Ten years ago today. In just the last few days: Trump made a deal for the U.S. to buy Russian diesel, an economic lifeline for Putin; he and Elon Musk blamed each other for an order that slowed down Starlink satellite connectivity over Ukraine, hampering the country's defenses during a devastating Russian attack; and Trump waived sanctions on Russia that Congress, led by his late friend Lindsey Graham, had pushed for. Now, Putin has proposed a summit with Trump and Xi to decide Ukraine’s fate for them, bulldoze a century of international cooperation, and frame Russia as an equal to the U.S. and China. We’ll see if Putin’s puppet continues to dance on his strings.

I was delighted to meet Dr. Omar Mohammad, a historian and writer whose work I have long admired, in person today. For years, Omar's work was famous the world over without anyone knowing his name. His anonymously authored blog, Mosul Eye, became a rare, reliable source of information from inside northern Iraq during the darkest period of ISIS's control over the region. Omar refused to let his city be destroyed in silence, and he continues to tell the story of Mosul and its struggle for a better future today. His new book documents the work of bearing witness—sometimes while risking everything. I hope it inspires a new generation to defend freedom and transparency as he did and does.

I'm thrilled to be back at @GIWPS this morning to help honor leaders who have expanded women's economic opportunity and, in turn, the world's stability and security. Watch live starting at 10:30am ET. giwps.georgetown.edu/events/…

We can defend and rebuild democracy against dictators. The brilliant @MariaRessa just wrote a how-to guide for all of us. Watch live now as we discuss #TheFightBack at Columbia Institute of Global Politics.

Launching tomorrow, running through the midterms: Join me and @karaswisher as we dig into the issues and ideas behind this fall's elections, from AI to Gen Z. Find High Stakes, our new limited series from @voxmedia, wherever you get your podcasts.

A barbaric idea, beneath our dignity as a country. Push back on this.

This is worrying news. But anxiety is not a strategy. Join @IndivisibleTeam's midterm election protection program to help make sure we're ready for whatever tricks Trump tries to hold on to power. indivisible.org/campaigns/ou…

Deadline tonight! Take your last opportunity to enter for a chance to see @Lin_Manuel, Paul Rudd, @jimmyfallon and more belt their hearts out for a great cause. bit.ly/win-karaoke

Over a dozen states have important voter registration deadlines today. Check your registration and make a plan to vote at IWillVote.com. Then ask friends and neighbors to do the same.

Trump's economy in two headlines.

Not content with the $2 billion he made last year and the $400 million in his super PAC, Trump is using your money to run pro-MAGA ads before the midterms. nytimes.com/2026/09/27/us/po…

Kicking out the free press is what fragile authoritarians do. Not American presidents. instagram.com/reels/DdovJZPT…

We're used to thinking of open-source models as an unadulterated good. But in the case of AI, they can actually pose additional dangers, as @ReidHoffman and I got into at #CGI2026. I appreciated this nuanced discussion.

We've never been closer to ending the HIV epidemic than right now. At #CGI2026, Daniel O'Day of @GileadSciences shared how we can all help get to this monumental finish line.