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Thom Tillis is predicting a “whoop-ass” for Republicans in the midterms — even labeling it in his calendar as such. “When the bullshit becomes policy that's problematic,” he told our @jmart. “You get this November.” Listen to his interview: politi.co/4ib1c0L
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Firefighters say put Vic Labor last, in blow to union solidarity against One Nation politi.co/4sglcnj
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‘Unseemly and unfortunate’: Trump’s name brands millions of Amazon refund checks politi.co/47x3Fha
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Wiles ‘offered positive reinforcement’ for press secretary’s Fox News interview ahead of her exit, but had no direct role in setting it up. Note: This replaces an earlier post that mischaracterized Wiles’ role in connection with the interview. politi.co/3Wp30Md
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Peter Thiel said he’s skeptical of the war with Iran and does not believe the U.S. should have launched it, according to audio obtained by Decoded @POLITICO. @calder_mchugh politico.com/news/2026/10/21…
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State Department orders nonessential employees to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks politi.co/4sg38K1
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Russia launched covert influence campaign to undermine US candidates supportive of Ukraine, lawmakers say politi.co/4hZlefJ
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Millions of Amazon settlement checks credit Trump ahead of the midterms politi.co/47x3Fha
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Pete Hegseth is “incompetent on every level,” Thom Tillis told our @jmart. Tillis said the defense secretary should be fired, citing the cancelled livestream execution to explain how “inadequate” Hegseth is. Listen to his full interview: politi.co/4ib1c0L
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New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay state $25B over privacy practices politi.co/3TUIFOa
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New Mexico sues Epstein’s attorney, accountant over estate politi.co/47ttaQm
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House Republicans subpoena New Jersey for noncitizen voter records politi.co/4dPI9aR
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Vance dismissed criticism over a controversial ad from Ramaswamy’s campaign, slamming Republicans for appearing to care more about playing nice than winning elections. “Politics is a tough business,” he said. politico.com/news/2026/10/21…
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Labor women confronted Meta about threats to Australian MPs before Haines attack politi.co/3UbcslK
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‘Stop whining’: Vance dismisses Republican criticism of Ramaswamy ad politi.co/4yTlEtr
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