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Huffman Asks Congress to Wall Off Seawall Money From Trump's Golf Plan

Rep. Jared Huffman is asking appropriators to bar seawall money from paying for President Trump's East Potomac golf overhaul and to block any sale of the park to Trump or his businesses. With the course set to close Nov. 15 and a court fight reported underway, the issue now moves to the year-end spending bill.

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Johnson Says He Will Seat Every Democrat Who Wins

House Speaker Mike Johnson told CNN's Manu Raju he will swear in the Democrats who win their midterm races, according to CNN's description of the exchange, and called speculation otherwise a "nonsense narrative." The full answer has not been available for review.

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Trump Wants Both Peltola and the Other Dan Sullivan Off Alaska's Ballot

President Trump alleges Alaska Democrats recruited a second Dan Sullivan to split the senator's vote, and he wants Mary Peltola removed from the ballot. Her campaign denies any involvement, and the allegations of perjury and fraud are his own, with no charge or ruling cited in the coverage we reviewed.

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Crime

Three Alexander Brothers Each Get 30 Years in Federal Prison

A federal judge in Manhattan sentenced Alon, Oren and Tal Alexander to 30 years apiece for a sex-trafficking conspiracy that Courthouse News reports ran from 2009 to 2017. The terms are twice the maximum the defense sought and short of the life terms prosecutors wanted.

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Trump Promises $1 Million for Voter Fraud Tips

Eight days before the midterms, President Trump promised $1 million to anyone whose voter fraud tip leads to an arrest and conviction. The White House has not said who would pay, how to apply, or whether any agency is running it.

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