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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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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.
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 …
Discussion: The Free Press
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
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
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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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
D.C., Virginia sue to block Trump's 250-foot arch
Discussion: Politico
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  —  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 …
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:
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 …
New York Times:   Brace Yourself for an ‘Unusual Election’
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
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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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
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 …
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
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 …
Alex DeLuca / Washington Post:
Florida election officials alarmed at slow delivery of mail-in ballots  —  The cause of the delays is unclear.  One official has recommended in-person voting to ensure ballots are counted.  —  Loading...  Election officials in at least one Florida county are urging in-person voting amid reports of mail-in ballot delays.
Ros Krasny / Bloomberg:
US Embassy Warns of Mass Casualty Threat at Moscow Museum  —  The US embassy in Moscow said it was “aware of a credible threat of a mass casualty event” on Saturday at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve in Moscow, and was coordinating with Russian authorities on a response.
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 …
New York Times:
As Midterms Near, Top Law Firms That Capitulated to Trump Are on the Sidelines  —  None of the firms that struck deals to avoid crippling executive orders are publicly involved in the major legal efforts to check the Trump administration's attempts to meddle in the midterm elections, a review by The New York Times shows.
 
 
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Blackburn's move to governor leaves Hegseth with potential parachute
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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
Discussion: Truthout
Thomas Frank / Politico:
The final sprint to Election Day
CNBC:
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New York Times:
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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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