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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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New York Times:
Grand Jury Declines to Bring Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson — The rejection of the indictment was the latest extraordinary setback in President Trump's wide-ranging campaign to go after his political opponents. — A federal grand jury in Washington on Tuesday rejected an effort …
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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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Cameron Peters / Vox:
Why James Comey is getting charged again
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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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Mallory Wilson / The Hill:
Trump continues calls for Venezuela to be 51st state
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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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Associated Press:
Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro and family will get US visas after election loss, State Department says — A senior State Department official said Tuesday that Flávio Bolsonaro and his family will be granted U.S. visas after his weekend loss to incumbent Brazilian President Luiz …
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Axios:
U.S. granting visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and family
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Axios:
Republicans fear “red scream” could depress GOP voter turnout — Senate Republicans see Iowa moving their way and Ohio slipping, with pessimism growing over Alaska and Kansas. … - ✈️ A combination of paid media and Air Force One visits has bolstered GOP confidence that they'll hold South Carolina and Mississippi.
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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, NewsMax.com and Florida Politics
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Senate control could hang in limbo for weeks after Election Day
NBC News:
Judge berates DOJ attorney in court over new charge filed against former FBI officials — The judge tossed a new obstruction charge against Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides and told the Justice Department attorney that “everything is a sideshow on top of a sideshow” in this case.
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
White House Has Tight Grip Over F.B.I. in Pursuing Trump Targets, Agent Says — In court testimony, the agent outlined the willingness of Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, to take orders from President Trump to investigate his perceived enemies. — In mid-July, President Trump gave a prime …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Judge blasts prosecutors, refuses to sign new criminal complaint against ex-FBI officials
Judge blasts prosecutors, refuses to sign new criminal complaint against ex-FBI officials
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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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Maggie Miller / Politico:
Hackers attempted to access national campaign finance systems 1 week before midterms
Taylor Giorno / The Washington Sun:
Federal Election Commission Outage Hits One Week Out From Election Day
Federal Election Commission Outage Hits One Week Out From Election Day
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israeli exit polls: Netanyahu bloc loses, but Eisenkot's short of clear majority — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right coalition is projected to lose its parliamentary majority, but his opponent Gadi Eisenkot's bloc is short of 61 seats, according to Israeli exit polls.
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Daniel-Dylan Böhmer / Politico:
Israel faces another period of political uncertainty — here are the scenarios
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Agence France-Presse:
Live Updates: First Exit Polls Show No Clear Winner in Pivotal Israeli Election
Live Updates: First Exit Polls Show No Clear Winner in Pivotal Israeli Election
KTUU:
Sen. Murkowski endorses Democrat JKT in Alaska's governor's race — ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Sen. Lisa Murkowski has endorsed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins. — “JKT is young Alaskan with a view and a perspective that I think Alaska needs right now,” Murkowski told Rebecca Palsha on Tuesday.
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Casey He / Politico:
Alaska's ranked choice voting is on the ballot this year. Republicans want it gone.
Alaska's ranked choice voting is on the ballot this year. Republicans want it gone.
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WTTG-TV and RealClearPolitics
Shawn Hubler / New York Times:
Judge Questions Trump Administration's Need to Target Noncitizen Voters — In the legal tangle between the Justice Department and California, a federal judge on Tuesday deferred a ruling but said the government already had a remedy it could use after the election.
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Just In: Judge Warns Trump DOJ to Stop Threatening Election Workers
Just In: Judge Warns Trump DOJ to Stop Threatening Election Workers
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Mara Hoplamazian / The Washington Sun:
Trump Unveils Plan to Relax Methane Emission Restrictions for Oil Companies — The Trump administration announced a proposal Tuesday to roll back Biden-era regulations on emissions from the oil and gas industry. — The proposal would overhaul regulations meant to reduce emissions of methane …
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Brad Plumer / New York Times:
Trump to Loosen Rules for Oil Firms on Methane, a Potent Warming Gas
Trump to Loosen Rules for Oil Firms on Methane, a Potent Warming Gas
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Julie K. Brown / The Epstein Files:
Trump and Epstein's intrasexual competition — Former Miss Switzerland contestant accuses Trump of ‘brutal’ rape after event attended by Jeffrey Epstein — A new sex allegation has surfaced against President Donald Trump by a former Miss Switzerland contestant who alleges that he brutally raped …
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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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Michelle Del Rey / The Washington Sun:
Federal Agents Raid Beverly Hills Mansion Tied to Eric Swalwell — Federal agents raided a Beverly Hills mansion connected to Eric Swalwell early Tuesday morning as part of an investigation into the former congressman, according to multiple reports. — In an emailed statement to The Washington Sun …
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Gavin J. Quinton / The Washington Sun:
Streamer Hasan Piker Hits Scott Jennings With a $72 Million Defamation Suit — Piker alleges Jennings aired a fabricated video of him calling for “Black voters to be lynched.” — Copy — Leftist livestreamer Hasan Piker sued commentator Scott Jennings in federal court Tuesday …
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Fox's Trump Fatigue … On Wednesday, each of the television news networks will release their October ratings numbers. Ahead of the midterms, especially with the stakes as high as they are this November, the networks would typically be expected to post viewership gains as audiences tune in for coverage of the consequential races.
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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Josephine Walker / Axios:
Trump escalates anti-Muslim rhetoric before midterms — President Trump has increasingly singled out Muslim politicians and communities in a bid to rally his base in the final push before election day. … - Trump suggested that El-Sayed posed a security threat, saying …
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Gary Fields / Associated Press:
Who should be believed? Trump's social media post on golf course leads lawyers back to court — Donald Trump's social media posts on the renovation of a historic golf course in the nation's capital are putting Justice Department lawyers in the uncomfortable position of explaining whether …
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Ali Swenson / Associated Press:
Disinformation videos, likely from Russia, are exploiting real people to malign Senate candidates — Social media videos believed to be produced with artificial intelligence and linked to Russia are misusing real people's names and photographs to spread disinformation about two Democratic Senate candidates …
Teddy Rosenbluth / New York Times:
ChatGPT's Advice to Cut Her Seizure Drug Led to Devastating Consequences — The chatbot helped a woman taper off a lifesaving drug and hide the plan from her doctors. — Qun Wan was in the middle of a heated call with his daughter, Bowen Wan, when the phone suddenly went silent.
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