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Economy & Inflation Jobs, wages, prices, and the fight to tame inflation. Healthcare & Drug Prices Coverage access, affordability, and reforms to lower costs. Immigration & Border Asylum, visas, enforcement, and reform proposals at the border. Climate & Energy Net-zero plans, renewables, permitting, and grid reliability. Technology, AI & Privacy AI safety, platform rules, surveillance, and data rights. Education & Student Loans K‑12 reforms, campus debates, and loan forgiveness proposals. Gun Policy & Violence Safety proposals, rights debates, and crime prevention approaches. Abortion & Reproductive Rights Access, state laws, and national court/legislative responses. Crime & Policing Public safety, reform proposals, and community-based strategies. Housing & Urban Policy Affordability, zoning, homelessness, and building more homes. Transportation & Infrastructure Highways, transit, broadband, and big public works programs. Antitrust & Big Tech Competition policy, mergers, and tech platform power checks. Drug Policy & Cannabis Legalization, decriminalization, and public health approaches. Net Neutrality & Telecom Open internet rules, spectrum policy, and broadband access.

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The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com > opinions > 09/12/2026 > tariffs-are-minefield-republicans-midterms-trump-leans

Opinion | Trump loves talking tariffs. Downballot Republicans, not so much.

1+ hour, 8+ min ago (95+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Senate candidates carefully navigate the protectionist minefield set by their party’s leader....

National Post
nationalpost.com > news > canada > trump-sees-canada-deal-fairly-soon-downplays-leaving-cusma

Trump sees Canada deal ‘fairly soon,’ downplays leaving CUSMA

11+ hour, 15+ min ago (548+ words) 'We’re doing great. We’re going to have a great relationship with Mexico. We actually have a good one with Canada,' Trump said President Donald Trump expressed optimism about resolving a trade fight with Canada and downplayed the prospect of quitting…...

The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com > business > 09/12/2026 > trump-5000-dividend-check-could-boost-inflation-costing-you-money

Column | Why a $5,000 Trump dividend check won’t solve your money woes

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The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com > nation > 09/12/2026 > ranchers-loyalty-trump-wavers-some-bristle-over-beef-imports

Ranchers’ loyalty to Trump wavers as some bristle over beef imports

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The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com > technology > 09/12/2026 > ais-existential-threatsuddenly-has-washingtonsattention

As AI fears grow, lawmakers are racing to turn alarm into action

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The Sydney Morning Herald
smh.com.au > national > government-sets-health-service-limit-20260912-p60wt9.html

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The Age
theage.com.au > politics > queensland > state-on-the-hook-for-extra-93m-as-umpire-orders-award-pay-lift-20260912-p60wrc.html

State on the hook for extra $93m as umpire orders award pay lift

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The Arizona Republic
azcentral.com > videos > news > politics > elections > 09/10/2026 > 2nd-congressional-district-democratic-candidate-jonathan-nez-on-issues > 91699927007

2nd Congressional District Democratic candidate Jonathan Nez on issues

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The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com > national > 09/10/2026 > census-bureau-immigrants-race-ethnicity > 4ea82d62-ad7e-11f1-b498-8697f35a6743_story.html

Under Trump, census eyes sweeping plan to omit immigrants, race data

1+ day, 19+ hour ago (82+ words) The Washington Post The Trump administration is proposing a dramatic overhaul of the once-a-decade U.S. Census head count that could leave out millions of immigrants based on status and key racial and ethnic data, jeopardizing the allocation of resources and the…...

The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com > politics > 09/10/2026 > trump-dividend-5000-payment-midterms > 4270ecfe-ad3e-11f1-b498-8697f35a6743_story.html

Trump wants to send Americans money. Congress and economists don't seem thrilled with the idea

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