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- Congress Moves to Kill Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal: Meeks Files a Bipartisan Bill With 17 Cosponsors, Including Republican Don Bacon, as Europe’s Leaders Formally “Regret” the U.S. Move
Rep. Gregory Meeks introduced the Prohibit Corrupt Russia Oil Deals Act on Oct. 16 to cancel Treasury licenses for Russian diesel and require sanctions on Russian energy. EU leaders said they “regret” the U.S. decision to lift sanctions on Russian diesel.
The Daily Letter · · About - “A Disgrace”: Trump Attacks Ukraine for Striking Russian Refineries as Kyiv Says Starlink Is Still Slowed and U.S. Intelligence Warnings Have Gone Quiet
Trump called Ukraine's renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries “a disgrace” and said Zelenskyy is harder to deal with than Putin. Kyiv says Starlink service is still slowed and U.S. intelligence warnings have lapsed; a U.S. official denies Trump asked for any Starlink limits.
The Daily Letter · · About - “Aiders and Abettors to a Federal Crime”: Justice Department Warns California Officials They Could Be Prosecuted for Counting Ballots From 20,000 Voters It Calls Likely Noncitizens
The Justice Department warned California and Los Angeles County election officials on Oct. 16 that counting mail ballots from 20,000 people it calls likely noncitizens could make them “aiders and abettors to a federal crime.” The state says no evidence was provided.
The Daily Letter · · About - The Russia Waiver Lands 18 Days Before the Midterms: A Law Named for Lindsey Graham, His Sister on the Ballot and Republicans Like Susan Collins on the Record Against Easing
How Trump's waiver of the Lindsey O. Graham Russia sanctions law plays in the midterms: Sen. Darline Graham on the ballot in South Carolina, Susan Collins in Maine, fuel prices, and what Democrats and Republicans are likely to say before Nov. 3.
The Daily Letter · · About - What the Graham Act Was About: A Senator’s Last Campaign, 84 Cosponsors and an 86 to 11 Vote to Make Russia Pay for Its War
A reminder of what the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act was meant to do: sanctions on Russia's leaders and banks, a 500% tariff on Russian goods and 100% tariffs on buyers of Russian oil, lifted for good only after a peace deal Ukraine accepts.
The Daily Letter · · About - What Trump’s Order Waives: Sanctions on Putin’s Own Office, a 500% Tariff on Russian Goods and 100% Tariffs on the Biggest Buyers of Russian Oil
Trump's Oct. 16 order waives sections 102(a), (d) and (e), 103 through 111, 112, 113 and 117 of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, including sanctions on Russia's top officials and tariffs on buyers of Russian oil. Full text inside.
The Daily Letter · · About - LIVE: Trump Waives the Russia Sanctions Law Congress Passed 86 to 11, Suspending Penalties on Putin’s Government, Its Banks and the Biggest Buyers of Russian Oil Two Days Before They Took Effect
LIVE: Trump's Oct. 16 executive order waives nearly all sanctions and tariffs in the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act two days before they took effect. The order, the law, what it means for Ukraine, allies and the midterms, and reactions.
The Daily Letter · · About - “No”: Abdul El-Sayed Denies Any Family Tie to the Muslim Brotherhood as Trump Calls Him “a Jihadist,” Rogers Runs on It, and a Lifelong Pontiac Democrat Goes on Fox to Back the Republican
Abdul El-Sayed denies he or his family has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood after 2012 and 2013 posts by a half-sister surfaced; Trump called him "a jihadist" and Mike Rogers made it a campaign theme. Polls, money and what comes next in Michigan.
The Daily Letter · · About - “Weak, Arrogant, Hate Filled”: In Dalton, Trump Compares Sen. Jon Ossoff to Pee-wee Herman and Calls the Midterms “Maybe the Most Important” Ever, With His Candidate $25 Million Behind in Cash
At a Dalton, Ga., rally Trump called Sen. Jon Ossoff "weak, arrogant, hate filled" and likened him to Pee-wee Herman while backing Mike Collins, who had $1.1 million in cash to Ossoff's $26.2 million on Sept. 30.
The Daily Letter · · About - Can Roma Daravi Be Trump’s Next Press Secretary? The Kennedy Center Spokeswoman Who Rose From Entertainment TV Production to the West Wing
Roma Daravi, the Kennedy Center's vice president of public relations and a first-term Trump White House communications aide, was promoted by allies as a possible press secretary in August. Her background, her record and her odds after Katie Zacharia's exit.
The Daily Letter · · About - “You Did Your Absolute Worst”: Judge Orders Trump’s Interior and Park Service Officials to Testify Under Oath Monday After 430 Trees Were Felled at Washington’s East Potomac Golf Course on Overnight Notice
A federal judge barred more tree cutting at Washington's East Potomac Golf Links through Oct. 26, 2026, after 430 trees were felled Oct. 10, and ordered Interior's Gregory Wischer and NPS's Jessica Bowron to testify Oct. 19.
The Daily Letter · · About - Pentagon Draws Up Iran Strike Options Using the “Mother of All Bombs” as Trump Rules Out Nuclear Weapons — “I Wouldn’t Use Nuclear. We Don’t Have To” — and Says of a Buried Nuclear Site: “We May Have to Go There”
U.S. military planners have drawn up Iran strike options that include the GBU-43/B MOAB, officials told CNN; Trump said Oct. 15–16, 2026, he would not use nuclear weapons and that the U.S. "may have to" strike Pickaxe Mountain.
The Daily Letter · · About - BREAKING: Katie Zacharia Is Out as White House Press Secretary After Five Days on the Job — One Briefing, Three Questions and a Bar Exam She Never Passed
Katie Zacharia is out as White House press secretary after five days, The New York Times and CBS News reported Oct. 16, after Trump said he told her to "reconsider." She held one 14-minute briefing and admitted she never passed a bar exam.
The Daily Letter · · About - Trump Appeals After a Judge He Appointed Rules He Likely Banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico Because of Their Reporting — and That “National Security” Was an After-the-Fact Excuse
Judge Timothy Kelly granted CNN, MS NOW and Politico a preliminary injunction against Trump’s White House ban on Oct. 13, finding likely First Amendment retaliation and viewpoint discrimination. Trump appealed the next day.
The Daily Letter · · About - Trump Heads to Greenville as Don Davis Fights for a Seat Democrats Have Held for More Than a Century — on a Map Republicans Redrew to Take It From Him
President Trump rallies in Greenville, N.C., on Oct. 20 as Democratic Rep. Don Davis faces Republican Laurie Buckhout again in the 1st District, redrawn by Republican lawmakers in 2025 to unseat him. Davis won by about 6,000 votes in 2024; forecasters call it a toss-up.
The Daily Letter · · About - Michael Whatley Goes Dark: Trump’s Senate Pick in North Carolina Has No TV Ads Booked for the Final Three Weeks While Roy Cooper Has $7.4 Million Reserved
Republican Michael Whatley has no future TV ad reservations in North Carolina’s Senate race; his last ad aired Oct. 7, AdImpact reported. Democrat Roy Cooper has $7.4 million booked and allied groups $11.2 million. Whatley’s campaign calls it a temporary pause.
The Daily Letter · · About - “Powerfully Bad Under Ken Paxton”: Democrat Nathan Johnson Edges Ahead of “100% Pro-Trump” Mayes Middleton in the Race to Succeed Paxton as Texas Attorney General
State Sen. Nathan Johnson, D-Dallas, leads state Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston, by one point for Texas attorney general in the University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll, his first lead in a public survey. The seat is open because Ken Paxton is running for Senate.
The Daily Letter · · About - BREAKING: Trump Blames Cornyn and Karl Rove If Paxton Loses Texas, Urges Cornyn Voters to “UNITE” Behind Paxton Against “TalaFREAKO”
President Trump on Oct. 15 accused Sen. John Cornyn and Karl Rove of making it hard for Ken Paxton to win the Texas Senate race and urged Cornyn’s supporters to back Paxton against Democrat James Talarico, who leads narrowly in recent polls and has far outraised him.
The Daily Letter · · About - BREAKING: Nine FBI Agents and Analysts Fired for Their Roles in the Trump Classified Documents Probe Sue Kash Patel to Get Their Jobs Back: “They Were Fired Because They Did Their Jobs”
Nine former FBI agents, analysts and staff operations specialists who worked on the Trump classified documents case sued Kash Patel, Todd Blanche, the FBI and the Justice Department on Oct. 15, saying their February firings were unlawful political retribution.
The Daily Letter · · About - Trump Comes to Kalispell for Aaron Flint in a Montana House Race Polling 42–41, the First Presidential Visit to Northwest Montana Since Gerald Ford
President Trump rallies Wednesday evening in Kalispell, Montana, for Aaron Flint in the open 1st District, where a Montana Free Press–Rutgers poll had Flint 42%, Democrat Sam Forstag 41%. It is the first presidential visit to northwest Montana since Gerald Ford in 1975.
The Daily Letter · · About - “Leakers Should Be Shot”: Trump Rallies for Andy Biggs in Arizona as a New Poll Puts Gov. Katie Hobbs Nearly 17 Points Ahead
Trump rallied for Andy Biggs in Bullhead City, Ariz., on Oct. 14, saying “leakers should be shot” and repeating false claims about the 2022 election. A HighGround poll has Gov. Katie Hobbs leading Biggs by nearly 17 points.
The Daily Letter · · About - BREAKING: Social Security Raises Benefits 3.6% for 2027, the Biggest Increase Since 2023, Three Weeks Before the Midterms
Social Security benefits rise 3.6% in 2027, the SSA announced Oct. 14: about $75 more a month for the average retiree, to $2,170. SSI rises to $1,029. The raise is the largest since 2023 and comes three weeks before the midterms.
The Daily Letter · · About - Flanagan 47%, Tafoya 43% in Minnesota, With 9% Undecided and Independents Leaning Republican Before Friday’s Only Debate
Star Tribune/KARE 11 (Mason-Dixon), Oct. 5–7: Peggy Flanagan 47%, Michele Tafoya 43%, 9% undecided among 800 Minnesota likely voters (±3.5). Independents: Tafoya 38%, Flanagan 32%. Trump approval: 38%.
The Daily Letter · · About - Alaska Goes to the Wire: Peltola Leads Sullivan 50% to 48% After Ranked-Choice Counting in the Newest Poll
InsiderAdvantage, Oct. 9–10: Mary Peltola 50%, Dan Sullivan 48% after ranked-choice counting (1,200 likely voters, ±2.8). Alaska Survey Research (Oct. 1–3): 51% to 49%. The polling average: Peltola +1.4, a toss-up.
The Daily Letter · · About - Three Weeks Out, Every Major National Poll Has Democrats Ahead for the House, by 2 to 12 Points, and Trump’s Approval Below 45%
Democrats lead the generic congressional ballot 50.2% to 41.9% in the RealClearPolling average (Sept. 21–Oct. 11). NewsNation/DDHQ (Oct. 5–9): D 49%, R 42%. Trump approval averages 38.4%. Inflation is the top issue.
The Daily Letter · · About - Cooper 54%, Whatley 40%: The Newest North Carolina Poll Gives Democrats a 14-Point Senate Lead as Trump’s Approval There Falls to 37%
SurveyUSA for WRAL/WSOC, Oct. 7–11: Roy Cooper 54%, Michael Whatley 40% among 643 North Carolina likely voters (±5). Trump approval in the state: 37% approve, 60% disapprove. An earlier ECU poll had Cooper up 7.
The Daily Letter · · About - Florida Bucks the National Tide: Donalds and Moody Both Lead by 11 Points, and Republicans Win the State’s House Vote by 9
Stetson University poll, Oct. 1–9: Donalds 52%, Jolly 41% for Florida governor; Moody 52%, Nixon 41% for Senate; Republicans 50%, Democrats 41% on the generic House ballot. Trump’s Florida approval: 50%.
The Daily Letter · · About - New Marist Poll: Talarico 47%, Paxton 45% in Texas, Even as Abbott Leads and Republicans Win the State’s House Vote by 5
Marist Poll, Oct. 8–11: Talarico 47%, Paxton 45% among Texas likely voters (±4.9), a statistical tie. Abbott leads Hinojosa 49% to 45%, and Republicans lead the generic House ballot 51% to 46%. Trump’s Texas approval: 46%.
The Daily Letter · · About - LIVE: Inflation Jumps to 3.7% as Gasoline Soars 34% in the Last Price Report Before the Midterms
Consumer prices rose 0.6% in September and 3.7% over the year, up from 3.4% in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Oct. 14. Gasoline jumped 9.1% in a month and 34.2% in a year. It is the last inflation report before the Nov. 3 midterms.
The Daily Letter · · About - Trump Takes His Midterm Blitz to Arizona and Montana Today, Rallying for Andy Biggs and Aaron Flint
President Trump rallies Oct. 14 in Bullhead City, Ariz., for governor nominee Andy Biggs against Gov. Katie Hobbs, and near Kalispell, Mont., for Aaron Flint in Montana’s western House district against Democrat Sam Forstag. Times, the races and what is at stake.
The Daily Letter · · About - Trump in Wasilla: Onstage Pardons, a $5,000 Promise and a Push for Sullivan in Alaska’s Tight Senate Race
At a Wasilla rally on Oct. 13, Trump pardoned two Anchorage auto shop owners onstage, pledged $5,000 to adults if Republicans hold Congress, endorsed Bernadette Wilson and urged votes for Dan Sullivan, who trails Mary Peltola. What was accurate and what was not.
The Daily Letter · · About - “You Voted to Cover Up the Evidence”: Ossoff and Mike Collins Turn Georgia’s Last Senate Debate Into a Fight Over the Epstein Files
Georgia’s last Senate debate turned into a fight over Jeffrey Epstein: Rep. Mike Collins pressed Sen. Jon Ossoff over a donation from Reid Hoffman, and Ossoff accused Collins of voting “to cover up the evidence.” Trump campaigns for Collins on Friday.
The Daily Letter · · About - “The President Did Not Have a Good Plan”: Susan Collins Breaks With Trump on the Iran War in the Third Maine Senate Debate
Sen. Susan Collins said in Tuesday’s Maine Senate debate that President Trump “did not have a good plan” for the Iran war and blamed his administration for the tariff fight with Canada, as Democrat Troy Jackson attacked her record three weeks before Election Day.
The Daily Letter · · About - Trump’s Super PAC Was Sitting on $416 Million. Inside the Midterms’ Biggest War Chests
FEC records show MAGA Inc. raised $424.4 million and held $415.8 million on Aug. 31. Republican super PACs and party committees hold far more cash than Democratic ones entering the last weeks of the midterms.
The Daily Letter · · About - BREAKING: Kimberly Guilfoyle Says Her Time as Ambassador to Greece “May Be Coming to an End,” Calls the Allegations Against Her “False”
Kimberly Guilfoyle said on X that her time as U.S. ambassador to Greece "may be coming to an end" and called the allegations against her false, hours after the White House said it had asked her to resign.
The Daily Letter · · About - BREAKING: White House Asks Kimberly Guilfoyle to Resign as Ambassador to Greece, New Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Announces at Her First Briefing
The White House has asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as U.S. ambassador to Greece, new press secretary Katie Zacharia said at her first briefing on Oct. 13, amid a State Department inspector general investigation.
The Daily Letter · · About - Hours After Trump Announced an “Energy Ceasefire,” Russia Hit Kharkiv’s Power Plant, Zelenskyy Says — and Oil Climbed Toward $108
Russia struck a Kharkiv power plant hours after Trump announced a Russia-Ukraine "energy ceasefire," Zelenskyy said. The Kremlin would not confirm the truce, and Brent crude rose to nearly $108.
The Daily Letter · · About - Four Republican Senators, Including Susan Collins and Thom Tillis, Say Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal May Break the Law — Trump Says “I Made the Right Choice”
A bipartisan group of senators, including Republicans Susan Collins and Thom Tillis, says Trump's deal letting Russia sell diesel worldwide violates a 2022 import ban. Trump says he "made the right choice."
The Daily Letter · · About - “We’re Looking at It”: Trump Says He May Fire Kimberly Guilfoyle as Ambassador to Greece Amid Inspector General Probe and a $100,000 AmEx Allegation
President Trump said Monday he is "looking at" removing Kimberly Guilfoyle as U.S. ambassador to Greece amid a State Department inspector general probe and a donor's allegation over a $100,000 bill, which her lawyers dispute.
The Daily Letter · · About - Sherrod Brown Says He Would Not Support Impeaching Trump: “There’s Just Simply No Reason for That”
Former Sen. Sherrod Brown told The Columbus Dispatch he would not support impeaching President Trump if he wins Ohio's Senate special election, as Republicans warn a Democratic Congress would pursue impeachment.
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