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			<title><![CDATA[ How Troy Jackson went from Maine logger to the Democratic nominee for Senate against Susan Collins]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:06:36 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Troy Jackson's path to politics started during his time as a logger in Maine's north woods]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ El-Sayed spoke with Obama as Michigan Democrats look to unite]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:45:18 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Senators head for the exits without meeting Trump's demands for voting bill]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:49:27 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Senators have headed for the exits in the predawn hours without having met President Donald Trump&rsquo;s push to pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Darline Graham tests value of a famous name vs. lack of experience in South Carolina primary]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 17:30:08 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Darline Graham, the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, is running in a crowded Republican Senate primary on Tuesday]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Trump celebrates US Winter Olympians and Paralympians at the White House]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:12:01 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump has hosted the U.S. Winter Olympians and Paralympians at the White House, honoring their accomplishments in the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Will Mississippi send a Black Democrat to the US Senate? Scott Colom says don't count him out]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:42:13 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Scott Colom is a Black man and a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, a state traditionally led by white conservatives]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Fired federal prosecutor sues Justice Department]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:00:11 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A federal prosecutor fired last year over critical comments he had written as a private citizen about President Donald Trump has sued the Justice Department, saying his termination violated his First Amendment rights]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Victoria Broderick wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Tennessee's 4th Congressional District]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 04:12:26 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Victoria Broderick wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Tennessee's 4th Congressional District]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Mike Croley wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Tennessee's 6th Congressional District]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 04:12:29 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mike Croley wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Tennessee's 6th Congressional District]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ 'I’m very good at grass.' Why Trump goes into the weeds on one of his favorite topics]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:57:55 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump loves talking about grass, even in settings where such a topic might seem out of place]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Mississippi Senate race highlights shifting map as Democrats and Republicans battle for majority]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:16:42 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Mississippi does not top the list of hotly contested U.S. Senate races this fall]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ New Tennessee congressional map making its debut in the state's primary]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:50:32 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A new Tennessee congressional map that carved up a majority Black district in Memphis is making its debut in primary elections Tuesday]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Democrats' next battleground over the party's future shifts to Wisconsin]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/after-michigan-democrats-battleground-partys-future-shifts-wisconsin-135412340]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:34:09 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Wisconsin is the latest state where the battle over the direction of the Democratic Party will play out]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Chaz Molder wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Tennessee's 5th Congressional District]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/chaz-molder-wins-democratic-nomination-us-house-tennessees-135445719]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 04:11:51 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Chaz Molder wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Tennessee's 5th Congressional District]]></description>
                    <category>Politics</category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ US Senate adds Missouri to the list of teams with a claim to college football's 1960 national title]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/us-senate-adds-missouri-list-teams-claim-college-135467785]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:53:01 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A U.S. Senate resolution has added Missouri to the list of teams with a claim to the 1960 national championship in college football]]></description>
                    <category>Politics</category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Justice Samuel Alito confirms he's staying on the Supreme Court for another term]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/justice-samuel-alito-confirms-staying-supreme-court-term-135470106]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:05:21 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is confirming that he&rsquo;s staying on the nation&rsquo;s highest court for another term]]></description>
                    <category>Politics</category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Maryland lawmakers to consider steps toward partisan redistricting for 2028]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/maryland-lawmakers-steps-partisan-redistricting-2028-135316749]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:37:58 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Maryland lawmakers have opened a special session to consider a first step in a partisan redistricting initiative that could help Democrats pick up an additional U.S. House seat by 2028]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ El-Sayed and Stevens close Michigan Senate primary offering different visions for Democrats]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/el-sayed-stevens-make-final-democratic-senate-primary-135316495]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:05:56 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed are spending the final hours of Michigan&rsquo;s Democratic Senate primary in settings that reflect their starkly different campaigns]]></description>
                    <category>Politics</category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Ethics panel recommends House censure Rep. Chuck Edwards for conduct with two aides]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/ethics-panel-recommends-house-censure-rep-chuck-edwards-135335307]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:22:03 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The House Ethics Committee has recommended that Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina be censured after finding that he engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female aides]]></description>
                    <category>Politics</category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Senate leaders reach funding deal to avoid shutdown during campaign season]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/senate-leaders-reach-funding-deal-avoid-shutdown-campaign-135312105]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Key senators have unveiled a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown during the middle of campaign season]]></description>
                    <category>Politics</category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Takeaways from Tuesday's elections: Democrats' division on display in Michigan Senate race]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/watch-aug-4-primaries-michigan-senate-race-tests-135343896]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:25:55 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Democrats face a significant challenge in Michigan's Senate primary, with U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens competing against progressive Abdul El-Sayed]]></description>
                    <category>Politics</category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Sen. Bernie Moreno says former son-in-law Max Miller should not serve in the House]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/sen-bernie-moreno-former-son-law-max-miller-135307563]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:57:56 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno says his former son-in-law, U]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Maryland lawmakers ask voters to clear the way for a congressional map designed to boost Democrats]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/maryland-lawmakers-closer-voters-clear-redistricting-helping-democrats-135362753]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 01:22:07 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Maryland voters will decide in November whether to clear the way for a new congressional map that would favor Democrats in all eight of the state&rsquo;s U.S. House districts]]></description>
                    <category>Politics</category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Blanche rescinds fund for Trump allies after GOP senators threaten to block his attorney general bid]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/blanche-rescinds-fund-trump-allies-after-gop-senators-135315926]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:37:12 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has issued a formal order terminating President Donald Trump&rsquo;s $1.8 billion &ldquo;anti-weaponization fund&rdquo; to compensate his political allies]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Stevens and El-Sayed are in a close race for Michigan's Democratic Senate nomination]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:41:56 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and progressive Abdul El-Sayed are in a close race for the Democratic Senate nomination in Michigan]]></description>
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