Edition No. 99 · Tue 29 Sept 2026 · Story 11 of 42

Trump says he has an off-ramp to his biggest political problem. He refuses to take it.

The Washington Post

Dan Merica argues nothing is holding back Republican fortunes more than the Iran war, which the President says Tehran will settle only after the midterms.

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