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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 …
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 …
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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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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Axios:
U.S. granting visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and family — The U.S. government is granting visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and his family following his defeat in Brazil's presidential election, a senior Trump administration official tells Axios. … - The order relates to an ongoing investigation into alleged money laundering.
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New York Times:
Flávio Bolsonaro Leaves Brazil for the U.S. After Election Defeat
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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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Mediaite, Washington Examiner and The Gateway Pundit
Josep Freixes / ColombiaOne:
Flavio Bolsonaro Reportedly Flees Brazil After Passport Revocation
Flavio Bolsonaro Reportedly Flees Brazil After Passport Revocation
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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
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israeli exit polls: Netanyahu bloc loses, but Eisenkot's short of clear majority
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israeli turnout hits 53-year high, a bad sign for Netanyahu
Israeli turnout hits 53-year high, a bad sign for Netanyahu
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, Breitbart, Courthouse News Service, NewsMax.com, Middle East Monitor and KOB 4
Politico:
No clear winner in Israeli election, exit polls suggest, with Netanyahu's fate uncertain
No clear winner in Israeli election, exit polls suggest, with Netanyahu's fate uncertain
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Bloomberg, Israpundit and France 24
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, 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” …
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MS NOW, Washington Post, ABC News and CBS News
Michelle Del Rey / The Washington Sun:
Federal Agents Raid Beverly Hills Mansion Tied to Eric Swalwell
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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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
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Wave Goodbye to a Republican Congress — Can Bibi Netanyahu hang on? Israel's six-term prime minister faces a stiff challenge in Israel's elections today. Polls show the bloc led by Netanyahu's Likud party neck and neck with the bloc led by former military chief Gadi Einsenkot's Yashar party …
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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
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 Hill, Bloomberg, The Daily Caller and The Verge
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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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Scripps News, The Hill 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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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
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, The Portland Press Herald, MS NOW and The Hill
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Politico:
Conservative climate movement faces a blue wave wipeout — A blue wave that brings Democrats control of Congress could also have the counterintuitive effect of swamping climate policy partners across the aisle. — The Conservative Climate Caucus, a Republican group in the House that advocates …
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NewsMax.com and Grist
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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
Suryatapa Chakraborty / The Hill:
Jennings concerned about multiple states: ‘A lot of bad vibes out there’ — Conservative commentator Scott Jennings says he is concerned about a number of Senate races, highlighting the Texas Senate race among others. — “There are many I'm concerned about. Texas, honestly.
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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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Mediaite
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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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, Forbes, The Washington Sun, 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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