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8:20 AM ET, October 25, 2026

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Zeteo:
Venues Start Canceling on Vivek Ramaswamy Over His Disgusting Ad: 'People Don't Want Him There'  —  Businesses have begun pulling out of Vivek Ramaswamy's bus tour with other GOP candidates.  'It's that damn ad,' a top Ohio Republican tells Zeteo.  —  ∙ Paid
Discussion: Bloomberg and Washington Post
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Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
How Ohio Trump Voters Reacted to Vivek's Attack Ad  —  He spent millions smearing Amy Acton, prompting national criticism.  But how low is too low for Trump voters?  —  BY NOW, YOU'VE SURELY HEARD about the ad Vivek Ramaswamy is running against his opponent in the Ohio gubernatorial election …
Discussion: CNN
Benjamin Wallace-Wells / New Yorker:
The Republicans' Remarkably Bad Midterm Campaigns  —  The midterm campaigns have been going badly enough for the Republicans that they have inspired in White House principals some rare candor.  “You don't turn the Titanic around overnight,” Vice-President J. D. Vance said on the trail earlier this year, in Toledo.
NBC News:
Ramaswamy ad puts Acton's estranged mother in spotlight as records reveal family's troubled past
Discussion: OutsideTheBeltway and ABC News
Washington Post:
These are the midterm deciders: They voted for Trump and now disapprove of him  —  They're a small but crucial piece of the electorate.  Here's what they say about how they'll vote — decisions that will strongly shape the GOP's fortunes this year.  —  SummaryLoading...
Discussion: CNN
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Barton Gellman / New Yorker:
The State Officials Defending the Midterms from the President  —  Donald Trump has tried to purge voter rolls nationwide.  Deidre Henderson, the Republican lieutenant governor of Utah, is among the chief election officers standing in his way.  —  Now and then, not often …
New York Times:
Latinos Are Now America's Most Important Swing Voters  —  Latinos helped fuel President Trump's return to the White House.  But Democrats have won back the trust of many Hispanic voters over the past two years.  —  In the 1990s, politicians fought for the support of soccer moms.
New York Times:
In Second Term, Trump's Justice Dept. Submits to His Election Demands
Ford McCracken / The Hill:
Trump's former campaign manager on GOP ahead of midterms: 'It's ugly'
Discussion: HuffPost and Mediaite
Clarissa-Jan Lim / MS NOW:
Democrats take legal action against Trump bid ‘to rig’ Alaska Senate race
Wall Street Journal:
Obama Storms Onto Campaign Trail With Harsh Words for Trump  —  The former president, typically circumspect when criticizing Trump, gave an unusually sharp rebuke at an Ohio rally  —  Former President Barack Obama harshly criticized President Trump and Republicans in an Ohio rally Saturday …
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Obama describes Trump as an agent of ‘chaos and cruelty’ in midterm elections pitch  —  The former president also criticized Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's attack ad featuring the estranged mother of Amy Acton, his Democratic rival for governor.  —  CLEVELAND — Former President Barack Obama …
New York Times:
A New Level of Threat and Fear Risks Pushing the U.S. and Iran Back to Full War  —  With new intelligence and the possibility of all sides seeking pretexts for action, the war in Iran is entering a dangerous phase ahead of elections in the United States and Israel.
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Reuters:
Iran has ramped up efforts to target US personnel, intelligence memo warns  —  Iran has ramped up efforts to target US personnel, and lethal plots by Tehran against American citizens have reached “advanced stages”, a senior intelligence official in the Trump administration warned in a memo seen by Reuters.
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
US is reducing staffing at 4 Middle East embassies over increased threats from Iran
New York Times:
Democrats Have Edge Across Four Key House Races in Pennsylvania, Polls Find  —  Democratic candidates are ahead in two, hold a narrow edge in a third and are tied in a fourth, new polling shows.  The seats embody the fights playing out nationwide in the midterms.
Discussion: NewsNation and Political Wire
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Republicans Are Crude, Craven, Cruel. It's Not Working Anymore.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Mediaite
NBC News:
Interactive graphic: Explore how the battle for the House could play out
Discussion: Newsweek and Associated Press
New York Times:
What Happens if Trump Doesn't Like the Midterm Results?
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Associated Press:
Musk says he was behind Starlink speed restriction after service in Ukraine is restored  —  Elon Musk said on Saturday that his company SpaceX had throttled the Starlink satellite internet service in Ukraine, disrupting operations that the country relies on to defend itself against Russia.
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Introducing a New Way to Understand the Election: Times Voter Trends  —  A timely demographic story we've never been able to tell before.  —  When the dust settles on election night, the story won't simply be about who won, but who decided the outcome: Which demographic groups shifted the most …
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Newsom amasses fundraising machine that could power 2028 bid  —  If California Gov. Gavin Newsom enters the 2028 presidential race, as many Democrats expect, he'll walk in with an asset other White House hopefuls will inarguably envy: A small-dollar fundraising and organizing machine powered …
New York Times:
An Iowa Republican's Unusual Connection to the Kochs (and Kansas)  —  In his campaign for governor, Zach Lahn has pitched himself as a self-made businessman.  His backstory is more complicated.  —  If there is one thing that Zach Lahn, the Republican nominee for governor of Iowa …
 
 
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Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
A Black Democrat has a chance to win in Mississippi's Senate race
Discussion: HuffPost
Wall Street Journal:
As AOC's Ambition Grows, Her Tactics Soften—Risking Support on the Left
Discussion: Associated Press
Ashley J. DiMella / New York Post:
Low testosterone crisis in American men could lead to security threats, Trump admin warns
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Audi to Build Factory in Georgia, Trump Says
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg
Alexandra Hutzler / Democracy Docket:
Appeals court to hear DOJ's dangerous bid to block California from counting votes
Discussion: Fox News
Reuters:
In Florida, Trump vows to deal with Cuba after Iran gets settled
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New York Times:
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Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
ICE's Cruelty Is Becoming America's M.O.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Jessica Contrera / New York Times:
She Planned to Protest Trump. She Didn't Plan on Getting Punched.
Discussion: Newsweek
Rosanna Xia / Los Angeles Times:
Trump wants to strip California of coastal protections unless state yields to list of demands
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