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Republicans are spending millions and still may not win districts drawn to favor them ideastream.org/npr-news/2026…

Republicans are spending millions and still may not win districts drawn to favor them

Republicans redrew Congressional district lines to try to tilt the midterms in their favor. But now they are facing expensive and competitive races they had hoped to outmaneuver.

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Republicans are spending millions and still may not win districts drawn to favor them ideastream.org/2026-10-26/re…

Republicans are spending millions and still may not win districts drawn to favor them

Republicans redrew Congressional district lines to try to tilt the midterms in their favor. But now they are facing expensive and competitive races they had hoped to outmaneuver.

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U.S. measles cases more than double what they were last year as outbreak spreads ideastream.org/2026-10-25/u-…

U.S. measles cases more than double what they were last year as outbreak spreads

Pennsylvania is the worst hit state, with at least 1,338 cases of measles confirmed in 44 counties so far this year, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

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Candidates for Ohio governor focus on data centers in last week of campaign ideastream.org/2026-10-26/ca…

Candidates for Ohio governor focus on data centers in last week of campaign

Both Democratic candidate for governor Amy Acton and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy have launched new ads on where the other stands on data centers.

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Staying healthy on Halloween doesn't have to mean skipping the candy ideastream.org/health/2026-1…

Staying healthy on Halloween doesn't have to mean skipping the candy

Experts say having kids eat a well-balanced meal before heading out to trick-or-treat is a good way to keep them from overindulging — but it's perfectly fine to let children enjoy Halloween, candy...

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How Ohioans are paying the price for international affairs — and how it could impact their vote ideastream.org/economy/2026-…

How Ohioans are paying the price for international affairs — and how it could impact their vote

Trade and international affairs experts weigh in on Northeast Ohio voters' reports of a high cost of living leading up to the midterm election.

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Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns after months in exile ideastream.org/npr-news/2026…

Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns after months in exile

Machado announced her arrival on social media, writing "I am here. With you."

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Blanche defends DOJ lawsuit blocking Alaska Senate results if Republican loses ideastream.org/2026-10-25/bl…

Blanche defends DOJ lawsuit blocking Alaska Senate results if Republican loses

Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the Justice Department's suit over Alaska's Senate race in an interview on CNN.

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Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns after months in exile ideastream.org/2026-10-25/ve…

Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns after months in exile

Machado announced her arrival on social media, writing "I am here. With you."

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Musk says SpaceX did restrict Starlink, as Ukraine says the tech has been restored ideastream.org/npr-news/2026…

Musk says SpaceX did restrict Starlink, as Ukraine says the tech has been restored

Musk said Ukraine had been violating Starlink's terms by using it for military activity, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said normal operating speeds have returned.

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Soldiers guard center of Milan as thousands of protesters march in cities across Europe ideastream.org/npr-news/2026…

Soldiers guard center of Milan as thousands of protesters march in cities across Europe

While protests in France have claimed most international attention, large demonstrations also rocked many European cities Saturday from Milan to Rome to Madrid, Lisbon and Tirana.

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Independent candidates sense a moment. Some Democrats hope they're right. ideastream.org/npr-news/2026…

Independent candidates sense a moment. Some Democrats hope they're right.

As they look to win the Senate, Democrats are hoping that independent candidates in Nebraska and Montana can help them topple Republicans in a part of the country where their own brand is hurting.

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Independent candidates sense a moment in the West. Democrats are hoping they're right ideastream.org/2026-10-25/in…

Independent candidates sense a moment in the West. Democrats are hoping they're right

As they look to win the Senate, Democrats are hoping that independent candidates in Nebraska and Montana can help them topple Republicans in a part of the country where their own brand is hurting.

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Soldiers guard center of Milan as thousands of protesters march in cities across Europe ideastream.org/2026-10-25/so…

Soldiers guard center of Milan as thousands of protesters march in cities across Europe

While protests in France have claimed most international attention, large demonstrations also rocked many European cities Saturday from Milan to Rome to Madrid, Lisbon and Tirana.

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Israeli PM pledges massive military operation after West Bank checkpoint attack ideastream.org/2026-10-23/is…

Israeli PM pledges massive military operation after West Bank checkpoint attack

Israel's Prime Minister is vowing to launch a major military operation in the West Bank in response to an attack by two Palestinian gunmen on an Israeli military checkpoint that killed two soldiers.

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In Cleveland, Obama says road to block Trump's agenda runs through Ohio in midterms ideastream.org/government-po…

In Cleveland, Obama says road to block Trump's agenda runs through Ohio in midterms

Former U.S. President Barack Obama stumped for statewide Democratic candidates Sherrod Brown and Amy Acton Saturday in Cleveland.

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This decade has been missing its big-impact midterm ideastream.org/npr-news/2026…

This decade has been missing its big-impact midterm

Every other decade over the past hundred years has produced at least one midterm that made a big difference in Congress and in national politics more broadly.

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Ygal Kaufman@gentleentryOct 24
President Obama is now on stage, talking about the war in Iran, inflation, gas prices and other issues he is accusing the current administration of making worse. @soundofideas @Ideastream #cleveland #ohio #election2026
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Ygal Kaufman@gentleentryOct 24
Sherrod Brown is speaking now at the Democrat rally at Public Auditorium which Obama is headlining. Mentions of names like John Husted, Vivek Ramaswamy, Elon Musk and Donald Trump are drawing vociferous boos. @Ideastream @soundofideas #election2026
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Ohio Democrats fund mailer promoting Libertarian candidate while Republicans fund Socialist ideastream.org/2026-10-23/oh…

Ohio Democrats fund mailer promoting Libertarian candidate while Republicans fund Socialist

The mailer targeting Libertarian Bill Redpath has a note saying the Ohio Democratic Party paid for it.

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