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Calder McHugh / Politico:
Peter Thiel breaks with Trump over Iran war: ‘We should not have done it’  —  Billionaire technology investor Peter Thiel said he's skeptical of the U.S. war with Iran and does not believe the United States should have launched it, putting the major Republican donor at odds with President Donald Trump …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Axios:
Scoop: Senate Republicans fear Mississippi is in play  —  Senate Republicans are weighing three last-ditch spending moves that would have been unimaginable six months ago: a cash infusion for Mississippi and even more money for South Carolina and Kansas. … But panic is spreading through the Republican Party.
Discussion: The Washington Sun and NewsMax.com
Politico:
The GOP's harvest of discontent  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  NOT A GOOD SIGN: Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel broke with President Donald Trump on the Iran war, saying he doesn't believe the U.S. should have launched the conflict, POLITICO's Calder McHugh scooped.
Calen Razor / Politico:   Some Republicans get bipartisan curious
Washington Post:
Hegseth wanted Eisenhower's globe for his office.  His staff broke it.  —  Photos obtained by The Post show a gash in the World War II-era artifact that resulted from a botched relocation attempt inside the Pentagon.  —  SummaryLoading...  It was early this year when Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wanted to move the world.
Discussion: New Republic
Valerie Hopkins / New York Times:
Putin Nears a Prize: Restoring Ties With the U.S. While Giving Up Nothing  —  Russia has sought to separate the war in Ukraine from potential business deals and diplomacy with the United States.  Its efforts now appear to be working.  —  Last October, President Trump imposed significant sanctions …
Discussion: NBC News and Bloomberg
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Veronika Melkozerova / Politico:
Russia launches massive strikes on Ukraine as Trump says peace is closer than ever  —  KYIV - At least one person was killed and 34 wounded in Kyiv as the Russian army attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles and attack drones overnight, the capital city's prosecutor's office reported on Thursday.
New York Times:
Vance Defends Ramaswamy's Ad as Backlash Threatens Ohio Campaign  —  The vice president backed an advertisement featuring Democrat Amy Acton's mother, who has been estranged from Dr. Acton since her stepfather was charged with child rape.  —  Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday defended …
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Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
As Vance Piles On, Ohio Governor's Race Is Going Off the Rails  —  Plus, lawmakers call for a probe into Ukraine's access to Starlink, and diplomats are racing to head off escalation with Iran  —  Good morning.  Ohio is the seventh most populous state in the country, and its annual GDP is close to $1 trillion.
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
“Stop whining”: What Vance's take on Ohio ad flap means for 2028
Associated Press:
Vance says he's ‘disgusted’ by GOP pushback to Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother
New York Times:
Just How Much Are Young Voters Backing Democrats Now?  See the Shift.  —  In the new Times/Siena poll, 70 percent of young voters identified as Democrats or leaned that way — a jump from just two years ago.  —  In the last presidential election, Democrats' support among young voters was their lowest in two decades.
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Steve Liesman / CNBC:
Trump's approval rating on economy hits all-time low as midterm looms: CNBC survey … With less than two weeks to go before the congressional elections, Americans are nearly as gloomy about the economy as they were when the nation was emerging from the pandemic, and President Donald Trump's …
Dana Blanton / Fox News:   Fox News Poll: Gender gap and pocketbook pain shape Ohio Senate race
Hannah Schoenbaum / Associated Press:
Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, DC, home after federal search  —  U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar will move out of her Washington, D.C., home that federal agents searched last week, she said Wednesday, noting that attention brought on by the raid has made her feel unsafe there.
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ProPublica:
Ballot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Reduced Mail Service  —  In early August, election workers north of Spokane, Washington, went across the street to the post office to check for late mail-in ballots.  It was three days after the primary and they were expecting no more than a few dozen.
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New York Times:
U.S. and Israel Draw Up Plans for Renewed Strikes on Iran After Elections  —  Renewed hostilities might not be any more successful than the war's first phase, and President Trump has repeatedly canceled plans for a return to major combat.  —  The U.S. and Israeli militaries have developed specific plans …
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Drop Site News:
The War Tehran Believes Is Coming
Paul Krugman:
It's Time to Take Starlink Away from Elon Musk  —  Americans did not give him the right to make national security policy  —  Did Elon Musk decide by personal fiat to cut off Ukraine's access to vital communications?  Although Musk claims that the decision was made by Trump …
Politico:
Democrats gear up for offensive against Trump's Treasury  —  Democratic lawmakers spent the past two years in the minority clashing with President Donald Trump's top financial officials.  If they take back power in Congress after next month's midterms, expect an all-out brawl, especially with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
Discussion: Townhall
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
‘There Is No Immunity to Donald Trump’
Discussion: MS NOW and New York Times
Marc Caputo / Axios:
White House to Politico: Retract stories or face “consequences”  —  The White House counsel's office warned Politico in a Monday letter that it had 48 hours to retract or correct recent stories about alleged staff drama, or it would suffer unspecified consequences.  — That deadline expires Thursday.
Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Trump rallying with Senate hopeful Ashley Hinson in Iowa as she pledges to push back on White House  —  Sioux City, Iowa — President Trump is set to rally Thursday with Rep. Ashley Hinson in Iowa as he seeks to boost Republican candidates in a political environment that has dimmed for the party …
Discussion: NBC News, Associated Press and WTTG-TV
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Soorin Kim / MS NOW:
Trump rallies in Iowa, where farmers have been hit hard by tariffs and rising fuel prices
Discussion: Semafor and New York Times
Victoria Craw / Washington Post:
Trump says he called Google's CEO to discuss renaming Atlantic Ocean  —  President Donald Trump said he called Google's Sundar Pichai to discuss renaming the Atlantic Ocean, but would “probably pass” after the chief executive told him: “Please don't ask us to do that.”
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Mary Kay Mallonee / CNN:
Construction on Trump's 250-foot triumphal arch in DC could begin in just two weeks
Discussion: Washington Post
Madison Mills / Axios:
Scoop: Unvetted AI agents are accessing U.S. bank accounts  —  Major U.S. banks are detecting unauthorized third-party AI agents operating inside customer accounts, with some agents attempting to take actions that appear to be independent of user instructions, sources tell Axios.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Dustin Volz / New York Times:
A.I. Discovered a Critical Security Flaw Underpinning Websites  —  The disclosure heightened concerns about A.I.'s potential to upend cybersecurity unless shortcomings are addressed.  —  Security researchers using OpenAI's advanced artificial intelligence models unearthed major bugs in a piece …
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Politico:
US, allies warn of critical vulnerabilities in programming underlying 70% of the internet
Bloomberg:
NYC Politician Lander Detained by Israel During Olive Harvest  —  Israeli forces briefly detained Brad Lander, a Democratic candidate for Congress from New York, as he and a group of rabbis and other volunteers took part in a West Bank olive harvest with Palestinian farmers.
New York Times:
Judge Restricts D.H.S. Field Operations Aimed at Unearthing Voter Fraud  —  The ruling largely blocked homeland security agents from carrying out field interviews in nine states, including California, as part of a sprawling effort to find noncitizens registered to vote.
Eric Katz / The Washington Sun:
State Asked Foreign Service Officers Up for Promotion Whether They Voted for Trump  —  The State Department has asked some foreign service officials up for promotion who they voted for in the 2016, 2020 and 2024 presidential elections, raising concerns the agency is violating a federal law …
Jasper Goodman / Politico:
Crypto megadonors up Ohio spending to $55 million to crush Sherrod Brown  —  A super PAC funded by the cryptocurrency industry is dumping an additional $9 million into an effort to block Sherrod Brown from recapturing an Ohio Senate seat, raising the group's total spending in the race above $55 million.
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
The end of the Trump rally  —  Public Notice is proudly celebrating 5 years of independent journalism.  Our coverage is possible thanks for paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  📈 Subscribe to PN 📈  —  As election day approached in 2024, Donald Trump got a little wistful.
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
These 2024 Trump voters no longer admit to voting for him  —  Poll respondents who change their recalled vote from Trump to Harris (or not voting) largely disapprove of Trump — and that could be skewing polls  —  Last month, I showed that error in how Americans report who they voted …
Discussion: Washington Post and HuffPost
 
 
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New Republic:
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Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Capitol Rioters Pardoned by Trump for Police Assaults Want US Payouts
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Politico:
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Audrey Decker / Politico:
Space Force scrambles as Musk's SpaceX retires its major rocket
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AIPAC retreats from candidate endorsements and direct giving as political backlash grows
New York Times:
Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion for Deceiving Users on Privacy
 

 
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Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter:
James Gunn and Peter Safran step down as co-heads of DC Studios; Skydance appoints ex-Marvel exec Jeremy Latcham as president and chief creative officer of DC

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Skydance reports Q3 revenue up 5% YoY to $7B, net income of $73M, and adjusted EBITDA of $1B, excluding WBD, in its first earnings since closing the WBD deal

Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Federal prosecutors told a judge that they are considering treating NYT as a conspirator in a criminal case accusing James Comey of leaking sensitive info
 
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