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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
What Our New Senate Polls Tell Us 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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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Elon Musk? — A new New York Times poll today has some surprising findings in close Senate races: South Carolina is basically a tie at 48 percent for Sen. Darline Graham and the same for Annie Andrews. Florida isn't nearly as close: Sen. Ashley Moody …
New York Times:
The Senate Race in Heavily Republican South Carolina is a Tossup, Poll Finds — Senator Darline Graham, the South Carolina Republican, is struggling to replicate her late brother's success. Republicans lead in the Florida Senate race and Democrats are up in Minnesota.
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Scripps News, The Hill, Washington Examiner, The Citadel Poll, Forbes, MS NOW, NewsMax.com, Florida Politics, Mediaite and Siena Research Institute
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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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.
New York Times:
Grand Jury Declines to Bring Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson
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Talking Points Memo
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump takes one more desperate swing at Jim Comey
Trump takes one more desperate swing at Jim Comey
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Bloomberg, Executive Functions, MS NOW, Reason, The Gateway Pundit and Los Angeles Times
Washington Post:
Brazilian judge orders investigation into JD Vance donor network — A presidential candidate in Brazil alleged that Vance's Rockbridge Network discussed potential aid to the campaign of Flávio Bolsonaro. Rockbridge denies involvement. — SummaryLoading...
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New Republic, The Parnas Perspective, Townhall and Bloomberg
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Ivan Taylor / CBS News:
Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro arrives in Miami with family after presidential election loss
Associated Press:
Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro and family will get US visas after election loss, State Department says
Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro and family will get US visas after election loss, State Department says
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Ryan King / New York Post:
Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro arrives in Miami as Trump approves his refuge in US
Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro arrives in Miami as Trump approves his refuge in US
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Reuters, Bloomberg, One America News Network, The Gateway Pundit, Human Events, Time and Mediaite
CBS News:
Flávio Bolsonaro heading to Ecuador, Argentina says, after losing Brazil's presidential election
Flávio Bolsonaro heading to Ecuador, Argentina says, after losing Brazil's presidential election
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Bloomberg:
Israeli Arab Parties Claim Kingmaker Status in Tight Vote — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spent much of election day warning his base that Arab citizens were voting in record numbers. He was right. — Results on Wednesday showed the two Israeli Arab parties are likely …
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New York Times:
Live Updates: In Tight Israeli Election, Leading Parties Face Tough Path to Power
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israeli exit polls: Netanyahu bloc loses, but Eisenkot's short of clear majority
Israeli exit polls: Netanyahu bloc loses, but Eisenkot's short of clear majority
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Ali Winston / Wired:
ICE Is Running One of the Largest Anti-Left Surveillance Operations in US History — ICE's Homeland Security Investigations is engaged in far-reaching spying against left-wing activists that rivals the FBI and CIA crackdowns on the Civil Rights and anti-war movements.
Dana Kennedy / Daily Mail:
Vivek Ramaswamy's explosive attack ad against Democratic rival Amy Acton in Ohio governor race backfires after horrifying claims from her long-lost stepsister that father also raped another daughter — Vivek Ramaswamy's explosive attempt to discredit his Democrat rival Amy Acton's childhood abuse claims …
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Zeteo:
Republicans Warned Vivek Ramaswamy His ‘Rapist Protector’ Ad Was a Terrible Idea — The Ohio gubernatorial candidate was told using Amy Acton's estranged mother in an ad would backfire. The story of how it came together is even worse than you think. — ∙ Paid
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New Republic
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Warns Gulf of Possible Short, Intense Renewal of Iran War After Midterms — There are new signs that the American and Israeli militaries are preparing a potential wave of strikes to muscle Tehran to the negotiating table — DUBAI—The U.S. has told several Gulf Arab countries …
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Jonathan Tamari / Bloomberg:
How Senate, Governor Ticket-Splitting Could Impact Midterms
How Senate, Governor Ticket-Splitting Could Impact Midterms
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Hopium Chronicles and Fox News
Kellen Browning / New York Times:
Inside Democrats' Secret Effort to Stack Alaska's Ballot — Operatives aligned with Mary Peltola, the Democratic nominee for Senate, spent months recruiting candidates to peel votes from Senator Dan Sullivan, the Republican. — In the summer of 2025, a staffer for Mary Peltola …
Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Dolores Huerta, Labor Leader and Force for Civil Rights, Has Died — She founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez. In early 2026, she told The Times that she had been raped by him decades earlier. She was 96. — Dolores Huerta at a women's march in Utah in 2017.By Getty Images
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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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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Murkowski endorses Democrat in Alaska governor race
Murkowski endorses Democrat in Alaska governor race
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Washington Post, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit and LGBTQ Nation
Sopheng Cheang / Associated Press:
A US cruise ship suspends a global voyage in Asia due to fuel costs, stranding 200 passengers — A U.S. cruise ship on an around-the-world voyage that touted its cabins as floating homes suspended its three-year voyage in Cambodia due to fuel costs, forcing hundreds of passengers to disembark.
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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.
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Media Matters for America, The Independent, Reason and The Ankler, more at Mediagazer »
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump Cannot Be the End of the Story — Writing under the pseudonym Publicola in support of the new Constitution, the North Carolina attorney and legislator Archibald Maclaine rebuffed critics who charged that the president was little more than a king. — “It is a maxim in the British government …
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Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Federal judge disqualifies Trump-appointed prosecutor for ‘unlawfully serving’ in role — Bill Essayli, a former GOP lawmaker and ally of president, has not been confirmed by the Senate in his role — A US judge ruled on Tuesday that Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in southern California …
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Jana Winter / Reuters:
FBI raids home of Eric Swalwell's billionaire donor — The FBI raided the home of Eric Swalwell's billionaire donor on Tuesday as part of the ongoing probe into sexual assault allegations against the former Democratic congressman, a senior law enforcement official told Reuters.
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Stephen Kruiser / PJ Media:
Dear Leftists: Shut the Hell Up About Trump ‘Profiting’ From Politics — Carrying water for the Democratic Party — especially here in the Year of Our Lord 2026 — is no easy task. Over the years, the Dems' flying monkeys in the mainstream media have amassed quite a playbook filled …
Politico:
Billionaires shatter spending record to fight California wealth tax — SAN FRANCISCO — Billionaire opponents of California's proposed wealth tax have spent more fighting it than they ever have on a political cause in the state, according to a POLITICO analysis.
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Associated Press:
Trump says he's ending restrictions on climate-warming methane from oil drilling — BILLINGS, Mont. — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration is “terminating” a Biden-era rule that aimed to cut planet-warming emissions of methane from oil and gas drilling.
David Gilbert / Wired:
Senators Demand to Know if Dr. Oz Collaborated With Election Denial Groups — A far-right campaign claiming leftists are stealing votes from nursing home residents has centered on changing guidance from Mehmet Oz's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Record Lows Say Congressional Incumbents Deserve Reelection — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, record-low shares of U.S. registered voters say they would reelect their own representative or most members of Congress. For the first time in a final pre-midterm reading …
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 …
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Blaise Gainey / Houston Public Media:
Gina Hinojosa wins court order to review Abbott-Musk emails, Gov. Abbott appeals — A judge has ordered the governor to let his Democratic opponent inspect unredacted communications with billionaire Elon Musk. — A judge has sided with state Rep. Gina Hinojosa after the Democratic …
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Politico, The Texas Tribune, National Politics, Townhall and The Washington Sun
Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Trump Plot for Stunning New Gift to Putin Exposed … Donald Trump is weighing a plum new gift to Vladimir Putin that would allow the Russian tyrant to strengthen the Kremlin's influence around the world. — Officials are looking at axing measures against the multibillion-dollar Russian …
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Metro.co.uk, Bloomberg and New York Times
Talia Buford / ProPublica:
Meet ProPublica's 2026 Class of Emerging Reporters — ProPublica's Emerging Reporters Program provides support and mentorships to college students who are pursuing careers in investigative journalism and need additional training and financial support to help advance their goals.
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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Mediaite, The Preamble, The Independent and TMZ.com
Michelle Del Rey / The Washington Sun:
U.S. Expels Cuban Official Who Got Into a Diplomatic Dust-Up at the U.N. — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz confirmed a Cuban diplomat is being expelled from the U.S. after a shouting match on the floor of the General Assembly on Tuesday. — While speaking with Fox News' Sean Hannity …
Ryan King / New York Post:
Kamala Harris warns Dems against impeaching Trump if they retake Congress: ‘Not a good idea’ — WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Kamala Harris has cautioned Democrats against impeaching President Trump for a third time if they regain control of the House of Representatives in next week's midterm elections.
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Mediaite and PoliticusUSA
