Trump's ice maiden is under fire  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  Good Thursday morning.  Here's an eye-popper to start your morning.  Get in touch.  —  FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Texas Democrat James Talarico raised a record-breaking $64 million this summer …

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?

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 …

Russia Was Losing.  Enter President Trump.  —  It's horrible to have to type these words, but the president of the United States is throwing Vladimir Putin a lifeline.  He is turning the American government against Ukraine, funding Russia and — perhaps worst of all — playing directly into Putin's theory of victory.

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.

Secret documents reveal donors behind $330 million for Trump's ballroom  —  The records offer a panoramic view of a fundraising campaign that is extraordinary for its size and opacity.  —  Loading...  $2.5M  —  $25M  —  $10M  —  $5M … $1M  —  $20.3M … $7.5M … $2.5M

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 …

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.

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 …

Bonus 257: Hard Questions About Court Expansion  —  Those who maintain that any Supreme Court reform *must* include Court expansion should have to answer some difficult questions about the precedent it would set and the effects it would produce.  —  ∙ Paid

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.

Jack Smith's FBI Probe Obtained Personal Data Of 640,000 Everyday Republicans, MAGA Hat Buyers  —  A new memo sheds light on the extraordinarily long arm of the FBI as it investigated President Donald Trump — showing that the bureau gobbled up the personal data of at least 639,000 Republican donors, voters and supporters.

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

Scoop: Inside Elon Musk's massive Texas rescue mission … - Musk's rescue gave Paxton's sleepy campaign new life and showed why the world's richest person is the X factor in the push to prevent a midterm debacle for President Trump's party. … - Instead, Musk's money allowed Republicans …

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.

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 …

He Crafted a Crypto Law for Trump—as His Company Got Millions From a Crypto Giant  —  Money from Tether flowed to Nxum while Bo Hines worked in the White House on landmark stablecoin legislation.  Once the law passed, Tether hired him as its U.S. chief.  —  Lawmakers and executives crowded …

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.

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.