WASHINGTONPOST (Ben Binday) - In New Hampshire Senate race, the Democrat faces an unusually tough time
The race’s competitiveness is somewhat surprising in a state that former Vice President Kamala Harris carried by 2.8 percentage points in 2024.
WASHINGTONPOST (Mariana Alfaro) - A record number of Native Americans are running in the 2026 midterms
At least 355 Native American and Indigenous candidates ran or are running in local, state and federal primary and general elections this year — a record number.
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WASHINGTONPOST (Marina Dias) - Four fears and frustrations that are shaping Brazil’s election. One is Trump.
Officials in Brazil have grown increasingly concerned about the possibility of U.S. interference in the presidential vote on Sunday.
WASHINGTONPOST (Mark Berman) - Tennessee’s botched execution highlights unsettled state of death penalty in America
With capital punishment on the wane, executions have become the purview of a shrinking number of places.
NYTIMES (Ismaeel Naar and Aaron Boxerman) - FlyDubai Co-Pilot Used Crash Ax in ‘Terrorist’ Cockpit Attack, Emirates Says
The violent midair assault on a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv has deepened concerns about the safety of Israelis traveling abroad.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Agents alarmed as Patel points FBI toward elections: report
Jen Psaki relays new reporting in The Atlantic about the lengths to which FBI Director Kash Patel will go to win Donald Trump's favor even if it means neglecting the FBI's national security responsibilities or interfering in the midterm elections.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - It's not just swing states. 'Trump is dragging EVERYBODY down.'
Republicans are blaming messaging for their midterm woes, but the problem is Trump. Stuarts Stevens says: "They still are talking about it like it's a political problem instead of a human problem."
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YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - 'They were doing the nuclear': White House fails to explain Trump's weird claim
Jen Psaki considers Donald Trump accusation that news organizations are spreading misinformation about national security and takes a closer look at the information Trump is spreading, including an odd claim that Iran had drug factories in their nuclear factories when U.S. bombs blew them up. The White House was not helpful in shedding further light on Trump's claim.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Economist: Today’s poor jobs report shows the effects of Trump’s immigration crackdown
Economist Justin Wolfers says today’s lackluster jobs report reflects Trump’s immigration policies: “American population growth has stopped overnight, which really does change our economy in really fundamental ways.”
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Local news busts Trump on empty economic promises
When Donald Trump boasts that a new steel plant is already under construction in Iowa, who better to check the veracity of that claim than the people in Iowa who live where the plant is supposedly being built? Jen Psaki shares examples of Donald Trump making promises on the campaign trail that have no basis in reality as far as the people most closely connected to the news can tell.
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