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11:35 PM ET, October 17, 2026

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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Graham Breaks With Trump Over Russia Sanctions Law Her Brother Championed  —  Senator Darline Graham, appointed to fill the Senate seat of her late brother, Lindsey, gently disagreed with the president's decision to exempt Russia from the sanctions legislation.
Discussion: Mediaite
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Trump Offers Putin Economic Relief in Hopes That Russia Will Return the Favor  —  The Trump administration is ignoring the will of Congress and waiving new Russia sanctions amid fears that high energy prices will cost Republicans in next month's elections.  —  For years, critics …
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump's Russia waiver draws instant bipartisan backlash
Zachary Basu / Axios:   Trump's October barrage
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump waives new Russia sanctions in the “national interests”
Steven Zeitchik / The Hollywood Reporter:
TikTok “Permanently Bans” the ‘Musk’ Film Account, Raising Suppression Fears (Exclusive)  —  Move comes just as Alex Gibney doc film expands to nearly 500 screens.  Distributor Bleecker Street says it is appealing.  —  TikTok has banned the entire Musk film account, citing political content that violates its policies.
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Jack Burgess / BBC:
Violent clashes, looting and buildings ablaze in France as over 1,000 arrested after protests  —  Violence broke out across France on Saturday during the latest day of demonstrations against hardship in schools and the cost of living.  —  At least 1,200 people were arrested during …
Suryatapa Chakraborty / The Hill:
Trump: California officials will ‘go to jail’ if state ignores DOJ voter roll suit  —  President Trump reupped the Justice Department's (DOJ) warning that California officials could face criminal charges if they include the mail-in ballots of the over 200,000 people the federal government identified …
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Trump's Election Interference Is Underway
Tim Balk / New York Times:
In Campaign's Final Stretch, Trump Can't Stop Praising Men's Bodies  —  As he stumps for midterm candidates, the president has been especially eager to talk about the physical appearance of some men.  —  The message delivered by a president during a high-stakes midterm campaign can be critical.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Advocate
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CBS News:
In Kentucky midterm campaign stop, Trump says he “can do stuff that is unbelievable”
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Feud In Dolly Parton's Inner Circle Reveals Arms Deal with Haitian Police  —  I'm thinking this nephew guy has turned out to be a problematic figure ... The story here is about a deal to sell arms to the police in Haiti and the company in question, Fencebridge, was founded by “Daniel Nozell …
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Miami Herald:   Dolly Parton's nephew, former lawmaker struck arms deal in Haiti. Millions are missing
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Zelensky says Musk-owned satellite system still restricted in Ukraine  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine's use of the Elon Musk-owned SpaceX satellite system remains partially restricted, despite earlier signs this week that it had been fully restored.
Rich Calder / New York Post:
Democratic governors' group pours $4.3 million to boost Hochul in re-election bid, releases new anti-Blakeman ads  —  A Democratic Governors Association-backed Super PAC is pouring more than $4 million into boosting Gov. Kathy Hochul's re-election bid as she desperately tries …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Marie J. French / Politico:   Hochul's GOP rival turns energy cost warnings against her
Maya Davis / Wall Street Journal:
The Senate Race Republicans Never Expected to Sweat  —  With Trump's help, Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall scrambles to fend off a surprisingly strong Democratic challenger  —  Sen. Roger Marshall was in no rush to leave Washington.  As some colleagues insisted the chamber recess early in August …
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Samuel Benson / Politico:   A sleeper Senate battleground has turned into a real Republican liability
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Retiring GOP congressmember will ‘absolutely not’ vote for successor in at-risk seat  —  Retiring Nevada Republican Rep. Mark Amodei said he won't vote for the Trump-endorsed GOP candidate vying to replace him amid a string of stolen valor and other accusations — and warned …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive: Musk tells Isaacson “AI and robots” will need to fix deficit  —  Elon Musk tells biographer Walter Isaacson in a new podcast interview that the fizzled DOGE experiment, which the SpaceX and Tesla CEO once headed, proved there's “no way we were gonna solve the deficit from within the government.”
Discussion: Mediaite
Washington Post:
Rep. Ilhan Omar's lawyers say authorities ignored judge's restrictions on home search  —  In a letter obtained by The Washington Post, attorneys for the Minnesota Democrat condemned a Justice Department inquiry into her immigration history as a politically motivated attack.  —  SummaryLoading...
Ford McCracken / The Hill:
Shapiro launches super PAC as presidential speculation mounts  —  Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) is launching a new political action committee (PAC), raising speculation that the governor may run for president in 2028.  —  The committee, called New Path PAC, says on its website …
New York Times:
U.S. Floats Another Lifeline to Russia: Allowing It to Sell More Gas to Europe  —  The Trump administration is pitching the idea as part of a peace deal with Ukraine, but Europe is wary and critics say Russia would be strengthened.  —  A key element in the Trump administration's broad plan …
Discussion: Reuters
Brynn Tannehill / Public Notice:
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Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Visits Florida to Campaign With Angie Nixon  —  Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has made a point of investing in Republican-leaning states.  He rallied in Tampa for Ms. Nixon, the underdog Democratic nominee for Florida Senate.  —  Senator Bernie Sanders looked …
 
 
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Ford McCracken / The Hill:
Blackburn on AI Kendrick Lamar clip backlash: It wasn't ‘intended to offend’
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New York Times:
Dispute Between Trump Allies Centers on Millions Transferred From Congo
Discussion: Mediaite
Joey Cappelletti / Associated Press:
A bitter Michigan Senate race rattles Jewish and Muslim voters already on edge over the war in Gaza
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
October 16, 2026  —  Trump's new pick for White House press secretary lasted less than five days.
David Moore / Sludge:
Prop 4 Would Let California Cities Curb Big Money With Small Donations
Jason Hovet / Reuters:
Czech PM Babis suffers setback in Senate elections
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Yash Roy / Bloomberg:
US Interest Costs Hit Record $1 Trillion, Risking Debt Snowball
Discussion: CNBC and KIFI-TV
Ava Berger / NPR:
No Kings turns its focus to voting this weekend. Here's what we know
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
House Speaker Mike Johnson draws on faith as he fights to hold the Republican majority
New York Times:
When a Social Media Mob Came for Cornell's Jane Doe
Joe Walsh / CBS News:
Vance says it'll take time to see economy improve: “We're turning the ship around”
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Wall Street Journal:
The Moment Katie Zacharia Found Out Her Five-Day Stint as Press Secretary Was Over
 

 
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Meta removes ToS language that suggested it could scrape websites “associated with” business accounts, saying it applied only to “ads and business products”

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