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Trump's Most Bizarre and Baffling Midterms Rally Rants

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Down and Out in the App Store

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The 13 Governor's Races Worth Watching on Election Night

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early and often -- The 'Dan Sullivan' Stunt Is Political Malpractice -- Ed Kilgore -- Even if Democrats hadn't gotten caught, this dirty trick probably wouldn't have helped them in Alaska.

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politics -- House Democrats Are Ready to Dive In on Trump-Epstein Ties -- Bess Levin -- Representative Jamie Raskin has called for a special counsel to "investigate Epstein's co-conspirators."

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poll position -- Final Midterms Polls Show Democrats Poised to Flip Congress -- Ed Kilgore -- Democrats should take the House and are favored to flip the Senate, but there are lots of close Senate races and a weird situation in Alaska.

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10/30/2026 - the approval matrix - The Approval Matrix: Ilya and Shane Go to the Movies - Our guide to what's highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.

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the city politic -- The Big Problem With the City's Horse-Carriage Ban -- Errol Louis -- Mayor Mamdani needs to make sure owners feeling betrayed are provided a path forward.

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crime -- Christa Pike's Execution Doctor Speaks -- Rachel Corbett -- "I'm not incompetent," says Mark Fowler, who was publicly outed last year.

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2026 midterms -- Even Republicans Want Ken Paxton to Lose -- Christopher Hooks -- Texas's corrupt Senate candidate is the crude end point of Trump's war against the GOP Establishment.

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tremendous content -- Natalie Harp Taps 'Court Jester' of AI Slop to Cheer Trump -- Margaret Hartmann -- Bill Pulte has worn many hats. Now he's joined Harp in feeding Trump flattering memes and polling — often on poster board — to soothe his dark moods.

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the white house -- Katie Zacharia Denies Being a 'Robot,' Blames Media for Firing -- Bess Levin -- The short-lived press secretary is still spinning for President Trump.

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poll position -- Final Pre-Midterms Polls Show Depth of Trump Slump -- Ed Kilgore -- There's no way to sugarcoat it. Outside Trump's MAGA base, he's more unpopular than he's ever been at the worst possible time for his party.

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bubble? -- How Can Sports Teams Possibly Be Worth This Much? -- Gary Sernovitz -- They aren't good businesses. They don't make much money. And yet, American franchise valuations keep growing and growing.

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roundup -- The Cheesecake Factory War Continues: All the Absurd Updates -- Chas Danner -- Obama launched several new jokes targeting Trump's response, prompting retaliation by MAGA culture warriors. When will this madness end?

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2026 midterms -- Senate Control Could Hinge on Alaska's Weird Politics -- Ed Kilgore -- The state's unique voting system, plus a late-breaking scandal over Democratic sponsorship of a fake candidate, could haunt the midterm results.

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2026 midterms -- Poll Suggests the Unimaginable: A Democratic Senator in South Carolina -- Ed Kilgore -- A new high-quality survey shows Democrat Annie Andrews and Republican Darline Graham dead even in this red state despite Trump's rescue effort.

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outrage -- This Is the Dumbest Culture-War Fight I've Ever Seen -- Sarah Jones -- The manufactured outrage over Obama's Cheesecake Factory joke is something to behold.

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foreign interests -- The Silver Lining of Israel's Historic Election -- Celeste Marcus -- A surge in Arab-Israeli voting has given a future government the option to sideline the country's most extreme parties.

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2026 midterms -- Every Way Trump Might Mess With the Midterms -- Ed Kilgore -- A primer on the obscure tactics the president and his allies have already tried, or may yet try, to undo Democrats' victories.

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new york city marathon -- The Race to Race -- Chris Smith -- New York Road Runners wants to make the marathon more inclusive. So why does participating keep getting harder — and more expensive?

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2026 midterms -- The Last Stand of a MAGA Party Girl -- Jake Lahut -- Lauren Boebert bucked Trump on Epstein, got ensnared in a sex scandal, and is now fighting for her political life.

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10/27/2026 - operators - Everyone Knew About the A-Team - By - Bridget Read - and - James D. Walsh - How did the Alexander brothers become real-estate elites while raping or assaulting more than a dozen women?

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operators -- Alexander Brothers Are Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison -- Kim Velsey -- Tal and Oren Alexander, former real-estate elites, along with their brother Alon still face at least 30 civil lawsuits and a case in Florida.

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family ties -- Don Jr. and His Russian Oligarch Pal Really Do a Lot Together -- Bess Levin -- Umar Kremlev partially funded Don Jr.'s Caribbean wedding and joined him to hunt endangered sheep in Mongolia.

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