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Everton Blair Jr. Wins Race to Fill David Scott’s House Seat in Georgia

25 août 2026 à 20:41
Everton Blair Jr. will serve until January in the seat long held by Mr. Scott, who died in April. Mr. Blair is not competing in the general election for the next full term in the deep-blue district.

© Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, via Associated Press

Everton Blair Jr. will head to Washington for the remaining months of Representative David Scott’s term.
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  • Hakeem Jeffries defends his meeting with Trump envoy Jared Kushner
    House minority leader is under attack from his own party for ‘affordability crisis’ meeting with president’s son-in-lawDemocrats incredulous over Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner meetingUS politics live – latest updatesHakeem Jeffries, the Democratic minority leader in the US House of Representatives, has defended his meeting with Jared Kushner and claimed it was arranged at the request of Donald Trump’s son-in-law.Jeffries, who has come under attack from Democrats since the New York Times repo
     

Hakeem Jeffries defends his meeting with Trump envoy Jared Kushner

25 août 2026 à 14:42

House minority leader is under attack from his own party for ‘affordability crisis’ meeting with president’s son-in-law

Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic minority leader in the US House of Representatives, has defended his meeting with Jared Kushner and claimed it was arranged at the request of Donald Trump’s son-in-law.

Jeffries, who has come under attack from Democrats since the New York Times reported on Sunday that the two met privately to discuss common ground on issues like housing, immigration and the high cost of living, said he agreed to the meeting “to discuss the affordability crisis” in the US.

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© Photograph: Finn Gomez/Getty Images

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G.O.P. Lawmakers Rebuke Trump on Plan to Increase Beef Imports

25 août 2026 à 13:44
Republicans who have mostly refrained from criticizing the president’s actions have been vocal in opposition to the move, which they say will harm their constituents.

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Cattle grazing on a ranch in Gillette, Wyo. “Americans want U.S. beef on the table — not foreign imports,” said Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming, the No. 2 Republican.
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