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9:35 PM ET, September 27, 2026

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Bayliss Wagner / New York Times:
A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government  —  The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.
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Aileen Graef / CNN:
White House airs another government-funded ad, this time with Trump warning of ‘final battle’  —  Donald Trump Media Fighting disinformation  —  The White House has launched another taxpayer-funded television ad before the midterms, this time featuring imagery of President Donald Trump walking …
Discussion: The Independent
Garrett Downs / CNBC:
Taxpayer-funded Trump ads draw bipartisan scrutiny ahead of midterms … Television advertisements with a pro-Trump message — and paid for by the U.S. government — are expanding their reach ahead of November's midterm elections, prompting bipartisan scrutiny over whether the campaign complies …
Katherine Doyle / Washington Post:
White House expands taxpayer-paid ad campaign boosting Trump  —  The taxpayer-funded campaign borrows the president's political rhetoric as the White House defends the spots as “public service” announcements.  —  SummaryLoading...  The White House has expanded a series …
Telegraph:
Counter-terror police investigate Iran link to suspected RAF base bomb plot  —  Donald Trump says five men arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act were ‘looking to do big damage’  —  Will Bolton , Crime correspondent.  Emily Smith.  Rozina Sabur , National Security Editor.  Tom Jeffreys
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Associated Press:
5 men arrested near UK air base used by US in Iran war on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act
David Brennan / ABC News:
UK police arrest 5 men under terrorism, explosives acts close to US air base
Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Sen. John Fetterman says it's “entirely possible” Democrats take back Senate, says “let's revisit after the midterm” on his plans  —  Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania said Saturday that it's “entirely possible” his party could win control of the Senate in the midterm elections …
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Fox News:
John Fetterman accidentally calls himself a ‘lifelong Republican’ at Texas Tribune Festival  —  Sen. John Fetterman, D-PA, triggered a wave of laughs at a speaking event on Saturday after mistakenly referring to himself as a “lifelong Republican.”  —  Fetterman made the statement while on stage …
Discussion: CBS News
Ally Goelz / New York Post:
Fetterman says he's a ‘lifelong Republican’ in awkward slip
Discussion: RedState and Townhall
Daniel Dale / CNN:
I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago.  Here are 15 things I've learned  —  Donald Trump Media Fighting disinformation  —  Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project …
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Jennifer Bowers Bahney / Mediaite:   CNN's Daniel Dale Pens Scathing Feature Recounting 10 Years Of Decoding Trump's ‘Remarkable Number of Lies’
Axios:
Scoop: Anthropic's Dario Amodei to have White House dinner with Trump  —  President Trump plans to host Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at a private White House dinner on Sunday evening, sources familiar told Axios. … - Top tech CEOs from OpenAI's Sam Altman to Google's Sundar Pichai flanked Trump during …
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Maria Curi / Axios:
Amodei critics target Trump with hit piece before White House dinner
Discussion: NewsMax.com, TechCrunch and Gizmodo
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Khanna says third Trump impeachment would be about ‘setting a standard’  —  Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Sunday said a third attempt to impeach President Trump if Democrats take control of Congress in November would be about “setting a standard” of accountability.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Jim Jordan predicts third Trump impeachment if Democrats take control of House
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
House Democrats plan vast oversight of Trump administration. Impeachment is an option
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
She helped lead a far-right internet movement.  Then it turned on her.  —  Inspired by female conservative influencers, Amy Dangerfield worked to become one of Nick Fuentes's model “groypettes.”  A vicious fight left her grappling with the dark side of far-right fame.
Discussion: Daily Mail
Barak Ravid / Axios:
After nixing Iran proposal, Trump tells Axios he expects talks this week  —  One day after he rejected an Iranian proposal to end the war, President Trump told Axios in a phone interview on Sunday that he expects U.S. negotiators to engage in more talks with the country this week.
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Ryan King / New York Post:
Iran's economy will have ‘nothing’ left ‘within two weeks,’ Scott Bessent warns  —  WASHINGTON — Iran's beleaguered economy will soon have “nothing to trade” in about two weeks after it makes its final oil deliveries, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed.
Discussion: NewsMax.com, RedState and Fox News
Herb Scribner / Axios:
The most pressing midterm issues for rural voters … Cost of living concerns … - 57% of rural voters cited an economic concern — including rising costs, jobs, wages and housing affordability — when asked about the biggest issue facing their local community.
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Jessie Blaeser / Politico:
Poll: Trump's MAGA loyalists don't think he has an affordability problem
Discussion: Daily Kos
Jason DeRose / NPR:
These Democrats are making Christianity a centerpiece of their midterm campaigns  —  On a recent Sunday at Brentwood Baptist Church in Houston, James Talarico stood at the pulpit.  —  A state representative in the Texas House, Talarico is a former middle school teacher …
Holly Otterbein / Axios:
AOC test-runs a Senate bid in upstate New York … - She's barnstorming through upstate New York, meeting with local officials, and kicking off a voter turnout program that could help her collect valuable data for a possible Senate campaign. … But it doubled as a way to test AOC's appeal far …
Maggie Severns / Wall Street Journal:
Why Are Democratic Donors Putting Money Into a Long-Shot Mississippi Senate Race?  —  George Soros and other big Democratic donors have an eye on a seat the GOP has safely held for decades  —  JACKSON, Miss.—Soon after District Attorney Scott Colom sat down at a Waffle House earlier this month …
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Bill Gates says global AI cooperation is ‘more difficult’ than nuclear talks  —  Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said global cooperation on artificial intelligence (AI) will be “more difficult” than talks on nuclear proliferation during the Cold War.  —  “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker asked Gates …
Tim Balk / New York Times:
A ‘Big Problem’: Trump's War With Iran Drags Down Republicans in Midterms  —  As their November picture darkens, and gas and diesel prices soar, some Republicans who backed the war for months are now changing their tune.  —  As President Trump warned in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly …
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Washington Post:   Soaring diesel prices are clobbering Trump's MAGA faithful, exposing rifts
 
 
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Bloomberg:
French Conservatives to Keep Senate Majority as Far Right Gains
Discussion: Reuters
Ally Goelz / New York Post:
One normally quiet Texas race shows 2026 will be a ‘wipe out’ for Republicans, Dem stategist claims
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
It's Not Just Peltola: How Congress Treats Its Serfs
Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch:
Newsom Signs Sweeping Anti-Corruption Package Cracking Down on Meme Coins, Crypto Fraud, and Self-Dealing by Public Officials
Nick Reisman / Politico:
Trump's latest Mamdani lovefest comes at a bad time for Republicans
Discussion: Deadline
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Only 13% of voters buy Trump's promise to send $5k checks if GOP wins midterms
 Earlier Items: 
David Cohen / Politico:
Blanche says president has right to restrict access to White House and Air Force One
Associated Press:
Supreme Court vote shadows Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her first bid after abortion rights decision
Discussion: MS NOW
Natassia Paloma / USA Today:
Talarico calls Paxton, leaves voicemail inviting him to debate
Discussion: The Post Millennial
George Chidi / The Guardian:
Trump allies could use midterms ‘counting window’ to disrupt results, experts warn
Politico:
Serving at His Pleasure … President Donald Trump's mind was on Iran.
Linda Qiu / New York Times:
White House Claim of Finding $250 Billion in Fraud Uses Questionable Numbers
Discussion: New York Times
 

 
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