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7:20 PM ET, October 6, 2026

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Laura Chung / New York Times:
Fury in California After Trump Suggests Iran ‘Take Out’ L.A. or San Diego  —  Gov. Gavin Newsom called the president “dangerous and deranged” after his remarks at a political rally, where Mr. Trump said the Iran war was necessary to “keep the world safe.”  —  California leaders condemned …
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Newsom tags in State Threat Assessment Center over Trump's Iran nuclear comments  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday said he directed the State Threat Assessment Center to monitor for any possible threats to the Golden State after President Trump's “invitation” for Iran to “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego.
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
California Leaders Erupt After Trump Suggests Letting Iran ‘Take Out’ Cities
Los Angeles Times:
Trump suggests letting Iran ‘take out’ Los Angeles and San Diego at campaign rally
Megan Brand / NBC News:
California officials condemn Trump for saying Iran could ‘take out’ Los Angeles or San Diego
Axios:
Scoop: Senate GOP to send $5m to shore up Graham in South Carolina  —  The main super PAC supporting Republican Senate candidates plans to inject $5 million into the South Carolina campaign as an “insurance policy” to help GOP nominee Darline Graham, a source familiar with the move tells Axios.
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Fox News:
Fox News Power Rankings: The biggest surprises come after October
Discussion: Newsweek and Mediaite
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Grandpa Trump Is Getting Desperate
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
The midterm battle for power in the states
Discussion: The Hill
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Media Matters for America:
MS NOW explores the relationship between election denier Tina Peters and the Trump administration and her calls to “get rid of voting machines”
Discussion: New Republic
ProPublica:
More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump's Immigration Crackdown  —  Experts have long warned that immigration dragnets and the erosion of civil rights for immigrants will inevitably result in the erosion of rights for citizens.
New York Times:
Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads  —  A day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward.  A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday.
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Mallory Wilson / The Hill:
Trump won't reimburse government for controversial ads  —  The White House clarified Tuesday that President Trump will not pay back the federal government for money already spent on controversial political TV ads after he said he would start paying for the ads himself.
Akayla Gardner / MS NOW:
A private company invited Gov. Wes Moore to a Baltimore event.  Trump had him removed as a speaker.  —  President Donald Trump blocked Maryland Gov. Wes Moore from speaking at a White House event marking the unveiling of a new manufacturing investment in the Baltimore area, reigniting an ongoing partisan tiff between the leaders.
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Joe Gould / The Washington Sun:
Anduril Plans a $3.7 Billion Baltimore Shipyard for Virginia-Class Submarines
Herb Scribner / Axios:
Russia's plague mystery: What we know about the suspected outbreak  —  The White House is monitoring a suspected outbreak of pneumonic plague in Russia, raising immediate concerns for scientists, researchers and health officials worldwide. … Without treatment, it is nearly always fatal …
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Axios:
Missing details keep U.S. plague response on hold
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
FBI whistleblower says White House pushed unconstitutional probe of protesters  —  The former analyst says supervisors were told not to put things in writing, so many of the directives came in face-to-face meetings.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration pushed the FBI …
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Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Alito calls same-sex marriage a ‘decisive’ turn ‘against religious liberty’ in new book  —  In a new book, the Supreme Court justice reflects on his “pet issue” of faith.  —  Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, the devout Catholic conservative who has long warned of animus against religion in America …
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Amid Midterm Crunch, Trump Advisers Took Time to Help Russia-Aligned Government  —  James Blair and Chris LaCivita, who are leading the president's congressional campaign operation, traveled to Republika Srpska to provide election advice.  —  As President Trump crisscrossed the country …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Associated Press:
Cornell brings in ex-Justice official Sally Yates to review school's handling of sex assault claims  —  A former high-ranking Department of Justice official will look at how Cornell handles sexual misconduct complaints, university trustees announced Tuesday as they tried to address an outpouring …
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Politico:
Brendan Carr's ABC license fight meets a skeptical judge  —  A federal judge appeared skeptical Tuesday of the Federal Communications Commission's attempts to haul in ABC's eight broadcast licenses for an unprecedented early review.  —  U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan of Washington, D.C. …
Jeff Stein / The Washington Sun:
Trump's Meme Coin Firm Wants You to Buy.  Insiders Are Preparing to Sell.  —  President Donald Trump's meme coin saw a brief price spike as the crypto firm behind it promoted a major perk for investors: a “gala dinner” attended by the president himself.  —  But as the company encouraged …
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
This Lawsuit Could Make Big Oil Pay for the Harm It's Caused  —  The question is whether the Supreme Court will let it.  —  Pocket  —  The Supreme Court began its new term on Monday by hearing oral arguments in Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County.
US Department of Justice:
Former Federal Employee Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Federal Government of Approximately $194 Million  —  For Immediate Release  —  Scheme Included the Fraudulent Acquisition of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Gold Bars and Luxury Properties in Florida  —  David J. Rush, 49, of Ashburn …
Discussion: RedState and The Gateway Pundit
Sam Ogozalek / Politico:
Trump administration unveils plan to tie high birth and marriage rates to transit funding  —  Communities with high birth and marriage rates could soon gain an advantage in securing federal transit money — a long-sought goal of the Trump administration but one that a top Democratic appropriator calls “bizarre and dystopian.”
Leonardo Feldman / Newsweek:
SCOOP: Dem Senators Press Trump Over Engraved Diamond Ring Gift  —  Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.  —  Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal sent a letter Monday night to key Trump Administration and government officials asking …
Clyde Haberman / New York Times:
Jim Bakker, Television Preacher Felled by Sex and Financial Scandals, Dies at 86  —  With his wife, Tammy Faye, Mr. Bakker built a broadcasting juggernaut around the gospel of prosperity.  —  Jim Bakker, a television evangelist who lost his popular and prosperous ministry in a 1980s sex scandal …
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
If the polls end up missing, this may have been our early warning sign  —  “Low-effort” survey respondents vote very differently than other poll-takers, and that could be biasing polls by up to 3.5 points against  —  The biennial freak-out over potential error in election polls is now in full force.
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks  —  The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.
Discussion: Alternet.org
New York Times:
Inside Trump's Plan to Fence Off a Historic Protest Site  —  The president's proposal to enclose a park in Washington could alter how the space has been used for generations.  —  This is Lafayette Square, where you can be within earshot and view of the president.
Hugo Lowell / Wired:
‘Mike Rogers Is Watching You’: New Ad Blitz From Abdul El-Sayed Attacks Surveillance Support  —  Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is leaning into one of the major complaints about surveillance from voters this election cycle.  —  Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate in the Michigan Senate race …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
DOJ dispatched criminal prosecutors, FBI agent to monitor Arizona's primary, documents reveal  —  President Donald Trump's Department of Justice (DOJ) tapped criminal prosecutors and an FBI official to watch voters in Arizona's primary elections earlier this year in a major break from past norms …
Ashley Parker / The Atlantic:
Trump Journeys to Where He Is Still Popular  —  The concerns about $4.14-a-gallon gas at the Lincoln Costco an hour and a half to the east?  The worries about the war in Iran, the sort of Middle East conflagration this president promised to avoid?  The disappointment over the Epstein files …
Clarissa-Jan Lim / MS NOW:
Justice Alito says he is ‘not pleased’ with what Trump has been saying about the Supreme Court  —  Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said he was not happy about some remarks from President Donald Trump and his administration about the court, in a rare expression of disagreement with the executive branch.
Jimmy Tobias / The Guardian:
Veteran conservative lawyer quits Trump's interior department and warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’  —  John Murdock had been working for the agency for 18 years and his resignation comes during an exodus of longtime federal workers and scientists  —  An 18-year veteran of the US Department …
Discussion: New Republic
Maya Davis / Wall Street Journal:
Embattled Rep. Max Miller Tests GOP Loyalty After Abuse Allegations  —  Incumbent gets lift from Republican groups' spending and says Trump is ‘incredibly supportive’  —  ASHLAND, Ohio—During the summer, GOP Rep. Max Miller's re-election hopes looked dim following domestic-violence allegations.
Discussion: Newsweek, Daily Mail and Mediaite
 
 
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Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Washington Post:
Anti-immigrant post fuels donations to Texas GOP candidate's opponent
Discussion: Breitbart
Nicole Belcastro / The Washington Sun:
Maine Republican Paul LePage Violates Federal Financial Disclosure Law
Discussion: New Republic and The Maine Wire
Alex Miller / Fox News:
Republicans sound alarm over hidden midterm stakes that could reshape Supreme Court for decades
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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