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4:40 PM ET, October 4, 2026

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NBC News:
Poll: Latino voters swing away from Trump and Republicans  —  Democrats have a significant lead among Latino voters in 2026 amid economic concerns, according to the NBC News/Telemundo poll, though the GOP has made some long-term gains.  —  Latino voters helped propel Donald Trump back to the White House.
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David French / New York Times:
The ‘God Gap’ Is Narrowing in Texas  —  Robert Jeffress, the senior pastor of First Baptist Dallas, a 16,000-member congregation, stepped to the microphone at the Republican Party's midterm convention last month and issued what sounded like a declaration of a religious cold war:
Discussion: Alternet.org and The Daily Wire
New York Times:
Democrats Lead Governor Races Deep in Republican Territory, Polls Show  —  Democratic advantages in the races for governor in Texas, Iowa, Ohio and Alaska reflect deep unhappiness with President Trump and the economy.  A Republican leads in Kansas.  —  One month until Election Day …
Discussion: Fox News and The Message Box
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Polls and “fundamentals” basically agree about the blue wave  —  Hi everyone, Elliott here with a short business note before the main content.  The months leading up to elections are always the biggest months of new revenue for this newsletter.  But in the months after …
Discussion: Paul Krugman and Newsweek
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
How the shooting death of a Houston father is igniting Latino politics in Texas  —  Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed on his way to work by ICE agents, who said he used his vehicle as a weapon.  An outraged community is demanding justice — and change.
Tim Balk / New York Times:
How Democrats Have Changed the Way They Talk About Trans Issues
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Anthony Salvanto / CBS News:   CBS News Battleground Tracker poll finds Democrats maintain House advantage amid concern about prices
David Nir / The Downballot:   Why the GOP's spending advantage is nowhere near as big as it looks
Emily Davies / New York Times:   Some Democrats Say Senate Race In South Carolina Is Winnable. Others, not so much.
Stephanie McCrummen / The Atlantic:
A Reckoning in Springfield  —  This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter.  Sign up for it here.  —  He kept going over the details.  —  “I run this route every day, like clockwork,” the trucker was saying, heading west to where he had first seen the man on the side of the highway.
Megan Brand / NBC News:
Sen. John Kennedy says he's considering running for president  —  The Louisiana senator said that he has not made a decision yet and noted that right now, he is running for re-election. … Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said in an interview on NBC's “Meet the Press” that he is considering running for president in 2028.
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New York Times:
Kristi Noem's Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left  —  The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.
Discussion: Mediaite
Norman J. Ornstein / New Republic:
The Long and Extremely Urgent To-Do List if Democrats Take the House … In the 1972 movie The Candidate, Bill McKay, played by Robert Redford, shockingly wins a Senate seat.  Surrounded by ecstatic staff and volunteers, a stunned and panicky McKay pulls aside his manager and asks, “What do we do now?”
Discussion: Alternet.org
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Naftali Bendavid / Washington Post:
Trump's opponents are planning efforts to reverse his changes to presidency
Discussion: Alternet.org
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CBS News:
U.S. Marine arrested in Japan, accused of killing Japanese woman in Okinawa  —  A U.S. Marine stationed in Japan's southern island of Okinawa was arrested following the death of a Japanese woman, local police said on Sunday.  Japan lodged a strong protest with the U.S. and demanded maximum cooperation with the investigation.
New York Times:
How Cornell Punished Each of the 7 Men Accused of Sexual Assault  —  Summaries obtained by The New York Times offer a detailed look at the discipline meted out to the men accused of sexually assaulting a fellow student at Cornell University.  —  The lightest punishment called for writing a paper and completing training.
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Emanuel urges Democrats to prioritize ethics reform over potential third Trump impeachment  —  Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) on Sunday pushed Democrats to focus on ethics reform instead of a third impeachment of President Trump if they win back power in Congress after the midterm elections.
Discussion: Fox News, Daily Mail, NBC News and Grabien
Tiago Rogero / The Guardian:
Brazil goes to polls in decisive election for future of Latin America  —  Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro face off in battle between leftwing incumbent and far-right son of jailed ex-president  —  Brazilians are going to the polls in the first round of a highly polarised …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits  —  The president's decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.  —  When President Trump decided in his first term …
Discussion: Alternet.org
Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump is putting a generation of young judges on the bench — for life  —  President Donald Trump has appointed far more federal judges who are under 40 than his predecessors — ensuring that his imprint on the judiciary will last for decades.  —  Over the course of his two terms to date …
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Why You Must Care About the Ballroom  —  Trump is defying Congress and robbing the American people to build it.  —  WHEN YOU CONSIDER all the outrageous things President Donald Trump has done in his second term, you might be tempted to think his big ballroom project doesn't rate high …
CNN:
Inside Democrats' efforts to secure Election Day and respond to fears of Trump interference  —  Donald Trump Congressional news Election security  —  Ahead of the November midterm elections, top Democrats are planning for doomsday scenarios for how President Donald Trump and his administration …
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Washington Post:   With threats to midterms, states say Trump administration isn't helping
 
 
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Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Energy Secretary Chris Wright says Trump was “well aware of the risks to energy flows” before launching Iran war
Discussion: American Greatness and RTÉ
Tim Balk / New York Times:
Why Kansas Has Suddenly Moved to Center of the Fight for Senate Control
Discussion: Robert Reich
Fox News:
Top Republican unloads on rise of ‘anti-American’ candidates heading into midterms: ‘You got to be kidding’
Amanda Chu / Politico:
RFK Jr.'s movement is in disarray
Kevin Maurer / Rolling Stone:
He Wanted to Modernize the Military. Pete Hegseth Forced Him Out
 Earlier Items: 
Associated Press:
Trump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead a new federal AI task force
Seung Min Kim / Associated Press:
Trump defends data centers in Ohio as he rallies to boost Jon Husted in a tight Senate race
Russell Contreras / Axios:
New York has a socialist mayor. Los Angeles may be next
Discussion: New York Post
Catherine Kim / Politico:
The Democratic Civil War Is Raging — Except in This Swing-State Race
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
RFK Jr. Wants to AI-ify Health Care. Claude Says He's Full of Sh*t.
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
ICE officers say internal chaos has led to thousands of employee departures
Selam Gebrekidan / New York Times:
Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
With Costs High, Tax Cuts May Fall Flat for G.O.P. in Fight for Congress
 

 
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David Ellison / @ellisonskydance:
David Ellison announces that the combined Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery will be called Skydance “to preserve what has made each of these studios iconic”

Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Q&A with a co-author of a study on independent US journalism: 40% of respondents got all their income from their sites and ~80% were nearly 100% reliant on ads

Lauren Harper / The Intercept:
Eugene, Oregon, claims processing a public records request filed by local news outlet Double Sided Media concerning a police officer would cost ~$2.5M

 
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