Friday, October 16, 2026
GOP suit against Lansing election officials lays groundwork for denying results, county clerk says
"The GOP has a very bad track record when it comes to winning lawsuits," Byrum said. "They make a whole lot of claims, cause a whole lot of talk and a whole lot of speculation, but when the courts decide, when the public actually looks into the issues, they have found that our elections are safe, secure and accurate."…
Missouri GOP Attacks Judge Selection Process After Failed Redistricting Push — ProPublica
For 86 years, Missouri has held on to a nonpartisan system of selecting its top judges. But after the state Supreme Court overruled the GOP’s redistricting push, some Republican lawmakers are calling for the system to be overturned…
https://www.propublica.org/article/missouri-plan-judge-selection-republican-attacks
Inside the Latest Pursuit of Ilhan Omar – Mother Jones
According to what US officials and other people with knowledge of the federal government’s investigation told the Wall Street Journal, the goal is to construct a case to strip the Minnesota congresswoman of her American citizenship and deport her from the US. Omar became a US citizen in 2000, five years after arriving from a refugee camp in Kenya after she and her family fled the Somali Civil War...
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/inside-the-latest-pursuit-of-ilhan-omar/
The Trump administration adds back some people it kicked off of ACA health insurance : NPR
Not all of those kicked off were fraudulently enrolled, KFF Health News has learned…
https://www.npr.org/2026/10/15/nx-s1-6002957/aca-fraud-trump-health-insurance
2 women accuse Matt Gaetz of sex trafficking in new lawsuit - POLITICO
The lawsuit says it “arises from the recruitment and sexual exploitation” that occurred from 2017 through January 2019 and included trips to various locations such as Las Vegas, New York City and the Bahamas. It accuses Gaetz and Greenberg of making promises to help the two women financially or with college bills…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/15/matt-gaetz-lawsuit-trafficking-florida-01120754
Key US voters say economy is getting worse ahead of midterms, exclusive poll finds
Nearly 61% believe country is in recession and 65% of independents say economy is worse, according to new Harris poll…
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/15/voters-economy-cost-of-living-prices-poll
FBI agents and analysts who were fired for working on Trump classified files probe sue to get their jobs back | PBS News
"In return for their service, they were fired because they did their jobs, as they always did to follow the facts and law without bias or favor. To this administration, this is an offense. To the rest of us, it is heroic," said a statement from their attorneys, Margaret Donovan, Abbe Lowell and Rebecca Tinio…
Bipartisan House group urges Trump to enforce Russia sanctions, scrap diesel deal - Live Updates - POLITICO
“As Russia prepares to wage a fifth winter campaign against Ukraine, the United States has an opportunity to reinvigorate peace efforts by placing maximum pressure on Vladimir Putin and the governments and networks that finance his war,” the lawmakers wrote in the letter sent to Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent…
Democrats see voter enthusiasm in fundraising haul from small-dollar donors before the midterms | PBS News
The Democratic National Committee said Thursday that it raised more than $10 million from grassroots donors in September, a late surge of money for the cash-strapped party with the midterm elections weeks away…
Ads misleadingly link Ohio’s Sherrod Brown to Texas woman who had gender transition-related surgery – PolitiFact
Soren Aldaco’s account of her experience and records show she had her transition-related surgery in Texas when she was 19.
Former Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown called the ad “a complete lie.”
A 2024 Ohio law bans gender-affirming medical care for minors…
Tech market sell-off deepens amid fears over US inflation and AI debt
Chip makers and tech investors such as Samsung and SoftBank plunge as global investors fret over potential interest rate hikes…
Ukraine resumes attacks on Russian oil refineries, officials say : NPR
Zelenskyy was outraged by Russia's continuing aerial bombardment of his country's energy infrastructure in apparent defiance of Trump's demand on Sunday for both sides to halt those attacks. The Ukrainian government said that it was heeding the ceasefire.
Zelenskyy complained that, despite going along with Trump's demand for a truce, Ukraine in recent days was denied the usual Western intelligence on Russian ballistic missile strikes and limits were placed on its use of U.S.-made Starlink communication terminals…
https://www.npr.org/2026/10/15/g-s1-148194/russia-ukraine-war
Two Michigan Supreme Court candidates aren't eligible to serve. What if they win?
Thomas W. Howe and Jody White do appear on the statewide ballot. Under Michigan law, they meet all the requirements to run for the court. But getting on the ballot and taking office are two different things…
More public transit coming to 15 counties in Michigan thanks to state grants
Many of the grants are for rural counties. Roscommon County will receive a three-year, $3,371,763 grant to extend its on-demand, door-to-door system to neighboring Oscoda County, which has no public transit option of its own…
Trump calls off livestream of Fort Hood shooter’s execution - POLITICO
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plans to livestream the scheduled Dec. 3 firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan had drawn widespread backlash…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/15/trump-military-execution-livestream-canceled-01120035
Two container ships sink near strait of Hormuz amid surge in Iranian attacks
Vessels were hit by missiles as rise in strikes suggests Iran is trying to close waterway before US midterm elections…
Microsoft’s president warns White House against skilled immigration crackdown - POLITICO
“We should consider the fact that when the president honored six Americans with these technology and science medals, five of the six had come to the United States as immigrants,” Smith told Decoded on the sidelines of the International AI Summit in Dublin, Ireland. “And those five individuals, if you put them and their companies together, have companies that have a market value equal to more than 25% of the market value of the total S&P 500.”…
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