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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.
Discussion: OutsideTheBeltway and NewsNation
New York Times:
El-Sayed Doesn't Want Haley Stevens to Join Him at Sunday Event  —  Tensions have flared between Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan, and his former primary rival.  “I don't want any distractions,” Dr. El-Sayed said Saturday.  —  Dr. Abdul El-Sayed …
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Ben Johansen / Politico:
The last weekend of midterm campaigning begins  —  With just three days to Election Day, campaigns are scrambling to get out their closing messages.  —  Trump doubles down on Max Miller endorsement despite abuse allegations  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday doubled down on his support …
Discussion: Mediaite
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Why Haley Stevens Can't Stop Talking About Abdul El-Sayed
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
The 6 races that could decide Senate control
Discussion: Fox News and Political.org
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Your election night cheat sheet
Discussion: PBS NewsHour
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Republicans Tried to Turn the Cheesecake Factory Against Democrats. It Flopped.
Discussion: DeLong's Grasping …
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 …
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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,
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.
Anna Griffin / New York Times:
Democrats File Suit Over Closed Polling Places in Rural Alaska  —  Voting sites in 18 far-flung communities failed to open, the suit claims.  —  As a Justice Department lawsuit challenging the presence of two U.S. Senate candidates named Dan Sullivan on the Alaska ballot plays out …
Andrew Childers / Democracy Docket:
DHS Secretary Mullin claims 300,000 noncitizens under investigation for illegally voting  —  Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin claimed his department is investigating 300,000 cases of potential noncitizens voting, with 1,600 active investigations.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Judge orders DOJ to stop threatening election officials
Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Trump Calls Former Lawyer's $50 Million Deal ‘Obnoxious and Outrageous’  —  At a Halloween event in Florida, President Trump told reporters that Alina Habba Mildon's lucrative work for someone seeking a pardon was “not acceptable.”  —  President Trump on Saturday strongly criticized his former lawyer …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
In unusual email, Social Security Administration touts Trump days before elections  —  Days before consequential midterm elections, the head of the Social Security Administration blasted out an email to the public praising President Donald Trump.  —  “Under President Donald J. Trump …
Discussion: Townhall
U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Russia:
Security Alert: Threat to Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve in Moscow (October 31, 2026)  —  Security Alert: Threat to Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve in Moscow  —  Security Alert: Threat to Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve in Moscow (October 31, 2026)  —  The U.S. Embassy in Moscow is aware of a credible threat …
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Ros Krasny / Bloomberg:
US Embassy Warns of Mass Casualty Threat at Moscow Museum
Laurie Perez / CBS News:
Video shows immigration agent detaining man in North Hollywood, pointing gun at bystander  —  Los Angeles leaders are speaking out after video captured the moments when what appeared to be a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent pointed a gun at a bystander as a different man was detained in North Hollywood on Friday.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
New York Times:
Inside the Times's Decisions on the Alaska Senate Race Story  —  Our investigation found that Democratic operatives were behind a plan to bring a potential spoiler into the Senate race.  —  Interviews by Patrick Healy and Terence McGinley  —  How did a potential Republican spoiler end …
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
2026 Democratic candidates throw Joe Biden under the bus on the border  —  From Senate to House races, in red and purple areas, Democrats are looking to make a clean break from Joe Biden's unpopular border enforcement policies in a bid to redefine the party.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Al Jazeera
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
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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
 
 
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