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3:15 AM ET, October 13, 2026

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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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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: New York Times and NewsMax.com
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.
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
How Trump Just Exposed Himself as America's True Enemy Within
Discussion: Mediaite
Vic Verbalaitis / The Daily Beast:   How Trump Just Became America's Biggest Traitor: Political Guru
David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:
Trump insists Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire is real ‘because I said they agree’
Wall Street Journal:
Ken Paxton Partied in Dubai With Fugitives Ahead of High-Stakes Texas Senate Race  —  Trump backed the scandal-plagued Paxton in one of the riskiest bets of the midterms  —  As President Trump weighed endorsing Ken Paxton over incumbent Texas Sen. John Cornyn this spring …
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 …
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Mallory Wilson / The Hill:
Trump calls Omar ‘totally crooked’ in first remarks on raid  —  President Trump called Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn) “totally crooked” in his first remarks since federal agents searched her home as part of ongoing criminal investigations.  —  “Well, I understand they're looking at her very carefully …
Mara Hoplamazian / The Washington Sun:
Trump Says He Had ‘Nothing to Do With’ the Raid on Ilhan Omar's Home
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:   Congresswoman On Ilhan Omar Home Raid: Trump Is A ‘Coward’ Who Targets Black Women
Associated Press:
Agents search Rep. Omar's Washington home in criminal probe as she vows she won't ‘be silenced’
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Oh, Brother: Feds Raid Omar's Residence in Criminal Probe
Alex Nguyen / Mother Jones:
Pete Hegseth's Firing Squad Livestream Is Finding Fans in the Defense Industry  —  Co-founders of Palantir and defense tech firm Anduril are defending “public and brutal” executions.  —  “I have been outspoken on wanting public executions for over a decade.”
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Mike Johnson says execution video could be ‘recruiting tool’ for terrorists  —  “We've got to think through the policy implications,” the House speaker told CBS News, commenting on plans to live-stream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter.  —  Loading...
Archdiocese for the Military, USA:
Archbishop Broglio Issues Statement on Proposed Execution Livestream
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
Bayliss Wagner / New York Times:
Republicans Promoted a False Rumor That James Talarico Was in Ohio  —  The Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas spent nine days off the trail with what he and his campaign said was a bad case of the flu.  His opponents fueled rumors, including one that spread widely before it was debunked.
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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 …
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.
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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Jeff Mason / Bloomberg:
Trump Says He's Looking Into Guilfoyle Allegations, ‘Not Happy’  —  President Donald Trump said his administration was scrutinizing US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle following allegations of unethical conduct and reports that he was considering removing her from the post.  —  “Well, we're looking at it.
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Reuters:
Trump says he is considering firing US ambassador to Greece
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Trump says he's “looking at” firing Kimberly Guilfoyle: “We're not happy”
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
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 …
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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Top Trump operative enlisted to rescue Kansas senator's campaign
Discussion: MS NOW and The Hill
Shannon O'Brien / MS NOW:
Why I am resigning as Montana Democratic Party chair to endorse an independent Senate candidate  —  My job has always been to advance the values Democrats in this state care about, and right now, the clearest path to doing that runs through an independent candidate.
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Violet Jira / Washington Post:
Montana Democratic Party chair steps down, endorses independent candidate
Discussion: Breitbart and Political.org
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
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.
 
 
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
Democrats Getting Cover From Republican Spending Surge—Even If They're Progressive
Discussion: Daily Kos, New York Times and MS NOW
Skylar Woodhouse / Bloomberg:
Trump Says Ohio to Get Submarine Repair Center in Midterm Appeal
Wall Street Journal:
A $300 Million Windfall for Trust Collecting Funds for Trump Projects
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Cooper leads Whatley by at least 7 points in new NC Senate polls
The Bulwark:
Trump's Mental Decline Is Now a National Emergency (w/ Jim Acosta)
Jasper Goodman / Politico:
Crypto megadonors to boost Ricketts in Nebraska Senate race
Global Times:
Chinese border city Hulunbuir issues risk alert after suspected pneumonic plague death in Russia
Discussion: Breitbart
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Politico:
Democrats are making corruption messaging a pocketbook issue
Discussion: New York Times, The Hill and Daily Kos
Nicholas Gutteridge / Texas Monthly:
Inside Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton's Campaign to Manufacture a Fraud Case Against a Mosque
Discussion: New Republic
New York Times:
A Trump Loyalist, a Turkish Investor and a Battle for Wealth and Influence
Joey Fox / Politico:
Mikie Sherrill wants a new generation to lead Democrats. She's getting calls.
Dhruv Mehrotra / Wired:
Feds Got Warrants to Use Fake Cell Towers to Hunt Down Don Lemon's Producer
Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
What Hasan Piker Believes
Discussion: HotAir
 

 
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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

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”

Rhea Rose Abraham / Reuters:
Character.AI files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US, agrees to sell some assets to Disney for $20M, and plans to keep operating as it completes the sale
 
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