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Midterm elections are exactly one month away. ABC News’ Averi Harper shares where the GOP stands and what we could expect. abcnews.link/6if126y
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The Kennedy Center Honors will go forward in early December, despite the uncertain future of the venue, a center spokesperson confirmed to ABC News. The honors will be held at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. abcnews.link/CnM7OP2

Kennedy Center Honors to be held at DC's Capital One Arena

The Kennedy Center Honors will go forward in early December, despite the uncertain future of the venue.

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BREAKING: The family of Renee Good filed two federal civil lawsuits against the U.S. government and several top federal officials over Good's fatal shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis earlier this year. Read more: abcnews.visitlink.me/tdSLhR
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JUST IN: The FTC has opened a broad probe into the safety of AI systems including Anthropic and OpenAI, a source familiar with the investigations confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday. abcnews.link/Ciuo0uW

FTC opens probe into safety of AI, including Anthropic and OpenAI: Source

The Federal Trade Commission has opened a broad probe into the safety of AI systems, the source said.

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With just weeks until the high-stakes midterm elections, President Trump is set to headline rallies in Republican-favoring states this week — with critics asking why the president is not instead focusing on key battleground states. abcnews.link/LRs7bOz

Why Trump is going to Republican-leaning states for midterm election rallies

Two rallies will each be in congressional districts and states that appear to favor the Republican Party in the 2026 midterm elections.

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The Trump administration used funds from the Department of Homeland Security to air TV ads featuring President Trump in recent days, according to sources familiar with the matter. abcnews.link/PnRDP4C

Pro-Trump ad campaign was financed by DHS: Sources

The Trump administration used funds from Homeland Security to air TV ads featuring President Donald Trump in recent days, according to sources familiar with the matter.

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Another top Trump loyalist tasked to help lead a controversial conspiracy probe targeting President Trump's political foes has resigned from the Justice Department, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News. abcnews.link/ebj4ayy

Another Trump loyalist helping lead probe into Trump investigations resigns

Another Trump loyalist tasked to help lead a controversial conspiracy probe targeting President Trump's political foes has resigned from the DOJ, sources say.

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Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, the oldest sitting U.S. senator, lamented the possibility that a Democratic governor could appoint his successor if he were to die in office, according to video of remarks he delivered late last week. abcnews.link/JFtD2Md

Chuck Grassley, oldest sitting US senator, laments dying in office under a Democratic governor

"I don't want a Democrat governor choosing my successor," Grassley said.

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President Trump will announce the construction of a massive new steel plant during an Oval Office event on Monday, a White House official said. abcnews.link/rlG7Gez

Trump to announce new $15B steel plant: White House official

The project, which will be built by Mesabi Metallics in Iowa, is the first mega-steel plant built in the United States since the 1960s.

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Congressional Democrats are pressing federal health officials following the government's decision to end a contract with legal advocacy groups that provide legal representation to migrant children. abcnews.link/GRREQ2O

Democrats press HHS over legal representation of migrant children

Congressional Democrats are pressing health officials following the government's decision to end a contract with groups that provide legal support to migrant children.

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JUST IN: New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell resigned Friday after an investigation found "serious, repeated violations of state policy, including ethical lapses and a substantiated finding of sexual harassment," NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill said. Read more: abcnewslive.visitlink.me/aNk…
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JUST IN: A federal appeals court declined to block the Pentagon from blacklisting Anthropic. The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit came in a lawsuit by Anthropic challenging its designation as a supply chain risk. abcnews.link/wBSPUpi

Federal appeals court upholds Pentagon designation of Anthropic as supply chain risk

Anthropic is challenging its ​designation as a supply chain risk.

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JUST IN: The Supreme Court has given the Trump administration the green light to use a federal citizenship database to verify voters ahead of the midterm elections. abcnews.link/Yp58Ykk

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to use citizenship database ahead of midterms

The Supreme Court has given the Trump administration a green light to use a federal citizenship database to verify voters ahead of the midterm elections. 

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BREAKING: President Trump greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House as the leaders are set for a day of meetings and a state dinner in a high-stakes visit. abcnews.link/KZgbRZ1

Trump welcomes Xi to White House for state dinner

The two leaders are expected to discuss a number of issues, including artificial intelligence safety, Taiwan, trade and the Iran war.

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JUST IN: D.C. District Court Judge Tim Kelly ended a hearing on whether President Trump's move banning three news organizations from the White House violates the Constitution with no ruling after hearing arguments from both sides. Read more: abcnews.visitlink.me/vYGdt-
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio alleged that U.S.-linked oil infrastructure has been targeted in recent weeks by Ukraine amid its war with Russia during an interview on Tuesday morning, though he conceded it was "probably not" deliberate. abcnews.link/RcCnNkp

Rubio says Ukraine unintentionally hit 'American-linked' oil infrastructure

Secretary of State Marco Rubio alleged U.S.-linked oil infrastructure has been targeted in recent weeks by Ukraine amid its war with Russia in an interview with Fox News.

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While addressing the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump announced that multiple U.S. military bases will be built in Greenland as part of the security deal with Greenland and Denmark. abcnews.visitlink.me/6PQMnm
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday he had spoken with President Trump, describing the conversation as "important" and saying the two agreed to meet in New York. abcnews.link/RmN2WRS

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says he spoke with President Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday he had spoken with President Donald Trump and that the two had agreed to meet in New York.

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will meet with President Trump at New York's Gracie Mansion on Monday, the mayor's office announced. abcnews.link/azqbacP

NYC Mayor Mamdani and Trump meet at Gracie Mansion

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump met at New York's Gracie Mansion on Monday, where both said they talked about building housing in the city.

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President Trump said in a phone interview on Friday that the U.S. is currently "talking" with the Houthis, and claimed the group is looking to secure a deal. He also repeated his insistence that Iran wants to make a deal saying, "We’ll see what happens." abcnews.link/sBwnb1v

Trump says US is 'talking' to Houthis

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