Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources say  —  The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.

4 killed, including 3 children, in Oregon elementary school shooting, source says.  Teen shooter is also dead, sources say  —  Three children and one adult were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, according to preliminary information from a law enforcement source.

Ukraine Resumes Strikes On Russian Refineries  —  Plus, Trump canceled plans to livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter, and the FBI is investigating suspicious mailings sent to elections offices … 1. Ukraine resumed strikes on Russian refineries after Moscow repeatedly violated a ceasefire on energy targets.

Teen Arrested Over Plan to Attack Hindu Temple, Officials Say  —  The suspect in suburban Chicago was in the parking lot of the temple on Sunday and told a co-worker that his gun had jammed, the authorities said.  —  A teenager in suburban Chicago was arrested before carrying out what was planned …

Trump's Midterm Mission: Turn Out Republicans  —  Democrats have the energy, but Republicans have the numbers — if they show up. … Adding Up  —  For years, one of the most reliable features of US politics has been Donald Trump's unbreakable hold on Republican voters.

Trump officials scrutinized Omar in 2019.  They didn't find citizenship issues.  —  The earlier review of Omar's immigration records looked at many of the same issues being investigated now.  —  SummaryLoading...  Seven years ago, a political appointee in the first Trump administration …

Elon Musk Spends Heavily to Back Ken Paxton's Senate Bid in Texas  —  The world's richest person, who has become the biggest known midterm donor, gave $158 million to a group that quickly spent that much to help Mr. Paxton's Senate bid in Texas.  —  If Ken Paxton wins in Texas, he may have Elon Musk to thank.

Kristi Noem no longer serving as Trump envoy to Shield of the Americas  —  Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is no longer serving as the Trump administration's special envoy for the Shield of the Americas initiative, a State Department official said Thursday …

'It's time for a change': Susan Collins split-ticketers seem to move on  —  Experts caution that a “secret weapon” could elevate turnout for Collins in Republican strongholds in Maine, but the president and the national environment may be too much for her to overcome.

Trump sues California to prevent counting 20,000 voters' ballots  —  The Trump administration is suing California and two election officials over claims that there are suspected ineligible voters who received mail-in ballots for this November's election.

Trump invokes executive privilege in Kennedy Center court fight  —  In a court filing, a lawyer for the White House said information about the president's management of the center, including efforts to add his name to it, should be off limits. … In a court filing late Wednesday, Joshua Hoyt …

ICE Agents Who Rammed Worker Were Chasing Man Dead 9 Years, Family Says  —  An ICE operation in Houston left a Mexican man struck and injured by an S.U.V., but a bulletin of the target shows a man who died in 2017, his daughter said.  —  When immigration agents struck a man with an S.U.V …

El-Sayed's missing piece  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  Good Friday morning.  We've got on-the-ground reports from Michigan and Alaska today — it must be 18 days until Election Day.  Get in touch.  —  In today's Playbook ...

Lutnick Throws the Future of U.S.-Mexico Trade Talks Into Further Doubt  —  The commerce secretary has objected to significant reductions in tariffs on Mexican steel, aluminum and automobiles  —  Progress toward a U.S.-Mexico tariff deal has stalled after opposition from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick …

Trump begins Florida season with Mar-a-Lago stays, rally on Oct. 23  —  President Trump will return to his Florida base of operations to juice in-person early voting with an Oct. 23 rally in the southwest part of the state. … But Republicans are worried about enthusiasm and turnout, even in Trump's adopted home state.

Land Acknowledgments Aren't Just Woke, They're Right  —  At events in today's woker spaces, it has become conventional to start things off by publicly noting that the land where the event is taking place was once inhabited by a certain Native American group (or groups).

Power struggle erupts in Trump's White House as midterm losses loom  —  Top personnel are jockeying for position as some expect Chief of Staff Susie Wiles to step down after the elections.  —  SummaryLoading...  White House aides, who have kept clashes muted during President Donald Trump's second term …

Nebraska Went First With Its Medicaid Cuts.  Now It's Resonating in the Midterms.  —  When Republicans passed their mega tax-cut bill more than a year ago, they timed most of its more than $1 trillion in health care cuts to kick in after the midterm elections, perhaps staving off possible electoral impacts.

Trump's MAGA allies openly discuss martial law  —  MAGA activists are pushing for President Trump to resort to extraordinary measures — including martial law — if they believe the midterm elections are “rigged.” … But people in this orbit have close access to the president.

Ousted general warned of years-long missile defense shortage before Iran war  —  Washington — In late December, two months before the U.S. war with Iran began, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George warned that his service was critically short on missile defense munitions and that the shortage …

Trump says he won't use nuclear weapons or send ground troops to Iran … U.S. President Donald Trump has said he does not intend to use nuclear weapons against Iran or foresee deploying ground troops in the country.  —  Speaking in an interview with Newsmax, broadcast Thursday evening, he said: “I wouldn't use nuclear.