Ilhan Omar Investigation Aims to Build Case for Stripping Her Citizenship  —  Authorities have subpoenaed members of the Democratic congresswoman's family as part of a broader look at their immigration paperwork  —  WASHINGTON—The Trump administration's investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar …

Vance's Talarico Attacks Show His Penchant for Personal Broadsides  —  At a rally in Texas, the vice president suggested the Democratic Senate nominee is gay, a comment criticized as homophobic.  —  Almost from the moment James Talarico became the Democratic Senate nominee in Texas …

Trump's New Press Secretary: Not-Quite Attorney at Law  —  Katie Zacharia told The New York Times that the confusion over her legal credentials is the result of one big misunderstanding.  —  Is President Trump's new press secretary a lawyer — or did she just play one on TV?

The GOP's midterm lifeline: Maybe the polls are wrong  —  Republicans nervous about the midterms are increasingly turning to the same salve: The polling will be wrong.  —  They aren't suggesting Republicans will have a good night come Nov. 3 — or that the party will hold the House.

Starlink Suspicions and a Frantic Warning: Inside Trump's Turn on Zelensky  —  Limitations on Ukraine's access to military-grade Starlink terminals sparked panic among its officials and several U.S. lawmakers  —  In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Denys Sienik, the top Ukrainian diplomat …

Wide majority of Americans oppose livestreaming Nidal Hasan's execution: ABC/Post/Ipsos poll  —  A slim majority support the Fort Hood shooter's execution by firing squad.  —  This undated photo provided by the Bell County Sheriff's Department shows former Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Hasan.

The GOP's parade of horribles  —  Public Notice is proudly celebrating 5 years and counting of independent journalism.  Our coverage is possible thanks for paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  😱 Subscribe to PN 😱  —  Any list of the worst candidates running …

Trump Blames Biden for High Prices Hours After News of Rising Inflation  —  President Donald Trump told an Arizona crowd Wednesday that President Joe Biden is to blame for inflation, hours after the government reported that consumer prices had climbed again — with gas prices driving the increase.

The Disappearing Women of the Trump Administration … New York Times photographs by Tierney L. Cross, Eric Lee, Kenny Holston & Haiyun Jiang.  —  The ouster of Kimberly Guilfoyle, who until this week was the U.S. ambassador to Greece, was surprising in its particulars.

Nasty email fight between 2 top Trump appointees spills into the open  —  Two top appointees of President Donald Trump, including the deputy secretary of State, have been embroiled in a monthslong fight that include accusations of leaks to the media and “bizarre” threats of defamation …

Glitch Delays 600,000 Voter Registrations in Texas as Early Voting Looms  —  Voting rights groups sued the Texas Department of Public Safety and the secretary of state over delayed voter registrations that overwhelmed local election workers.  —  A computer error caused a backlog of hundreds …

Exclusive: US considering using ‘mother of all bombs’ against Iran, sources say  —  Donald Trump The Middle East US military Federal agencies  —  The US military has developed new strike plans that include potentially using the so-called “mother of all bombs” to target Iranian energy infrastructure …

A Watchdog Group Is Challenging Jared Kushner's Foreign Policy Role  —  An ethics watchdog organization filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Jared Kushner and the White House, seeking to bar the president's son-in-law from acting as a political envoy unless he's confirmed by the Senate and files public financial disclosures.

Republicans brace for three-way leader fight if they lose … - Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) has widely been viewed as a top contender for the job — and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) did not seek a waiver to remain Judiciary chair, fueling speculation that he's preparing to run for leader.

YOLO Chuck: Schumer's final fight  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is on the cusp of leading his party to midterm victory and reclaiming his title as Senate majority leader.  — Winning the majority isn't guaranteed. … You can't beat someone with no one.

Pelosi's Potential Successor Is Pushing the Limits of Super PAC Coordination  —  In the race to replace Nancy Pelosi, the congressional campaign of California state Sen. Scott Wiener has forged an unusual arrangement with a federal super PAC: They are directly coordinated with one another.

Ahead of the midterms, most voters cite the economy and cost of living as top issues and favor political change  —  Eight in 10 voters want substantial change or total upheaval in how the country is run.  Most are pessimistic about the state of U.S. politics, and nearly half express pessimism about the future of democracy in America.

Over $600 Million in Polymarket Election Trades Took Place After Races Ended  —  Contracts tied to elections in Ethiopia and Romania saw massive trading volumes after the outcomes were decided.  “It's obviously some form of volume manipulation,” one expert says.

Zelenskyy defies Trump as Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian refineries  —  Ukrainian president expresses anger in FT interview at ‘dangerous’ withdrawal of US intelligence sharing

AOC makes case for El-Sayed in Michigan  —  In a show of progressive strength, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is hitting the trail in Michigan for campaign stops with Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.  She'll join El-Sayed for town halls in redder, more rural parts of the state's Upper Peninsula on Thursday.

Scoop: FTC subpoenas OpenAI, Anthropic over consumer harms … - The FTC sought documents from Anthropic and OpenAI with the scope of the probe focused on potential consumer protection violations, a person familiar told Axios. … - They are more than 50 pages long each and ask …

Sen. Roger Marshall sought funding to address a water shortage.  The project could benefit his ranch  —  U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall wanted to solve a water rights dispute in rural Kansas that pitted farmers against environmentalists and threatened the health of a cherished wildlife refuge.

Exclusive: White House probes claims of missing Kennedy Center money in “MAGA blood feud”  —  President Trump has directed his White House counsel to examine explosive allegations dropped on him Friday in the Oval Office:  — Former Trump attorney Alina Habba told the president that another …

Sen. John Kennedy Is So Hot Right Now (On the Campaign Trail)  —  HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Addressing a group of a dozen or so reporters at his campaign event here last week, Mike Rogers, the Republican candidate for Senate in Michigan, joked he might not be the main attraction.

Democratic Donor Emerges to Blitz Red-State Senate Races With Late Ads  —  Steve Pajcic, a lawyer and philanthropist in Florida, started a group that is airing ads in Kansas and South Carolina.  Florida and Mississippi are next.  —  A surprise Democratic donor has emerged as a financier …