Hey, readers! Welcome back to On Politics with a guest author, Emily R. Condon. Let's get right into it.
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Midterm Election Day countdown: 27 days.
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No, Trump won't reimburse his government for those ads. |
The $10 million government-funded ads used Department of Homeland Security funds and have aired since Sept. 23, landing on screens across the U.S. and promoting Trump's political agenda. The president defended the controversial ads as "for the country," not for him.
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US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after arriving aboard the Marine One helicopter on his South Lawn helipad at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, October 6, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Jonathan Ernst, REUTERS
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Susan Collins says what we already knew: she isn't Trump's 'favorite senator' |
Maine Sen. Susan Collins was asked whether she would join Trump at a campaign event if he traveled to the her state, but she avoided a direct answer.
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"I don't think that President Trump is going to come to Maine. He's talking about going to a lot of different states. I've heard nothing from his office, and I'm not exactly his favorite senator," she said. She was pressed for a yes or no answer, but said instead, "I would say that he is not coming to Maine."
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One recent poll puts Collins in a slight edge over her Democratic challenger Troy Jackson, but Maine still sits on a list of about ten Senate races that will decide if Republicans can keep their majority in the upper chamber.
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Clarifying Trump's comment to 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego |
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung took to social media to explain a recent controversial Trump comment. In an Oct. 6 post , he said Trump's comment about Iran taking out Los Angeles and San Diego was a "media freakout" that "is not rooted in reality."
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"He was clearly stating U.S. cities would have been threatened if a nuclear Iran hadn't been stopped," Cheung said. "America is safer because of the President. Iran has no nuclear, no navy, no air force, and no money."
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"It's a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe," he said. "They can take out a city. Let 'em take out Los Angeles, let 'em take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay."
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore reopened a feud with President Donald Trump, accusing the Republican of blocking him from speaking at an event in his own state.
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An 8-foot gold-leaf statue of President Donald Trump was unveiled at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.
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Rob Sand is prosecuting the case that red-state Iowa should elect a Democratic governor. Can his argument convince a jury stacked with Republicans?
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Susan Collins and Troy Jackson clashed over President Trump and their records in first debate for Senate seat that could decide control of Congress.
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