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Trump hits Biden on UAW visit

"If the UAW 'leadership' doesn’t ENDORSE me, and if I don’t win the Election, the Autoworkers are 'toast,'" the former president wrote on Truth Social Friday night.
Our new poll shows just how much GOP voters have diverged from everyone else on vaccines

A significant number of Republicans question the safety of vaccines and say Americans shouldn’t be encouraged to get them.
Dallas mayor Eric Johnson says he is joining the Republican Party

Johnson’s switch makes him the only Republican leading one of the 10 largest U.S. cities.
September 2023

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Ron DeSantis has a problem: Covid vaccine skepticism isn't moving GOP voters

The Florida governor rode the vaccine skepticism wave to remarkable heights, but voters are moving on from the pandemic.

Ukraine claims Sevastopol strike hit navy commanders
Kyiv says senior officials in Russia's Black Sea fleet were present, but did not offer evidence.
Karabakh humanitarian fears grow with thousands sleeping on Stepanakert streets
Azerbaijan shows off captured tanks but aid is slow to arrive for thousands sleeping on the streets.
Bob Menendez steps down as US Senate foreign relations chairman after indictment
Top Democrats turn on Robert Menendez amid allegations of gold bars and jackets stuffed with cash.
Lampedusa: Inside the camp at the heart of Europe’s migrant surge
At least 10,000 migrants arrived on Italy's Lampedusa island last week, stretching local resources.
Wagner deserter Andrey Medvedev held over bid to return to Russia
It is the latest colourful incident involving Andrey Medvedev, who has been in Norway since January.