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  1. While I’m disappointed at Boston’s VERY POOR turnout earlier this month, at least there’s a bright spot in Hyde Park that we can celebrate? Thanks to everyone who did show up at the primary.

    #election2026 #Boston #HydePark

  2. The LWVA mayoral forum largely focused on candidates' plans for Measure L, the proposed $300M infrastructure bond. Desmond Bracken reports that Tracy Jensen and Malia Vella support the measure, while Tony Daysog opposes it as it is written. Photo by Maurice Ramirez. alamedapost.com/news/mayor-hop

    #alameda #AnnaCrane #election2026 #LeagueOfWomenVoters #MaliaVella #TonyDaysog #TracyJensen

  3. Sweden, NATO’s newest member, is holding an election. Here’s what is at stake

    Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
    #NATO #OTAN #Europe #Europa #EU #News #electioncampaign #election2026 #parliamentaryelections2026 #pk #PressConference #sd #sprint #SwedenDemocrats
    europesays.com/nato/13840/

  4. What You Missed by Not Watching Trump Last Night

    Last night, I watched Donald Trump’s one-hour-and-forty-five-minute speech to the Republican midterm convention. I watched it with the…
    #UnitedStates #US #USA #DonaldTrump #election2026. #electioninterference #ONTAP #Politics #Republicans #trump
    europesays.com/3244123/

  5. Yet another political earthquake in America, as Rhode Island’s governor McKee and the mayor of Providence BOTH lose their respective primaries. A young Democratic Socialist named David Morales has won to be the party’s candidate for mayor:

    twincities.com/2026/09/10/rhod

    Here we go!!

    #goodNews #election2026 #news #positiveNews #RhodeIsland #NewEngland #USA

  6. Yet another political earthquake in America, as Rhode Island’s governor McKee and the mayor of Providence BOTH lose their respective primaries. A young Democratic Socialist named David Morales has won to be the party’s candidate for mayor:

    twincities.com/2026/09/10/rhod

    Here we go!!

    #goodNews #election2026 #news #positiveNews #RhodeIsland #NewEngland #USA

  7. Yet another political earthquake in America, as Rhode Island’s governor McKee and the mayor of Providence BOTH lose their respective primaries. A young Democratic Socialist named David Morales has won to be the party’s candidate for mayor:

    twincities.com/2026/09/10/rhod

    Here we go!!

    #goodNews #election2026 #news #positiveNews #RhodeIsland #NewEngland #USA

  8. Yet another political earthquake in America, as Rhode Island’s governor McKee and the mayor of Providence BOTH lose their respective primaries. A young Democratic Socialist named David Morales has won to be the party’s candidate for mayor:

    twincities.com/2026/09/10/rhod

    Here we go!!

    #goodNews #election2026 #news #positiveNews #RhodeIsland #NewEngland #USA

  9. Yet another political earthquake in America, as Rhode Island’s governor McKee and the mayor of Providence BOTH lose their respective primaries. A young Democratic Socialist named David Morales has won to be the party’s candidate for mayor:

    twincities.com/2026/09/10/rhod

    Here we go!!

    #goodNews #election2026 #news #positiveNews #RhodeIsland #NewEngland #USA

  10. 🚨 TRUMP PROMISES AMERICANS A $5,000 “DIVIDEND” IF REPUBLICANS KEEP CONGRESS — BUT WHO PAYS FOR IT?

    DALLAS — September 10, 2026 — President Donald Trump has made an extraordinary promise less than two months before the U.S. midterm elections:

    If Republicans retain control of both the House and Senate on November 3, Trump says he wants to send **$5,000 to every adult American citizen**.

    Trump unveiled the proposal Wednesday night at the Republican Party’s first-ever midterm convention in Dallas, calling the payment the:

    **“Trump Dividend.”**

    His condition was unmistakably political:

    Republicans must keep control of Congress.

    Trump also said the money would have to be **spent inside the United States**. But he gave no detailed explanation of where the enormous amount of money would come from or how the program would work.

    ## THE PRICE TAG: MORE THAN $1 TRILLION

    This would not be a small stimulus program.

    Reuters estimates that if approximately 270 million U.S. adults received $5,000 each, the total cost would reach roughly:

    **$1.35 trillion.**

    The actual figure could be lower depending on eligibility because Trump specifically referred to adult citizens, and Vice President JD Vance later suggested wealthy Americans might not receive the payment.

    But even with exclusions, the cost would likely remain enormous.

    For comparison, the United States is already running an annual federal budget deficit of nearly:

    **$1.8 trillion.**

    And the national debt recently passed:

    **$40 trillion.**

    Adding another trillion-dollar federal payment would therefore immediately raise questions about borrowing, inflation and the sustainability of government finances.

    ## TRUMP DIDN’T SAY WHERE THE MONEY WOULD COME FROM

    Trump described the payment as a dividend generated by America’s economic success.

    But he did not provide a financing plan.

    Within an hour of Trump’s announcement, Vice President JD Vance suggested that **tariff revenues** could help fund the payments.

    There is a major mathematical problem with that explanation.

    According to the Associated Press, the amount required for the proposed dividends would **far exceed the tariff revenue collected by the federal government**.

    So unless eligibility is dramatically restricted or another funding source is found, Congress would have to identify hundreds of billions — potentially more than $1 trillion — from somewhere else.

    That could mean:

    • higher government borrowing
    • spending cuts elsewhere
    • new taxes or revenue
    • or some combination of all three

    So far, no detailed legislation has been released.

    ## CAN TRUMP JUST SEND THE CHECKS HIMSELF?

    No.

    Despite Trump previously suggesting presidents may have broad authority over similar payments, the $5,000 program would require congressional authorization or congressional cooperation.

    That is one reason the promise is tied so closely to Republicans maintaining control of both chambers.

    Republican Senator Bernie Moreno has already said he intends to prepare legislation so the “Trump Dividend” could be passed immediately after the November election if Republicans win.

    So voters should understand an important distinction:

    **Trump has made a campaign promise.**

    He has not created a $5,000 payment program.

    No checks have been authorized.

    No funding has been approved.

    And no final eligibility rules currently exist.

    ## IS THIS LITERALLY “BUYING VOTES”?

    Critics immediately described the promise as vote-buying.

    Politically, it is easy to understand why.

    Trump is effectively telling voters:

    **Keep Republicans in power, and you could receive $5,000.**

    But legally, the situation is more complicated.

    An attorney consulted by the Associated Press said the proposal would not necessarily violate election laws because individual voters would not receive money in exchange for proving that they personally voted Republican.

    The payment would instead be a government program available to qualifying Americans regardless of whether they voted Republican, Democratic, for another party — or did not vote at all.

    That makes it fundamentally different from directly paying an individual for their vote.

    Whether the eventual structure could face other legal challenges would depend on how Congress writes the legislation.

    ## THE TIMING IS IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE

    Trump did not announce the proposal during a White House economic briefing.

    He announced it at a **Republican midterm convention**, during an event specifically designed to help Republicans retain control of Congress.

    Trump even urged voters to behave as though **he himself were on the ballot**.

    Republicans currently face a difficult electoral environment.

    Several GOP candidates in competitive races skipped the Dallas convention, while polling shows widespread dissatisfaction with the cost of living and the continuing war with Iran.

    Trump’s approval ratings have also fallen sharply.

    That makes the $5,000 announcement more than an economic proposal.

    It is now part of the Republican Party’s strategy for winning the November midterms.

    ## AND THEN THERE’S THE INFLATION QUESTION

    Sending enormous amounts of cash into the economy can boost consumer spending.

    That is partly the point.

    But if consumer demand increases faster than the economy’s ability to produce goods and services, prices can also rise.

    The United States experienced a similar debate after the massive stimulus packages issued during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Those payments were introduced during an economic emergency.

    Trump’s proposed dividend would arrive under very different circumstances — while the federal government is already running a huge deficit and carrying more than $40 trillion in debt.

    That does not automatically mean a $5,000 payment would cause another inflation surge.

    But a program potentially exceeding $1 trillion would be large enough that its economic consequences could not simply be ignored.

    ## THE “TRUMP DIVIDEND” HAS CHANGED BEFORE

    Trump has previously floated the idea of returning government revenue directly to Americans.

    Earlier in 2026, he proposed a smaller:

    **$2,000 dividend.**

    That proposal was never implemented.

    Now the amount has jumped to:

    **$5,000.**

    And for the first time, Trump has explicitly linked the payment to Republicans winning an election.

    That is what makes Wednesday’s announcement so politically unusual.

    ## CIVICOHUB FACT CHECK

    **Has Trump promised $5,000 to every adult American citizen?**

    YES.

    Trump publicly announced the proposal at the Republican convention in Dallas.

    **Will Americans definitely receive $5,000?**

    NO.

    There is currently no approved program, no enacted legislation and no detailed funding mechanism.

    **Is receiving the money conditional on an individual voting Republican?**

    NO.

    Trump tied implementation of the program to Republicans controlling Congress, not to how an individual recipient personally votes.

    **Would Congress have to approve it?**

    YES.

    Congressional action would be required to authorize such a massive federal payment.

    **Can tariff revenue currently cover the entire proposal?**

    NO.

    Available tariff revenues are nowhere near enough to finance a universal $5,000 payment costing potentially more than $1 trillion.

    **Could it add to the national debt?**

    YES — unless Congress finds sufficient spending cuts or additional revenue to pay for it.

    ## THE BOTTOM LINE

    This is not yet a government benefit.

    It is an election promise.

    And it is an extraordinary one.

    Less than two months before Americans decide control of Congress, the president is telling voters that a Republican victory could produce a **$5,000 payment for every qualifying adult citizen**.

    Potential price tag:

    **More than $1 trillion.**

    Current national debt:

    **More than $40 trillion.**

    Detailed funding plan:

    **None announced.**

    Congressional approval:

    **Still required.**

    Trump calls it a dividend from America’s economic success.

    His critics will inevitably call it something else.

    But before deciding what to call it, there is a simpler question voters deserve answered:

    **Where does the $5,000 come from?**

    Until the White House and Congress provide that answer, the “Trump Dividend” remains a campaign promise — not a check in the mail.

    Sources: Reuters, Associated Press, NOS — September 9–10, 2026.

    #news #Trump #TrumpDividend #USPolitics #Midterms2026 #Republicans #Congress #Economy #NationalDebt #Inflation #Tariffs #FactCheck #Election2026 #FollowTheMoney

  11. 🚨 TRUMP PROMISES AMERICANS A $5,000 “DIVIDEND” IF REPUBLICANS KEEP CONGRESS — BUT WHO PAYS FOR IT?

    DALLAS — September 10, 2026 — President Donald Trump has made an extraordinary promise less than two months before the U.S. midterm elections:

    If Republicans retain control of both the House and Senate on November 3, Trump says he wants to send **$5,000 to every adult American citizen**.

    Trump unveiled the proposal Wednesday night at the Republican Party’s first-ever midterm convention in Dallas, calling the payment the:

    **“Trump Dividend.”**

    His condition was unmistakably political:

    Republicans must keep control of Congress.

    Trump also said the money would have to be **spent inside the United States**. But he gave no detailed explanation of where the enormous amount of money would come from or how the program would work.

    ## THE PRICE TAG: MORE THAN $1 TRILLION

    This would not be a small stimulus program.

    Reuters estimates that if approximately 270 million U.S. adults received $5,000 each, the total cost would reach roughly:

    **$1.35 trillion.**

    The actual figure could be lower depending on eligibility because Trump specifically referred to adult citizens, and Vice President JD Vance later suggested wealthy Americans might not receive the payment.

    But even with exclusions, the cost would likely remain enormous.

    For comparison, the United States is already running an annual federal budget deficit of nearly:

    **$1.8 trillion.**

    And the national debt recently passed:

    **$40 trillion.**

    Adding another trillion-dollar federal payment would therefore immediately raise questions about borrowing, inflation and the sustainability of government finances.

    ## TRUMP DIDN’T SAY WHERE THE MONEY WOULD COME FROM

    Trump described the payment as a dividend generated by America’s economic success.

    But he did not provide a financing plan.

    Within an hour of Trump’s announcement, Vice President JD Vance suggested that **tariff revenues** could help fund the payments.

    There is a major mathematical problem with that explanation.

    According to the Associated Press, the amount required for the proposed dividends would **far exceed the tariff revenue collected by the federal government**.

    So unless eligibility is dramatically restricted or another funding source is found, Congress would have to identify hundreds of billions — potentially more than $1 trillion — from somewhere else.

    That could mean:

    • higher government borrowing
    • spending cuts elsewhere
    • new taxes or revenue
    • or some combination of all three

    So far, no detailed legislation has been released.

    ## CAN TRUMP JUST SEND THE CHECKS HIMSELF?

    No.

    Despite Trump previously suggesting presidents may have broad authority over similar payments, the $5,000 program would require congressional authorization or congressional cooperation.

    That is one reason the promise is tied so closely to Republicans maintaining control of both chambers.

    Republican Senator Bernie Moreno has already said he intends to prepare legislation so the “Trump Dividend” could be passed immediately after the November election if Republicans win.

    So voters should understand an important distinction:

    **Trump has made a campaign promise.**

    He has not created a $5,000 payment program.

    No checks have been authorized.

    No funding has been approved.

    And no final eligibility rules currently exist.

    ## IS THIS LITERALLY “BUYING VOTES”?

    Critics immediately described the promise as vote-buying.

    Politically, it is easy to understand why.

    Trump is effectively telling voters:

    **Keep Republicans in power, and you could receive $5,000.**

    But legally, the situation is more complicated.

    An attorney consulted by the Associated Press said the proposal would not necessarily violate election laws because individual voters would not receive money in exchange for proving that they personally voted Republican.

    The payment would instead be a government program available to qualifying Americans regardless of whether they voted Republican, Democratic, for another party — or did not vote at all.

    That makes it fundamentally different from directly paying an individual for their vote.

    Whether the eventual structure could face other legal challenges would depend on how Congress writes the legislation.

    ## THE TIMING IS IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE

    Trump did not announce the proposal during a White House economic briefing.

    He announced it at a **Republican midterm convention**, during an event specifically designed to help Republicans retain control of Congress.

    Trump even urged voters to behave as though **he himself were on the ballot**.

    Republicans currently face a difficult electoral environment.

    Several GOP candidates in competitive races skipped the Dallas convention, while polling shows widespread dissatisfaction with the cost of living and the continuing war with Iran.

    Trump’s approval ratings have also fallen sharply.

    That makes the $5,000 announcement more than an economic proposal.

    It is now part of the Republican Party’s strategy for winning the November midterms.

    ## AND THEN THERE’S THE INFLATION QUESTION

    Sending enormous amounts of cash into the economy can boost consumer spending.

    That is partly the point.

    But if consumer demand increases faster than the economy’s ability to produce goods and services, prices can also rise.

    The United States experienced a similar debate after the massive stimulus packages issued during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Those payments were introduced during an economic emergency.

    Trump’s proposed dividend would arrive under very different circumstances — while the federal government is already running a huge deficit and carrying more than $40 trillion in debt.

    That does not automatically mean a $5,000 payment would cause another inflation surge.

    But a program potentially exceeding $1 trillion would be large enough that its economic consequences could not simply be ignored.

    ## THE “TRUMP DIVIDEND” HAS CHANGED BEFORE

    Trump has previously floated the idea of returning government revenue directly to Americans.

    Earlier in 2026, he proposed a smaller:

    **$2,000 dividend.**

    That proposal was never implemented.

    Now the amount has jumped to:

    **$5,000.**

    And for the first time, Trump has explicitly linked the payment to Republicans winning an election.

    That is what makes Wednesday’s announcement so politically unusual.

    ## CIVICOHUB FACT CHECK

    **Has Trump promised $5,000 to every adult American citizen?**

    YES.

    Trump publicly announced the proposal at the Republican convention in Dallas.

    **Will Americans definitely receive $5,000?**

    NO.

    There is currently no approved program, no enacted legislation and no detailed funding mechanism.

    **Is receiving the money conditional on an individual voting Republican?**

    NO.

    Trump tied implementation of the program to Republicans controlling Congress, not to how an individual recipient personally votes.

    **Would Congress have to approve it?**

    YES.

    Congressional action would be required to authorize such a massive federal payment.

    **Can tariff revenue currently cover the entire proposal?**

    NO.

    Available tariff revenues are nowhere near enough to finance a universal $5,000 payment costing potentially more than $1 trillion.

    **Could it add to the national debt?**

    YES — unless Congress finds sufficient spending cuts or additional revenue to pay for it.

    ## THE BOTTOM LINE

    This is not yet a government benefit.

    It is an election promise.

    And it is an extraordinary one.

    Less than two months before Americans decide control of Congress, the president is telling voters that a Republican victory could produce a **$5,000 payment for every qualifying adult citizen**.

    Potential price tag:

    **More than $1 trillion.**

    Current national debt:

    **More than $40 trillion.**

    Detailed funding plan:

    **None announced.**

    Congressional approval:

    **Still required.**

    Trump calls it a dividend from America’s economic success.

    His critics will inevitably call it something else.

    But before deciding what to call it, there is a simpler question voters deserve answered:

    **Where does the $5,000 come from?**

    Until the White House and Congress provide that answer, the “Trump Dividend” remains a campaign promise — not a check in the mail.

    Sources: Reuters, Associated Press, NOS — September 9–10, 2026.

    #news #Trump #TrumpDividend #USPolitics #Midterms2026 #Republicans #Congress #Economy #NationalDebt #Inflation #Tariffs #FactCheck #Election2026 #FollowTheMoney

  12. As Dems Race to Pick Up Senate Seats, NH Issues a Warning – Newser

    As Dems Race to Pick Up Senate Seats, NH Issues a Warning  NewserNew Hampshire Democrats Sound an Alarm: ‘We’re…
    #NewsBeep #News #Headlines #ChrisPappas #Election2026 #JeanneShaheen #JohnSununu #KamalaHarris #KellyAyotte #MaggieHassan #SenateDemocrats #SenateMajorityPAC #senaterace #UnitedStates #Us #USA
    newsbeep.com/722402/

  13. Hinojosa bets on Latino voters to end Texas Democratic drought

    Democrat Gina Hinojosa is betting on winning back Latino voters from Republicans in her Texas governor bid, arguing rising costs and school funding matter more than immigration issues. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #GinaHinojosa #GregAbbott #Texas #TexasGovernor #LatinoVoters #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #DonaldTrump #Election2026 #TexasPolitics #ImmigrationPolicy #USPolitics #BreakingNews #Politics2026

    fllics.com/en/video/hinojosa-b

  14. Market Alert: U.S. Primary Election Season

    U.S. primary elections are heating up as voters head to the polls in key states, offering fresh clues about the political landscape ahead of the November 2026 midterms. Florida, Alaska and Wyoming are among today’s major contests.

    📈 Market Alert: Political uncertainty can influence invest

    Read the latest analysis from BNEWSO:
    bnewso.com/2026/08/market-aler

    #BNEWSO #MarketAlert #USElections #Election2026 #Midterms2026 #USPolitics #BreakingNews #NewsUpdate

  15. Translation: None of this is normal. ⚠️

    "It is unclear if concern about the issues measured in this survey is higher than in past election years, given the lack of trend data on these questions."

    Election Concerns Run High Ahead of 2026 Midterms
    Two in three Americans are concerned about political leaders pressuring election officials to change election outcomes
    news.gallup.com/poll/712955/el

    #USpol #trump #Elections #Election2026 #StopTheSteal #IAmDB

  16. PLATNER FACES SCANDAL AMIDST SENATE BID

    Graham Platner's Senate campaign faces questions over alleged explicit text messages sent to women, impacting his bid for office.

    #PlatnerScandal, #SenateRace, #PoliticalNews, #USPolitics, #Election2026

    newsletter.tf/platner-senate-b

  17. CW: Occasional Foul Language. Always Political.

    The feds are quietly building a blueprint to weaponize the postal system against mail-in ballots right before the midterms, and the courts just declined to stop it. Let's break down the administrative map they're leaving active. 🧵 (1/7)

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  18. Kerala Vote Counting Underway Amidst Tight Security and Information Flux

    Kerala vote counting is happening today, May 4, 2026, for 140 seats. See live results for 883 candidates and find out who won.

    #KeralaElections, #VoteCounting, #KeralaResults, #Election2026, #Malappuram

    newsletter.tf/kerala-vote-coun

  19. #democrats #election2026 #election2028 #davidhogg is absolutely right! We can energize the party and the country with fresh ideas and new leaders. No more king-makers, no more deferring to aged politicians. Primaries, primaries, primaries!!! Let’s get busy.

    theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m