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Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
Trump administration files lawsuit to block possible Democratic win in Alaska Senate race  —  The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to block certification of the Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses the contest while another candidate with the same name is on the ballot …
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Derek Muller / Election Law Blog:
Citing preamble to NVRA, DOJ sues to enjoin certification of Alaska's Senate race (it won't go anywhere)  —  The Department of Justice has filed United States v. Alaska in federal court.  The gist of the case is this: there's a risk of voter confusion from having two Dan Sullivans on the ballot …
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
The DOJ Just Telegraphed Trump's Biggest Election Target  —  With just days to go before November's midterms, the Department of Justice ended this week by launching its most desperate and unprofessional assaults on the American election system yet.  On Thursday, the DOJ filed an absurd lawsuit seeking …
Washington Post:
DOJ seeks to block Alaska Senate result if Republican incumbent narrowly loses  —  In a lawsuit, the Justice Department cited confusion over two similarly named candidates, including Republican Sen. Daniel S. Sullivan.  —  SummaryLoading...  The Justice Department has moved …
Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Moves to Block Certification of Alaska Senate Race Results if Republican Loses  —  The Justice Department, in a highly unusual court filing, argued that confusion over candidates with similar names could taint the election result.  —  In a highly unusual move …
Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Chutzpah Department: After Federal District Court Failed to Act within Hours on DOJ “Request” to Expedite TRO Hearing in California Ballot Case, DOJ Already Appealing to the Ninth Circuit
Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Sues to Block Alaska Senate Results if GOP Candidate Loses
The Guardian:
Trump says he ordered DoJ to file lawsuit to block Alaska Senate results certification
Discussion: The Independent
Steve Benen / MS NOW:
‘Man of the Century’: Republicans keep presenting Trump with made-up awards
Discussion: HuffPost and National Politics
Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:   Democrats ask judge to fast track lawsuit to block Trump admin's midterm threats
Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Amy Acton's Estranged Mother Killed Kittens, Court Records Show  —  New information about the criminal history of Donna Arthur, the estranged mother of Ohio Democratic nominee for governor, Amy Acton, is coming to light amid the backlash about her appearance in a Vivek Ramaswamy ad …
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Meaning of the Republican War Over Ramaswamy's Vile Ad  —  It's quite a feat, in this numb and debased era, to create a political advertisement so shocking and indecent that people from across the political spectrum feel the need to denounce it.  The Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy …
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Vivek Ramaswamy's Trump Act Could Be His Undoing
NBC News:
Trump doubles down on defending Vivek Ramaswamy's attack ad against Amy Acton
Andrea Padilla / The Washington Sun:
Trump Shrugs Off the Rape Charges Central to Amy Acton Ad Controversy
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Poll: Low-information voters have turned hardest against Trump and the GOP  —  Trump voters who can't answer two basic questions about politics are three times as likely as other Trump voters to back Democrats for the House.  This is a big change since 2024.
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Corruption is voters' top issue ahead of midterm election, CNBC survey shows
US Department of Justice:
Two Former FBI Officials Charged in Lying to Congress about Hunter Biden Investigations  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia  —  The charges stem from an ongoing investigation into the since-dissolved FBI Foreign Influence Task Force
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Associated Press:
2 ex-FBI officials charged with making false statements about Hunter Biden's laptop  —  Two former FBI intelligence officials who specialized in foreign election interference were charged Friday with making false statements about their roles in investigating the origins of Hunter Biden's laptop …
Wall Street Journal:
Former FBI Officials Charged With Lying to Congress About Hunter Biden Probe
The White House:
First Lady Melania Trump Secures Ceasefire Between Russia and Ukraine, Localized to Oleshky  —  First Lady Melania Trump successfully secured a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, localized to the city of Oleshky.  Both nations agreed to temporarily stop all military action in Oleshky …
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Ben Finley / Associated Press:
Melania Trump helps forge a ceasefire deal in a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city, White House says
Sidney Blumenthal / The Guardian:
The Trump-Putin love story's next chapter: selling out Ukraine  —  The US president is portraying Zelenskyy as the villain as he strives for Russia's approval  —  If Donald Trump could, he would fly to Munich to sign away Ukraine to Vladimir Putin, and return to wave the document as …
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Shane Harris / The Atlantic:
The Man in the Middle of Trump's Deeply Conflicted Ukraine Policy
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Gavin Bade / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Expected to Remove Some Tariffs on Canada in Bid to Help Susan Collins  —  The move, which could come as soon as Friday, would remove tariffs on some agricultural and forestry goods but could raise levies on other products  —  The U.S. is expected to remove 50% tariffs on some Canadian products …
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Politico:
Trump to lower Canada tariffs for certain agricultural goods, Collins says
Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
‘If Anything Happens to This Guy ... Everyone Is Screwed’  —  Ondřej Surý was a relatively anonymous volunteer working on PHP security.  Then the internet exploded.  —  On Tuesday, the world found out about two massive security vulnerabilities in PHP, a programming language …
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Here's What Democrats Plan to Do With Their Power if They Win Back Congress  —  Democrats have campaigned on lowering living costs and holding the Trump administration accountable.  This is a look at their to-do list if they win the majority.  —  With Democrats increasingly confident …
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Appeals court rules Trump unlawfully deployed National Guard to California  —  A federal appeals court on Friday ruled 2-1 that President Trump's National Guard deployment to the Los Angeles area last year was unlawful.  —  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit rejected Trump's assertion …
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Gillian Brockell / American Prospect:
The Trump Administration May Have Just Lied to Judge About an ICE flight to Equatorial Guinea  —  Read the top story of the day in your inbox.  Sign up for the Daily Prospect newsletter here.  —  This is a breaking story and will be updated.  —  Attorneys asked a judge to bar an Immigration …
Ford McCracken / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker says he will move to expel Omar  —  Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) said Friday he plans to introduce a resolution to expel Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) if a federal investigation finds she broke the law.  —  The Florida Republican is a conservative firebrand sometimes known …
ProPublica:
Bird Flu Is Raging on a Mink Farm.  It Could Spark a Human Pandemic, Experts Say, but Officials Won't Act.  —  The strain of bird flu that's ripped through American barns for the last four years has killed two people who caught it from sick animals.  But as far as anyone can tell, humans can't spread it.
Discussion: KIFI-TV
Jen Rice / Democracy Docket:
Sen. Padilla questions U.S. attorney over threat to ‘hunt down’ Texas voters  —  A U.S. senator is taking a federal prosecutor to task for his threat this week to “hunt down” Texas voters and local officials in the midterm election.  —  Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) sent a letter Friday …
Brendan Hartnett / The Bulwark:
Top GOP Operative Let Out-of-State Voters Vote From His PA Home  —  Legal experts say Scott Presler's houseguests could run afoul of election law.  —  ONE OF THE MOST HIGH-PROFILE grassroots organizers in the Republican party purchased a home in Beaver County, Pennsylvania in April 2024.
Discussion: Mediaite
 
 
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Charlotte Wysocka / The College Fix:
Texas Christian University seeks ‘trans rhetoric’ professor
Discussion: RedState
Washington Post:
Ilhan Omar's fundraising spikes after federal raid on her home
Saige Miller / NPR:
Ohio could decide control of the Senate. Its rural voters might decide the winner
Gillen Tener Martin / Washington Monthly:
What I Saw at the French Protests
Discussion: KIFI-TV and The Guardian
Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Trump's immigration crackdown disrupts U.S. food supply, agriculture leaders say
The Texas Tribune:
Ken and Angela Paxton invested $600,000 in a convicted fraudster's business
Discussion: New Republic
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Democrats see promising signs in Georgia's early vote
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Fox News:
Illegal alien with former DACA status accused in Iwo Jima statue attack: sources
New York Post:
All the clues Ilhan Omar had sham marriage to brother — from marriage certificate to living with ‘dirty dandy’
Lawfare:
Comey Tries to 86 the Seashells Case: Part I
Michael Kruse / New York Times:
The Michigan Senate Race Keeps Getting Nastier
Financial Times:
Oil hits $115 for first time since May as global stocks knocked by AI fears
Discussion: Associated Press
New York Times:
There Are Solutions to This Crazy Economy. Voters Will Hate Them.
 

 
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Trishla Ostwal / Adweek:
Some ad agencies say they have taken down ads that Meta's AI automatically changed, including by adding links, language translations, and AI-generated images

Esther Addley / The Guardian:
Axel Springer's Telegraph begins layoffs, pledging to become an “AI-powered” global business; sources: up to 100 jobs will go, with culture and sports hit hard

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Memo: CBS News names Jon Tower as the executive producer of CBS Mornings; he joined CBS News in 2014 and has been filling in as an interim manager of the show
 
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