls before midterm elections
Obama condemns Trump administration’s Ilhan Omar immigration probe as ‘appalling’
Part of: Obama criticizes federal immigration probe of Rep. Ilhan Omar
Part of: Massachusetts Republican lieutenant governor nominee Shawn Oliver arrested after crash
Diddy moved to Pennsylvania prison as questions linger over his time at Fort Dix
Part of: Sean Combs moved from Fort Dix to low-security federal prison in Pennsylvania
Legal battle grows over search of Ilhan Omar’s home as lawyers question federal agents’ conduct
Part of: Rep. Ilhan Omar’s lawyers seek return of items seized in federal search of her home
Six Flags renames Fright Fest show after fatal Georgia roller coaster fall
Part of: Six Flags Over Georgia reopens Friday; Goliath coaster stays closed after fatal fall
Part of: Shooting at Erie, Pennsylvania home leaves multiple dead, including children
Katie Zacharia fired as White House Press Secretary after only five days in role
Part of: New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia holds first briefing
Lindsay Clancy juror breaks silence after mistrial, says defense actions made him feel exposed
Part of: Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy mistrial gives first televised interview
Three children and one adult were fatally shot at an Oregon elementary school
Part of: Shooting at Oregon elementary school injures several; suspected gunman dead