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Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:
Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources say  —  Federal agents searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar's home on Monday morning as part of a criminal investigation, according to people familiar with the matter.
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New York Times:
Homeland Security Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar  —  The search takes place within the 60-day window of the midterm elections, when the Justice Department has historically avoided such investigative steps related to political candidates.  —  Federal agents executed a search warrant …
Fox News:
Federal agents raid Ilhan Omar's DC home amid immigration fraud investigation  —  EXCLUSIVE: The home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn, was raided early Monday morning by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), a source familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital.
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:   Congresswoman On Ilhan Omar Home Raid: Trump Is A ‘Coward’ Who Targets Black Women
Washington Post:
Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's D.C. home
Matt Shuham / The Guardian:
Ilhan Omar says she will not be silenced after federal agents raid her home
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Trump's Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal Clear  —  The president's actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender.  —  In the past 72 hours, Donald Trump has dropped all pretense, torched a couple decades of American policy, and undermined 18 months of his own diplomacy.
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Lalee Ibssa / ABC News:
Trump stands by Russia diesel plan despite backlash: ‘I made the right choice’  —  A group of senators, including some Republicans, pushed back on the agreement.  —  President Donald Trump speaks during a Republican campaign rally at F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville, Tennessee, October 10, 2026.
The Atlantic:
Trump's October Surprise  —  It rained most of Sunday in Washington, as the remnants of Hurricane Isaias washed over the East Coast.  Unable to golf, and stuck inside the White House, President Trump spent part of his morning on social media touting the size of his rallies and defending Christopher Columbus.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Trump's Diesel Deal With Putin Causes GOP Heartburn  —  President Donald Trump's deal with Moscow on its diesel exports and his praise for Vladimir Putin are just the latest in a string of Russia-related news that has sparked public criticisms from Republicans weeks ahead of a midterm election that increasingly favors Democrats.
Bloomberg:
Zelenskyy Risks Split with Trump as Kyiv Resists US Pressure
New York Times:
After Russian Diesel Deal, Trump Faces New Crisis Over Ukraine
Discussion: Reuters and Ukrainska Pravda
Andrew Pantazi / Axios:
Trump's Russia deal leaves GOP candidates with a Putin problem
NBC News:
GOP ad buyer mixes up Portlands, spends money meant to help Maine Sen. Susan Collins in Oregon  —  An outside group mistakenly spent nearly $25,000 to boost Collins in Portland, Oregon, rather than Portland, Maine.  The buyer admitted to the error and refunded the PAC.
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
Inside Elon Musk's $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans  —  The world's richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans' Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Elon Musk quietly becomes biggest known donor in midterm contests as he tries to save Republicans
Discussion: Daily Kos, RedState and Political.org
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Winning the Midterms Is Not Enough
Discussion: The Argument and HuffPost
TMZ.com:
Selma Blair Arrested, Attacks Flight Crew In Mid-Air  —  SELMA BLAIR ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY BITING FLIGHT ATTENDANT … 11:25 AM PT — TMZ has also obtained audio from an eyewitness of when Blair was exiting the plane at JFK Airport ... and you can hear her screaming bloody murder as an alarm rings.
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
The Right's Desperate Conspiracy Theory About James Talarico Goes Up In Flames  —  No, the Texas Senate candidate did not secretly travel to Ohio to receive treatment for a mental health episode … He has the upper hand in practically every area ahead of an election: polling …
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Too Weird to NOT Check First: Did Talarico Have a Mental Health Crisis?  —  To be honest, the headline poses a loaded question, as anyone who thinks there are “six biological genders” has some sort of mental crisis.  —  That still leaves us with this poser: Where did James Talarico go for two weeks in the middle of a Senate campaign?
Bayliss Wagner / New York Times:
Republicans Promoted a False Rumor That James Talarico Was in Ohio
Politico:
Archbishop of the US military says Catholic soldiers should not serve on firing squad  —  Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who oversees the Catholic Church's pastoral services to Catholics in the U.S. military, is condemning the proposed livestream of the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan.
Discussion: Reuters and Political.org
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Archdiocese for the Military, USA:
Archbishop Broglio Issues Statement on Proposed Execution Livestream
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
Washington Post:
Trump blew past deadline to halt running taxpayer-funded campaign-style ads  —  A coalition of nonprofits had sued, calling the ads “propaganda.”  The president has said campaign funds would be used to pay for the commercials going forward.  —  SummaryLoading...
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Mara Hoplamazian / The Washington Sun:
Trump's Taxpayer-Funded Ads Kept Running After a Court Ordered Him to Stop
Adam Gramegna / Military.com:
Air Force Major Who Called for Trump's Impeachment is in Solitary Confinement 24 Hours a Day: Attorney  —  Maj. Jason Watson has been jailed since August after publicly opining on the president and his administration, drawing a big legal battle.  —  Add us on
Violet Jira / Washington Post:
Montana Democratic Party chair steps down, endorses independent candidate  —  Shannon O'Brien is the latest state Democrat to endorse independent candidate Seth Bodnar over embattled party nominee Alani Bankhead for the state's open Senate seat.  —  SummaryLoading...
Discussion: Breitbart
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Reuters:
Trump says he is considering firing US ambassador to Greece  —  US President Donald Trump said on Monday he was considering firing US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle.  —  “Well, we're looking at it.  Yeah, we're not happy,” Trump told reporters.
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:   Trump says he's “looking at” firing Kimberly Guilfoyle: “We're not happy”
Steve Benen / MS NOW:
In Kansas, the interest rate Roger Marshall charged on medical bills makes a bad story worse  —  The senator garnished paychecks and pushed arrest warrants when his patients couldn't afford their bills.  His interest rates added insult to injury.  —  There's no shortage of reasons …
Emily Kennard / Washington Post:
Trump posts a made-up quote from Denzel Washington praising him  —  The actor's team confirmed that the quote is fabricated.  —  Loading...  President Donald Trump posted a laudatory, but fabricated, quote from Denzel Washington on his Truth Social page Monday morning, the actor's team confirmed.
Politico:
Democrats are making corruption messaging a pocketbook issue  —  Democrats may be discovering the political power of calling something rigged.  —  They're leaning hard into anti-corruption messaging in the final weeks of the campaign as new research suggests that linking corruption …
Discussion: New York Times, The Hill and Daily Kos
Dhruv Mehrotra / Wired:
Feds Got Warrants to Use Fake Cell Towers to Hunt Down Don Lemon's Producer  —  Investigators also sought permission to use an invasive surveillance tool called a cell-site simulators against journalist Georgia Fort and a Minnesota state Senate candidate.  —  US law enforcement agents …
 
 
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Global Times:
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Discussion: Breitbart
Nicholas Gutteridge / Texas Monthly:
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New York Times:
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Wall Street Journal:
The Welfare State Is Crushing Britain
Discussion: National Review
Daniel Donner / The Downballot:
House race polling also points to a big blue wave
Reuters:
NATO commander Grynkewich warns Russia attack would be ‘utterly futile’
Rick Maese / Washington Post:
Judge halts tree removal at D.C. golf course that Trump has proposed overhauling
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
How York County became the most dangerous place for immigrants in the eastern U.S.
 

 
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources detail how ABC News initially defended then retracted an article about President Trump's sons' defense links, saying it was published “prematurely”

Anhata Rooprai / Reuters:
Getty plans to file for bankruptcy and go private after restructuring, with the Getty family and Koch's PE arm committing up to $533M to own 100% of the company

Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
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