Ben Pershing

Supervising Editor @CNN Washington Bureau. Former @WSJ, @nationaljournal, @washingtonpost & @rollcall. @UCBerkeley alum. L.A. native. Vin Scully forever.

[Ben Pershing @benpershing]

Finally, we hit back. https://t.co/yXE5BLiPkT

[FOX Business @FoxBusiness]

.@Sbarro to open new pizza outlets in Russia https://t.co/xUalqN5iOR

[Jonathan Martin @jmart]

Again:

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Trump denigrates Somali immigrants, asks why US doesn’t take Nordic ones https://t.co/9clZnjUSo2

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This year, nearly $30 million has been spent airing more than 100 campaign ads in Iowa that mention cancer, according to AdImpact data

Read @owermohle & @DavidWright_7 on the topic every Iowa candidate is talking about. https://t.co/iEh7GWGoJh

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Obama slams Trump's renovations, says White House looks like a "Cheesecake Factory" https://t.co/IZYkHjTFeu

[MLB @MLB]

Junior Caminero hit a baseball so far during batting practice that it smoked the FOX Sports set in the back of the stadium 😳

Via: @FOXSports

[Eric Bazail-Eimil @ebazaileimil]

FIRST IN NATSEC DAILY: State Department special adviser Kristi Noem put out a fake press release that wasn’t authorized by the State Department to swat away rumors that she was on the outs after her tenure as a special envoy ended:

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More than $1.4 billion has been traded on prediction markets for the 2026 midterms https://t.co/wC6ihNsZJK

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Trump DOJ sues to block Alaska US Senate results if Republican incumbent loses https://t.co/wqpE2wlyR1

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First on CNN: DOJ brings criminal charges against FBI officials it believes hampered Biden corruption investigation https://t.co/pvSi12wQDv

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Darline Graham raised just $90,000 in the first two weeks of October. Her Democratic opponent, Annie Andrews, raised nearly 45 times that amount, just over $4 million. https://t.co/4rqikD6Yqb

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Justice Department investigating Republican operative Corey Lewandowski over alleged contract misconduct at DHS, sources say https://t.co/H1Zx1VAqxn

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GOP super PAC wades into unexpectedly competitive Mississippi Senate race https://t.co/ULDLKFerQF

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A federal judge warned President Donald Trump could see his $10B defamation lawsuit against the BBC dismissed if he does not work harder to produce information the news outlet it is entitled to in the case, including sitting for a deposition.
https://t.co/pnzN1PJ5Cb

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Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas indicted on drug and fraud charges https://t.co/4jtj688pbW

[Sopan Deb @SopanDeb]

The amount of times I’m going to use this quote is immeasurable by time and space, or any traditional math.

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Major U.S. banks are detecting unauthorized third-party AI agents operating inside customer accounts, with some agents attempting to take actions that appear to be independent of user instructions. https://t.co/VwO3QAza2f

[Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie]

Legit looks like LaMelo just forgot that he had to dribble and the ref standing right there just didn't even consider calling it. We gotta get a handle on traveling.

[Greg Finberg @GregFinberg]

The Washington Wizards are above .500 for the first time since November 28, 2022.

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Judge curbs Trump administration’s hunt for noncitizen voters in some states, citing flawed data https://t.co/v4LM7jSnHc

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A Russian influence campaign created the AI-generated video, fooling top chatbots, targeting Texas Senate race between Democrat Talarico and Republican Paxton. https://t.co/npI62ZN1dG