House Judiciary Democrats release 50-page report on Trump's alleged involvement in Epstein files  —  House Judiciary Committee Democrats on Monday released an unsigned staff report laying out what they call “the case against Donald Trump emerging in the Epstein Files and DOJ's desperate efforts to cover it up …

As Trump brags about U.S. oil and gas company profits, his stocks gained millions during Iran war  —  Washington — As President Trump boasts about how much money the U.S. oil and gas industry is making from the war with Iran, the president's personal holdings in oil and gas …

Trump's Vile Persecution of Ilhan Omar Is About to Run Into a Wall  —  Donald Trump's criminal investigation into Representative Ilhan Omar—which is aimed at stripping her citizenship—is far more than just another attack on a vocal critic.  As many have noted, this denaturalization push …

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.

Trump fires back at Obama over ‘Cheesecake Factory’ jab about White House: ‘Shows why you were a lousy president’  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump fired back Monday at Barack Obama's weekend jab comparing Trump's White House renovations to a branch of The Cheesecake Factory …

Musk-Linked Dark Money Network Funded the Group Behind Cornel West's Ballot Push  —  The nonprofit that helped get Cornel West on presidential ballots in 2024 received all of its funding that year through a conservative political network that has been bankrolled by Elon Musk, tax records reviewed by Sludge show.

Massie says he'll move to impeach Hegseth if he's not gone after midterms  —  Republican Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.), on Monday indicated he would reintroduce articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should he remain at the Pentagon after Congress returns to Washington, D.C., following the November midterm elections.

The Spirit of Democracy Remains Strong  —  After the piece below had been drafted, news came in of a third development that was perhaps even more consequential than the two described, the victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, or Lula, in the second round of the Brazilian presidential election.

Trump admin illegally fired Maurene Comey, judge rules  —  A judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration broke the law when it fired Maurene Comey from her job as a federal prosecutor last year — sharply curbing the administration's attempt to advance a “sweeping theory” of executive power.

Ohio Venues Keep Cancelling on Vivek Ramasamy After That Campaign Ad  —  Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is struggling to book venues in his home state just days before the midterms, amid growing backlash to his unreasonably cruel attack ad against Democratic opponent Amy Acton.

James Comey charged for a third time by the Trump administration  —  The former FBI director, a longtime target of President Donald Trump, has not been indicted in the latest case against him.  —  Former FBI Director James Comey has been charged by federal prosecutors with transmission …

The anti-Bibi candidate who has Netanyahu on his heels  —  TEL AVIV, Israel — Gadi Eisenkot is as low-key as Benjamin Netanyahu is bombastic.  He's a political novice up against the longest-serving, most politically savvy prime minister in Israel's history.

Trump offers $1 million reward for tips resulting in voter fraud convictions  —  President Donald Trump said Monday that the administration will pay out $1 million to tipsters who report cases of voter fraud that result in convictions, just one week before the polls close in the 2026 midterm elections.

Walter Koenig, Chekov From ‘Star Trek,’ Has Died  —  As the baby-faced Russian navigator of the U.S.S. Enterprise, he was a mainstay of the original television series and seven films.  He was 90.  —  Walter Koenig, a mainstay of the “Star Trek” franchise as Pavel Chekov …

Catholic leaders distance themselves from Trump after Oval Office prayer video  —  Several Catholic leaders are distancing themselves from the White House in the lead up to the midterms, after an administration official posted a video of them praying over President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

Losing the ‘Big-Ass Truck’ Vote  —  Along the highways and farm roads of the southern tip of Texas, the bright-red campaign signs for Eric Flores are impossible to miss.  Flores, the Republican candidate for the state's Thirty-Fourth Congressional District, has Ken-doll looks …

259. DOJ's Preemptive Election Interference  —  Welcome back to “One First,” a newsletter that aims to make the U.S. Supreme Court more accessible to lawyers and non-lawyers alike.  I'm grateful to all of you for your continued support, and I hope that you'll consider sharing some of what we're doing with your networks.

Powerful executives cozied up to Trump.  Now they fear a reckoning. … Cooper Teboe's phone won't stop ringing.  As Democrats gain ground ahead of the midterms, defense and tech firms have flooded the Silicon Valley-based Democratic strategist with calls.

The US Government Is Hiding a Secret Court Ruling About How It Spies on Americans  —  Two US senators say the Trump administration is breaking the law by withholding the FISA court decision while it presses Congress to renew America's most sweeping surveillance program.

The Collapse of Cuba  —  Hunger.  Sickness.  Blackouts.  Abandoned streets.  The withering of the state is shocking to behold.  —  a priest led me up battered stairs to a tiny room at the top of a church.  From the window, we gazed down at the decayed colonial villas and scattered trash fires of eastern Havana.

On multiple fronts, the Trump administration faces accusations of data manipulation  —  Over the course of Donald Trump's second term, there have only been a handful of prominent officials who have resigned in frustration and expressed public concerns about the president and his administration.

NEW: 15-Year-Old Arrested in Saturday's Florida A&M Mass Shooting Hardly Anyone Reported  —  Quelle surprise.  On Saturday night, a mass shooting broke out at the Florida A&M homecoming game.  Eleven people suffered gunshot wounds, with a twelfth injuring an ankle in the rush to flee the scene.

The Midterms Are Next Week.  Here's Who We Think Will Win.  —  By New York Times Opinion Contributors Oct. 25, 2026  —  In July and again in September, Times Opinion asked six polling and politics experts to look into their crystal balls and predict who would win control of the House and the Senate.

Ken Paxton's State-Funded Jet-Setting Draws Campaign Scrutiny  —  Mr. Paxton, the Republican candidate for Senate in Texas, has taken about 350 trips outside of the state since he was sworn in as attorney general.  —  Where in the world is Ken Paxton?  —  In 2021, Mr. Paxton …

Mamdani is using NYPD gym to host pickup basketball games with friends  —  NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a group of fellow basketball enthusiasts have been secretly using the NYPD Police Academy's gymnasium in Queens to play pickup ball, according to four people familiar with the games.

Data center group jumps into the Kansas governor's race to boost Republicans  —  Building the Future is an offshoot of the pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future, arguably the leading super PAC promoting industry interests in the November midterm elections.  —  Building the Future …