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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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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Top Rubio adviser for Venezuela and Cuba leaves State Dept. … - Lewin first entered the federal government via Elon Musk's DOGE effort to cut government spending. — He is getting married and has a job lined up in the private sector after he returns from his honeymoon.
Josep Freixes / ColombiaOne:
Flavio Bolsonaro Reportedly Flees Brazil After Passport Revocation — Flavio Bolsonaro, a Brazilian senator and former presidential candidate, has reportedly left Brazil for the United States, according to reports published by international media outlets. The news emerged Tuesday …
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Reuters, Townhall, France 24 and The Gateway Pundit
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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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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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Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, PJ Media, Newsweek, Courthouse News Service, KOB 4, The Gateway Pundit, New York Times and Bloomberg
Ricardo Brito / Reuters:
Flavio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for US after election defeat, source, media say
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Washington Examiner, The Gateway Pundit and Louder With Crowder
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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Legal Insurrection, The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Wire
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Fox News:
FBI raids Beverly Hills mansion as part of Eric Swalwell investigation — Federal authorities previously searched the former congressman's DC home and seized his electronic devices in August — BEVERLY HILLS - Federal authorities raided a California mansion belonging to billionaire Stephen Cloobeck …
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Los Angeles Times, Townhall, One America News Network, TMZ.com, RedState, Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
Emily Hallas / Washington Examiner:
FBI raids California mansion related to Eric Swalwell investigation — The FBI on Tuesday raided a Beverly Hills home amid its investigation into former California Rep. Eric Swalwell. — The Trump administration has been investigating Swalwell since early this year over a civil rights …
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Politico, Daily Mail, Reuters, Washington Post, HotAir, The Washington Sun, Breitbart, NewsMax.com, twitchy.com, FOX 11 Los Angeles, The Daily Caller, Newsweek and Blaze Media
Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone:
Trump Delivers Surefire Closing Message for Midterms: Check Out Nicki Minaj's ‘Beautiful Ass’ — The president of the United States' posterior fixation continues with the election just over a week away … Minaj appeared alongside Trump at a rally in Port Huron, Michigan, on Sunday (Oct. 25) …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump says he will respect midterm results 'if they're honest elections'
Trump says he will respect midterm results 'if they're honest elections'
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NewsMax.com, Newsweek and Bloomberg
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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MS NOW, The Hill, The Maine Wire, NewsMax.com and The Portland Press Herald
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Marist Poll:
U.S. Midterm Elections, October 2026
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NewsMax.com, NPR, The Independent, The Hill, Mediaite and PBS NewsHour
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Wave Goodbye to a Republican Congress
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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Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Netanyahu warns of high turnout in Israeli election: ‘Emergency hour’
Bridget Brown / Associated Press:
Israel election live updates: Israelis vote in a tense election seen as a referendum on Netanyahu
Israel election live updates: Israelis vote in a tense election seen as a referendum on Netanyahu
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HotAir, Reuters, Al Jazeera, The National, Jewish Insider, NPR, Bloomberg, France 24, Middle East Monitor, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Washington Examiner, NBC News and CNBC
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
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Trump says East Potomac renovation will proceed despite judge's order blocking golf course closure — President Trump is insisting his plan to redevelop East Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., and renovate the public golf course there will be carried out as scheduled despite an order from a federal judge halting future work at the site.
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NPR, Daily Kos, New York Post, The Independent, Washington Post, New Republic and The Washington Sun
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Molly Roberts / Lawfare:
How Judge Reyes Became the Lorax
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Politico, RedState, Forbes, Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, KEYT-TV and MS NOW
Popular Information:
The rape allegations against Trump: what we know and what is still being hidden — A new report from House Judiciary Committee Democrats contains new details about the Trump-Epstein relationship — and an alleged cover-up — On Monday, House Judiciary Committee Democrats released …
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Slate, The Independent, MeidasTouch, Daily Kos, twitchy.com, NewsMax.com, House Committee …, Mediaite and NBC News
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Prem Thakker / Zeteo:
Donald Trump Is Newly Accused of Rape - and Epstein Allegedly Helped 👀
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Truthout
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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New York Times:
Election Officials Fear Trump Administration's Interference in Midterms Voting — State and local plans for Election Day include how to react to potential ICE raids, misbehavior by federal election monitors and attempts to seize votes or machines. — 1k
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The Washington Sun
Andrew Childers / Democracy Docket:
Democrats ask for immediate block on Trump's election interference schemes — Democrats asked a federal judge Monday night for a restraining order and temporary injunction to halt President Donald Trump and his administration from interfering in the upcoming midterms.
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Throughline
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Living in the long, stupid shadow of the Big Lie — Public Notice is proudly celebrating 5 years of independent journalism. Our coverage is possible thanks for paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🫵 Subscribe to PN 🫵 — Let's make one thing very clear …
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Wonkette, OutsideTheBeltway, Democracy Docket, Los Angeles Times, New York Times and MS NOW
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, New York Magazine, Forbes and New Republic
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 …
Paul Krugman:
Trump Doesn't Give a Damn About Your Problems — As the midterms loom, he's finally admitting the obvious — If Republicans do implode as badly next Tuesday as the current polls suggest, there will be two main reasons. One is Trump's epic corruption, which finally seems to be getting traction …
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Axios
Ellie Fivas / The Washington Sun:
The Other Dan Sullivan Is Deep in Debt Amid Legal Battle — 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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New York Times, The Nation, New Republic, Truthout and Tangle
Bloomberg:
Finland and Norway Hold ‘Frank’ Call With Putin on Ukraine — Finland's President Alexander Stubb and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the prospects for a peace deal in Ukraine.
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Presidentti, The Guardian, Washington Examiner, The Hill, New York Times, Reuters, The Kyiv Independent and Politico
Fox News:
Illinois man accused of threatening Congress with white substances in letters marked with his return address — An Illinois man was charged with two felonies Monday after allegedly sending letters containing an unknown white powder substance to members of Congress, according to a criminal complaint.

