• Billionaire tax and trans rights: what are key state ballot initiatives in midterms? (The Guardian US)
• House Democrats make push for western Michigan seat that’s long been a GOP stronghold (Washington Examiner)
• Free lunch, transgender athletes: Voters nationwide face major education decisions (The Hill)
• Poll: Trump wants the midterms to be about him. That could backfire. (Politico)
• The Deep State Is Leaking Trump’s Most Sensitive Undercover Operations To The Washington Post (Daily Caller)
• Trump ordered to answer questions under oath in BBC lawsuit (BBC)
• Hacking attempts rise after flaws found in program affecting 70 percent of websites (NPR)
• Texas mom charged after allegedly driving 82 mph in crash that killed 2 recent college grads (New York Post)
• Kohen Wiley's family, attorneys take issue with ruling in toddler's death by police (NewsNation)
• Why soaring prices aren't breaking America's diesel habit (Axios)
• Popular sleep aids before surgery could prevent painkiller dependence later (Fox News)
• Virginia Democratic Lawmaker Charged With Alleged Marijuana Conspiracy (WSJ)
• Why Are We All So Thirsty For Reality TV Again? | Straight Up with Kelly and Vlad (CBS News)
• MAHA advocate and top adviser to RFK Jr. resigns (Washington Times)
• Trump disinvited international election observers. Here’s what that could mean. (Christian Science Monitor)
• Department of Justice opens criminal investigation into Corey Lewandowski (The Guardian US)
• Washington licks Putin’s boots (Washington Examiner)
• What Democrats would do about Gen Z’s housing crisis if they win Congress (The Hill)
• Can Angie Nixon prove Democrats can win in Florida? (Politico)
• Israel Lobby Quietly Shifts Political Operation To Super PAC Under New Name (Daily Caller)

• Hispanic voters helped bring Trump to power - in Texas, the tide may be turning (BBC)
• Israel orders closure of West Bank after soldiers kill 2 men behind an alleged attack (NPR)
• Super El Nino is ‘off the charts’ — and that could be oddly good for NYC, but spell trouble for other parts of US this winter (New York Post)
• Kohen Wiley: Officer's attorney, ex-police captain speak on justified ruling (NewsNation)
• Wall Street prepares for AI's "day after" (Axios)
• Fox News Digital's News Quiz: October 23, 2026 (Fox News)
• California Drug-Rehab Operator Is Charged in Insurance-Fraud Scheme (WSJ)
• Trump's U.N. envoy says Iran war could drag on for another year (CBS News)
• DOJ to press appeals court to order California to discard ballots from suspected noncitizens (Washington Times)
• As US childcare costs climb, states and other nations offer a road map (Christian Science Monitor)
• Flu cases rise on west coast earlier than usual as US health experts encourage vaccine (The Guardian US)
• France on fire: The riots are a dangerous inflection point for the West (Washington Examiner)
• GOP pushes for oversight of Musk’s dominance of space (The Hill)
• How Trump is trying to save his longtime golf buddy in battleground Arizona (Politico)
• ‘I’ve Gotten Too Old To Not Be Greedy’: Feds Hit Louise Lucas With Pot-Fueled Racketeering Charges (Daily Caller)
• Watch: 'It's part of the culture' - New York bans horse-drawn carriages after more than 160 years (BBC)
• With jet fuel prices near a record, holiday airfares soar higher (NPR)
• Stew Leonard’s CEO, staff can’t be personally sued over NYC professional dancer’s mislabeled cookie death, judge rules (New York Post)
• Sandra Birchmore jury locked in as immunized witness takes center stage (NewsNation)
• Senate control hinges on unwanted nominees (Axios)

• Ex-cop sped away in hedge fund’s SUV after fatal George Washington Bridge road rage shooting: report (Fox News)
• A Student Article About the ‘Cornell 7’ Case Is Prompting a Campus Outcry at Columbia (WSJ)
• Horse-drawn carriage ban approved by NYC Council (CBS News)
• Trump invokes Cold War-era Defense Production Act to expand oil production (Washington Times)
• As midterms near and Putin beckons, Trump embraces big-power diplomacy (Christian Science Monitor)
• Trump tells Iowa rally crowd he encouraged Ramaswamy to keep running widely criticized campaign ad – as it happened (The Guardian US)
• Maryland ballot measure aims to eliminate the state’s last GOP-held House district (Washington Examiner)
• We analyzed Judge Reyes’s record in Trump cases. Here’s what we found (The Hill)
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics (Politico)
• DOJ Investigating Corey Lewandowski Over Alleged Profiteering At DHS (Daily Caller)
• 'This is despicable': Amy Acton responds to Ohio attack ad featuring her estranged mother (BBC)
• What if you gave yourself a day to cancel all the plans you dread? (NPR)
• Sister of American held in Russia says he didn’t know he was being released until he saw US flag (New York Post)
• ISIS bride on trial in New York is ‘more traumatized than radicalized’: Expert (NewsNation)
• The religious left makes a play for red-state conservatives (Axios)
• 'Saturday Night Live' star would sit Shane Gillis down 'like a little kid' over provocative monologue (Fox News)
• Inside the $126 Billion Debacle to Build California’s Bullet Train (WSJ)
• What to know about ACA open enrollment this year (CBS News)
• Colorado, Utah communities flood as yet more moisture saturates U.S. Southwest (Washington Times)
• A simple joy, multiplied: Bakers bring 27,000 cookies to Boston Common (Christian Science Monitor)