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 …

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...

Hero who ran into Oregon elementary school to end teen's mass shooting was 'student's dad': dispatch audio  —  The heroic bystander who rushed into an Oregon elementary school to end a crazed teen's deadly mass shooting is believed to be a student's dad, according to radio dispatch audio.

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 …

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.

Trump's Attempt to Deport Ilhan Omar Is Another Leap Toward the Abyss  —  In his final speech as president, Ronald Reagan emphasized the essential role of immigration in American greatness.  “We lead the world because, unique among nations, we draw our people — our strength …

Ocasio-Cortez Transfers $1 Million to Help El-Sayed in Final Sprint in Michigan  —  The transfer represents an unusually large amount for a House member to give to a Senate race.  —  Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, who is campaigning in Michigan this week for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed …

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.

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.

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.

How Claims of Widespread Noncitizen Voting Fall Apart  —  In 2024, Iowa officials said they had found 2,176 suspected noncitizens on their voter rolls.  —  Months later, officials revised the claim to 277 people after comparing their list to a federal database.

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 …

Russian Bots Manipulate View Counts on Fake Videos Ahead of US Midterms  —  State-backed Matryoshka campaign targeting Democrats inflates view counts of fabricated stories, creating illusion of popularity.  —  Russian disinformation operators are deploying an army of bots to inflate view counts …

$137 Million in A.I.-Generated Ads Flood the Midterms  —  Republicans have used A.I.-generated content more often than Democrats, ranging from subtle enhancements to convincing deepfakes.  —  It was an unlikely scene: New York's mayor and governor appeared to be strolling through a park …

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 …

Gaps in the Deep: How the Law of the Sea Fails the Undersea Kingdom  —  A review of Elisabeth Braw, “Undersea War: The Battle to Control the Cables and Pipelines That Connect Our World” (Public Affairs, 2026).  —  Meet The Authors  —  Elisabeth Braw, a journalist and the leader …

Democrats post “mind-blowing” numbers ahead of 2026 midterms  —  If money is momentum, Democratic Senate candidates are poised for a monumental Election Day.  — “Oh my god, holy crap,” said Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) when informed of Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico's $64 million haul …

Skydance's Market Value Is Currently Less Than Half What Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Combined Were Worth  —  David Ellison's freshly formed Skydance Corp. is off to a rocky start on Wall Street.  —  He won Warner Bros. Discovery after a yearlong battle.

Takeaways from the Alaska Senate debate between Mary Peltola and Dan Sullivan  —  The battleground Senate race is key to deciding which party controls the chamber.  —  SummaryLoading...  Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and former congresswoman Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) clashed on their efficacy in Congress …

The Tigers-Eating-Faces Party Is Real  —  And it's way creepier than you think.  —  October Surprise: 30% OFF Bulwark+ for a year.  Upgrade now.  —  Before we start: Katie Zacharia got turned inside out by Sean Hannity last night.  This morning she bombed on . . . Fox & Friends.

Trump's October Surprise Is a Pivot to Putin  —  No one thinks Russian diesel can save the Republicans, so why is the President doing it?  —  At a time when Donald Trump's party is struggling to hold both houses of Congress and his own approval ratings are cratering to historic lows …

El-Sayed says a Netanyahu loss may not change his view of Israel  —  Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee said a change in Israeli leadership wouldn't necessarily ease his doubts about whether Israel is a true U.S. ally.  “The government of Israel has done nothing but use us,” he said.

Democrats eye a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity to flip state legislative chambers  —  With the national political winds at their backs, Democrats are targeting eight states for potential state government trifectas.  —  National Democrats have been growing increasingly confident …

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.

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 …

A vulnerable Republican takes on both parties over immigration  —  NEW YORK — One of the most vulnerable Republicans in the House is running on immigration — and taking on both parties over it.  —  Rep. Mike Lawler is hammering Democrats over “sanctuary” policies while criticizing …

Trump admits ‘I have some very severe problems’ in Biden-like ramble at White House  —  Trump's latest lengthy soliloquy in the Rose Garden evoked memories of the last octogenarian to occupy the Oval Office. , Andrew Feinberg explains why  —  Become an Independent member to bookmark this article

Watching for a Blue Wave in South Carolina  —  Nancy Lacore found out she was fired as the chief of the Navy Reserve almost a year to the day after she got the job.  On a Friday morning in August 2025, Admiral James Kilby, then the acting chief of naval operations, called Lacore to his office in the Pentagon.