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Oct 27, 2026 · 4m

Summary

President Trump offers a $1 million bounty for voter fraud evidence, prompting Democratic concerns about midterm election integrity. The Justice Department has charged former FBI Director James Comey with mishandling national security information, while a judge ruled against the DOJ in a case involving California voter rolls. Additionally, AI giant Anthropic files for a massive IPO, and actor Walter Koenig, known for his role in Star Trek, has died at age 90.

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