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11:00 PM ET, October 31, 2026

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Liz Crampton / Politico:
Greg Abbott's Texas Empire Is Showing Cracks … The Texas governor pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket.  —  “Steve Radack Community Center, 18650 Clay Road, Houston, 1.2 miles away,” he read, identifying the precinct's nearest polling location.  “Listen, I can roll over there in five minutes …
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
In unusual email, Social Security Administration touts Trump days before elections  —  Days before consequential midterm elections, the head of the Social Security Administration blasted out an email to the public praising President Donald Trump.  —  “Under President Donald J. Trump …
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Republicans Tried to Turn the Cheesecake Factory Against Democrats. It Flopped.
Discussion: DeLong's Grasping …
Hans Nichols / Axios:   Your election night cheat sheet
Julia Mueller / The Hill:   The 6 races that could decide Senate control
New York Times:   Led by Trump, Republicans Close Midterms With Ugly Personal Attacks
New York Times:   Brace Yourself for an ‘Unusual Election’
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Associated Press:
FBI visits Dan J. Sullivan donor in candidate's home town as Alaska Senate inquiry widens  —  The FBI on Friday began reaching out to donors of Dan J. Sullivan asking about potential deception, as federal authorities ramped up their investigation over the U.S. Senate candidate in Alaska who shares a name with the Republican incumbent.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Let's Talk About Alaska  —  I was at the gym this afternoon when a press conference came on with the U.S. Attorney in Alaska floridly introducing a criminal investigation into this “Dan Sullivan” issue.  One of my colleagues just noted that to do this, U.S. Attorney Michael Heyman “unrecused” himself from this case.
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Why Haley Stevens Can't Stop Talking About Abdul El-Sayed  —  In a frank interview, she described her disappointment and also said she was considering converting to Judaism.  Her fiancé had thoughts, too.  —  Representative Haley Stevens of Michigan stood up from her dining table …
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Ben Johansen / Politico:
The last weekend of midterm campaigning begins
Discussion: Mediaite
Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
More than 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens not on California's voter rolls  —  More than 4 in 10 names flagged as possible noncitizen voters in California by the Trump administration cannot even be found on the state's voter rolls, according to a legal filing Saturday by an immigrant rights group.
Washington Post:
D.C. and Virginia sue to block Trump's proposed triumphal arch  —  The lawsuit increases legal pressure against the president's planned 250-foot-tall project.  —  SummaryLoading...  The D.C. government and the commonwealth of Virginia sued Saturday to block construction …
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Ford McCracken / The Hill:
DC, Virginia sue to block Trump's triumphal arch
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:   D.C., Virginia sue to block Trump's 250-foot arch
Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter  —  Ruling ‘with prejudice’ means US president may not amend or refile his lawsuit over his alleged birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein  —  A US judge dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal …
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Andrew Childers / Democracy Docket:
DHS Secretary Mullin claims 300,000 noncitizens under investigation for illegally voting  —  Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin claimed his department is investigating 300,000 cases of potential noncitizens voting, with 1,600 active investigations.
Discussion: Fox News and NewsMax.com
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Judge orders DOJ to stop threatening election officials
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Ros Krasny / Bloomberg:
US Embassy Warns of Mass Casualty Threat at Moscow Museum
Discussion: Townhall and Global News
Salvador Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Video shows ICE agent pointing handgun in face of North Hollywood bystander  — 6 min Click here to listen to this article  —  A federal immigration agent pulled out a handgun and pointed it just inches from the face of a bystander during an apparent operation in North Hollywood on Friday morning …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Iran's supreme leader orders “maximum” response to any U.S. attack  —  Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei told the country's top three military commanders that a renewed attack by the U.S. and Israel ״must be met with an immediate and effective response, without geographical limitations״ …
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Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Trump Calls Former Lawyer's $50 Million Deal ‘Obnoxious and Outrageous’  —  At a Halloween event in Florida, President Trump told reporters that Alina Habba Mildon's lucrative work for someone seeking a pardon was “not acceptable.”  —  President Trump on Saturday strongly criticized his former lawyer …
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Kennedy Center leaders threatened payroll to push Trump naming, lawmaker alleges  —  A court brief says that foundation funding was tied to keeping Trump's name on the Kennedy Center, leaving officials warning that repayment would force immediate furloughs.  —  SummaryLoading...
Discussion: KEYT-TV
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
2026 Democratic candidates throw Joe Biden under the bus on the border  —  From Senate to House races, in red and purple areas, Democrats are looking to make a clean break from Joe Biden's unpopular border enforcement policies in a bid to redefine the party.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Wall Street Journal:
How Iran Battered U.S. Bases and Caused Billions in Damage  —  Satellite imagery shows hundreds of damaged buildings at more than two dozen installations, in the fullest accounting of the destruction yet  —  | Graphics by Carl Churchill and Katherine Chui  —  Three American servicemembers …
Luke Fountain / CNBC:
‘Pop-up’ super PACs pour $637 million into 2026 midterm races … A super PAC called Our Heritage Matters registered with the Federal Election Commission on Oct. 15.  —  Five days later, it began spending to boost third-party candidates and attack Republicans.
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Kyle Chouinard / The Washington Sun:   A Super PAC Army Is Spending Millions on ‘Spoiler’ Candidates
 
 
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Politico:
In a New Jersey House race, Trump is putting a centuries-old family legacy at risk
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Ali Bianco / Politico:
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Wall Street Journal:
Prediction Markets Keep Whiffing on Elections. Will They Miss on the Midterms?
Discussion: The Enterprise
Brynn Tannehill / Public Notice:
Move fast, break things
New York Times:
How Trump Is Dismantling America's Scientific Research Machine
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
As Midterms Near, Top Law Firms That Capitulated to Trump Are on the Sidelines
 

 
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