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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.
Julie Carr Smyth / Associated Press:
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine denounces Ramaswamy ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton's estranged mother  —  Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has denounced a controversial ad featuring the estranged mother of Dr. Amy Acton, taking sides with the Democratic candidate for governor and former member …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The corporate cash behind Vivek Ramaswamy's “despicable” TV ad  —  At 12 years old, Amy Acton was the victim of sexual abuse.  After her stepfather was indicted on charges of raping Acton, her estranged mother, Donna Arthur, took her stepfather's side and left the state with him as he fled justice.
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
“Stop whining”: What Vance's take on Ohio ad flap means for 2028 … - He thinks too many Republicans sacrifice allies to make controversies go away, and that giving critics a political scalp only encourages them to demand another, according to people familiar with his thinking.
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
MAGA Media Learns to Love Vile Vivek Ramaswamy Ad
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Called Musk and Asked Him to Lift Ukraine Starlink Restrictions  —  Military-grade system appeared to be working more normally on Thursday, soon after the call  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump called Elon Musk on Wednesday and asked him to lift restrictions on a military-grade version …
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Paul Krugman:
It's Time to Take Starlink Away from Elon Musk  —  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, according to the Wall Street Journal, some U.S. officials state that Musk did indeed take it upon himself to pull the plug on Ukraine.
Michael A. Cohen / MS NOW:
Elon Musk is trying to make himself more powerful than the government
NBC News:
Virginia State Senator L. Louise Lucas charged in public corruption case  —  The 82-year-old surrendered to authorities to face charges Thursday, the Justice Department said.  She was charged along with a half-dozen others.  —  Federal authorities on Thursday charged a prominent Virginia Democrat …
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Michelle Del Rey / The Washington Sun:
Feds Arrest Democrat Who Led Virginia's Redistricting Push
Mark Osborne / CBS News:
Stephen Hubbard lands back in U.S. after release from Russian prison  —  Stephen Hubbard, the Michigan native who spent four years wrongfully imprisoned in Russia before being released on Wednesday, landed back in the U.S. late Wednesday, according to President Trump.
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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
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
‘There Is No Immunity to Donald Trump’
Discussion: HuffPost, MS NOW and New York Times
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.
Discussion: The Hill, MS NOW and The Bulwark
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Harvard University:
Harvard Youth Poll
Discussion: Newsweek and Axios
Berwood A Yost / Franklin & Marshall College Poll:
Franklin & Marshall College Poll Release: October 2026
Discussion: Daily Kos
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The Governors: Ohio to Leans Democratic Among Other Changes as Dems Eye Gubernatorial Majority … Overall ratings summary: … KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — Democrats are now at least narrowly favored in our ratings in enough states to win an elusive majority of state governorships.
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Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
As Vance Piles On, Ohio Governor's Race Is Going Off the Rails
Suryatapa Chakraborty / The Hill:
Sabato's Crystal Ball moves Ohio governor race toward Acton after Ramaswamy attack ad
David Fischer / Associated Press:
Lawyers for Trump, BBC battle over depositions in president's $10 billion defamation case  —  Lawyers for the BBC and for Donald Trump were tussling in court Thursday over whether former special counsel Jack Smith should be deposed in the president's $10 billion defamation case against the broadcaster …
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Rohan Goswami / Semafor:
Elon Musk makes $1 billion investment in Ellison's Skydance  —  The Scoop  —  Elon Musk has invested roughly $1 billion in Skydance, according to people familiar with the matter, providing a much needed financial injection as the company looks to cut costs and bolster its stock price.
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.
New Republic:
How the Consulting Class Is Eating the Democratic Party  —  Your phone buzzes with a frantic text message.  “DEMOCRACY IS ON THE LINE.”  It's not the first time you've gotten a fundraising text like this from the Democratic Party and its candidates.  Nor the first time you've rolled your eyes.
Discussion: New York Times
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 …
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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Emmet Fraizer / The Nation:
The Fall of Scientific American The Fall of “Scientific American”  —  When the beloved science publication got too political, its corporate owners stepped in.  Now its future is uncertain.  —  Pocket  —  In March of 2026, in a nondescript, 46th-floor office overlooking lower Manhattan …
Scott Clement / Washington Post:
The Pollwatcher: Another fraudulent pollster is out of business, and a third group just disappeared  —  Plus: Voters are “scared” about midterms, and Arab Americans shift left  —  Loading...  Why a fake poll got into mainstream poll trackers, how it was discovered and the common thread behind both fake poll scandals this year.
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.
Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Reviewing Allegations Against Corey Lewandowski  —  The inquiry is one of the first in Trump's second term to target someone close to the president  —  WASHINGTON—The Justice Department is examining allegations that Corey Lewandowski profited off his top position …
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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NBC News:
Blanche won't rule out DOJ post-election action in a ‘doomsday’ scenario  —  The attorney general's comments come in the middle of a broader campaign by the Trump administration to zero in on what elections experts say is a relatively rare phenomenon of voting by noncitizens.
MeidasTouch:
“So Much Worse Than People Realize”: Never-Before-Seen Images Reveal Damage at U.S. Bases as Troops Describe Being Abandoned  —  Service members, contractors, and military families share photos, videos, and firsthand accounts of the Iran war that they say the Pentagon has kept from the American public
Discussion: The Guardian
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.
Will Oremus / The Atlantic:
America Is About to See What Happens When Voters Turn to AI  —  Chatbots are adding a new layer of chaos ahead of the midterms.  —  If you were wondering whether AI could make the midterms even more confusing, here's one data point: Several people who thought they were donating …
Discussion: New York Times
Liz Essley Whyte / Wall Street Journal:
Calley Means, a Top RFK Jr. Adviser, Quits Trump Administration  —  Kennedy ally focused on ‘Make America Healthy Again’ initiatives was frustrated by White House delays in policymaking to promote healthy eating  —  A top ally of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is departing …
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 …
Jared Keller / Laser Wars:
Pulse #016: The US Military's Notorious ‘Heat Ray’ Is Headed for the Border  —  Personally, I simply would not do this.  —  ∙ Paid
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 …
 
 
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