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3:15 PM ET, October 11, 2026

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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump claims Russia and Ukraine agree to energy ceasefire  —  President Trump claimed Sunday that Russia and Ukraine agreed to an “energy ceasefire” and will halt attacks on each other's energy facilities. … But neither Russia or Ukraine confirmed Trump's announcement …
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Tillis says Trump's Russian diesel deal may be illegal  —  Sen. Thom Tillis on Sunday denounced President Donald Trump's energy deal with Russia, warning that the agreement could place American lives at risk — and that the president may be breaking the law.
Financial Times:
US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over attacks on Russian refineries  —  Officials lobby European capitals and Kyiv following Trump's diesel deal with Putin  —  The Trump administration is threatening to stop the procurement system that provides Ukraine with weapons in order to press Kyiv …
Discussion: Reuters and Washington Examiner
Megan Brand / NBC News:   Sen. Thom Tillis says he believes Trump's fuel deal with Russia could be breaking the law
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
All the Things You're Not Allowed to Say In Texas … Sara spurgeon, an English professor at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, has been teaching literature for 20 years.  But May 2025 was the first time she was forced to submit her course materials through a portal to be evaluated by an artificial-intelligence program.
New York Times:
In the Senate, Collins Often Defies Trump but Rarely Stops Him … It was approaching midnight on the Senate floor, and a vote that had been meant to last 15 minutes had dragged on for nearly three hours as Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, weighed whether to kill one of President Trump's top priorities.
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Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:   GOP Goes Scorched-Earth on Abdul El-Sayed
Saige Miller / NPR:   In one of the country's most competitive districts, a Democrat tries to keep her seat
Bernard Condon / Associated Press:   Republicans face midterm backlash from factory workers squeezed out of jobs by Trump's tariffs
New York Times:
Threats of Political Violence Have America's Elected Officials Living in Fear  —  In January, a caller began leaving threats in the voice mail inboxes of members of Congress: “I want to see their throat cut from ear to ear.”  —  Another caller left a blunt threat for a U.S. senator …
Discussion: RTÉ, Notes From Poland and NewsMax.com
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
How the White House Manufactured a Narrative About a Trump Aide's Call Logs  —  A release of selected records from the classified documents inquiry is a case study in how omitting context can create political ammunition.  —  On the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 2, the White House invited a mix …
Tim Balk / New York Times:
A Senator Facing Re-Election Settles a Bakery Bill, 6 Years Later  —  Senator Roger Marshall, a Kansas Republican in a difficult race, paid an old campaign debt for cookies, muffins and brownies after a baker's story went viral online.  —  Senator Roger Marshall, a Kansas Republican …
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
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Matthew Kelly / Kansas City Star:
Marshall charged 18% on medical bills — more than other Kansas doctors who sued  —  Key Takeaways … While facing sharp criticism over the last month for his debt collection practices as an OB-GYN in Great Bend, U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall has forcefully defended himself, saying his methods were “very common.”
Catherine Neilan / The Observer:
From Russia with interference: Burnham first PM to confirm Kremlin role in Brexit vote  —  The prime minister has revealed UK authorities told him there was ‘clear evidence’ that Moscow meddled in the referendum  —  Andy Burnham has said UK authorities are “clear” that there was Russian interference …
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Jim Pickard / Financial Times:
Russia ‘interfered’ in 2016 Brexit vote, says Andy Burnham
Discussion: Reuters, RTÉ and HuffPost
Sam Janesch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
WHAT IS JOHN FETTERMAN DOING?  —  Missed committees.  Rare public appearances.  Private animosity toward Philly.  Four years in, and possibly running again, Fetterman and his record come under scrutiny.  —  WASHINGTON — Six days after I-95 collapsed in Northeast Philadelphia …
Discussion: Associated Press
Associated Press:
Passenger terminal at Riyadh airport is struck again, a day after 12 were killed  —  A projectile struck a passenger terminal at the international airport in Riyadh on Sunday, a day after a missile hit the same terminal and killed 12 people, the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said.
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Leigh Thomas / Reuters:
Glucksmann wins centre-left ticket for France's presidential election  —  Raphael Glucksmann, an EU lawmaker, won France's centre-left's presidential primary on Sunday, positioning himself as the left's main alternative to hard-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon.
Discussion: Politico and France 24
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Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg:
Glucksmann Wins French Center-Left Primary to Run for President
Discussion: France 24
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Abdul El-Sayed says Democrats must ‘win by massive numbers’ to fend off GOP election denial  —  Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee said he's concerned that President Donald Trump and GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers “are not committed to the institution of our democracy.”
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Joey Cappelletti / Associated Press:   Republicans want Abdul El-Sayed to be the main character of the midterms. He's happy to oblige
Finya Swai / The Hill:
Mullin says livestreaming Hasan execution is part of ‘restoring American values’  —  Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin stood behind the Trump administration's decision to livestream the military execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, despite growing bipartisan criticism over the plan.
vaticannews.va:
Pope Leo: I will undergo surgery soon to remove nodule in my lung  —  Pope Leo XIV reveals that he is set to undergo surgery to remove a “localized nodule in my lung,” noting that it is at a “very early stage and is well localized.”  The operation will take place in the coming days at Rome's Gemelli Hospital.
Civil Defense:
Border Hawk Media & The Legacy of the “Great Replacement” Theory  —  Overview  — The White House added Border Hawk News to its press pool on September 17.  — Border Hawk News's editor-in-chief has publicly endorsed the great replacement conspiracy theory, has written for Infowars Europe …
 
 
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Ian Hodgson / Financial Times:
Trump is failing to arrest decline in popularity, FT poll shows
Discussion: Newsweek
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Democrats Press Pentagon on Iran Civilian Deaths
Discussion: Task & Purpose
Politico:
New York and Pennsylvania's split screen approach to measles
Discussion: The Hill
Shikha Dalmia / The UnPopulist:
How to Hold Authoritarians Accountable Without Fueling a Backlash
Wall Street Journal:
Video Cameras Are Everywhere—and Now They Are Being Hacked for War
Discussion: NewsMax.com
MS NOW:
Darline Graham returns to the debate stage as GOP nerves hit overdrive
Discussion: CNN
Jay Nordlinger / The Washington Free Beacon:
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 Earlier Items: 
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Welcome to the ‘Neporuption’  —  The fathers wield the power.  The sons cash in.
Washington Post:
Two cheers for Anduril's submarine-building project
Paul Kiernan / Wall Street Journal:
Newsom Backs Measure That Could Invalidate Billionaire Tax
Ted Koppel / CBS News:
Steve Bannon on the GOP and the midterms: “We can't afford to lose”
Discussion: Democracy Docket
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Taxpayer-funded pro-Trump ads to end Sunday, Border Patrol official tells court
Politico:
‘Putin will drag you into the war,’ former Ukrainian foreign minister tells Europeans
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Guardian
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Republicans stay bullish on Texas governor's race, but two key groups present hurdles
Discussion: Newsweek and Washington Examiner
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage