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Friday, October 23, 2026

2 Ex-FBI Officials Charged With Making False Statements About Hunter Biden's Laptop

It marks the latest in a series of splashy and politically charged investigative actions the DOJ has undertaken ahead of the midterms.


https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-laptop-fbi-officials-charged_n_6adb7d0ee4b096020fa16325?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

What’s up with Trump’s unhinged rants on male candidates’ bodies at rallies?

Trump’s latest tactic to champion Republicans at midterm rallies? Assessing men’s bodies in meticulous detail

Speaking at a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, earlier this month, to support the Republican senator Jon Husted, Donald Trump broke from his prepared remarks.

Trump said he had recently learned that Husted played football at university. The president, 80, said this had prompted him to conduct a physical assessment of Husted. Continue reading...


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/23/trump-midterm-rallies-male-bodies?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Trump Thinks Repulsive Ohio Attack Ad Is 'So Good,' Actually

The president decried Ohio’s Republican Gov. Mike DeWine for suggesting the controversial ad be taken down.


https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-gop-pushback-ramaswamy-ad_n_6ada62c3e4b04787f03993e9?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Vivek Ramaswamy campaign ad for Ohio ‘shameful, disgusting’, says Republican congresswoman – US politics live

Nancy Mace said: ‘This ad is going to go down as the most shameful, disgusting, offensive ad this election season’

Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of US politics. We’re less than two weeks out from the mid-term vote and the campaigns are getting even more nasty.

Condemnation continues of Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign in the Ohio governor race after his team put out an attack ad, featuring the estranged mother of his Democrat rival Amy Acton criticising her daughter and calling her a liar.

This ad is going to go down as the most shameful, disgusting, offensive ad this election season.

I just can’t believe that this is what passes for decency in this election. Continue reading...


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/oct/22/vivek-ramaswamy-ohio-trump-vance-us-midterm-elections-latest-news-updates?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger