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.

Trump administration files lawsuit to block possible Democratic win in Alaska Senate race  —  The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to block certification of the Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses the contest while another candidate with the same name is on the ballot …

Amy Acton's Estranged Mother Killed Kittens, Court Records Show  —  New information about the criminal history of Donna Arthur, the estranged mother of Ohio Democratic nominee for governor, Amy Acton, is coming to light amid the backlash about her appearance in a Vivek Ramaswamy ad …

‘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 …

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 …

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.

October 22, 2026  —  Alexander Ward and Lara Seligman of the Wall Street Journal reported today that Trump called Elon Musk yesterday to ask him to stop throttling Starlink's military-grade communications system, Starshield, in Ukraine.  Slowing down the system degrades Ukraine's defenses …

Elon Musk pours another $76 million into boosting Republicans  —  SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gave another $76 million to boost Republicans in the first two weeks of October, bringing his total giving this cycle to more than $442 million.  The additional funds, which Musk gave to his super PAC …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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

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.

Illegal alien with former DACA status accused in Iwo Jima statue attack: sources  —  A Marine figure's head was removed from the limestone World War II sculpture  —  The man arrested for allegedly using a sledgehammer to behead a Marine figure on an Iwo Jima monument near Quantico, Virginia …

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 …

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.

Global Oil Price Hits $117 a Barrel, Highest Since April  —  Investors have grown increasingly concerned that the war in Iran could escalate again, putting energy supplies at greater risk.  —  Oil prices rose further on Friday, as hostilities across the Middle East continue to raise fears …

The Man in the Middle of Trump's Deeply Conflicted Ukraine Policy  —  CIA Director John Ratcliffe leads an agency that's at war with Russia, even as Trump makes nice with Putin.  —  Donald trump and volodymyr zelensky have never enjoyed a warm relationship, or even a stable one.

There Are Solutions to This Crazy Economy.  Voters Will Hate Them.  —  Ahead of the midterms, Natasha Sarin and Catherine Rampell unpack the state of the economy — and how much responsibility the president bears for it.  —  One of the biggest issue driving the midterm elections?  The economy.

Trump Consistently Touts the Economy.  The Internet Isn't Buying It.  —  Pocketbook issues top the president's talking points, but on TikTok, videos critical of his claims far outnumber supportive ones.  Vulnerable Republicans are steering clear.  —  WASHINGTON—In the final weeks before the midterms …

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.