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Politico:
Democrats spy a red-state opening. There may not be enough cash for it. — Democrats' eyes may be bigger than their wallets. — Democrats across a slate of deep-red states are clamoring for more cash to fight for Senate seats that suddenly seem within reach, with polling showing …
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Wonkette
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Jennifer Agiesta / CNN:
An Ohio edge. An Iowa tossup. New CNN polls give Democrats hope in a pair of red states — Election polls Congressional news Donald Trump Senate election — Widespread dissatisfaction with the state of the country has opened up a prime Senate pickup opportunity for Democrats in Ohio …
Calen Razor / Politico:
Capitol agenda: GOP ads have yet to overwhelm voters, poll finds
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Political Wire and Axios, more at Mediagazer »
The Hill:
On the Ballot: The state of the states: Which states are most likely to see trifectas in November
Scott Clement / Washington Post:
GOP hope, Democratic worry: Are midterm polls underestimating Republicans?
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The Atlantic
Avani Kalra / The Washington Sun:
Why Republicans' Top Recruit Is Struggling in Purple New Hampshire
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Republicans squirm as Latino support slips in South Texas
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NBC News
Stephen Fowler / NPR:
Toss-ups, triage and targets: How to read the wide-open 2026 House map
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Associated Press, Politico and NewsMax.com
Wall Street Journal:
‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account — Text messages with a MAGA ally show her seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials ahead of her confirmation as ambassador to Greece — Kimberly Guilfoyle was preparing …
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New York Post, The Hill, HuffPost, Semafor, New Republic, Wonkette, The Independent, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, TMZ.com and Patterico's Pontifications
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Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
Our Big Fat Greek Bribery Scandal — Last year, Donald Trump pardoned Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar 1, who was under indictment for federal bribery charges. All he expected in return was that Cuellar, out of gratitude, would immediately switch parties and become a Republican. To his shock, Cuellar never did.
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The Hill, Mediaite and Joe.My.God.
The Atlantic:
Trump Is Considering a Plan to Strike Iran Before the Midterms — Pentagon planners are weighing options though no final decision has been made. — After months of on-again, off-again fighting, the United States hasn't struck Iran in several weeks. The stretch of relative tranquility …
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The Hill, Time, Newsweek, No More Mister Nice Blog, NBC News, Israpundit, Daily Mail, Rolling Stone, The American Conservative, Mediaite and CBS News
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Politico:
Knives out for Blair and LaCivita
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TMZ.com, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, The Guardian, Axios, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Examiner and Washington Post
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Military ordered to be ready for possible Iran strikes as Trump weighs timing
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The Hill, CNBC, Breitbart and Associated Press
Steve Kopack / NBC News:
Oil prices hit $105 and stocks trade lower as Trump considers renewed strikes on Iran
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CNBC and Joe.My.God.
Tom Schaller / Public Notice:
Trump faces his worst bankruptcy yet — To commemorate PN's 5th anniversary, this week we're offering paid subscriptions at the special yearly rate of $40 (or about 16¢ per edition). This newsletter is only possible thanks to the support of paid subscribers.
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New York Times:
'He's Not Making Sense': How Trump Has Alienated Voters for the G.O.P. — Signs are emerging that dispirited Republican voters may stay home in November, bringing a Democratic surge without many conversions. — 1.1k — If Democrats make big gains in the midterm elections in four weeks …
Rena Rowe / Washington Examiner:
Trump fuels rumors about James Talarico's campaign trail absence — President Donald Trump joined Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton in questioning his Democratic opponent James Talarico's absence from the campaign trail, as the two candidates battle for the seat with less than a month until Election Day.
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HotAir, The Hill, Daily Kos, One America News Network, The Independent, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, Trump's Truth and San Antonio Current
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Associated Press:
Trump interrupted by protesters as he fights to rally Texas voters behind Paxton in US Senate race
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Kayla Guo / The Texas Tribune:
‘We have to suck it up’: Ken Paxton privately suggests cutting federal benefit programs to reduce national deficit — In a conversation that has been leaked in pieces to multiple publications, the GOP Senate nominee called for “reasonable cuts to mandatory spending,” which is driven by Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
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Washington Post and Washington Examiner
Jasmine Garsd / NPR:
ICE has quietly used this warehouse as a detention facility all summer, neighbors say — ROXBURY, N.J. — On a warm morning, on Sept. 4, masked immigration agents rolled into Dover, New Jersey. — Footage of the raids rippled across social media, sent people into hiding and reignited rumors …
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Joe.My.God., WAGA-TV and Mercury News
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
GOP Rep. Brad Finstad Runs Attack Ad That Erases Critical Voter From Photo — “What a poor decision,” Beth Benike said of her congressman altering her photo with Democrat Jake Johnson to make a fake image of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. — WASHINGTON - Minnesota small business owner Beth Benike …
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KSTP-TV
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
Republicans Have an Andrew Tate Eel-Sex Problem — FOR ACCUSED SEX TRAFFICKERS AND RAPISTS, Andrew and Tristan Tate have been a real hit with the American right over the years. — A gleeful Tucker Carlson visited the Romanian compound shared by the brothers while they were under house arrest …
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The Daily Wire, Rolling Stone and Erick Erickson's Show Notes
Ross Douthat / The Free Press:
I'm Writing a Column for The Free Press — Sometime in the fall of 2020, shortly after she departed The New York Times, I had a brief conversation with Bari Weiss. She was in an entrepreneurial mood, making calls and soliciting opinions, and I told her that I thought there was a potential market …
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The Wrap
New York Times:
Maduro Charged With Ordering Torture of Americans in Venezuelan Prison — Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, jailed and tortured Americans and others in Venezuela to hang onto power, prosecutors said. — The Justice Department on Thursday announced new charges …
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Associated Press, Reuters, Axios, The Guardian, RedState, CNN, Fox News, CBS News, RTÉ, The Gateway Pundit, NewsMax.com, Washington Examiner and Mediaite
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Inside Trump's blow-up at Fox News over El-Sayed coverage … The frustration boiled into public view Tuesday when President Trump lashed out at his favorite network. … - Polls show El-Sayed, a critic of Israel's government who'd be the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate, in a tight race against former Rep. Mike Rogers (R).
New York Times:
How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel — A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.
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The Daily Caller
Wired:
WIRED's Midterms Races to Watch — From data centers to Elon Musk funding to the AI lobby, the 2026 midterms are the most WIRED elections yet. These are the candidates we're following closely. — The midterm elections are a month away and the candidate pool has never been more WIRED.
Politico:
Iran's drones reveal US military weakness — The abrupt evacuation of American bombers from a key U.K. airbase underscores the extreme vulnerability facing the world's most powerful fighting force and its NATO allies — as cheap drones and off-the-shelf tech transform warfare.
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NewsMax.com, Reason, The Hill and Reuters
Washington Post:
Sens. Merkley and Daines: Our bipartisan plan would reform the U.S. Senate — For too long, both parties have been hamstrung by the Senate's tangled rules. — Loading... Jeff Merkley, a Democrat, represents Oregon, and Steve Daines, a Republican, represents Montana in the U.S. Senate.
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The Hill
The Guardian:
EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials' request — Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website — The Trump administration pressured multiple countries to withdraw their sponsorship …
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Politico, emptywheel and Bloomberg
Kelby Vera / HuffPost:
Trump Pats Himself On The Back For Not Doing ‘Bad Things’ To Obama, Clinton, Biden — “I can do whatever I want if I want,” he said during an Oval Office event on Wednesday. — President Donald Trump said he easily could have targeted to his political rivals if he wanted to when asked …
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MS NOW, The Hill, The Independent, The Gateway Pundit and New Republic
Paul Krugman:
What's the Matter With France? — Is Europe's #2 economy too big to save? — France: 5 year CDS — Source — Suddenly, financial markets are treating France as the economic sick man of the Western world. Yes, interest rates have been surging everywhere.
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The Dark Side Of The Boom, Bloomberg, The Guardian and CNBC
Katherine Eban / Rolling Stone:
CDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study — “It's a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn't be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit — Two months after the Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
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Wall Street Journal
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Exclusive: Mike Johnson raises record $156 million for House GOP — House Speaker Mike Johnson raised $30 million in the third quarter, bringing his total haul this cycle to $156 million as Republicans fight to hold on to their increasingly endangered majority, Axios has learned.
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The Daily Wire and NewsMax.com
Luke Fountain / CNBC:
Republican megadonors dominate 2026 midterm election as crypto and AI money surges, CNBC analysis finds … The biggest donors in the 2026 midterm election are breaking decisively toward Republican candidates and causes, a CNBC analysis of Federal Election Commission records found.
Chloe Taylor / CNBC:
Trump's former defense secretary sees no end in sight for Iran war — to the benefit of America's ‘greatest adversary’ … The U.S.-Iran war could drag on for years, putting America at risk of overlooking China's rise to power, according to President Donald Trump's former defense secretary.
Jules Walkup / Spectrum News NECN:
Mainers to walk 76 miles to protest Susan Collins — PORTLAND — Julie Sherman, a community organizer for Maine People's Alliance, says she's never walked 76 miles in one sitting before. But this week, she's among a group of at least 15 who are marching from Biddeford to Augusta to demand …
Jim Hᴏft / The Gateway Pundit:
Remember this on Election Day: Council Meeting in Iowa Opens With Prayer to SATAN — Councilwoman Objects When Mayor Calls for Prayer to “Reverse” It — The moral decay forced upon America by radical leftists has reached a terrifying new low right in the heart of the Midwest.
Luis Martinez / ABC News:
Hegseth greets USS Abraham Lincoln near the end of record long deployment — The Defense secretary praised the ship's crew for its resilience and dedication. — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks while aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, Oct. 7, 2026. — The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group …
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Chris Marquette / Politico:
Democrats call on Chuck Grassley to apologize to Jack Smith for basketball gaffe — Senate Judiciary Democrats are asking chair Chuck Grassley to apologize to Jack Smith on the behalf of his GOP committee members — especially for Sen. Eric Schmitt, the Missouri Republican who falsely accused Smith …
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The Hill and Washington Examiner
Gerrit De Vynck / Washington Post:
Trump Mobile failed to make required regulatory filings, senator claims — The Washington Post could not find filings for the Trump-branded service that are required by the Federal Communications Commission. — SummaryLoading... Trump Mobile, which offers smartphones and wireless service under …
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