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Aaron Couch / The Hollywood Reporter:
Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ Captain and ‘X-Men’ Superhero, Dies at 86 — He's forever known for playing Jean-Luc Picard and Charles Xavier, whom he “admired for their morality, for their kindness, for their sensitivity, for their compassion.” … He was 86.
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Pressures California With Expanded Election Investigation — The department has issued grand jury subpoenas to local election officials as part of a widening effort to prove unsubstantiated claims about large numbers of illegal voters in the state.
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Ben Penn / Bloomberg Law:
DOJ Orders Criminal Probes of California Officials on Voting — Justice Department leadership directed top federal prosecutors in California to pursue criminal subpoenas of state and local officials regarding their roles administering allegedly illegal voting, according to two people familiar with the situation.
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Alexandra Hutzler / Democracy Docket:
DOJ presses on with California ballot challenge despite the legal losses piling up
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Sarah N. Lynch / CBS News:
California election officials face grand jury subpoenas as DOJ expands voting investigation
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Wall Street Journal:
How Alaska Became the Most Chaotic Senate Battleground in America — Democrats wanted to focus on Trump and high heating bills, but then came the October surprise — ANCHORAGE—As winter set in and Election Day neared in Alaska, high prices for diesel and home heating oil drove voter anger …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Alaska governor casts doubt on certifying election if Peltola wins — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) suggested Thursday the state could withhold certification of the U.S. Senate election results if Democrat Mary Peltola wins. … - “We're going to investigate it.
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Fox News:
Bari Weiss faced ‘significant resistance’ from CBS News staffers about Alaska ballot scandal, insiders say
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Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Trump Erupted After Learning of Alina Habba's $50 Million Deal — Angry about the scale of a contract signed by one of his former lawyers with the family of a wealthy pardon seeker, the president told allies he wanted some of the money to go to his future presidential library.
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Tina Sfondeles / Chicago Sun Times:
Pope Leo will vote from the Vatican, by mail, in Illinois' midterm election — That mail ballot had to travel a long way — from Joliet to the Vatican City, where Pope Leo XIV has led the Catholic church since white smoke appeared from the Sistine Chapel in May 2025.
MS NOW:
Trump cancels two rallies before election day, says he'll do tele-rallies instead — The president's planned rallies in Kansas and Iowa were abruptly cancelled with the RNC claiming the last-minute schedule change was to allow Trump to reach more voters through virtual tele-rallies.
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Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Trump cancels weekend rallies in Iowa and Kansas in favor of holding numerous tele-rallies
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Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
Trump ‘Front Row Joe’ Arrested on Vile Sex Crime Charges … A Trump superfan who regularly sits in the front row at the president's events has been busted for possessing disturbing images of children. — Adam Radogna, a 37-year-old Ohio restaurant owner, was indicted by a grand jury …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
After losing his majority, Netanyahu tries to delegitimize election results — After his far-right coalition lost 11 seats in the election, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to discredit the results by claiming there was mass voting fraud in Arab communities.
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Billal Rahman / Newsweek:
List of Democrats Who Did Not Sign Letter Against Ilhan Omar Investigation — Loading video... Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search. — Forty House Democrats did not sign a letter condemning the federal investigation into Representative Ilhan Omar …
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Axios:
Exclusive: Fired general admitted to leaking classified Iran and Ukraine info, report says — The Pentagon's top military planner admitted to leaking classified information about Ukraine and Iran to two reporters from separate outlets over a one-year period, according to an internal report of the investigation shared with Axios.
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Greg Jaffe / New York Times:
Hegseth Fires General He Accused of Leaking Information to the News Media
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New York Times:
Trump and His Aides Helped Bolsonaro Flee Brazil for the U.S. — President Trump ensured Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost a presidential election in Brazil and faces multiple criminal investigations there, could enter the United States, U.S. officials said.
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Associated Press:
Democratic divisions linger in Michigan Senate race. Will frustration with Trump outweigh them? — Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign Sunday in Detroit alongside former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens, marking their first public appearance together in months …
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NBC News:
Before appearing in an ad calling Amy Acton a ‘liar,’ her mother faced years of turmoil, records show — The trial transcripts and other documents reviewed by NBC News suggest that Amy Acton's mother, Donna Arthur, showed signs of instability in recent years.
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Head of Vietnam veterans group says he was misled before it endorsed Trump's arch — The White House has sought to rally support from veterans before a court showdown on Friday. — SummaryLoading... The head of the Vietnam Veterans of America says he was misled before the group endorsed …
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NBC News:
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's team acknowledged screwup in case against former FBI officials — A Pirro aide said they'd made a problematic mistake in their politically charged case against Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, an FBI agent testified. — WASHINGTON — A top aide …
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Calen Razor / Politico:
Capitol agenda: House Democrats' next big battle — A battle of the competing factions of a potential House Democratic majority is already underway. An expected wave of both progressives and moderates in the midterms has members of both contingents feeling strongly that any 2026 gains …
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Ashley Ahn / Politico:
Oklahoma's next senator can be seated immediately after election, state AG rules — The winner of next week's Oklahoma Senate race will be able to take office immediately after the election, effectively ending Republican Sen. Alan Armstrong's appointment before the current session of the Senate concludes …
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GOP lawmakers start contemplating a diminished Donald Trump — Donald Trump will have his ironclad grip on congressional Republicans tested like never before if the party loses one or both chambers Tuesday. — Trump already appears to be gearing up to blame others if Democrats retake the House or the Senate.
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Dems privately name Texas as most-flippable red state — Democrats' main Senate super PAC is privately telling top donors that Texas offers their best shot at flipping a deep-red Senate seat, followed by Ohio, where the race remains close. — Senate Majority PAC also sees victories …
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
This Reagan Republican is not amused — Campaigning in northwest Ohio this week, Speaker Mike Johnson took a shot at long-tenured Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, saying, “I love the [Ronald] Reagan years, but I don't want to be serving with somebody who was there during the Reagan years.”
Thomas Frank / Politico:
Trump fast-tracks Florida disaster aid days before tight elections — President Donald Trump approved disaster aid Thursday afternoon for Florida residents hit by a recent hurricane, acting in near-record speed for his administration, days before two tight statewide elections.
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Two U.S. service members die amid Iran war, Pentagon tally shows — The Pentagon has added two noncombat deaths to its public database of U.S. military deaths that have occurred amid the war with Iran, bringing the disclosed total of fatalities to 23. — Both deaths were airmen who died …
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930 WFMD Free Talk:
Nancy Pelosi calls Mamdani, El-Sayed's past comments on Israel ‘concerning’ and ‘wrong’ — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed over their views on Israel Thursday …
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Wall Street Journal:
Top Admiral Briefs Trump On Iran Attack Options — A Thursday White House meeting included a rare in-person briefing by Adm. Cooper as the U.S. weighs new combat operations — The top U.S. commander in the Middle East briefed President Trump Thursday on military options for Iran …
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Mark Walker / New York Times:
Georgia Republican Donor Sentenced to 15 Years in $76 Million Ponzi Scheme — Federal prosecutors said Edwin Brant Frost IV lured investors with promises of high returns, but used new money to pay earlier investors and fund personal expenses. — A high-profile Georgia Republican who ran …
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