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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:
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.
Francis Fukuyama / Persuasion:
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.
Discussion: GZERO, BBC and New York Times
Paul Krugman:
The Oligarchs Lose a Big One  —  How many people in the United States realize how big Brazil is?  South America's most populous nation has more than 200 million people, making its presidential election yesterday a momentous event.  But beyond Brazil's sheer size, yesterday's election …
Manuela Tobias / Bloomberg:
Milei Is Lone South American Leader Yet to Recognize Lula's Win
Lisa Rubin / MS NOW:
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 …
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House Committee on the Judiciary:
Judiciary Democrats' Report Details Mounting Evidence Linking Trump to Epstein's Criminal Activities and DOJ's Cover-Up; Specific Accounts Involving 11 Women Provide More Evidence of Potential Sex Crimes  —  DOJ and FBI Shut Down Investigations and Withheld Evidence While Claiming No Basis …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Calen Razor / Politico:   Sanders could soon get a Senate bully pulpit
Chris Marquette / Politico:
House Judiciary Democrats want a special counsel to investigate Trump's ties to Epstein
Discussion: NewsMax.com
CNBC:
Trump DOJ unlawfully fired Epstein prosecutor Maurene Comey, judge rules … A federal judge on Monday said that the Department of Justice's firing of federal prosecutor Maurene Comey was unlawful.  —  The judge ordered that Comey, who is the daughter of former FBI director James Comey …
Discussion: Legal Insurrection
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Erica Orden / Politico:
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.
Avery Lotz / Axios:
DOJ unlawfully fired Epstein prosecutor Maurene Comey, judge rules
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
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 …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Trump's Rallies Have Become What He Covets: Ass  —  Eight days to go.  Happy Monday.  —  Ass Clown  —  by Andrew Egger  —  In a weird way, it's almost sad to see.  Donald Trump has spent a decade as the main character of our politics.  He has managed to break and destabilize shockingly much in that time.
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Daria Zakharova / Politico:
‘Funny’: Tusk laughs off report that MAGA is eyeing Orbán for UN top job
Discussion: The Hill
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
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 …
Discussion: CNN
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Wyatte Grantham-Philips / Associated Press:
In his own words: Trump on gas prices and energy costs since launching the war with Iran  —  Since launching the war with Iran nearly eight months ago, U.S. President Donald Trump has struggled to quell soaring energy costs, undermining Republicans' attempt to keep control of Congress in the midterm elections next week.
Discussion: Newsweek
Associated Press:   Trump failed to stop inflation. Now Republicans may pay the price in the midterm elections
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Pete Hegseth Reportedly Angling For Blackburn's Senate Seat To Avoid Impeachment  —  The defense secretary might try an intriguing escape route, according to Puck.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is “angling” for Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) to appoint him to her Senate seat …
Discussion: Puck
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Casey He / Politico:
Jeffries edges closer to Hegseth impeachment as he eyes the gavel
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Post:
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.
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Bloomberg:   Trump-Tied Companies Ready Defenses With GOP Midterm Hopes Slipping Away
Steve Vladeck / One First:
259. DOJ's Preemptive Election Interference  —  Two new lawsuits by the Trump administration—in California and Alaska—are almost certain losers.  But it'll be hard to remedy the further distrust in election results that they seem intended to sow.  —  Welcome back to “One First,” …
Victoria Bekiempis / The Guardian:
Trump rallies for Mike Rogers - and Nicki Minaj's derriere - in Michigan  —  Trump again congratulated Ohio senator's rear end before his cheeky comment about rapper being ‘hard to miss’  —  Donald Trump reiterated his apparent love for buxom bums during a rally in Michigan on Sunday …
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Wall Street Journal:   Eleven Hours of Trump: What We Saw on the Ground at Seven Rallies in Seven Days
New York Times:
In Islamophobic Rant, Trump Seeks to Stir Republican Base in Michigan
US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Announces Charges Involving 48 Aliens for Election-Related Crimes  —  For Immediate Release  —  Today, the Justice Department announced charges involving 48 aliens in Pennsylvania, California, Florida, New York, and Nevada in connection with illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and related election crimes.
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Steph Whiteside / NewsNation:
Justice Department charges 48 people with election crimes
Discussion: National Review
Nick Miroff / The Atlantic:
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 …
Discussion: Texas Monthly
Jocelyn Timperley / BBC:
'It's offensively cheap': How solar power is quietly becoming bigger than nuclear  —  After defying projections, solar's dramatic growth means it is now overtaking nuclear as a global power source.  Here are seven reasons for solar's success, and where it might go from here.
Discussion: Blue Virginia
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Bob Woodward spills his ‘Secrets’ … For 55 years, Bob Woodward has unearthed some of Washington's deepest secrets.  Now the legendary reporter is exposing a trove of his own.  —  During his long career as a Washington Post journalist and blockbuster author, Woodward zealously protected …
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 …
Discussion: MLK50
Ken Dilanian / MS NOW:
Former DOJ prosecutors form new group to take on cases they say the current DOJ won't  —  A group of former federal prosecutors and human rights lawyers is coming together to investigate political corruption and law enforcement violence that it says is being ignored by the Justice Department under President Donald Trump.
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Vivek Ramaswamy discovers that voters have their limits  —  Public Notice is proudly celebrating 5 years of independent journalism.  Our coverage is possible thanks for paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🤝 Subscribe to PN 🤝  —  What on earth were they thinking?
Discussion: Mediaite and MS NOW
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...
New York Times:
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.
Discussion: The UnPopulist
 
 
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Discussion: The Hill and NewsMax.com
Stephen Soukup / American Greatness:
Thanks Again, Obama
Toluse Olorunnipa / The Atlantic:
Some Parents Are Rejecting Trump's Free Money
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
“Zero” signs that Kennedy is leaving post-midterms
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