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The Senate’s marathon elections debate is dividing Republicans, not Democrats  Politico GOP triggers marathon Senate fight to expose Dems’ opposition to Trump-backed voter ID bill  Fox News… [more]

Iran lashes out with attacks on Israel and Gulf neighbors as Israel hits Beirut  AP News Iran strikes Tel Aviv with cluster warheads in retaliation for… [more]

Kat Abughazaleh loses primary election bid for Illinois U.S. House seat  The 19th News 2026 primary day election results: 9th Congressional District of Illinois  Chicago Tribune AIPAC… [more]

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Juliana Stratton wins Illinois Democratic Senate primary race  The Guardian Takeaways from the Illinois primary elections  CNN King of Illinois: Pritzker swings Senate race as he targets… [more]