Thursday, October 29, 2026
Today, FBI agents have expressed deep concern over being ordered to take legally dubious steps such as seizing voting machines on election day, a Brazilian judge has ordered an investigation in JD Vance’s donor network, ICE arrests have surged in California in the run up to election day, Republican influencer James O’Keefe has been charged with voter malfeasance in Minnesota, Flavio Bolsonaro landed in Miami with his family after Trump offered them asylum, Hasan Piker is suing Scott Jennings for $72M for defamation, Alaskan Republican Lisa Murkowski has endorsed the Democrat for governor, and labor leader Delores Huerta has died at age 96.
GUEST: CEO of Vote.Org Andrea Bailey
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Sources:
As Election Nears, Reports of an Increase in ICE Arrests Across California - The New York Times
Brazilian judge orders investigation into JD Vance donor network - The Washington Post
Lisa Murkowski crosses party lines to endorse Democrat in Alaska governor’s race
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/james-okeefe-charged-minnesota-voting-cam-higby.html
Influencers who tried to vote in MN charged with identity theft
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/dolores-huerta-dead.html
Thank you so much for the breakdown. I’m glad that Scott Jennings is getting held accountable.
Good morning and thank you for the news. Maybe Scott Jennings will be a bit quieter now? Nah, he’s a real jerk.