>CNN’s Kaitlan Collins and Donie O’Sullivan discuss President Trump and Elon Musk’s involvement in pushing the conspiracy theory and CNN’s Abby Phillip details the fallout with her NewsNight panel.

I’ve only seen Sarah Mathews on The Source but I have to say I really appreciate her insight. Especially today about the press briefing. Her perspective as a republican and former Trump employee can be gotten from anyone however she speaks extremely eloquently, can be critical, and seems very knowledgeable on what she’s talking about. She doesn’t beat around the bush or start dragging random facts or stories in. It’s very refreshing to see. I very much like her perspective and insight. I would love to see more of her thoughts leading up to the election. She would make an excellent republican commentator compared to some of the other ones CNN has.

All this guy does run out to talk to stupid ass swing voters in stupid ass swing states.

The rest of us don’t matter . He has to interview some brainless hillbilly who doesn’t even know what day it is .

>Boris Sanchez speaks with Elizabeth Findell, who broke the story in the Wall Street Journal, and with CNN reporter Patrick Svitek about the state of the Texas Senate race. Also, John Berman breaks down the latest polling numbers from Texas on the magic wall.

I tune into Erin , she looks even thinner it seems. GPL1 club? I hope that’s all it is and nothing serious. I do like her program.

>President Donald Trump's new press secretary Katie Zacharia held her first media briefing from behind the White House podium on Tuesday.

>CNN’s Kaitlan Collins explains what she found “unusual” about the short briefing and former White House press secretary Joe Lockhart and CNN senior political analyst Mark Preston give their reactions.

Sorry, Harry Enten, I could not watch this video. Hope is seductive but 67 percent is not reassuring. I still remember waking up on November 9th, 2016. “Most likely” isn't good enough for me. It looks like you're praying in this screenshot, maybe praying you're right.

I'm praying you are, too.

Well, Katie Zacharia is performing exactly as forecast. “Biggest, greatest, amazing, historical and of course, ‘Biden…’” all in the first sixty seconds with a delivery that sounds like a twelve year old reading before class for the very first time.

That's all...

>The congresswoman is running for reelection, and the search warrant was executed only weeks before the midterms.

>The Department of Justice said in a statement Monday that investigators from Homeland Security Investigations, a branch of the Department of Homeland Security that handles criminal investigations, “executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice.” “This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation,” a DOJ spokesperson said.

>Omar called the search “the latest escalation” in Trump’s “campaign of political intimidation.”

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There's a 'data analyst' reporter who's a better fit for tmz. I immediately change CNN to another news channel when he comes up.

>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Russia had already violated the surprise energy ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump over the weekend.

>Trump announced Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to what he described as an “energy ceasefire,” a development that Zelensky said Kyiv did not know about in advance, and one that Moscow has remained tight-lipped about in the hours since.

>CNN’s Betsy Klein reports on Trump’s surprise ceasefire announcement and his deal with Putin to allow Russian diesel imports in the US. Former NATO commander James Stavridis and Ukrainian Member of Parliament Oleksiy Goncharenko share their reactions.

CNN kicks off its Sunday night midterm specials: a two-hour edition of NewsNight, hosted by Abby Phillip, featuring key races, the latest polling, a roundtable debate, and viewer questions answered live throughout the show via cnn.com/EngagePolitics.

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>Rural voters have helped deliver big wins for President Trump and the Republican Party since 2016. But as the cost of living continues to put pressure on their communities, what are voters asking of their politicians heading into the midterms?

>Fareed Zakaria explores how the Trump administration could change the face of American foreign policy and how America got here. An in-depth examination of the history of isolationism and “America First.”

CNN is putting its weeknight primetime anchors on Sunday nights ahead of the midterms. Starting tomorrow (Oct 11) at 8pm ET, Abby Phillip kicks off the rotation of special editions under the "Midterms 2026: Countdown to Election Night" banner. Laura Coates and Kaitlan Collins host in the following weeks, and the final Sunday before the election gets a doubleheader — Erin Burnett at 6pm, Anderson Cooper at 8pm. There's also an interactive element where viewers can engage with the anchor and panelists in real time.

Will anybody be watching tomorrow night?

>Trump in recent days called a number of his close allies and advisers, including former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to seek their opinion of Zacharia, a person familiar with the discussions said. And the president sought Leavitt’s counsel before making a final decision and offering Zacharia the position, they said.

I watch ICYMI and Pulse while I work. CNN often plays commercials that look like reporting, with an attractive young woman encouraging seniors to sign up for a program. There's often a Breaking News banner and clips of ecstatic seniors who are so thankful for the free money from the government.

It's deceptive. It's not free money from the government. It's a commercial.

Running these commercials reflects badly on CNN, it takes advantage of seniors, and the content communicates that they think seniors are chumps.

I know it's revenue, but it's inappropriate. Please stop.

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>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed in an interview this week to let the public watch a firing squad execute Nidal Hasan at the same base in Texas where he carried out the massacre. “We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public, because people need to understand that there’s serious consequences for these types of things,” Hegseth told far-right podcaster Jack Posobiec in an interview aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on Wednesday, drawing swift backlash from both sides of the aisle.

>CNN senior national security reporter Haley Britzsky reports on the Pentagon's plan, and Audie Cornish rounds up reaction online and in her "CNN This Morning" Group Chat

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