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New York Times:
In Islamophobic Rant, Trump Seeks to Stir Republican Base in Michigan — The president contended that Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim, would “invite hordes of jihadis to our shores” as he sought to bolster the G.O.P. candidate in a tight Senate race. — President Trump turned to Islamophobic stereotypes …
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Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Trump leans into Islamophobic rhetoric at Michigan rally — The president attacked Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee who is locked in a dead heat against Republican Mike Rogers. — President Donald Trump embraced Islamophobic rhetoric Sunday as he rallied in Port Huron …
Wall Street Journal:
Eleven Hours of Trump: What We Saw on the Ground at Seven Rallies in Seven Days — The blitz of visits to largely red states aims to stem GOP losses by motivating Trump supporters to show up on Election Day — Joe Douglas knew what to expect when he drove 90 minutes to see President Trump in Wichita, Kan., this week.
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Tim Balk / New York Times:
How Obama and Trump Made Their Cases in Dueling Midterm Speeches
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Bo Erickson / Reuters:
Trump campaigns in Michigan a day after Obama rallies Democrats
Trump campaigns in Michigan a day after Obama rallies Democrats
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Bloomberg:
Lula Wins Record Fourth Term in Surprise Brazil Comeback — President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva came from behind to win Brazil's runoff election, halting a right-wing wave sweeping Latin America and defying predictions that the 80-year-old political veteran had finally reached the end of his extraordinary career.
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Associated Press:
Trump critic Lula wins reelection in Brazil, securing fourth presidential term — Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, was reelected Sunday in a result that provides relief to critics of widening U.S. influence in Latin America.
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Reuters:
Brazil heads back to the future as Flavio Bolsonaro refuses to recognize Lula win — Brazilian right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has followed his imprisoned father's lead by refusing to concede defeat to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who won a historic fourth term in Sunday's presidential election.
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Associated Press:
Serbia's strongman leader Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement in seismic political shift — The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, conceded defeat on Sunday in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement …
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Jakub Krupa / The Guardian:
Wild scenes of celebration in Belgrade as Vučić concedes Serbian election - Europe live
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New York Times:
Serbia's Longtime Strongman Concedes Defeat in Parliamentary Election
Serbia's Longtime Strongman Concedes Defeat in Parliamentary Election
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Reuters, Balkan Insight, Mother Jones, Bloomberg, France 24 and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Ashifa Kassam / The Guardian:
Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić concedes defeat in fiercely contested parliamentary election
Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić concedes defeat in fiercely contested parliamentary election
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Reuters
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Student movement topples Serbia's longtime ruling party
Student movement topples Serbia's longtime ruling party
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Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, Associated Press, Reuters, Balkan Insight and Politico
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Thune makes final push in red states as he scrambles to save Republicans' Senate majority — Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he wouldn't be offended if some Republicans didn't want to campaign with him. He knows that he's taken intense criticism from the party's base …
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Semafor, New York Times and ABC News
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Reuters:
Live Updates: Polls Close in Brazil as Presidential Race Comes to Chaotic Close — The leftist president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, accused officials in some areas of slowing transit. His opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro, a Trump ally, said flooding was hampering his voters.
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Legal Insurrection, New York Times, Lawyers, Guns & Money and France 24
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Lula beats Bolsonaro to win Brazil presidential election
Lula beats Bolsonaro to win Brazil presidential election
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The Kyiv Independent, Semafor and Associated Press
Erum Salam / MS NOW:
‘Could be a crime’: Todd Blanche doubles down on Alaska lawsuit — But the attorney general insisted that “President Trump is not trying to take over a state election in any way, shape or form.” — Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the Justice Department's lawsuit …
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Wall Street Journal:
Viktor Orbán, U.N. Secretary-General? — Trump officials push the idea of a U.S.-Russia-China joint candidate. — You read that correctly. Sources from three countries confirm that the Trump Administration has advocated Viktor Orbán for the role of United Nations Secretary-General.
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Talking Points Memo and Need to Know
Jenna Monnin / The Washington Sun:
Appeals Court Questions Trump Administration's Bid to Block 20,000 California Ballots — The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals appeared skeptical of the Justice Department's effort to compel California to set aside 20,000 mail-in ballots the Trump administration suspects may have been sent to noncitizens.
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Republicans struggle for an answer to Democrats' Medicaid attacks — Democrats across battleground districts are holding Republicans' feet to the fire over the Medicaid cuts in their signature One Big Beautiful Bill law. — In advertisements and on debate stages, the Democrats are hammering …
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Eli Okun / Politico:
Health care shakes up the Iowa election
Calen Razor / Politico:
Sanders could soon get a Senate bully pulpit — IN TODAY'S EDITION: — Trump-spurned Republicans snub successors — Dems plan Trump target in Epstein probe — Blanche defends Alaska election suit — Bernie Sanders is already the most prominent voice on the American left.
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NewsMax.com
Gianna Toboni / CBS News:
Texas dad deported by ICE to Ghana was then forced to go to Mali, a country that's unsafe for him, he says — From thousands of miles away, a Texas dad, hiding in a country he doesn't know, reminded his son to vacuum the carpet each week. — Moussa Diawara is from Mali …
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Axios:
Anthropic model accessed voter information — Anthropic's Claude accessed publicly available Georgia voter data without human authorization, a disclosure sure to add to growing concerns about AI security ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. … It didn't access the state's voter registration system …
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Agence France-Presse and WAGA-TV
Wendi C. Thomas / ProPublica:
In a Newly Drawn District, Black Voters May Get a Representative Who Spent Years Undermining Their Interests — by Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism — Co-published with MLK50: Justice Through Journalism — Reporting Highlights — Undermining Voters: As state senator …
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Toluse Olorunnipa / The Atlantic:
Some Parents Are Rejecting Trump's Free Money — When Eloise, a veteran who lives in Michigan, first heard about Trump Accounts last year, her mind immediately turned to other projects that had borne the name of the businessman turned president: a university, an airline, steaks, casinos.
Bloomberg:
Trump-Tied Companies Ready Defenses With GOP Midterm Hopes Slipping Away — Crypto, venture capital, and prediction market firms connected to the Trumps are preparing their defenses with the midterms looming. — Companies with ties to President Donald Trump and his family are staffing …
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Vivek Ramaswamy discovers that voters have their limits — Asking “What would Trump do?” is a bad way to make campaign strategy. … Become one ⬇️ — What on earth were they thinking? — It's the question raised by the decision Ohio governor candidate Vivek Ramaswamy …
Washington Post:
It took just 12 hours for an AI start-up founded by ex-DOGE staffers to break into Anthropic — The start-up firm Cathedral has told makers of the Claude chatbot that its researchers were able to quickly penetrate sensitive systems, a report reviewed by The Post shows. — SummaryLoading...


