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Why did Republicans lose the midterm elections? GOP soul-searching begins after blowout.

Washington — Widespread Republican losses in the midterm elections are roiling the GOP, prompting soul-searching over what went wrong and a brewing blame game that’s expected to heat up as the party looks toward the next election. From House and Senate races to governors’ mansions, Republicans saw striking losses, both in battlegrounds and in places…

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Paris museums close, stores put up barricades as France prepares for more protests

Major museums in Paris closed and authorities deployed a sizable police force for a round of new protests Saturday across France, hoping to prevent a repeat of last week’s violent unrest that shocked the country. France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said as many as 70,000 officers will be deployed nationwide, along with helicopters, armored vehicles…

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California billionaire tax could leave state with less revenue, Stanford study cautions

California voters next month will decide on whether to tax billionaire wealth, a proposal designed to generate billions of dollars to shore up the state’s healthcare system. But Stanford economists are now cautioning that the tax could backfire, leaving the state with less in tax revenue than before.  Seven billionaires have already publicly moved out…

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CBS News poll shows a Texas toss-up with Talarico, Paxton in tight Senate race

The Texas Senate race is tight — essentially tied — and now all about…turnout. Republican Ken Paxton benefits from the state’s overall Republican leanings, while Democrat James Talarico is boosted by voters’ economic concerns and higher perceptions of personal character to serve as senator.  Talarico’s standing is helped by more Democrats saying they’ll definitely vote….

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CBS News poll analysis on Trump’s political base and its views on approach to Venezuela

In our recent polling about Venezuela and potential U.S. military action, we noted that among President Trump’s GOP base, MAGA Republicans in particular were even more supportive of potential action than non-MAGA Republicans.  It’s a sizable two-thirds majority, and certainly far higher than the third of Americans overall, even if not universal. Some recent context:…

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Warren presses U.S. companies to share billions in tariff refunds with customers

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pressing companies entitled to refunds for illegal U.S. tariffs to return the money they are recouping directly to consumers.  Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, on Friday sent letters to Apple, Amazon, Energizer, Motorola, Nike, Target and Walmart seeking information about the size of the refunds they are receiving for import duties…

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