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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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Diana Paulsen / ABC News:
Texas Democrats see data centers as a winning issue
Nancy Cook / Washington Post:   Trump's economic message on eve of midterms: It's better than you think
Robert Draper / New York Times:
Talarico Makes Final Pitch to Texans: ‘You Are My Slingshot’
Discussion: Fox News
New York Times:
Led by Trump, Republicans Close Midterms With Ugly Personal Attacks
Discussion: The Free Press
New York Times:   Voters Usually Ignore Corruption as an Issue. It Now Has Their Attention.
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Republicans Tried to Turn the Cheesecake Factory Against Democrats. It Flopped.
Discussion: DeLong's Grasping …
Ali Bianco / Politico:   Trump's ICE Crackdown Broke Miami. Will It Tank This Cuban Republican's Campaign?
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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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Inside Trump's Dark Plot to Keep Senate in GOP Hands Even If Dems Win  —  On Thursday night, the Republican governor of Alaska refused to commit to certifying the outcome in the Senate race if Democrat Mary Peltola wins.  Which means that if she does triumph, refusing to seat Peltola …
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.
Jonah Kaplan / CBS News:
Daniel J. Sullivan left his Alaska hometown before Senate election, sources say
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 …
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Politico:
El-Sayed campaign wants Stevens to stay away after day of back-and-forth sniping  —  Michigan's Democratic coalition is fragmenting in real time days before a critical Senate election.  —  After it seemed like former primary rivals Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens might finally appear together …
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 …
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  —  Washington, D.C., and Virginia sued the National Parks Service and Interior Department to block President Trump's proposed triumphal arch on Saturday, a new court filing shows.  —  The planned arch would resemble arches in other cities …
Discussion: Political.org and Washington Post
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Politico:
Judge orders DOJ to stop threatening to prosecute election officials
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Yeganeh Torbati / New York Times:   Iran Braces for More War, No Matter the Outcome of the U.S. and Israeli Elections
New York Times:
Republican Leads Independent in Nebraska Senate Race, Poll Finds  —  Voters see Dan Osborn, the independent seeking to unseat Senator Pete Ricketts, as more like a Democrat than an independent, a Times/Siena poll found.  —  Senator Pete Ricketts of Nebraska, a Republican …
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Blake Paterson / Perdido Street:
Louisiana Senate contest is a tossup, poll finds
Discussion: RedState, NewsMax.com and The Hill
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 …
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
CBS News:
Why Trump is spending time campaigning in deep red Florida  —  President Trump is set to appear at rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Friday night.  This also comes after Mr. Trump reversed course on his decision to cancel upcoming weekend rallies in Kansas and Iowa.  CBS News correspondent Cristian Benavides reports.
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New York Times:
Alina Habba's Husband Ignited a White House Drama.  Now His Background Is Under Scrutiny.  —  Turhan Mildon, who married Alina Habba this summer, presents himself as a 29-year-old billionaire with ties to global leaders.  His story has inconsistencies.  —  President Trump's former lawyer …
Wall Street Journal:
Prediction Markets Keep Whiffing on Elections.  Will They Miss on the Midterms?  —  Polling data remains at issue after Brazil, Serbia and Wisconsin elections markets were upset by supposed long shots  —  The day Israel voted in its consequential election this week, Kalshi Chief Executive Tarek Mansour …
Politico:
Data centers turn sleepy utility races into political battlegrounds  —  Once-sleepy utility board races across the South have turned into must-watch contests as Democrats try to wrest power from the Republicans who control energy prices in the region.  Even Kamala Harris thinks so.
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 …
CNBC:
Trump rallies in Kansas and Iowa are back on after RNC said they were canceled: Source … President Donald Trump will host campaign rallies in Iowa and Kansas after all, a source familiar with the matter told CNBC on Friday, hours after the Republican Party said those events would be scrapped in lieu of a series of tele-rallies.
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: Global Arab Network
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
How Iran Battered U.S. Bases and Caused Billions in Damage
Discussion: Associated Press
Wall Street Journal:
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Discussion: The National Pulse
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Blackburn's move to governor leaves Hegseth with potential parachute
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New York Times:
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Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
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