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2:00 PM ET, October 13, 2026

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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 …
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Politico:
High on hopium  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  Good Tuesday morning.
Discussion: HotAir and Mediaite
Matthew Choi / Washington Post:
Ken Paxton took campaign funds from donors with interests before his office
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Kimberly Guilfoyle, U.S. ambassador to Greece, resigns amid misconduct allegations
Bridget Brown / Associated Press:
Live updates: Kimberly Guilfoyle, Trump's ambassador to Greece, is asked to resign, White House says
Discussion: New York Magazine
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Kimberly Guilfoyle resigns as ambassador to Greece at White House's request
Fox News:
Fox News Power Rankings: As the House falls, the Senate stays in play  —  Republicans face rural voter backlash over gas and diesel prices as 20 more House races shift toward Democrats  —  There are two big differences between the previous Trump-era midterms and this year's contest.
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Jack Crosbie / Rolling Stone:
‘Republicans Are F-ked’: GOP Strategists Process Trump's Impact Ahead of Midterms  —  Conservatives are scrambling to find a silver lining in the chaos that the president's second term unleashed.  —  Ask a Republican about the midterms these days and you're likely to get an answer that falls somewhere in the five stages of grief.
Discussion: Political Wire
Mike Zapler / Axios:
Dems' red-state showings raise prospect of a bigger 2028 map
Discussion: New York Magazine
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Trump to fly 3,400 miles to Alaska in hopes of saving a Senate seat
Discussion: Associated Press
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Public execution opposition grows as Trump expresses private misgivings  —  The plan to livestream the firing squad execution of the convicted Fort Hood shooter is garnering mounting discomfort from the Catholic Church, the Hill and survivors of the shooting.
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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.”
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Trump's new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, claims she's a lawyer.  Is she?  —  There is no evidence Zacharia has ever been licensed to practice law — and the White House did not provide any  —  When President Trump plucked Katie Zacharia from obscurity and appointed her as his new press secretary, he called her “an attorney.”
Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
Trump's New Mouthpiece Hit With Brutal Reviews for Big Debut … The reviews are in for President Donald Trump's new press secretary.  —  Katie Zacharia, 41, suffered savage reviews from administration insiders and critics alike within minutes of taking the podium as White House press secretary for the first time Tuesday morning.
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Ryan King / New York Post:
Katie Zacharia visibly ‘nervous’ in first White House press briefing as she pulls plug after just 14 minutes  —  WASHINGTON — New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia stumbled out of the gate during her first press briefing, calling a halt to proceedings after just 14 minutes and taking questions from three reporters.
Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
Dan Levy demands men speak up after Shane Gillis demeans women on ‘SNL’  —  Comedian Shane Gillis said “f*ck” during a sketch on live network television and referenced Joe Rogan on Saturday.  It may have been the least offensive thing he said all night.  —  The comedian's latest turn hosting …
Mira Bhakta / The Hill:
Omar fundraising off federal investigation  —  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) released a fundraising email focused on her federal investigation included federal agents raiding her home on Monday.  —  “Stand with Ilhan Omar,” the email read, according to a screenshot obtained by The Hill's partner network, NewsNation.
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Chadwick Moore / New York Post:
‘Compelling evidence’ of criminal activity drove feds to raid Rep. Ilhan Omar's home: sources
Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
What to know about the search of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's home
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
‘A gift to our adversary’: Bipartisan group of senators slam Trump's Russian diesel deal  —  A bipartisan group of senators urged President Donald Trump on Tuesday to rescind his recent diesel deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, amid bubbling anger on Capitol Hill about Trump's announcement.
Discussion: Axios, The Hill and CBS News
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Michael Schmitt / Just Security:
Fueling Russia's War: The Russian Diesel Deal and International Law
Discussion: The Washington Sun and Semafor
Washington Post:
Elon Musk's megaphone propels conspiracy theory about James Talarico  —  The billionaire has a history of elevating false claims like the one about the Democratic Senate nominee, but his control of X gives him outsize influence ahead of the midterms.  —  SummaryLoading...
New Republic:
MAGA Voters Turn on Trump in Focus Group Bombshell: “Nothing but Lies”  —  Sarah Longwell of The Bulwark recently held a focus group with people who voted for Donald Trump in 2024 that took an extraordinary turn.  After being shown Trump's vile taxpayer-funded ad, in which he rages about expelling …
Discussion: Newsweek and The Bulwark
Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
Supreme Court to Review Dispute Over Access to DOGE Records  —  A nonprofit watchdog group sued the Department of Government Efficiency, asserting that it should be subject to federal Freedom of Information Act discovery requests.  —  The Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that it would review …
Kate Shaw / New York Times:
Democrats Need a Plan for Supreme Court Reform.  Here's a Start.  —  The Supreme Court justices took the bench last week to hear oral arguments, but the start of this term feels different from previous ones.  For one thing, with the sharp increase in activity on the shadow docket …
Discussion: The Nation
Louise Radnofsky / Wall Street Journal:
Judge Yells at Trump Administration for Cutting Down Golf Course Trees  —  Several government officials called to testify about hasty removal on Washington site where president dreams of building championship-level course  —  An angry federal judge overseeing litigation challenging President Trump's plan …
German Lopez / New York Times:
We Know How to Fix Homelessness.  Why Don't More Cities Do It?  —  Homelessness, all appearances to the contrary, is a long-solved problem.  We know both the causes and the cure.  You wouldn't think that's the case from visiting many U.S. cities.  Stymied by political and financial hurdles …
AP-NORC:
More Americans say Trump has prioritized his personal business interests than the country as a whole  —  When it comes to allegations that he has profited from the presidency, 41% believe President Trump has done something illegal and 18% think his actions have been unethical but not illegal.
Eli Hager / ProPublica:
Scammers Are Stealing Millions From Food Stamp Recipients.  Congress Could Fix It — but Won't.  —  It wasn't the kind of call a grocery store gets every day.  A customer with a thick Eastern European accent was on the phone saying he wanted to buy several thousand cans of Red Bull.
Politico:
GOP readies for an underwhelming lame duck  —  IN TODAY'S EDITION:  — Johnson scrambles leadership outlook  — Emmer endorses Trump's raid on Omar  — Dems gear up for trade oversight  —  Republicans' dreams of a productive lame-duck session are dimming.
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
DOJ apologizes after campaign-style Trump ads air in violation of judge's order  —  The Department of Justice apologized late Monday that a controversial ad featuring President Trump continued to run after a court sided with government watchdog groups in temporarily blocking the ads.
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
RFK Jr. Shows Off Son's Lavish 3-Day Pop Star Wedding in Rio … Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pulled back the curtain on his son's lavish three-day wedding to a pop star in Brazil.  —  Conor Kennedy, 32, reportedly married Giulia Be, 27, in a civil ceremony in Los Angeles in March.
Jenna Monnin / The Washington Sun:
Hillary Clinton Launches ‘High Stakes’ Podcast Ahead of the Midterms  —  Hillary Clinton is launching a new podcast with tech journalist and podcast host Kara Swisher ahead of the midterms, part of an effort to promote Democratic candidates and push her priorities as the election nears its final stretch.
Will Doran / WRAL-TV:
Cooper up big on Whatley as Trump approval sinks, WRAL/WSOC Poll shows  —  Democrat Roy Cooper leads Republican Michael Whatley in the race to replace North Carolina's senior U.S. senator, Thom Tillis, in the 2026 midterm elections, according to a new WRAL/WSOC Poll.  Early voting starts this week.
Discussion: The Hill
Margaret Talev / Axios:
Axios-Ipsos poll: “Medicare for All” support surges  —  Supporters of “Medicare for All” now outnumber opponents by nearly 2-to-1, according to a new survey of U.S. adults from the Axios-Ipsos American Health Index. … - But the public's openness is driven more by desperation than by confidence in government.
Discussion: The Lever and The Daily Caller
Jeff Stein / The Washington Sun:
The FTC Is Beginning to Probe the Sports Gambling Industry  —  Officials at the Federal Trade Commission are probing the $167 billion online sports gambling industry, which has been celebrated by the White House but faces mounting skepticism from some conservative activists.
 
 
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Sophie Brams / The Hill:
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Michael Holden / Reuters:
MI5 chief lists Iran, Russia, AI and terrorists among threats to UK
Washington Examiner:
House GOP investigates DC activists training jurors to undermine prosecutions
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Paul Krugman:
Elon Musk Shows Us Why Oligarchy is a Danger
Discussion: New York Times
Philip Elliott / Time:
The New Campaign Strategy: Don't Debate
CBS News:
Multiple protesters removed from raucous Trump rally in Ohio
 Earlier Items: 
Alex Miller / Fox News:
Trump vanishes from GOP senator's campaign website as poll numbers plunge weeks before election
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Jessica Hill / Associated Press:
AI data centers are coming for federal land. They are roiling the Nevada governor's race
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Mary Peltola raises $17M in Q3 in Alaska's Senate race
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Newsweek
Tariq Panja / New York Times:
FIFA's Trump Tower Deal: 7 Years, $4 Million, One Mostly Unused Office