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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 Hill, The Portland Press Herald, NewsMax.com and The Maine Wire
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Washington Post:
How Trump and his allies are sowing doubt ahead of the midterms — A Post analysis found thousands of messages from right-wing influencers pushing new theories for why, if Democrats win, the elections can't be trusted. — President Donald Trump and his allies have spent the final weeks …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, American Greatness, NBC News and National Review
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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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MS NOW, Democracy Docket, Los Angeles Times, New York Times and Wonkette
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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Prem Thakker / Zeteo:
Donald Trump Is Newly Accused of Rape - and Epstein Allegedly Helped 👀 — The president faces horrific new sexual assault claims linked to the old friend he just can't escape. Plus: a new national poll of Arab Americans shows Democrats slowly winning back their support. — ∙ Paid
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Truthout
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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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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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 and New Republic
Washington Post:
Bolsonaro effectively concedes in Brazil after Trump suggests he won't help — Trump says the presidential election looked “rigged” but did not say he planned to intervene on behalf of the right-wing politician. — SummaryLoading... Brazil's leading right-wing politician …
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Brazil's election ignites MAGA's midterm warnings
Brazil's election ignites MAGA's midterm warnings
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New York Times:
The New Worst-Case Scenario for Election Officials: Federal Interference — State and local plans for Election Day include how to react to potential I.C.E. raids, misbehavior by federal election monitors and attempts to seize votes or machines. — State and local elections officials regularly plan …
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The Washington Sun and Georgia Recorder
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
US voters and Trump's overflowing swamp — America's affordability crisis and corruption are now treated as two sides of the same coin — Draining the swamp used to be one of President Donald Trump's themes. We do not hear much about that vow nowadays.
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New Republic
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Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone:
Trump Delivers Surefire Closing Message for Midterms: Check Out Nicki Minaj's ‘Beautiful Ass’
Trump Delivers Surefire Closing Message for Midterms: Check Out Nicki Minaj's ‘Beautiful Ass’
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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.
Ilana Berger / Media Matters for America:
Fox News' pro-data center coverage increased by 420% following sobering GOP memo about data centers and midterms — The gap between the network's pro-data center and anti-data center coverage widened significantly after a memo warned tech companies that the issue could cost Republicans competitive midterm elections
Calen Razor / Politico:
Dems face reckoning on trans issues — IN TODAY'S EDITION: — Republicans' small-donor problem — House GOP sets leadership elections — Climate conservatives face midterm wipeout — A potential Democratic majority on Capitol Hill would face a serious split over whether …
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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
Mike Elk / Payday Report:
Brazilian Federal Police Confiscate Flavio Bolsonaro's Passport — São Paulo, Brasil - For more than twenty years, Flavio Bolsonaro has served as a state or federal legislator. Under Brazilian federal law, all legislators have immunity from prosecution.
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Tiago Rogero / The Guardian:
Brazil: defeated Flávio Bolsonaro ordered to surrender passports
Brazil: defeated Flávio Bolsonaro ordered to surrender passports
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New York Times, Courthouse News Service and France 24
Fintan O'Toole / New York Times:
Book Review: ‘Princes and Thieves,’ by Matthew Cole — The new book by the reporter Matthew Cole connects $2 billion in slush funds from gulf state leaders to Trump's son-in-law in an effort to influence U.S. policy. — Buy Book ▾ … When you purchase an independently reviewed book through …
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US Department of Justice:
Federal data shows hundreds of non-citizens registered to vote in Washington — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Washington — Leaders of federal law enforcement ask state to sequester ballots cast by those who appear to have illegally voted
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate braces for nasty fight over seating Peltola after Alaska Senate race — Senators are bracing for a potential floor fight over accepting the results of the Alaska Senate race between incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) and former Rep. Mary Peltola (D) — and perhaps other battleground contests …
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The Independent:
Trump administration goes after James Comey for a third time bringing fresh charges — Comey responded to the fresh charges with an Instagram video — Become an Independent member to bookmark this article — Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later?
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Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
Libertarians could spoil Republicans' chances in the fight for control of the US Senate — Republicans are worried that Libertarian candidates could siphon away votes in some of this year's most consequential U.S. Senate elections, potentially costing them control of the chamber.
David Gilbert / Wired:
Massive Groups of Volunteers Are Ready to Face Down ICE at the Polls — From heat maps to Signal chats to war rooms, volunteers across the US are ready to act if federal immigration agents show up on Election Day. — The Franklin County board of elections building at 1700 Morse Street in central Columbus …
New York Times:
Inside the Billionaires' War Against California's Proposed Wealth Tax … Every Tuesday for the last few months, two dozen of the world's richest people or their advisers hop onto a conference call and plan for war. — The war is against a proposed tax, but not just any tax.
Shelby Webb / Politico:
Texas officials huddled with tech companies before grid blitz — HOUSTON — Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has been cracking down on data centers for months, but less than a year ago his appointees and staffers were actively trying to bring projects to the state.
James Comey:
Yet another case in DC — Former government person, author, teacher, father, grandfather. Tall and really quite funny.
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The Washington Sun, Bloomberg, Straight Arrow, American Greatness, The Hill, Legal Insurrection, Mediaite, Forbes and Newsweek
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
'I'm Not Going Anywhere Anytime Soon': Kathy Hochul Is Already Looking To 2030 … And if you're looking for a morning nosh in Manhattan, well, you can't top Barney Greengrass. — The enduring Upper West Side institution — now in its third generation of ownership — puts out some of the best latkes in the city.
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Washington Examiner
Bloomberg:
Georgia Democrat Flags Vote Concerns Amid Tight Governor's Race — Keisha Lance Bottoms, the Democratic candidate for Georgia governor, called for a strong turnout in next week's election, predicting it would help sweep her to victory in a tight race against Republican Rick Jackson.
New York Post:
Katie Zacharia reveals lesson her brief White House stint taught her kids as she recounts final day — Ousted White House press secretary Katie Zacharia says her whirlwind, five-day tenure in the Trump administration provided an invaluable life lesson for her four young children …
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MS NOW
Washington Post:
CDC's deputy director to leave Trump administration after six months — Jennifer Shuford, who had been Texas's health commissioner, was part of a team hired to restore confidence in the agency. — SummaryLoading... Jennifer Shuford, the CDC's deputy director and chief medical officer …
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New York Times, The Independent and NewsMax.com
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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The Hill, Presidentti, The Guardian, Reuters, The Kyiv Independent and Politico

