NEW: John Fetterman has been working with GOP fundraising consultants to raise money. After losing his Democratic firm, the Pennsylvania senator found a new one with MAGA-world ties. An inside look w/@michaelscherer “It has been doing crazy numbers for us” theatlantic.com/politics/202…
NEW: A republican fundraising consultant alerted her colleagues this month in a private message about a hot new business opportunity from an unlikely source: Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, a Democrat. W/ @mvisertheatlantic.com/politics/202…
NEW @TheAtlantic El Salvador is still imprisoning deportees from the U.S., even after Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case sparked a backlash. Some are disappearing, Kevin Sieff reports:
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Several scoops here on Trump's latest push for peace in Ukraine, incl this:
Kushner and Witkoff changed their Kyiv travel plans last minute, after a Russian drone hit the Kyiv airport where they intended to land, leaving a crater near the runway.
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A scoop and a very richly reported story on Trump’s latest plan to make nice with Putin (and ignore Ukraine). Excellence from @shustrytheatlantic.com/national-sec…
The United States is deporting parents without their children, leaving babies behind in America, @itscaitlinhd reports. She spoke with the parents who don’t know if they’ll see their kids again, and the caretakers left to watch the children: theatlantic.com/magazine/202…
1/NEW: Trump’s rush to deport as many immigrants as possible is creating a new family separation crisis. Like last time, the admin claims this is untrue. But separations are not hard to find, as I learned while reporting on cases in AL, CA, IL, MO, and TX. theatlantic.com/magazine/202…
The United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis.
By Caitlin Dickerson
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After claiming its publicly funded campaign-style ads promoting Trump were mere “public service announcements,” the administration uses public money to re-run an actual Trump campaign video from the 2024 election; instead of the 2024 campaign logo and phone number, it now says “paid for by the US government”: cnn.com/2026/09/27/politics/…
The Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association says that AI is already driving *up* healthcare costs, as hospitals use the technology to find instances where they can bill more for the same level of care. bcbs.com/about-us/associatio…
Eleven days before the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack, Egypt's intelligence chief made a secret mission to Israel to warn officials of a possible assault. He was on the ground just 67 minutes, so intent he had to come in person. @vmsalama has the receipts. theatlantic.com/national-sec…
New: Egypt’s intelligence chief visited Tel Aviv shortly before the October 7 attacks with a dire warning about Gaza.
Big scoop from @vmsalama.
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ProPublica publishes a story. Then @propublica's "communications manager" pitches it to Maine TV stations and online influencers. Next up: the “organic” conversation about it... 🤔🤔
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The Houthis demonstrate Trump’s New Law of War: The number of times he claims victory is inversely proportional to the measure of American success.
These days, it’s the Houthi leaders who may be celebrating in group chats. Read @rosesheinerman: theatlantic.com/national-sec…