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11:20 PM ET, October 16, 2026

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New York Times:
Katie Zacharia Is Ousted After 5 Days as White House Press Secretary  —  Ms. Zacharia was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.  —  President Trump's new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, was forced out Friday …
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Casey He / Politico:
Scaramucci has some advice for Zacharia  —  Anthony Scaramucci knows what it's like to lose a job just days after getting it.  —  Scaramucci, a former White House communications director during President Donald Trump's first term, lasted about 10 days on the job.
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump asks Zacharia to reconsider White House press secretary role  —  President Donald Trump has told press secretary Katie Zacharia to reconsider her role as his top spokesperson, he told reporters at the White House.  —  “Honestly, if I were you, I'd reconsider,” Trump said he told Zacharia on Friday morning.
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia confirms she never passed bar exam after saying she's a lawyer  —  Washington — White House press secretary Katie Zacharia said Thursday that she never passed the bar, although she's called herself a lawyer and President Trump has referred to her as an attorney.
Business Insider:
HALF A MOOCH: Katie Zacharia is out after 5 days as White House press secretary
Washington Post:
Katie Zacharia out as White House press secretary
Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Implementing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 (22 U.S.C. 10802 et seq.)
Discussion: CBS News and The Kyiv Independent
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Trump Signs Order Exempting Russia From Sanctions Legislation  —  The sanctions were part of legislation that was named after Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who died in July.  —  President Trump signed an executive order on Friday night exempting Russia …
Discussion: WTOP News and The Kyiv Independent
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Trump issues order to bypass Russian sanctions in bill named for late Lindsey Graham
Discussion: NBC News
Joe Barnes / Telegraph:
Exclusive: Musk approached Trump to slow down Starlink in Ukraine  —  SpaceX founder had publicly blamed president for chaos over restrictions, but sources say he initiated them  —  Elon Musk approached Donald Trump with the idea of slowing down Starlink in Ukraine, The Telegraph can reveal.
Reuters:
Police seek answers after children killed in Oregon school shooting  —  A teacher in the Oregon classroom where a shooter killed three children and an adult threw her cellphone at the shooter, tackled him and fought him in an act that saved lives, police said on Friday.
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Kerry Breen / CBS News:
Hero bystander took down Oregon school shooter, and a teacher tackled him, saving lives, police say  —  The bystander who stepped in to stop a gunman at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, has come forward and identified himself as Kaylub Giamanco, a lifelong Bend resident who has two daughters at the school.
Wall Street Journal:
In New Letter, Ilhan Omar Fights Back Against Home Search  —  Lawyers for the Minnesota congresswoman asked federal prosecutors to return items seized this week from her Washington residence  —  Lawyers for Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) sent a letter to federal prosecutors late Friday challenging …
Discussion: Political.org and New York Post
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Nicole Sganga / CBS News:
DHS Secretary Mullin calls Ilhan Omar probe a “strong case,” says agents executed multiple search warrants
Discussion: NewsMax.com and New York Post
Washington Post:
Israeli settlers attack Palestinians and Washington Post photographer in West Bank  —  The settlers attacked Palestinians harvesting olives and beat Heidi Levine, a veteran photojournalist.  Witnesses said Israeli soldiers did nothing to halt the violence.  —  SummaryLoading...
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Aaron Navarro / CBS News:
El-Sayed responds after Vance calls him a “weasel” as Michigan Senate race grows contentious  —  Marquette, Michigan - After being called a “weasel” who should “shut his mouth” by Vice President JD Vance, Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed said he was something else instead.
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Ocasio-Cortez Transfers $1 Million to Help El-Sayed in Final Sprint in Michigan
The Washington Sun:
Two Republican Senate Hopefuls Are Running Out of Cash  —  In North Carolina and Georgia, Democratic Senate candidates are lapping their Republican rivals in fundraising, according to new campaign finance reports.  —  It's the latest ominous sign for Michael Whatley and Mike Collins …
Discussion: Mississippi Today
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Wired:
Elon Musk Is Almost Single-Handedly Funding the Republican Midterms Push
Dan Sheldon / The Athletic:
FIFA Peace Prize could be scrapped a year on from Donald Trump win  —  FIFA's controversial Peace Prize could be scrapped at the end of the year — only 12 months after U.S. President Donald Trump received the inaugural award.  —  At a FIFA Council meeting in Zurich on Thursday …
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The Guardian:
Infantino told by top Fifa figures to scrap or depoliticise peace prize after Trump furore
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Al Jazeera
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
U.S. Budget Deficit Nears $2 Trillion, a Reality Check for Trump's Cost Cutting  —  Higher interest rates are inflating borrowing costs as the Trump administration spends on the Iran war and tariff refunds.  —  The United States budget deficit approached $2 trillion in the 2026 fiscal year …
Prem Thakker / Zeteo:
‘The Israel Experience with Mike Huckabee’: The Ambassador's Family Sells Trips to Israel  —  Mike Huckabee's family is offering trips to Israel so tourists can ‘hear from top officials,’ even though he's the ambassador.  Meanwhile, he's done little for U.S. victims of Israeli violence.  —  ∙ Paid
Politico:
Appeals court appears skeptical of Trump's attempt to shield presidential records  —  A federal appeals court panel sounded deeply skeptical Friday about President Donald Trump's effort to invalidate the Watergate-era law that governs presidential records — and played a central role …
Discussion: NPR
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The Atlantic:
He Joined the Military.  They Reported His Wife to ICE.  —  Giovanna Perez loaded her four kids into the car on September 21 and drove from their home in Weslaco, Texas, to Naval Air Station Corpus Christi.  She had a 9:30 a.m. appointment to pick up the ID cards that would allow …
Sharon Zhang / Truthout:
Chuck Schumer Hasn't Said a Word About Trump's Attempt to Deport Ilhan Omar  —  Ethics lawyers say the raid violated the Hatch Act.  Schumer has been silent. … Days after the Trump administration's unprecedented raid of Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-Minnesota) house just weeks before the midterm elections …
Greensboro:
Denied campus voting sites, N.C. A&T and UNCG students hit the streets  —  After simultaneous rallies held by students on the campuses of UNCG and N.C. A&T students marched to Union Square on Thursday, the first day of early voting, to cast their ballots.  —  kAmw@=5:?  8 FA QxEVD p3@FE &D[Q 2?
Discussion: Omaha World-Herald
Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
Trump Administration Restricts Drone Activity Along U.S.-Mexico Border  —  The new restrictions ban unauthorized drone flights within a nautical mile of the southern border, up to 400 feet in the air.  —  The Trump administration announced on Friday that it was banning unauthorized drone activity along …
Discussion: Associated Press
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
FAA bars unauthorized drones along US-Mexico border, citing security concerns
Discussion: Townhall and The Hill
Mary Radcliffe / FiftyPlusOne:
Where are all the polls?  —  Welcome to The Trendline, the FiftyPlusOne.news weekly polling roundup.  Subscribe to get it delivered straight to your inbox and get bundled access to our polling website.  —  Subscribe now  —  We're less than three weeks out from the midterm elections …
Discussion: Mediaite
Antoni Slodkowski / Reuters:
Grynspan holds lead for next UN chief as race enters decisive stage  —  An informal poll by the United Nations Security Council on Friday placed former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as the narrow frontrunner in the race to become the 10th UN secretary-general, two people close to the process said.
Asawin Suebsaeng / Zeteo:
Trump's White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles Is in ‘Some Deep Sh*t’  —  Sources confirm to Zeteo that the top Trump aide is being lined up to take the fall for her boss's dire polling.  Rep. Ilhan Omar, meanwhile, continues to stand strong against political persecution.  —  ∙ Paid
 
 
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George Chidi / The Guardian:
Trump in Georgia falsely claims election of Jon Ossoff was illegitimate
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
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Jonathan J. Cooper / Associated Press:
Painting Eisenhower Building would diminish historic character of White House complex, report says
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Vance defends ICE but says there's a responsibility to investigate when agents “screw up”
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
California officials who process ballots from suspected noncitizens risk prosecution, US warns
Politico:
Flock lobbies up  —  Flock Safety has been going on a lobbyist hiring spree as it tries …
Discussion: Sludge
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Russia Appears to Step Up Efforts to Influence U.S. Voters
Discussion: KIFI-TV
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox News is peddling election “fear porn” about Democrats to rescue Republicans
capitalandmain.com:
He Went to Document an Anti-ICE Protest. He Left Without an Eye.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Tigers-Eating-Faces Party Is Real
Discussion: Yahoo News