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Plus, setting a record on Mars.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans, by Theodore Schleifer
Homeland Security Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, by Devlin Barrett, Hamed Aleaziz, Ernesto Londoño and Alan Feuer
U.K. and Europe Recoil From Trump’s Diesel Deal With Putin, by Michael D. Shear and Jeanna Smialek
Israel’s Destruction of Southern Lebanon Intensified After the Cease-Fire, by Christina Goldbaum, Samuel Granados and Adina Renner
28 Miles and Counting: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets a Mars Driving Record, by Kenneth Chang

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Plus, how much will holiday travel cost this year?
Here’s what we’re covering:
America’s Elected Officials Are Living in Fear, by Nick Corasaniti
Saudi and Yemeni Airports Hit in New Round of Strikes, by Euan Ward and Vivian Nereim
Economic Pain and an Unpopular Trump Put G.O.P. on its Heels With Three Weeks to Go, by Patricia Mazzei and Shane Goldmacher
India’s ‘Cockroach’ Leaders Released as Small Protests Go On in Delhi, by Somini Sengupta and Suhasini Raj
Airfares Have Spiked. Is the Death of Spirit Airlines to Blame?, by Elaine Glusac

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Plus, the Friday news quiz.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Fiery Senate Debates in Maine, Michigan and Georgia: Five Takeaways, by Lisa Lerer, Reid J. Epstein and Patricia Mazzei
ICE Agent Shoots Man During Arrest Attempt in New York Neighborhood, by Ed Shanahan, Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Hamed Aleaziz
Microsoft Suspended From Green Card Program as Trump Officials Widen Fraud Drive, by Erica L. Green
Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says, by Chris Cameron
6 Ways Isaias Is Remaking the Story of This Year’s Hurricane Season, by Judson Jones
What to Know About the 2026 Nobel Prizes, by The New York Times

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Plus, the woman who helped make the moon landing possible.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Long-Deployed Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Set for Homecoming, by John Ismay and Jan Ransom
Trump’s Retreat: From the Gulf to Britain, American Forces Pull Back, by David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt
How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel, by Natan Odenheimer and Adam Rasgon
Christa Pike, Awake and Confused, Is at the Center of a Legal Storm, by Emily Cochrane
What Experts Want to Know About the Russia Plague Scare, by K. R. Callaway
The Woman Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions Has Died, by Trip Gabriel

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Plus, the cats who taste-test kibble.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Stocks Reach New High as Investors Look Past Rising Rates, by Joe Rennison
Top Democratic Super PAC Raised Record Amount in Third Quarter, by Shane Goldmacher
Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads, by Shane Goldmacher and Maggie Haberman
India Cut 130 Million From Voter Roll, Fueling Protests Against Modi, by Mujib Mashal, Pragati K.B. and Hari Kumar
These Taste Testers Have Four Legs and Picky Palates, by Jenny Gross

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