Dan Merica
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- Sep 24, 2026
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Trump-backed Nevada Republican exaggerated Bronze Star award in two campaigns (opens the original)
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David Flippo, a Republican congressional candidate in Nevada, inflated his military record multiple times in recent years by falsely claiming he received a Bronze Star âfor valorâ during his two-decade Air Force career. Flippo received a Bronze Star in 2004 for his service, but not the Bronze Star with valor, a much rarer distinction that recognizes heroism in direct combat with an enemy. Experts on military awards say such exaggerations are tantamount to lying. The Flippo campaign acknowled
GOP candidates are breaking with Trump on Iran as midterms loom (opens the original)
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Republican candidates in key battleground states are starting to break with President Donald Trump on Iran as polls show the conflict - and its domestic ramifications - are growing increasingly unpopular with voters. The Republican announcements come weeks before the midterm elections, which have been roiled by a war that Trump and Republicans said would end months earlier. The war has driven up gas prices, particularly diesel, which also has raised the cost of other goods, worsening economic st
Why Democrats are starting to feel bullish about a midterm wave (opens the original)
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Democratsâ wary optimism about the midterms gave way to growing confidence this week. The party has seen strong post-Labor Day polls in key battlegrounds â and even in traditionally red areas. Recent escalations in the war in Iran, including an attack on a major pipeline in Saudi Arabia, mean the rising gas prices bedeviling Republicans will not be going down anytime soon. Republicans have not been able to bring prices under control more generally. And President Donald Trumpâs unpopularity
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