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7:55 PM ET, October 15, 2026

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Washington Post:
Secret documents reveal donors behind $330 million for Trump's ballroom  —  The records offer a panoramic view of a fundraising campaign that is extraordinary for its size and opacity.  —  Loading...  $2.5M  —  $25M  —  $10M  —  $5M … $1M  —  $20.3M … $7.5M … $2.5M
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Ford McCracken / The Hill:   Trump ballroom donors revealed in Washington Post report
Bloomberg:
Trump Didn't Order Limits on Kyiv's SpaceX Access, US Says  —  President Donald Trump didn't order any limitations on Ukraine's access to SpaceX's Starshield satellite technology, according to a senior US official.  —  Asked whether the US president had ordered restrictions on Ukraine's use of Starshield …
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Reuters:
Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources say  —  The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.
Amira McKee / Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine Resumes Strikes On Russian Refineries  —  Plus, Trump canceled plans to livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter, and the FBI is investigating suspicious mailings sent to elections offices … 1. Ukraine resumed strikes on Russian refineries after Moscow repeatedly violated a ceasefire on energy targets.
Andrew Roth / The Guardian:
Russia and Ukraine trade strikes as Trump ‘energy ceasefire’ collapses  —  Moscow sends swarms of drones to attack infrastructure in central Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Kyiv will restart strikes on Russian oil refineries  —  The White House's unilateral effort to negotiate an energy ceasefire between Russia …
Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Senators Demand Investigation Into Ukraine Satellite Disruption
Discussion: The Bulwark
Steve Zalusky / Chicago Tribune:
US Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi and family were at Aurora temple when Palatine man tried to carry out attack  —  U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi said he and his family were at the Aurora Hindu temple Sunday when authorities allege a 19-year-old Palatine man attempted to carry out a mass shooting there.
Discussion: Axios and The Hill
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Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Police say Chicago suburb suspect in alleged mass shooting plot had white supremacy manifesto  —  A man arrested in a Chicago suburb had shared a document expressing white supremacist views and outlined an alleged plan to carry out a mass shooting, potentially targeting a Hindu place of worship, police said on Wednesday.
Cindy Hernandez / Chicago Sun Times:
Gun jammed when neo-Nazi attempted mass shooting at Hindu temple in Aurora, prosecutors say
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Trump lashes out at Republicans as Ken Paxton struggles in Texas  —  President Donald Trump is blaming fellow Republicans as his endorsed candidate, Ken Paxton, appears to be in a fierce struggle for a Senate seat in Texas with Democratic challenger James Talarico in a state the GOP has long taken for granted.
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Musk bankrolls PAC spending big on Paxton in Texas
Adam Wren / Politico:
James Talarico announces record-breaking $64M haul
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Trump DOJ Now Targeting Ballots, Not Just Voter Rolls  —  A Quick Heads Up  —  For transparency reasons, I like peeling back the curtain on any changes we make to Morning Memo — but doing so always runs the risk of creating some confusion.  So let me be really clear upfront …
Discussion: The Guardian and CBS News
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Brittany Gibson / Axios:
Trump sues California to prevent counting 20,000 voters' ballots
sos.ca.gov:
California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., Issues Statement in Response to U.S. Department of Justice Letter
Julie K. Brown / Miami Herald:
Ex-Florida congressman Matt Gaetz accused in suit of sex trafficking young women  —  Two women have filed a federal civil lawsuit accusing former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz and two others of participating in an alleged sex trafficking scheme involving young women, drugs and traveling across state lines.
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CNN:
4 killed, including 3 children, in Oregon elementary school shooting, source says.  Teen shooter is also dead, sources say  —  Three children and one adult were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, according to preliminary information from a law enforcement source.
Politico:
Trump's ice maiden is under fire  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  Good Thursday morning.  Here's an eye-popper to start your morning.  Get in touch.  —  FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Texas Democrat James Talarico raised a record-breaking $64 million this summer …
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
GOP Rep On Iran War: ‘There Is No War As We Speak’  —  Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) represents a competitive district and sought to downplay the political impact of the war in Iran.  —  WASHINGTON — Rob Wittman, a Republican congressman from Virginia, doesn't think of President Donald Trump's war in Iran as a war.
Discussion: Middle East Monitor
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New York Times:
A Reader on What He Thinks We Get Wrong About Trump  —  In this first installment of “Sound Off,” Patrick Healy, assistant managing editor for The New York Times, speaks with Mark Jacob, former metro editor for The Chicago Tribune, who shares his criticism of Times coverage.  —  “There's just a lack of bravery.
Discussion: Stop the Presses
Associated Press:
Trump, after bipartisan backlash, says Pentagon won't livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter  —  President Donald Trump said Thursday that the Pentagon will no longer live-stream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, after the announcement faced bipartisan criticism …
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The Citizen Lab:
Exposing AdFection: How Discover-Tech Turned Targeted Ads Into a Pipeline for Zero-Click Mercenary Spyware  —  This is the first-ever public confirmation of zero-click mercenary spyware delivered via targeted ads.  We call the technique AdFection, and show how it was used to infect devices at Al Jazeera with Candiru's spyware.
Wired:
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Was an Affiliate Marketer for a Fitness MLM  —  Trump's newly installed press secretary tells WIRED that in the early 2010s, she promoted a product for a company then called Beachbody, which she described as “sort of a pyramid scheme.”
Derek Hawkins / The Washington Sun:
Judge Dismisses John Brennan's Lawsuit Over Criminal Probes  —  The former CIA director wanted a court to order the Justice Department to preserve records so he could later challenge any criminal charges.  — Copy  —  A federal judge on Thursday threw out former CIA Director John Brennan's …
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Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:   Ex-CIA Director Brennan Rebuffed Over DOJ Probe Evidence
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Authorities investigate ‘suspicious substances’ mailed to congressional offices  —  Authorities are investigating letters containing “suspicious substances” sent to multiple Capitol Hill offices, according to a notice sent to senior congressional staff.  “Law enforcement officials are working …
Austin Carr / Bloomberg:
Why Is Tech Billionaire Marc Andreessen So Mad?  —  The prominent investor has said the Biden administration pushed him to the political right, but sources say his grievances don't always match reality.  —  Marc Andreessen sounded angry.  It was May 22, 2024, and he was venting to a table full …
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Olivia Gazis / CBS News:
Kristi Noem no longer serving as Trump envoy to Shield of the Americas  —  Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is no longer serving as the Trump administration's special envoy for the Shield of the Americas initiative, a State Department official said Thursday …
Discussion: Politico and The Gateway Pundit
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
FBI agents and analysts fired for roles in Trump classified files probe sue to get their jobs back  —  FBI employees fired for their roles in the investigation of President Donald Trump's retention of classified documents at his Florida estate sued on Thursday to get their jobs back …
Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
Iowa Wonders: What Happens If Grassley Dies?  —  The 93-year-old senator mused about his potential replacement.  —  October Surprise: 30% OFF Bulwark+ for a year.  Upgrade now.  —  Seniors of the Corn  —  Cedar Falls and Mason City, Iowa  —  “We should have term limits for politicians …
Discussion: Breitbart
CNN:
Exclusive: US considering using ‘mother of all bombs’ against Iran, sources say  —  Donald Trump The Middle East US military Federal agencies  —  The US military has developed new strike plans that include potentially using the so-called “mother of all bombs” to target Iranian energy infrastructure …
Max Rego / The Hill:
Voters in Fox News poll list government corruption as top concern, beating inflation, healthcare  —  Six in 10 respondents to a recent survey said they were extremely concerned about government corruption, putting it ahead of inflation, healthcare and other issues.
Discussion: Fox News and Mediaite
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Nasty email fight between 2 top Trump appointees spills into the open  —  Two top appointees of President Donald Trump, including the deputy secretary of State, have been embroiled in a monthslong fight that include accusations of leaks to the media and “bizarre” threats of defamation …
 
 
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Will McDuffie / MS NOW:
'It's time for a change': Susan Collins split-ticketers seem to move on
James LaPorta / CBS News:
Ousted general warned of years-long missile defense shortage before Iran war
Discussion: New York Post
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
4 GOP senators join letter demanding Pentagon IG investigation of Ukraine's Starlink outage
Discussion: Futurism and The Bulwark
Eric Katz / The Washington Sun:
The Education Department Is Preparing to Offload Its Student Loan Office
Discussion: RedState
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
More Trump Allies Aided Pro-Russian Balkan Government
Fox News:
Trump links Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to Muslim Brotherhood: 'He's a con man'
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Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Wisconsin elections officials issue guidance for handling federal agents at polls
Mia McCarthy / Politico:
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Reuters:
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