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Senate Dems are blasting the administration’s Iran policy pause as “strategic incoherence” while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces intense grilling in the Senate Armed Services Committee over the looming 60-day War Powers Resolution deadline and the halt to Project Freedom.

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⚡️ NEW MEXICO SENATE UPDATE Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D) will face no Republican opponent in his re-election bid after his GOP challenger was disqualified for failing to meet ballot requirements.

🚨 PROJECTED WIN — VA House District 5 (Special) Democrat Kirk McPike is projected to win with 81.5% of the vote (6,332), defeating Republican Marvin Butler at 17.92% (1,329). 92.53% reporting, 627 votes remaining.

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🚨Moderate Republicans led by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) filed a discharge petition to force a vote on extending ACA subsidies expiring Dec 31, bypassing Speaker Johnson. It needs 218 signatures, and moderates + Democrats are signing on. Letting subsidies lapse could raise premiums for millions.

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🚨 GOP REP CALLED A “FRAUD” BY HIS OWN COLLEAGUES New reporting shows Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) allegedly lied about his background and exported weapons illegally all while serving on Armed Services & Foreign Affairs. Republicans are now openly asking whether Mills should be kicked out of Congress.

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🚨 Congress is quietly gearing up for one of the biggest tech fights in years: a new Children’s Online Safety package just dropped, including an updated KOSA bill and 18 other proposals targeting Big Tech’s treatment of kids. Congress plans hearings on this package on December 2.

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🚨 NEW: Congress is quietly advancing a major AI regulation package that could reshape how the technology is used in elections, policing, and federal agencies. The bill is moving through committee at unusual speed, with limited public hearings and growing concerns about transparency.

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Speaker Mike Johnson calls the “No Kings” rally a “manifestation of hatred of the United States.” Imagine being so fragile about democracy that chanting no kings sounds like an attack on America instead of a defense of it.

Mitch McConnell reportedly fell again today in the Russell Senate Office Building basement. It’s the latest in a series of falls this year, raising fresh questions about fitness and accountability in a Senate led by politicians well into their 80s. How long can this go on?

Rep. Nancy Mace is spinning the Charlie Kirk shooting by portraying the gunman as a “lost soul” who just needed Jesus — not as a violent extremist. Would she be this forgiving if the shooter wasn’t a white Christian Republican? The shooter was confirmed as a Trump donor and supporter.👇

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MISSOURI: Missouri Republicans have passed a new congressional map, locking in a 7–1 GOP advantage. It’s blatant gerrymandering that weakens the voices of urban and minority voters, silencing opposition to cement power. GOP leaders defend it as “reflecting the state.”

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INDIANA: A coalition of Indiana voting rights groups delivered nearly 9,000 signatures to lawmakers opposing mid-decade redistricting. Critics say the move is aimed at cementing GOP power ahead of 2026.

Organizers deliver another set of signatures opposing mid-decade redistricting.