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The Trump administration has drained CISA, a federal agency tasked with protecting election systems, of its staff and resources. Some state authorities said they no longer trusted the administration enough to share information with the agency.

Trump Appointees Asked a Federal Cybersecurity Agency to Secretly Acquire a Voting Machine — and Hack It

Though not acted on, the request shows how the Trump administration has tried to use the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for its own ends while draining it of resources to help its mi...

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In South Texas, billboards for a GOP congressional candidate show him smiling alongside Trump, and “declare ‘Trump Endorsed’ at the top and ‘Support ICE!’ at the bottom. “But look closer, and the signs disclose that they are paid for by local Democrats.” www.wsj.com/politics/ele...

The Hispanic Voters Who Turned on Trump and Put Texas in Play

Voters upset about the economy and immigration policies are set to decide key Senate and House races.

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If your elderly relative routinely blew up at women and insulted them, grossly sexualized other men in public, regularly fell asleep in public mid-meeting repeatedly, and babbled incoherently you'd put him under care and not let him make important decisions.

“Disapproval of the job Trump is doing has reached 77% on inflation, 70% on the economy, 69% on tariffs, and 64% on foreign policy… Trump’s overall job approval is 36%, his lowest ever in a Fox News survey for either term” www.foxnews.com/politics/fox...

Fox News Poll: Cost-of-living concerns weigh on GOP in midterms

A Fox News survey finds Trump's approval on inflation hitting a new low of 22% as six in 10 voters say cost of living is their top economic worry.

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“Lula’s Workers’ Party alleges Meta blocked paid promotions and disabled its advertising account on Instagram and Facebook. *** Internal PT data shows Bolsonaro’s page averaged 2.96 times more engagement despite having 17.2% fewer followers than Lula’s.” Meta blames “technical issues” 10/12/26 …1/

Meta Blames Tech Glitches for Disruptions to Lula's Campaign Reach

Meta faces scrutiny from Brazil's electoral court after Lula's campaign alleged platform glitches suppressed its reach ahead of the 2026 presidential race.

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Officials told me they found the timing of the planned Patel trip to Russia bizarre - coming just weeks before the midterms- given the pressure that FBI leadership is putting on agents to substantiate election conspiracy theories at home that Russian intelligence services continuously amplify.

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 4w ago

Exclusive: A pair of senior House Democrats are taking the unusual step of asking FBI Director Kash Patel to scrap his reported visit to Russia, citing national-security concerns, @sfitz787.bsky.social reports. theatln.tc/RyYrTeC4

“Witkoff and Kushner raised the possibility that intelligence sharing could be cut off if Kyiv did not heed Washington’s warning to halt the strikes” on Russian refineries. “It was a firm request from POTUS. “Hours later, Ukrainian forces struck the Yug Rusi oil terminal in Rostov-on-Don.”

US warns Kyiv that strikes on Russia jeopardise intelligence-sharing
Trump suggests Volodymyr Zelenskyy should be replaced after Ukraine's leader criticised diesel deal with Moscow