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ICE planning to deport Afghans through Pakistan, official says, prompting fears for their safety

The Trump administration has made plans to deport nearly 200 Afghan nationals by first sending them to Pakistan, where officials would then return the deportees to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, a U.S. official told CBS News. The official cautioned the plans are still in flux, and that it’s unclear when such deportations could take place. The Afghans…

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Abdul El-Sayed’s faith and family have come under intense scrutiny in Michigan race. Here’s what we know.

Few U.S. Senate races have captured the public’s attention like the battle in Michigan between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. It pits a 63-year-old former FBI agent and former congressman who has strong backing from President Trump against a charismatic doctor and political newcomer who, if elected, would become the first Muslim U.S….

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Ted Cruz calls Abdul El-Sayed a “jihadist leprechaun,” as GOP closing message leans into attacks

Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan — At a campaign event outside of Detroit, GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas attempted to tie Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood — a claim El-Sayed has repeatedly denied. “My nickname for the guy is the jihadist leprechaun,” Cruz said about El-Sayed.  Cruz later said that El-Sayed would…

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With early race for 2028 fast approaching, 3 more Democrats slated to join summit to plot out future

Nine days after next month’s midterm elections, three prominent Democrats  who are widely believed to have presidential ambitions will join other potential 2028 party contenders in Denver to discuss the future of the party. Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, as well as Rep. Ro Khanna of California, are…

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El-Sayed responds after Vance calls him a “weasel” as Michigan Senate race grows contentious

Marquette, Michigan –  After being called a “weasel” who should “shut his mouth” by Vice President JD Vance, Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed said he was something else instead.  “No, no, no. What you’re talking about is a f****** Wolverine. You could take your Buckeye and go shove it somewhere else,” El-Sayed, a Michigan…

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Weeks before Election Day, the nation’s campaign finance regulator can’t enforce the law

In July, Reps. Mike Lawler, a New York Republican, and Josh Gottheimer, a New Jersey Democrat, had a request for the Federal Election Commission: help make sure artificial intelligence chatbots do not feed voters false information about the 2026 midterm elections.  The lawmakers, writing to the FEC as well as the Justice and Homeland Security…

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