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7:15 PM ET, October 11, 2026

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Patrick Reevell / ABC News:
Russia strikes power plant in Ukraine after Trump announces energy ceasefire  —  A thermal power plant was struck at least twice, Ukrainian officials said.  —  Russia has attacked a power plant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv despite President Donald Trump's statement earlier Sunday …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump claims Russia and Ukraine agree to energy ceasefire  —  President Trump claimed Sunday that Russia and Ukraine agreed to an “energy ceasefire” and will halt attacks on each other's energy facilities. … But neither Russia or Ukraine confirmed Trump's announcement …
Financial Times:
US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over attacks on Russian refineries  —  Officials lobby European capitals and Kyiv following Trump's diesel deal with Putin  —  The Trump administration is threatening to stop the procurement system that provides Ukraine with weapons in order to press Kyiv …
Discussion: NewsMax.com, Reuters, Townhall and Semafor
Kateryna Tyshchenko / Ukrainska Pravda:
Trump envoys offered Russia release of frozen assets and a Lukoil deal, NYT reports  —  During negotiations in September, US President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner offered Russia three economic incentives to secure a limited ceasefire in its war against Ukraine.
Discussion: New York Times
Megan Brand / NBC News:
Sen. Thom Tillis says he believes Trump's fuel deal with Russia could be breaking the law  —  The North Carolina senator also condemned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calling him a “failed leader.” … Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said in an interview on NBC's “Meet the Press” …
Discussion: Associated Press
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump bears down on Zelensky as Russia keeps up attacks on Ukraine
New York Times:
Ukraine Shrugs Off Trump Call to Ditch Zelensky for Energy Strikes
Phillips P. OBrien / Phillips's Newsletter:
Weekend Update #206: Trump Is Free To Be What He Has Always Been
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
All the Things You're Not Allowed to Say In Texas … Sara spurgeon, an English professor at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, has been teaching literature for 20 years.  But May 2025 was the first time she was forced to submit her course materials through a portal to be evaluated by an artificial-intelligence program.
Associated Press:
Passenger terminal at Riyadh airport is struck again, a day after 12 were killed  —  A projectile struck a passenger terminal at the international airport in Riyadh on Sunday, a day after a missile hit the same terminal and killed 12 people, the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said.
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Violet Jira / Washington Post:
Abdul El-Sayed walks back Obama criticism ahead of their campaign event  —  The Michigan Democratic Senate nominee wrote an op-ed in 2012 expressing dismay at what he called Obama's “failures.”  In an NBC interview, El-Sayed blamed the comments on his youth.  —  SummaryLoading...
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Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:   GOP Goes Scorched-Earth on Abdul El-Sayed
New York Times:
Threats of Political Violence Have America's Elected Officials Living in Fear  —  In January, a caller began leaving threats in the voice mail inboxes of members of Congress: “I want to see their throat cut from ear to ear.”  —  Another caller left a blunt threat for a U.S. senator …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
How the White House Manufactured a Narrative About a Trump Aide's Call Logs  —  A release of selected records from the classified documents inquiry is a case study in how omitting context can create political ammunition.  —  On the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 2, the White House invited a mix …
Finya Swai / The Hill:
Mullin says livestreaming Hasan execution is part of ‘restoring American values’  —  Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin stood behind the Trump administration's decision to livestream the military execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, despite growing bipartisan criticism over the plan.
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Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
DHS secretary defends livestream of Fort Hood shooter's execution, says he doesn't see an “elevated risk” to U.S.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and The Hill
Catherine Neilan / The Observer:
From Russia with interference: Burnham first PM to confirm Kremlin role in Brexit vote  —  The prime minister has revealed UK authorities told him there was ‘clear evidence’ that Moscow meddled in the referendum  —  Andy Burnham has said UK authorities are “clear” that there was Russian interference …
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Jenna Monnin / The Washington Sun:NEW!
The Trump Administration Says Its Promotional Ads End Sunday  —  A watchdog group still wants a court to halt what it calls taxpayer-funded campaign spots.  — Copy  —  The Trump administration argued that a federal court doesn't need to weigh in on a lawsuit over taxpayer-funded promotional ads since their run ends Sunday anyway.
Discussion: Inner City Press
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:   Taxpayer-funded pro-Trump ads to end Sunday, Border Patrol official tells court
Sam Janesch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
WHAT IS JOHN FETTERMAN DOING?  —  Missed committees.  Rare public appearances.  Private animosity toward Philly.  Four years in, and possibly running again, Fetterman and his record come under scrutiny.  —  WASHINGTON — Six days after I-95 collapsed in Northeast Philadelphia …
Discussion: Associated Press
Theodoric Meyer / Washington Post:10 minutes ago
Trump could face a new threat in January: A Democratic Senate  —  Republicans predict that Democrats will not confirm Supreme Court and Cabinet nominees if they retake the Senate in the midterm elections.  —  SummaryLoading...  In his six years in the White House, President Donald Trump …
vaticannews.va:
Pope Leo: I will undergo surgery soon to remove nodule in my lung  —  Pope Leo XIV reveals that he is set to undergo surgery to remove a “localized nodule in my lung,” noting that it is at a “very early stage and is well localized.”  The operation will take place in the coming days at Rome's Gemelli Hospital.
Matthew Kelly / Kansas City Star:
Marshall charged 18% on medical bills — more than other Kansas doctors who sued  —  Key Takeaways … While facing sharp criticism over the last month for his debt collection practices as an OB-GYN in Great Bend, U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall has forcefully defended himself, saying his methods were “very common.”
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Tim Balk / New York Times:
A Senator Facing Re-Election Settles a Bakery Bill, 6 Years Later
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Hamilton says Vance's attacks on his religion are ‘really sad,’ ‘pathetic’  —  Kansas Senate candidate Adam Hamilton (D) on Sunday clapped back at Vice President Vance's attacks on his religious beliefs, calling the attacks “really sad” and “pathetic.”  —  ABC's Jonathan Karl sat …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
AP source: Trump, Rubio weigh firing U.S. envoy to Greece after mounting reports of improper conduct  —  President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are considering firing U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle after a series of reports alleging she has engaged in improper …
Discussion: CNN, Washington Examiner and TMZ.com
Civil Defense:
Border Hawk Media & The Legacy of the “Great Replacement” Theory  —  Overview  — The White House added Border Hawk News to its press pool on September 17.  — Border Hawk News's editor-in-chief has publicly endorsed the great replacement conspiracy theory, has written for Infowars Europe …
 
 
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Jenna Monnin / The Washington Sun:
The Trump Administration Says Its Promotional Ads End Sunday   Find
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Theodoric Meyer / Washington Post:
Trump could face a new threat in January: A Democratic Senate   Find
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Kateryna Tyshchenko / Ukrainska Pravda:
Trump envoys offered Russia release of frozen assets and a Lukoil deal, NYT reports   Find
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Violet Jira / Washington Post:
Abdul El-Sayed walks back Obama criticism ahead of their campaign event   Find
 
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Helen Huiskes / The Hill:
Why North Carolina is shifting Democratic
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In Maine Senate Race, Anxious Democrats Turn to Bernie Sanders for a Jolt
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Ryan Lucas / NPR:
Reshaped civil rights mission at Justice Department transforms its work, workforce
Leigh Thomas / Reuters:
Glucksmann wins centre-left ticket for France's presidential election
Discussion: Bloomberg, Politico and France 24
Ian Hodgson / Financial Times:
Trump is failing to arrest decline in popularity, FT poll shows
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Darline Graham returns to the debate stage as GOP nerves hit overdrive
Discussion: CNN
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Welcome to the ‘Neporuption’  —  The fathers wield the power.  The sons cash in.
Ted Koppel / CBS News:
Steve Bannon on the GOP and the midterms: “We can't afford to lose”
Discussion: Democracy Docket
Politico:
‘Putin will drag you into the war,’ former Ukrainian foreign minister tells Europeans
Discussion: Stars & Stripes and The Guardian
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In the Senate, Collins Often Defies Trump but Rarely Stops Him
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