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6:40 PM ET, October 27, 2026

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Washington Post:
Grand jury declines to indict Cassidy Hutchinson over Jan. 6 testimony  —  Hutchinson, a former White House aide, testified before lawmakers about President Donald Trump's actions on Jan. 6, 2021.  —  Loading...  A federal grand jury in D.C. rejected an attempt by the Justice Department …
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CNN:
Justice Department fails to indict former White House aide over her testimony about Trump and Jan. 6, sources say  —  Donald Trump Federal agencies January 6th  —  Justice Department prosecutors on Tuesday tried and failed to secure a grand jury indictment of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson …
Discussion: MS NOW
Molly Knight Raskin / Wired:
A 28-Year-Old DOGE Operative Gutted USAID.  HR Had No Record of Him Working There  —  Despite the agency's human resources department saying he hadn't even been onboarded, Jeremy Lewin oversaw the destruction of USAID.  It's not clear he had the legal authority to do so.
Discussion: Reuters and The Mahablog
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Marc Caputo / Axios:   Top Rubio adviser for Venezuela and Cuba leaves State Dept.
CNN:
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro heads to US following Brazil election loss  —  Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro has left Brazil and is headed to the United States after losing Sunday's presidential election, two sources have confirmed to CNN.  —  A US official told CNN that Bolsonaro is currently flying to Florida.
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The Guardian:
Flávio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after presidential election loss, reports say  —  Far-right senator on plane to US after missing deadline to hand over his passport since loss to Lula  —  The far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro has reportedly fled Brazil and is on his way to the United States …
Ricardo Brito / Reuters:
Flavio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for US after election defeat, source, media say
Politico:
No clear winner in Israeli election, exit polls suggest, with Netanyahu's fate uncertain  —  Israel's election ended Tuesday with no clear winner, exit polls indicate, likely setting off weeks of jockeying before a leader is declared.  —  An inconclusive result would leave Israel …
Discussion: Axios, Bloomberg, Israpundit and France 24
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Agence France-Presse:
Live Updates: First Exit Polls Show No Clear Winner in Pivotal Israeli Election  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party and his allies were battling a bloc of opposition parties led by a former military chief of staff, Gadi Eisenkot.  Neither has won an outright victory.  —  Tel Aviv
Dov Lieber / CBS News:
Israeli election exit polls show race headed toward stalemate, negotiations on forming government  —  Exit polls from Israel's major television networks project that a majority of Israelis voted against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition in Tuesday's election …
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Casey He / Politico:
FBI raids Beverly Hills mansion tied to former Eric Swalwell donor  —  The FBI on Tuesday raided a Los Angeles area mansion connected to Stephen Cloobeck, a billionaire and former Democratic donor who was a close associate of former Rep. Eric Swalwell.  —  “The FBI is executing a federal search warrant” …
New York Times:
Inflation.  War.  Corruption.  Hold Trump Accountable.  —  President Trump has encouraged voters to pretend he is on the ballot for the Nov. 3 midterm elections, and this time we can agree with his political advice.  Americans should be thinking of the Trump administration as they vote for members of Congress and state officials.
Discussion: Wonkette
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:   Wave Goodbye to a Republican Congress
Irie Sentner / Politico:
Down-ballot digest  —  THE CATCH-UP  —  All the focus one week out from Election Day is trained …
Discussion: The Washington Sun and Votebeat
New York Times:
Election Officials Fear Trump Administration's Interference in Midterms Voting
Discussion: The Hill and The Washington Sun
Dawn Kopecki / Reuters:
Hacking attempts against US Federal Election Commission system triggered outage, email shows  —  The US Federal Election Commission's website has been targeted by a hacker or hackers, disrupting the agency's electronic filings system a week before the November 3 elections, according to an email seen by Reuters.
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Claire Carter / Washington Examiner:   FEC faces website filing system outages the week before midterm elections
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Trump Explores Lifting Sanctions on Russia's Flagship Investment Fund  —  The move would be the latest U.S. concession to Moscow as President Trump pursues economic incentives he hopes will secure an end to war in Ukraine.  —  The Trump administration is exploring a new concession to Russia …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Judge blasts prosecutors, refuses to sign new criminal complaint against ex-FBI officials … A judge on Tuesday sharply criticized federal prosecutors for failing to get judicial approval before filing a new criminal complaint overnight against two ex-FBI officials accused of lying to Congress about investigations of Hunter Biden.
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Los Angeles Times:
Trump administration attempting to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey again
Brad Plumer / New York Times:
Trump to Loosen Rules for Oil Firms on Methane, a Potent Warming Gas  —  The Biden administration had sought to crack down on methane leaks, a big driver of climate change.  Those rules are now being scaled back.  —  The Trump administration is set to loosen rules designed to force oil …
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Maydeen Merino / Washington Examiner:
Trump to unveil plan to loosen methane rules for oil and gas industry
Discussion: Associated Press and The Hill
Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows Texas' Deal With Justice Dept. on Deportation Proceedings  —  Immigrant advocates called the agreement “collusion” and had asked the justices to reinstate a Biden-era policy that gave immigration judges discretion.  —  The Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to immediately block …
Discussion: SCOTUSblog and Truthout
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Molly Roberts / Lawfare:
How Judge Reyes Became the Lorax  —  A case about a golf course turns into a tale about the rule of law.  —  Meet The Authors  —  “I am not the Lorax,” Judge Ana C. Reyes said, in Dr. Seussian cadence, during September proceedings in D.C. Preservation League v. Department of Interior …
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Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Democrats Appear to Hold Narrow Senate Edge with Week to Go; Rating Changes for Senate, House, and Governors  —  Overall ratings summary: … KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — With a week until Election Day, Democrats seem to have a slight advantage in the battle for the Senate …
Marist Poll:
The Midterm Elections in Maine, October 2026  —  Jackson & Collins Competitive in Maine Senate Contest... Pingree & Charles Tied in Gov. Contest  —  The contest for U.S. Senate in Maine is competitive among likely voters, with only two points separating Democrat Troy Jackson and Republican incumbent Susan Collins.
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Michelle Del Rey / The Washington Sun:
Rock Legend Hits Trump's Campaign Arm With $10M Copyright Lawsuit  —  Rock ‘n’ roll legend Neil Young is suing President Donald Trump for $10 million after the president's team played one of his songs at a recent rally.  —  As Trump walked onto the stage at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown …
Eli Motycka / Nashville Scene:
Brent Taylor's Sexting Problem  —  Republican congressional candidate asks voters to forgive past sexual advances as ‘youthful indiscretions’  —  State Sen. Brent Taylor (R-Memphis) has sent unsolicited nude photos as recently as 2021.  He dismisses his past sexual advances as …
Discussion: Mediaite
Middle East Eye:
Egypt jails Mada Masr editor and orders outlet closed  —  The conviction of respected journalist Lina Attalah and the closure of the independent news site represents a devastating blow to press freedom in the country  —  Security personnel lifted prominent Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah off …
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
His ‘Lifetime Mantra’ is ‘Standing up to Bullies.’ Now, He's Running Against an Islamophobe Who Wants to Deport 100 Million People.  —  The bizarre Texas oil regulator race that's become about much more.  —  Jon Rosenthal got an unexpected text from a friend earlier this year: Karl Rove …
Michelle Del Rey / The Washington Sun:
Judge Orders Greg Abbott to Hand Over His Communications With Elon Musk  —  A judge in Texas has ordered the state's Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to let his Democratic opponent review more than a thousand pages of unredacted emails between himself and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Ellie Fivas / The Washington Sun:
The Other Dan Sullivan Is Deep in Debt Amid Legal Battles  —  Legal trouble facing the Alaska U.S. Senate candidate Daniel J. Sullivan is getting expensive.  —  Daniel J. Sullivan — not to be confused with incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan, who's on the same ballot — is more than $21,000 in debt for …
Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
Democrats Get Ready for the Sore-Loser-in-Chief  —  Stopping the steal  —  While it might feel to you as though this year's midterm elections sneaked up on us, a handful of House Democrats have been preparing for this moment for years.  One of the upshots of January 6th and the related attempts …
Discussion: Truthout and CNBC
 
 
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Suryatapa Chakraborty / The Hill:
Jennings concerned about multiple states: ‘A lot of bad vibes out there’
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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ChatGPT's Advice to Cut Her Seizure Drug Led to Devastating Consequences
Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
FACT FOCUS: Kennedy's 'Arabs don't produce science' claim meets a Nobel Prize reality check
Benjamin Fogel / The Nation:
Lessons From Lula's Historic Victory
Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Mike Waltz gets in shouting match with Cuban delegate at UN as American staffer assaulted
 Earlier Items: 
Fox News:
Illinois man accused of threatening Congress with white substances in letters marked with his return address
Timothy Noah / New Republic:
The Midterms Are a Referendum on Elon Musk
Discussion: Truthout
Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone:
Trump Delivers Surefire Closing Message for Midterms: Check Out Nicki Minaj's ‘Beautiful Ass’
Paul Krugman:
Trump Doesn't Give a Damn About Your Problems
Discussion: Axios
 

 
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Kevin Delaney, co-founder of Quartz and Charter, has been tapped by NBC News to be head of digital content and subscription, a newly created role

Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
E.W. Scripps begins a new round of layoffs and buyout offers ahead of its Q3 earnings report on November 6, affecting stations across the country

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Anime licensing platform AniBiz, launched in July by Crunchyroll founder Kun Gao, raised an initial $6M from TBS Group, Toei Animation, and TV Tokyo Holdings

 
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