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6:50 PM ET, October 31, 2026

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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.  —  In the waning days of the midterm election campaign, Republicans have finally stumbled on a closing message: defending the honor of the Cheesecake Factory.  —  Last week, Barack Obama made a viral crack …
Discussion: DeLong's Grasping …
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Your election night cheat sheet
Discussion: Denver Gazette
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
2026 Democratic candidates throw Joe Biden under the bus on the border
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Julia Mueller / The Hill:   The 6 races that could decide Senate control
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Associated Press:
FBI visits Dan J. Sullivan donor in candidate's home town as Alaska Senate inquiry widens  —  The FBI on Friday began reaching out to donors of Dan J. Sullivan asking about potential deception, as federal authorities ramped up their investigation over the U.S. Senate candidate in Alaska who shares a name with the Republican incumbent.
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.
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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Ben Johansen / Politico:   The last weekend of midterm campaigning begins
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
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Judge tosses Trump lawsuit against WSJ, Murdoch over Epstein story  —  A federal judge on Saturday threw out President Trump's lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over the paper's reporting on Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein,
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Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter  —  Ruling ‘with prejudice’ means US president may not amend or refile his lawsuit over his alleged birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein  —  A US judge dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal …
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: FOX 11 Los Angeles and Newsweek
Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
More than 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens not on California's voter rolls  —  More than 4 in 10 names flagged as possible noncitizen voters in California by the Trump administration cannot even be found on the state's voter rolls, according to a legal filing Saturday by an immigrant rights group.
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Ros Krasny / Bloomberg:
US Embassy Warns of Mass Casualty Threat at Moscow Museum
Discussion: Townhall and Global News
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
Luke Fountain / CNBC:
‘Pop-up’ super PACs pour $637 million into 2026 midterm races … A super PAC called Our Heritage Matters registered with the Federal Election Commission on Oct. 15.  —  Five days later, it began spending to boost third-party candidates and attack Republicans.
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Kyle Chouinard / The Washington Sun:   A Super PAC Army Is Spending Millions on ‘Spoiler’ Candidates
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...
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: WTOP News and Middle East Monitor
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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Maciej Martewicz / Bloomberg:
Polish President Holds Crisis Talks as Court Standoff Grows
Penelope Laurans / Yale News:
William Nordhaus, Nobel laureate who integrated economics and climate change, devoted Yale citizen
Discussion: Paul Krugman
Politico:
In a New Jersey House race, Trump is putting a centuries-old family legacy at risk
Discussion: Gothamist
Axios:
The AI boom's political reckoning
Discussion: Bloomberg
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Judge orders DOJ to stop threatening election officials
Alex DeLuca / Washington Post:
Florida election officials alarmed at slow delivery of mail-in ballots
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Ali Bianco / Politico:
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Wall Street Journal:
Prediction Markets Keep Whiffing on Elections. Will They Miss on the Midterms?
Discussion: The Enterprise
Phillips P. OBrien / Phillips's Newsletter:
The US Military Is On A Precipice
Discussion: Fox News and Global Arab Network
New York Times:
As Midterms Near, Top Law Firms That Capitulated to Trump Are on the Sidelines
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson Gets Personal on ‘Sad, Greasy’ Ted Cruz: ‘His Personal Life Is a True Disaster’
 

 
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Angela Christy / Reuters:
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Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal:
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