Federal Homeland Security agents execute a search warrant at the home of Ilhan Omar, the kind of investigative step the Justice Department has long shied away from so close to an election. Devlin Barrett @haleaziz.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...

Elon Musk to the rescue? The world's richest man has quietly funneled more than $276 million into GOP groups and his super PAC since July, making him by far the largest known donor in the midterms as he tries to save the beleaguered party. @teddyschleifer.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...

Over the past two years, at least 44 governors, 70 US senators and 185 members of the House and their staffs and families have been subject to threats of violence, according to @nytimes.com investigation. @nytnickc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...

A case study in how the Trump White House circulates selective documents out of context that then get amplified in the right-wing media ecosphere to fuel conspiracy theories meant to undercut the criminal investigations into Trump. By Charlie Savage www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...

How SlutCon, a flirting boot camp for awkward men, became AI's latest fight. Men paid up to $18,000 to practice on "flirt girls" at a Berkeley rationalist compound. Critics call it a sex cult. sfstandard.com/2026/10/10/s...

From the Department of Retribution: The Justice Department is investigating whether TV networks violated federal antitrust laws when they briefly suspended their pooled coverage of Trump. @dmccabe.bsky.social @benmullin.bsky.social @glennthrush.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/b...

Trump loves a spectacle—a military parade down DC streets, the biggest fireworks display ever, a cage match on the South Lawn. Now his administration plans another unprecedented exhibition, but with a macabre twist: livestreaming a firing squad execution. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/u...

"One thing that struck me, listening to Trump at each of his six stops, was how little joy the President seemed to take from the exercise," writes @sbg1.bsky.social. "This 2026 Trump is not nearly so much of a happy warrior." www.newyorker.com/preview/arti...

Just finished Jesse Wegman's "The Lost Founder" (@celadonbooks.bsky.social), a must-read for anyone interested in what really happened 250 years ago. It's the amazing story of James Wilson, the indispensable but forgotten framer.

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A study breaks down the partisan line in Washington restaurants. Republicans prefer steakhouses and Democrats prefer multicultural cuisine, @washingtonsun.com finds after examining campaign spending reports. www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/wa...

Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the Apollo project who ultimately led the 100-person team that guided Armstrong and Aldrin to a safe landing on the moon, dies at 90. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/o...

Hard to believe, but it was 25 years ago today that the US war in Afghanistan began. A few of us watched the bombardment from the roof of a mud house on a mountainside overlooking the Shomali Plain. We were told no flashlights lest we draw Taliban fire. www.washingtonpost.com/archive/poli...

Wall Street reaches record high, pushing through concerns about the potential economic drag from rising interest rates and elevated oil prices. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/b...

She accused him of adultery and is divorcing him. But Paxton's soon-to-be-ex-wife is supporting his Senate bid anyway. It's better "when we control the seat — when it’s still in the family, even if we’re mad at them." @bethreinhard.bsky.social Lisa Lerer www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...

The Republicans’ unprecedented mid-decade redistricting push created 14 new strongly red districts. But with less than a month until Election Day, the GOP is a sure bet to win only five of these races, reports Ally Mutnick. punchbowl.news/article/camp...

Alex Ovechkin, the longtime @capitals.bsky.social star and the NHL's all-time leading scorer, announces that this will be his final season. www.nytimes.com/athletic/766...

In the last hours of Noem’s tenure, her agency delivered a windfall to a political donor by buying five airplanes from his firm at a substantial markup. @haleaziz.bsky.social @fahrenthold.bsky.social @nicknehamas.bsky.social @tylerpager.bsky.social @nirajc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...

In 2019, Trump was forced to cancel plans to hold the G7 at his own golf club amid GOP objections to self dealing. In 2026, he will hold the G20 at his own golf club and the critics have gone silent. How Trump has moved the ethical line in his second term. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...