It’s Tuesday, October 27. You know what that means, right? We are ONE WEEK out from the midterms. Trump’s morning has been a mess from start to finish, and his allies have been going down, one by one.
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Here are the top headlines so far:
Trump is predictably refusing to commit to accepting the midterm results
JD Vance says Alaskans are too busy to read the word “incumbent” and attacks Dr. Abdul El-Sayed
A Texas court finds Greg Abbott is illegally blocking the release of his emails with Elon Musk
Don Jr. caught hunting in Mongolia with the Russian who helped pay for his wedding
Trump calls Venezuelan oil “a gift” to him
Mike Waltz gets into a shouting match with Cuba’s foreign minister at the UN
Diesel hits $6.35 and a GOP congressman thanks God for Trump
Iranian attacks on Hormuz shipping hit a record
Oman calls for a Gulf security pact without the U.S.
Netanyahu claims “they” are trying to steal Israel’s election as turnout hits a 57-year high
Flávio Bolsonaro faces a passport seizure and two Supreme Court probes, and police are checking on whether or not he fled Brazil
Serbia’s state broadcaster apologizes for years of propaganda after Vučić’s defeat (hello, Fox News)
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