Poll: Low-information voters have turned hardest against Trump and the GOP  —  Trump voters who can't answer two basic questions about politics are three times as likely as other Trump voters to back Democrats for the House.  This is a big change since 2024.

Ukraine's Starshield access is still crippled, and no one is taking the blame  —  Eleven days after Ukraine's Starshield terminals started mysteriously malfunctioning, there is still nobody in Washington who wants to take responsibility, while Trump administration officials continue pointing fingers firmly at SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

The Meaning of the Republican War Over Ramaswamy's Vile Ad  —  It's quite a feat, in this numb and debased era, to create a political advertisement so shocking and indecent that people from across the political spectrum feel the need to denounce it.  The Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy …

DOJ seeks to block Alaska Senate result if Republican incumbent narrowly loses  —  In a lawsuit, the Justice Department cited confusion over two similarly named candidates, including Republican Sen. Daniel S. Sullivan.  —  SummaryLoading...  The Justice Department has moved …

Musk Giving Tops $445 Million in Final Midterm Push for GOP  —  With a fresh infusion of cash to his super political action committee in the first two weeks of October, Elon Musk has now given more than $445 million in the current election cycle and become one of the biggest-ever contributors to such groups.

‘If Anything Happens to This Guy ... Everyone Is Screwed’  —  Ondřej Surý was a relatively anonymous volunteer working on PHP security.  Then the internet exploded.  —  On Tuesday, the world found out about two massive security vulnerabilities in PHP, a programming language …

Bird Flu Is Raging on a Mink Farm.  It Could Spark a Human Pandemic, Experts Say, but Officials Won't Act.  —  The strain of bird flu that's ripped through American barns for the last four years has killed two people who caught it from sick animals.  But as far as anyone can tell, humans can't spread it.

Ship With Russian Diesel Signals US Port After Trump-Putin Deal  —  A tanker carrying diesel left the Russian port of Primorsk and intermittently signaled New York, potentially marking the first such shipment following a fuel-supply agreement between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.

Top GOP Operative Let Out-of-State Voters Vote From His PA Home  —  Legal experts say Scott Presler's houseguests could run afoul of election law.  —  ONE OF THE MOST HIGH-PROFILE grassroots organizers in the Republican party purchased a home in Beaver County, Pennsylvania in April 2024.

The Michigan Senate Race Keeps Getting Nastier  —  Supporters of Mike Rogers, the Republican candidate, have described his Democratic opponent, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, as un-American and worse.  —  Mike Rogers snickered as his surrogate smeared his opponent.  —  At a recent campaign stop …

2 ex-FBI officials charged with making false statements about Hunter Biden's laptop  —  Two former FBI intelligence officials who specialized in foreign election interference were charged Friday with making false statements about their roles in investigating the origins of Hunter Biden's laptop …

Supreme Court says New Hampshire student IDs can't be used to vote in November  —  The high court said a federal judge shouldn't have changed the rules so close to the Nov. 3 election by blocking guidance issued by New Hampshire's secretary of state.

In the Wisconsin Governor's Race, Another Case of Trump Avoidance Syndrome  —  The Republican candidate for governor, Tom Tiffany, is best known as a staunch ally of the president.  He's trying to change that.  —  President Trump has been urging Republican voters to pretend that he is on the ballot for the midterm elections.

First Lady Melania Trump Secures Ceasefire Between Russia and Ukraine, Localized to Oleshky  —  First Lady Melania Trump successfully secured a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, localized to the city of Oleshky.  Both nations agreed to temporarily stop all military action in Oleshky …

Hegseth Barred Trans Troops.  Military Boards Are Rejecting Those Orders.  —  The service members at Navy and Marine Corps hearings are finding ways to keep trans troops in uniform.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a slur to proudly announce to an auditorium of Marines in September …

Oil hits $115 for first time since May as global stocks knocked by AI fears  —  Markets face twin threats of surging crude prices and concern over durability of AI boom  —  Ian Smith in London, Leo Lewis in Tokyo, Song Jung-a in Seoul and Kate Duguid in New York

The Woolly Mammoth Billionaire's New Startup Is Genetically Engineering War Dogs For The Military  —  This voice experience is generated by AI.  Learn more.  —  Ben Lamm of de-extinction startup Colossal Biosciences has teamed up with Palmer Luckey's team at Anduril to create a dog that's optimized for military use.

Trump administration stopped sharing evidence in Good and Pretti killings, Minnesota officials say  —  The federal government has stopped sharing evidence with Minnesota authorities who are investigating the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal officers, state officials said in recent court filings.

John Barrasso to campaign with Ken Paxton  —  Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso will campaign with Ken Paxton next week in Texas as Republicans work overtime to try to hold onto the endangered seat.  Barrasso said in an interview that he plans to join a bus tour with Paxton …

Trumps to vote early in person in Florida on Saturday, White House official says  —  President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will vote early in person in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Saturday, a White House official said.  —  On the campaign trail this week, the president said he prefers to vote on Election Day.

Covert Russian Group Injects Baseless Claim Into the Texas Senate Race  —  Russian influence operations appear to be stepping up efforts to meddle in the midterms, according to intelligence officials.  Most are targeting Democrats.  —  Even as President Trump pursued a thawing of relations …

Comey Tries to 86 the Seashells Case: Part I  —  As comical as the prosecution's case appears, it may well go to trial.  —  annabower.bsky.social  —  EricColumbus  —  ericcolumbus.bsky.social  —  Meet The Authors  —  In May 2025, former FBI Director James Comey …

Democrats Aim to Build Red State Momentum With an Epstein Ad Blitz  —  As the limits of where Democrats hope to win in 2026 creep further into reliably red territory, party operatives have been turning more often to a wedge issue that helped Donald Trump win in 2024 — disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

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‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre  —  Company ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms' latest push  —  Behind a wire fence lies a vast gaping wound of earth.