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Jon Husted

Jon Husted

American politician (born 1967)

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  • 4d ago

    Attendees hit protester at Trump's Ohio rally as Trump calls her paid and fat

    At Trump's campaign rally in Youngstown, Ohio, on Monday, 12 October, attendees pulled at and struck a woman protester before police escorted her out. Trump mocked her weight from the podium and called her a paid protester.

  • Oct 3

    Democrats lead congressional generic ballot as Republicans defend narrow House and Senate majorities

    With one month before the 3 November 2026 midterm elections, Democrats hold an eight-point lead on the generic ballot as Republicans seek to defend a razor-thin 218-seat House majority and 53 Senate seats.

  • Sep 30

    US Senate blocks congressional stock trading bill in 53-47 vote over loopholes and voter ID rules

    Democrats and independents in the US Senate halted the Stop Insider Trading Act ahead of the midterm recess, voting 53 to 47 against advancing a measure that excluded existing stock portfolios and added federal voter identification rules.

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Brussels promises Ukraine a winter shield

EU leaders pledge winter lifeline to Zelensky in Brussels

European leaders welcomed Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels and pledged a winter package for Ukraine covering energy, air defence and financing. Ursula von der Leyen said the EU is working on a 22nd sanctions package and would not lift sanctions until Russia stops the war.

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  • US-Russia diesel deal dispute

    Trump's waiver follows a deal he struck with Putin for Russian diesel deliveries to the US a week earlier, according to NRC.

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The Middle East after Gaza

New US sanctions on 26 targets and further Hormuz and Yemen incidents, but no change in the strike halt or talks.

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