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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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Reuters, NewsMax.com, American Greatness, Breitbart, Time, New Republic and Fox News
New York Times:
Flávio Bolsonaro Leaves Brazil for the U.S. After Election Defeat
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Euronews, Reuters, Breitbart, NewsMax.com, Politico, The Hill, Bloomberg, RedState and Louder With Crowder
Axios:
U.S. granting visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and family
U.S. granting visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and family
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CBS News, Washington Examiner, The Hill, Bloomberg, Los Angeles Times, Semafor and Deadline
Josep Freixes / ColombiaOne:
Flavio Bolsonaro Reportedly Flees Brazil After Passport Revocation
Flavio Bolsonaro Reportedly Flees Brazil After Passport Revocation
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Reuters, NewsMax.com, Townhall, France 24, KOB 4, Human Events, The Guardian and The Gateway Pundit
Ricardo Brito / Reuters:
Flavio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for US after election defeat, source, media say
Flavio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for US after election defeat, source, media say
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Washington Examiner and The Gateway Pundit
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 …
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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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New York Post:
Feds raid billionaire's Beverly Hills mansion in dramatic Eric Swalwell probe — as source reveals sex worker link — The FBI a Beverly Hills mansion in connection with the investigation into disgraced California politician Eric Swalwell — and the raid is linked to a sex worker, a senior law enforcement official told The Post.
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Forbes, Ace of Spades HQ, Legal Insurrection, Associated Press, The Daily Wire and The Gateway Pundit
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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.
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Wonkette
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Irie Sentner / Politico:
Down-ballot digest — THE CATCH-UP — All the focus one week out from Election Day is trained …
Down-ballot digest — THE CATCH-UP — All the focus one week out from Election Day is trained …
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The Washington Sun and Votebeat
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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Washington Post, The Hill, Gizmodo, NewsMax.com, Forbes, FEC.gov Status and Mediaite, more at Techmeme »
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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 …
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Meduza, Financial Times, Atlantic Council, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Kyiv Independent and NewsMax.com
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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Fox News, Washington Examiner, One America News Network, New Republic, The Gateway Pundit, CBS News and 6abc
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Los Angeles Times:
Trump administration attempting to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey again
Trump administration attempting to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey again
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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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The Washington Sun, The Daily Caller, Bloomberg, The Verge and The Hill
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Maydeen Merino / Washington Examiner:
Trump to unveil plan to loosen methane rules for oil and gas industry
Trump to unveil plan to loosen methane rules for oil and gas industry
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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 …
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SCOTUSblog and Truthout
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Jackie Llanos / The Washington Sun:
Supreme Court Declines to Bring Back Biden-Era Immigration Rule
Supreme Court Declines to Bring Back Biden-Era Immigration Rule
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Associated Press, The Federalist, Washington Examiner, RedState and The Daily Signal
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 …
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State Navigate and Florida Politics
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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The Maine Wire, NewsMax.com, MS NOW, The Portland Press Herald and The Hill
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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 …
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NBC News, CNBC, Deadline, Global News, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, The Wrap, Variety, Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard and Courthouse News Service
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 …
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Mediaite
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israeli turnout hits 53-year high, a bad sign for Netanyahu … - Higher voter turnout will likely push several of the parties in his bloc below the electoral threshold — making it harder for the prime minister to reach a 61-seat majority in parliament. — An increase in turnout among …
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, Breitbart, NewsMax.com, Courthouse News Service, Middle East Monitor and KOB 4
Financial Times:
Inside Donald Trump Jr's Mongolian hunting trip with a Kremlin-linked oligarch — Remote August rendezvous highlights remarkable ties between the US president's son and a Russian businessman close to Vladimir Putin
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Meduza, The Washington Sun, Forbes, New York Magazine and New Republic
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 …
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Al Jazeera, Truthout, Reuters, Drop Site News and Middle East Monitor, more at Mediagazer »
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.
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Gina Hinojosa …, Townhall, Houston Public Media, The Texas Tribune and Bloomberg Law
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 …
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Balls and Strikes, The Nation, New Republic, Tangle and Reason
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 …


