21 · Semafor
Elon Musk makes $1 billion investment in Ellison's Skydance
Why it matters
Elon Musk invested about $1 billion in David Ellison's Skydance, which carries $87 billion of debt.
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22 · Business Insider
The tech and product leaders who survived the Paramount-WBD merger
Why it matters
A memo shows which tech and product leaders survived the Paramount-WBD merger and which are out.
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23 · Status
The polling pretenders
Why it matters
FiftyPlusOne spent about $900 to prove that Wedgewood Polls, cited in midterm coverage and averages, was fake.
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24 · Defector
Nobody wants to talk about why The Ringer is pivoting to Substack
Why it matters
Defector reports on The Ringer's pivot to Substack.
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25 · Business Insider
Fox's Red Seat Ventures takes aim at Substack
Why it matters
Fox's Red Seat Ventures is adding newsletter tools and courting big-name writers to take on Substack.
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26 · The Washington Post
This landmark experiment was horrifying. Why is Netflix performing it again?
Why it matters
Monica Hesse asks why Netflix is restaging the Stanford Prison Experiment as entertainment.
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27 · The Washington Post
DOJ seeks to block Alaska Senate result if Republican incumbent narrowly loses
Why it matters
The Justice Department sued to block certification of Alaska's Senate race if Sen. Dan Sullivan narrowly loses.
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28 · The Washington Post
As Republicans brace for election losses, Musk prepares for war
Why it matters
Elon Musk is preparing to fight congressional investigations if Democrats win either chamber.
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29 · Semafor
El-Sayed's new campaign ad pitch: Republicans love me
Why it matters
Abdul El-Sayed's new Michigan Senate ad features praise from conservative pundits including Tucker Carlson.
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30 · Semafor
Manchin, Ocasio-Cortez make Maine Senate race closing argument
Why it matters
Susan Collins and Troy Jackson brought sharply different closing arguments to Maine, with Joe Manchin and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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31 · Semafor
Democratic AI PAC takes its fight to Senate Republicans
Why it matters
Democratic AI PAC Tomorrow Together is spending $2.5 million on data-center-themed ads against Sens. Jon Husted and Roger Marshall.
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32 · Semafor
Where Democrats think Republican gerrymandering will backfire
Why it matters
Democrats are increasingly confident that GOP gerrymanders in Texas and Florida could backfire.
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33 · The Washington Post
Republican gerrymanders in Texas threaten to fall flat, poll finds
Why it matters
A Post poll finds two Texas districts Republicans had counted on now feature tight House races.
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34 · The Washington Post
Ramaswamy's Ohio attack ad shows 'owning the libs' may have limits
Why it matters
Vivek Ramaswamy's ad featuring his opponent's estranged mother drew condemnation from Gov. Mike DeWine and a defense from JD Vance.
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35 · Defector
Vivek Ramaswamy is going after the abusive parent vote
Why it matters
David Roth writes a scathing column on Vivek Ramaswamy's Ohio ad.
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