Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Final Campaign Sprint, Anthropic’s IPO & Jay-Z at Halftime 

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One Week Until Midterms: Ipsos, WaPo, Reuters, AP, WA Examiner, Roll Call, Cook Political Report

Trump Offers Reward for Voter Fraud Tips: NY Post, ABC News, NBC News, Reuters

James Comey Charged for a Third Time: NBC News, WSJ, NY Times, Reuters

Judge: DOJ ‘Unlawfully’ Fired Maureen Comey: NPR, WaPo, Fox News, AP

Anthropic Files for IPO: Bloomberg, AP, ABC News, NPR

Meta and SpaceX Raising Billions: NY Times, Yahoo! Finance, CNBC, Fox Business

First Snow of the Season: NWS, Accuweather, USA Today, KOTA

Special Edition: Strongest El Niño in Our Lifetime

First Telesurgery in the U.S.: ABC News, WFTV

Police Called on 3-Year-Old Soccer Player: WFTV, NY Post, People, ESPN

FTC, States Sue Dollar General: FTC, Reuters, CBS News, CNBC, AP

DoorDash Nearing Deal to Acquire Instacart: WSJ, Bloomberg, Reuters, Fox Business

Jay-Z Confirmed as SB Halftime Performer: NFL, LA Times, Deadline, ESPN, USA Today

Trivia Tuesday: How much did the world’s heaviest pumpkin weigh? 
Last Week’s Q: Which U.S. national park gets the most visitors every year?
Last Week’s A: Great Smoky Mountains
Read More: NPS, Nat Geo, The Hill, USA Today, Outside Magazine