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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 …
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
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.
Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Zero In on Cultural Issues in Campaign's Final Stretch  —  GOP sees transgender athletes in women's sports, border security and socialism as keys to persuading voters that Democrats are too extreme  —  Republicans across the most competitive House and Senate races have settled …
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Geoff Earle / New York Post:
Democrats take edge on mail-in ballots in key midterm races  —  Democrats are running up lopsided majorities of the early votes as Americans head to the polls and mail in their ballots, carving out a clear majority of the votes cast so far.  —  Of early and mail-in voters, 54% were Democrats …
Discussion: Lone Star Left
Tim Balk / New York Times:
4 Takeaways From a Voting-Focused ‘No Kings’ Day  —  Saturday's gatherings were more subdued than some past events, and many prominent Democrats skipped them.  —  The fourth round of “No Kings” rallies unfolded across the country on Saturday, barely two weeks ahead of the midterm elections …
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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”
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
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 …
Michael Ramsey / NewsNation:
Musk's Texas lifeline helps bolster Ken Paxton, GOP in midterms  —  Get fact-based, unbiased political coverage from the NewsNation team ahead of the 2026 elections.  Get 24/7 news coverage with the NewsNation app.  Not sure how to find NewsNation on your TV?  Find your channel here.
 
 
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Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
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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
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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
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