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Washington Post:
Grand jury declines to indict Cassidy Hutchinson over Jan. 6 testimony — Hutchinson, a former White House aide, testified before lawmakers about President Donald Trump's actions on Jan. 6, 2021. — Loading... A federal grand jury in D.C. rejected an attempt by the Justice Department …
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Grand Jury Declines to Bring Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson — The rejection of the indictment was the latest extraordinary setback in President Trump's wide-ranging campaign to go after his political opponents. — A federal grand jury in Washington on Tuesday rejected an effort …
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Politico:
Game recognize game — With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner — POLITICO Named Digiday's Most Innovative Publisher — Yesterday POLITICO was named 2026 Most Innovative Publisher by Digiday. We are proud of this honor and of the incredible efforts of our team around the world.
KTUU:
Sen. Murkowski endorses Democrat JKT in Alaska's governor's race — ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Sen. Lisa Murkowski has endorsed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins. — “JKT is young Alaskan with a view and a perspective that I think Alaska needs right now,” Murkowski told Rebecca Palsha on Tuesday.
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Ebony Davis / MS NOW:
Lisa Murkowski crosses party lines to endorse Democrat in Alaska governor's race — Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska endorsed Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for governor Tuesday, crossing party lines in the final week ahead of Election Day. — The endorsement delivers to Kreiss-Tomkins …
Casey He / Politico:
Alaska's ranked choice voting is on the ballot this year. Republicans want it gone.
Alaska's ranked choice voting is on the ballot this year. Republicans want it gone.
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
What Our Three New Senate Polls Are Saying About the State of the Midterms — South Carolina seems like a serious race; Minnesota may not be; and Florida still appears out of reach for Democrats. — How big is the battleground for Senate control? — It might be at least one state wider than generally assumed.
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Keaton Peters / Straight Arrow:
Is data center backlash strong enough to sway the election?
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Reason
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israeli exit polls: Netanyahu bloc loses, but Eisenkot's short of clear majority — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right coalition is projected to lose its parliamentary majority, but his opponent Gadi Eisenkot's bloc is short of 61 seats, according to Israeli exit polls.
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Daniel-Dylan Böhmer / Politico:
Israel faces another period of political uncertainty — here are the scenarios
Israel faces another period of political uncertainty — here are the scenarios
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NBC News:
Judge berates DOJ attorney in court over new charge filed against former FBI officials — The judge tossed a new obstruction charge against Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides and told the Justice Department attorney that “everything is a sideshow on top of a sideshow” in this case.
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
White House Has Tight Grip Over F.B.I. in Pursuing Trump Targets, Agent Says
White House Has Tight Grip Over F.B.I. in Pursuing Trump Targets, Agent Says
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Just In: Judge Warns Trump DOJ to Stop Threatening Election Workers — U.S. District Judge David O. Carter of Los Angeles just concluded a 3 1/2 hour hearing (minus recesses) in the California election case without issuing a ruling. He promised one tomorrow.
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Shawn Hubler / New York Times:
Judge Questions Trump Administration's Need to Target Noncitizen Voters
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Lim Hui Jie / CNBC:
Trump says Iran war will end ‘when I want it to’ as costs reportedly balloon to $47 billion … U.S. President Donald Trump has reiterated his claim that the Iran war will end “whenever I want it to,” but insists that Tehran cannot have a nuclear weapon. — Speaking at a rally in Lubbock …
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Fox's Trump Fatigue … On Wednesday, each of the television news networks will release their October ratings numbers. Ahead of the midterms, especially with the stakes as high as they are this November, the networks would typically be expected to post viewership gains as audiences tune in for coverage of the consequential races.
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Tennessee Race Is Rattled by a Republican's Acknowledgment of a ‘Past Indiscretion’ — State Senator Brent Taylor, the Republican nominee for a U.S. House seat, responded to a Nashville outlet's report that he had sent “an unsolicited nude picture.” — The campaign to flip Tennessee's …
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Eli Motycka / Nashville Scene:
Brent Taylor's Sexting Problem
Brent Taylor's Sexting Problem
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Calen Razor / Politico:
House GOP eyes Jordan vs. Scalise — POLITICO Named Digiday's Most Innovative Publisher — Yesterday POLITICO was named 2026 Most Innovative Publisher by Digiday. We are proud of this honor and of the incredible efforts of our team around the world. We also know the credit starts with you, our readers and subscribers.
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Axios:
Republicans fear “red scream” could depress GOP voter turnout — Senate Republicans see Iowa moving their way and Ohio slipping, with pessimism growing over Alaska and Kansas. … - ✈️ A combination of paid media and Air Force One visits has bolstered GOP confidence that they'll hold South Carolina and Mississippi.
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Senate control could hang in limbo for weeks after Election Day
Associated Press:
Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro and family will get US visas after election loss, State Department says — A senior State Department official said Tuesday that Flávio Bolsonaro and his family will be granted U.S. visas after his weekend loss to incumbent Brazilian President Luiz …
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Dawn Kopecki / Reuters:
Hacking attempts against US Federal Election Commission system triggered outage, email shows — The US Federal Election Commission's website has been targeted by a hacker or hackers, disrupting the agency's electronic filings system a week before the November 3 elections, according to an email seen by Reuters.
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Maggie Miller / Politico:
Hackers attempted to access national campaign finance systems 1 week before midterms
Hackers attempted to access national campaign finance systems 1 week before midterms
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Townhall
Julie K. Brown / The Epstein Files:
Trump and Epstein's intrasexual competition — Former Miss Switzerland contestant accuses Trump of ‘brutal’ rape after event attended by Jeffrey Epstein — A new sex allegation has surfaced against President Donald Trump by a former Miss Switzerland contestant who alleges that he brutally raped …
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Gavin J. Quinton / The Washington Sun:
Streamer Hasan Piker Hits Scott Jennings With a $72 Million Defamation Suit — Leftist livestreamer Hasan Piker sued commentator Scott Jennings in federal court Tuesday, seeking more than $72 million in damages over allegations that Jennings falsely depicted him as advocating the lynching of Black Americans.
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Josephine Walker / Axios:
Trump escalates anti-Muslim rhetoric before midterms — President Trump has increasingly singled out Muslim politicians and communities in a bid to rally his base in the final push before election day. … - Trump suggested that El-Sayed posed a security threat, saying …
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Bayliss Wagner / New York Times:
Kennedy Makes Bigoted Remarks About Arabs at Michigan Campaign Event
Kennedy Makes Bigoted Remarks About Arabs at Michigan Campaign Event
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Mara Hoplamazian / The Washington Sun:
Trump Unveils Plan to Relax Methane Emission Restrictions for Oil Companies — The Trump administration announced a proposal Tuesday to roll back Biden-era regulations on emissions from the oil and gas industry. — The proposal would overhaul regulations meant to reduce emissions of methane …
Molly Knight Raskin / Wired:
A 28-Year-Old DOGE Operative Gutted USAID. HR Had No Record of Him Working There — Despite the agency's human resources department saying he hadn't even been onboarded, Jeremy Lewin oversaw the destruction of USAID. It's not clear he had the legal authority to do so.
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Axios, Mediaite, Reuters and The Mahablog
Daniel Ruetenik / CBS News:
Classified material missing from Epstein files, documents suggest — Attorney General Todd Blanche has long maintained that the so-called Epstein files, even those kept from the public, contain no secret information related to national security. — When the document releases began last winter …
David Hudnall / Kansas City Star:
In Sen. Roger Marshall's longtime home of Great Bend, public support is lukewarm — At the Ellinwood Rotary Club meeting, lunch arrived in Styrofoam boxes from the local hospital: ham, corn, sweet potatoes, and mandarin oranges for dessert. The items on the agenda ranged from declining school enrollment …
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The Washington Sun
Michelle Del Rey / The Washington Sun:
Federal Agents Raid Beverly Hills Mansion Tied to Eric Swalwell — Federal agents raided a Beverly Hills mansion connected to Eric Swalwell early Tuesday morning as part of an investigation into the former congressman, according to multiple reports. — In an emailed statement to The Washington Sun …
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Ted Mann / Bloomberg:
Joe Rogan Turns More Critical of Trump Ahead of 2026 Midterms — The world's most popular podcaster has raised questions about the war with Iran and ICE's tactics. — By the time Joe Rogan formally endorsed Donald Trump on the eve of the 2024 election, the nod felt like it had been a long time coming.



