Steve Leibowitz

It's not just California: The Trump admin just asked Washington state to set aside ballots received from more than 400 people it claims are suspected to be registered to vote without U.S. citizenship.

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Election officials in Alaska are asking a federal judge to "immediately" dismiss the Trump DOJ's lawsuit seeking to block the Senate results, claiming it has "no legal basis." "[T]he United States lacks authority to intervene in state elections at all, much less in support of a favored candidate."

🚨BREAKING: We have moved for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction enjoining Trump from continuing to unconstitutionally impose themselves upon election administration procedures that the Constitution and federal law assign to the States.

✔️Development of defense cooperation, security partnership with the Nordic countries; ✔️Participation of the Nordic countries in the reconstruction of Ukraine; ✔️Diplomatic efforts to end the war.

The main topics of the negotiations in Helsinki: ✔️Additional means to protect Ukrainian skies, in particular the winter air defense package; ✔️Strengthening Ukraine's energy sector and resilience;

🇺🇦🇫🇮 On October 27-28, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sybiha will pay a visit to Helsinki (Finland), where the Nordic foreign ministers are meeting these days. Separately, a meeting of the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Finland and Norway will take place in Helsinki in a special trilateral format.

❗️ Russia is preparing a massive missile strike on Ukraine by the end of the week, — eRadar. 🟢 Tu-160s have been redeployed to Engels airfield to be equipped with missiles. 4–6 Tu-95MS at Ukrainka. 🟢 Among targets are energy and military-industrial complex facilities in the western regions.

⚡️️ Norway, Finland call Putin ahead of potential Abu Dhabi peace talks. "The outcome of this war will have a direct impact on our and the broader European security. Ending the war requires direct discussions," said Finnish President Alexander Stubb.

Prior to this, Alexander Stubb and Jonas Gahr Støre had consulted with Kyiv and were due to convey Ukraine’s position ahead of potential trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi. Stubb and Støre are currently in conversation with President Zelenskyy, according to communications adviser Dmytro Lytvyn.

The Finnish President’s Office has reported that the leaders of Finland and Norway held a telephone conversation with Putin regarding an end to the war in Ukraine.

💥 At night, strike drones raided occupied Donetsk, hitting a logistics vehicle parking lot. As a result of the attack, more than 30 pieces of equipment were completely destroyed, and another 30 received various types of damage.

— Putin and the leaders of Finland and Norway agreed to continue to maintain direct telephone contact; — Putin discussed ensuring security in the Baltic Sea and Northern Europe. The leaders also reaffirmed the importance of upholding international maritime law and freedom of navigation.

— Putin assessed the current situation in the conflict zone in Ukraine, recalling its root causes; — Putin noted that a just, long-term peace in Ukraine is possible only if Russia's interests are taken into account;

🥴In a conversation with leaders of Norway and Finland, Putin pointed out "confrontational policies of NATO and EU countries, which are prolonging the conflict in Ukraine," - Kremlin — Putin informed the leaders of Norway and Finland about the US-mediated humanitarian operation in the Oleshky area;

Long after the first hit, the depot near Khrustalnyi kept going off. Ukrainian drones hit a Russian ammo depot near the occupied city in eastern Ukraine, monitors say. A Russian supply base there burned two weeks ago. Russia is silent on both. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/27/t...

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski: "I agree with President Kwaśniewski, and Norman Davis has been saying this for 30 years, that the Soviet Union minus Ukraine is Russia as a non-superpower. To be a global power, Russia needs Ukraine."

Photos have emerged of a downed "Geran-5 K5-K" cruise missile, a new type of Russian "Geran/Shahed" jet-powered drone.

Discussed preparations for the trilateral meeting scheduled for November at the team level – Ukrainian, American, Russian. We also discussed various formats of our interaction with partners in Europe that can be useful for further support of diplomacy, our defense and common security.

🇺🇦🇳🇴🇫🇮 Zelensky: Spoke with President of Finland Stubb and Prime Minister of Norway Støre following their call with Putin today and following our discussions in Oslo. Alex and Jonas made it clear to the Russian leader that real de-escalation steps are needed regarding our energy and infrastructure.

🇰🇷❗️🇺🇦 South Korean Foreign Minister stated that eight diplomatic personnel had been withdrawn from the embassy in Kyiv. He noted that withdrawal was unavoidable due to Kyiv’s failure to adequately address the dispute and that essential staff remain in place to protect South Korean nationals.

The Russians attacked an energy facility in Chernivtsi region.22 civilian guards were injured.Several houses were left without 💡 Donetsk region.Over the past day,1,768 Russian strikes on the front line&residential areas were recorded.3 people were killed,22 others were injured,including a child

Russian attack continues Sumy region.In Konotop,there has been no electricity for the fourth day following Russian strikes.The hospital is operating on generators,water is supplied on a schedule.Restoration work is ongoing 📹Sumy

BREAKING WaPo: Brazil's right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro just effectively conceded defeat to the incumbent left-wing president — minutes after Trump indicated he would not intervene on his behalf.

Republican Shellie Flockhart, who called Iowa Democratic House candidate Sarah Trone Garriott "dangerous" for kids, actually pleaded guilty to endangering kids herself after authorities said she drove drunk with her children in the car in 2017.

🚨 Gov. Josh Shapiro rips into JD Vance in a new interview. “The only smart thing it seems like [Trump] did was not endorsing Vance. That guy is just a profoundly and PATHETICALLY WEAK human being who wants to preach morality every day.”

NEW: Press freedom groups have sued the Trump administration — alleging in federal court that attempting to bar CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House violates the First Amendment rights of ordinary citizens to access information about the U.S. government.

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

Reuters: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S FIRING OF PROSECUTOR MAURENE COMEY WAS UNLAWFUL, JUDGE RULES

🚨 BREAKING: Lula is projected to WIN reelection as president of Brazil, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and an ally of Donald Trump. The projection comes just ONE DAY after Reuters exposed a Trump administration effort to help return the Bolsonaro family to power.

Insane. Actually insane. Let’s make his money this year a waste, shall we?

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The Ramaswamy ad has pushed the largest newspaper in Ohio, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, to reverse its position on endorsements. "A candidate who uses childhood sexual abuse as a weapon against the person who endured it has crossed a line that Ohioans should defend, whatever their party."