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Liz Crampton / Politico:
Greg Abbott's Texas Empire Is Showing Cracks … The Texas governor pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket.  —  “Steve Radack Community Center, 18650 Clay Road, Houston, 1.2 miles away,” he read, identifying the precinct's nearest polling location.  “Listen, I can roll over there in five minutes …
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New York Times:
Led by Trump, Republicans Close Midterms With Ugly Personal Attacks  —  Facing backlash over inflation and anger with the president, Republicans have turned to an onslaught of baseless claims about Democratic candidates.  —  In Kansas, Senator Roger Marshall, a vulnerable Republican …
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Republicans Tried to Turn the Cheesecake Factory Against Democrats. It Flopped.
Discussion: DeLong's Grasping …
Robert Draper / New York Times:
Talarico Makes Final Pitch to Texans: ‘You Are My Slingshot’
Discussion: Fox News
Nancy Cook / Washington Post:   Trump's economic message on eve of midterms: It's better than you think
Diana Paulsen / ABC News:
Texas Democrats see data centers as a winning issue
Jamison Foser / Finding Gravity:
The New York Times invents a Democratic scandal while ignoring a new Trump rape allegation  —  America is four days out from the end of an election in which America's deeply unpopular fascist ruling party is trying to retain control of Congress.  The week began with yet another new rape allegation …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Let's Talk About Alaska  —  I was at the gym this afternoon when a press conference came on with the U.S. Attorney in Alaska floridly introducing a criminal investigation into this “Dan Sullivan” issue.  One of my colleagues just noted that to do this, U.S. Attorney Michael Heyman “unrecused” himself from this case.
Jay Willis / Slate:
The Truth About the Alaska Dan Sullivan Shenanigans  —  Earlier this week, the New York Times published a splashy feature detailing how allies of Mary Peltola, the Democratic nominee in this year's Senate race in Alaska, worked to “stack” the ballot with candidates who could help her defeat the Republican incumbent, Dan Sullivan.
Washington Post:
D.C. and Virginia sue to block Trump's proposed triumphal arch  —  The lawsuit increases legal pressure against the president's planned 250-foot-tall project.  —  SummaryLoading...  The D.C. government and the commonwealth of Virginia sued Saturday to block construction …
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Ford McCracken / The Hill:
DC, Virginia sue to block Trump's triumphal arch
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:   D.C., Virginia sue to block Trump's 250-foot arch
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Why Haley Stevens Can't Stop Talking About Abdul El-Sayed  —  In a frank interview, she described her disappointment and also said she was considering converting to Judaism.  Her fiancé had thoughts, too.  —  Representative Haley Stevens of Michigan stood up from her dining table …
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Samuel Benson / Politico:
The last weekend of midterm campaigning begins  —  With just three days to Election Day, campaigns are scrambling to get out their closing messages.  —  Are you a player in Democrats' civil war?  We want to hear from you!  —  Are you Haley Stevens, who Abdul El-Sayed's allies are sidelining …
Politico:
El-Sayed campaign wants Stevens to stay away after day of back-and-forth sniping
Salvador Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Video shows ICE agent pointing handgun in face of North Hollywood bystander  — 6 min Click here to listen to this article  —  A federal immigration agent pulled out a handgun and pointed it just inches from the face of a bystander during an apparent operation in North Hollywood on Friday morning …
Discussion: Newsweek
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Your election night cheat sheet  —  You won't need to stay up all night Tuesday to spot a big Democratic wave in the 2026 midterm elections.  — But it could take days — or even weeks — to know whether Republicans have survived a smaller one and held on to the House or Senate.
Discussion: Denver Gazette
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New York Times:   Brace Yourself for an ‘Unusual Election’
Washington Post:
4 ways the polls could be wrong — or right — about who will win the Senate
Discussion: America, America and Daily Mail
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Iran's supreme leader orders “maximum” response to any U.S. attack  —  Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei told the country's top three military commanders that a renewed attack by the U.S. and Israel ״must be met with an immediate and effective response, without geographical limitations״ …
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New York Times:
How Trump Is Dismantling America's Scientific Research Machine  —  The system that has driven life-altering discoveries and helped make the United States a superpower is now under intense strain.  —  The warning, buried in an obscure government report this summer, was unflinching.
Discussion: The Hill
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Ros Krasny / Bloomberg:
US Embassy Warns of Mass Casualty Threat at Moscow Museum
Discussion: Townhall and Global News
Kyle Chouinard / The Washington Sun:
A Super PAC Army Is Spending Millions on ‘Spoiler’ Candidates  —  Last week, a tsunami of outside spending surged onto Bill Redpath's ultra-longshot campaign for Ohio's U.S. Senate seat.  —  A single super PAC created in early October began spending $1.7 million in support of the little-known libertarian …
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Luke Fountain / CNBC:
‘Pop-up’ super PACs pour $637 million into 2026 midterm races
Brynn Tannehill / Public Notice:
Move fast, break things  —  Public Notice is proudly celebrating five years of independent journalism.  This special Saturday edition is possible thanks for paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  💥 Subscribe to PN 💥  —  Last week, the Washington Post reported …
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Kennedy Center leaders threatened payroll to push Trump naming, lawmaker alleges  —  A court brief says that foundation funding was tied to keeping Trump's name on the Kennedy Center, leaving officials warning that repayment would force immediate furloughs.  —  SummaryLoading...
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson Gets Personal on ‘Sad, Greasy’ Ted Cruz: ‘His Personal Life Is a True Disaster’  —  Tucker Carlson got personal on Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), claiming that the senator is a “sad, greasy” man who “doesn't know how absurd he is.”  —  On his show Friday, Carlson was asked by a viewer …
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Judge orders DOJ to stop threatening election officials  —  A federal judge in California barred the Department of Justice (DOJ) from threatening to prosecute state and local election officials who do not follow the department's directives for handling ballots.
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Wall Street Journal:
How Iran Battered U.S. Bases and Caused Billions in Damage  —  Satellite imagery shows hundreds of damaged buildings at more than two dozen installations, in the fullest accounting of the destruction yet  —  | Graphics by Carl Churchill and Katherine Chui  —  Three American servicemembers …
Phillips P. OBrien / Phillips's Newsletter:
The US Military Is On A Precipice  —  The US military is standing on a precipice, and it is not clear which way it will jump.  It has been used, tragically, for a series of appalling and in some cases criminal campaigns over the last few years.  It has been and is being purged of talent …
Discussion: Fox News and Global Arab Network
Mike Konczal:
2028 Won't Be the 2020 Ideas Primary Again  —  The immediate demands, incentives, governing lessons, and economic constraints shaping Democrats' next policy agenda.  —  In my little world, people are talking a lot about an “ideas primary” taking place following the midterms and going into the 2028 Democratic primary.
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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Zach Everson / Public Citizen:
Rules for Thee: Stephen Miller's Paperwork Problem
Alex DeLuca / Washington Post:
Florida election officials alarmed at slow delivery of mail-in ballots
Ali Bianco / Politico:
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Data centers turn sleepy utility races into political battlegrounds
Politico:
Medicaid work requirements go live in two months. Many states won't be ready.
Discussion: NewsNation
Wall Street Journal:
Prediction Markets Keep Whiffing on Elections. Will They Miss on the Midterms?
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 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
Why Did All the Fiscal Hawks Go Extinct?
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Blackburn's move to governor leaves Hegseth with potential parachute
Discussion: Bloomberg and KRDO
Joseph Strauss / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
Ossoff vs. Collins: The choices facing Jewish voters in the Georgia Senate race
Washington Post:
The trouble with Uncle Sam's Intel shares
Thomas Frank / Politico:
The final sprint to Election Day
New York Times:
As Midterms Near, Top Law Firms That Capitulated to Trump Are on the Sidelines
 

 
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Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: OpenAI has secured ~$11B in commitments for its latest funding round, less than half its initial $30B target, and expects to raise more in coming weeks

Angela Christy / Reuters:
Binance says it has covered 90% of its hack losses, having set aside $6.34B+ of company funds; the remaining 10% is in less liquid tokens

Steven Levy / Wired:
John Ternus says Apple doesn't “want to ship AI for AI's sake” and that Tim Cook is “available to help wherever I ask” on policy; Ternus has yet to meet Trump

 
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