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5:45 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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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.
Business Insider:
HALF A MOOCH: Katie Zacharia is out after 5 days as White House press secretary
Brian Schwartz / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Gives New White House Press Secretary Option to Quit
Bloomberg:
Trump Press Secretary Says She Didn't Pass Bar, Downplays Result
Gavin J. Quinton / The Washington Sun:
Trump Again Bars CNN From Accessing Air Force One
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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 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 …
Politico:
El-Sayed's missing piece
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.
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Reuters:
Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources say
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...
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 …
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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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 …
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 and Newsweek
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New York Times:
Russia Appears to Step Up Efforts to Influence U.S. Voters  —  One campaign has created social media posts focusing on U.S. support for Israel to sow discord ahead of the midterm elections.  —  Less than three weeks from elections that could shift the balance of power in Congress …
Discussion: KIFI-TV
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Bloomberg:   Russian Bots Manipulate View Counts on Fake Videos Ahead of US Midterms
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: The Hill and Mississippi Today
Chris Bradford / New York Post:
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.
capitalandmain.com:
He Went to Document an Anti-ICE Protest.  He Left Without an Eye.  —  Since federal agents surged into L.A. last year, at least five people have been shot in the eye at protests, with lasting consequences.  —  Tucker Collins, 19, has undergone a series of changes since last year.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
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.
Discussion: Yahoo News and Wonkette
Brittany Gibson / Axios:
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.
Discussion: Persuasion and Civil Defense
Max Rego / The Hill:
Main Trump legal fund $1.9M in debt  —  President Trump's primary legal fund is more than $1.9 million in debt, according to its latest filing with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).  —  Save America PAC, which Trump formed after he lost the 2020 presidential election …
Michelle Del Rey / The Washington Sun:
Kristi Noem Is Out of a Job Once Again  —  Kristi Noem is no longer serving as special envoy to the Shield of the Americas, the State Department announced this week.  —  The former homeland security secretary was appointed to the position in March after a brief tenure at the department, which was marred in controversy.
Chadwick Moore / New York Post:
Two Christian groups were paid $62M to resettle tens of thousands of Somalis in Minnesota  —  Two church non-profits have taken in at least $62 million to build the Somali community in Minnesota — leading to the rise of Ilhan Omar and the fraud scandals that have gripped that state, The Post can reveal.
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 …
 
 
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
FAA bars unauthorized drones along US-Mexico border, citing security concerns
Discussion: The Hill and Townhall
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox News is peddling election “fear porn” about Democrats to rescue Republicans
Daniella Diaz / The Washington Sun:
A Texas Republican Wants a Billboard Featuring Trump's Endorsement to Come Down
Madison Fernandez / Politico:
A vulnerable Republican takes on both parties over immigration
David W. Opderbeck / Lawfare:
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Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
$137 Million in A.I.-Generated Ads Flood the Midterms
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Carmen Paun / Politico:
RFK Jr. and his allies are standing by Russell Brand as the comedian's rape trial begins
Discussion: The Guardian and Variety
Todd Spangler / Variety:
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Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
Tom Schaller / Public Notice:
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Discussion: TouchGrass
New York Times:
How Claims of Widespread Noncitizen Voting Fall Apart
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
Watching for a Blue Wave in South Carolina
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Democrats post “mind-blowing” numbers ahead of 2026 midterms
Avani Kalra / The Washington Sun:
Nebraska Went First With Its Medicaid Cuts. Now It's Resonating in the Midterms.
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
Elon Musk Spends Heavily to Back Ken Paxton's Senate Bid in Texas