Tuesday, October 13th, 2026 - DHS Raids Ilhan Omar, Elon's Tries To Buy Midterms, Pro-Collins PAC Bought Ads in Wrong Portland

Today's Headlines: DHS raided Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation into alleged immigration fraud in her family's paperwork, Trump told reporters he had "nothing to do with it" and it's "really up to the DOJ," which is what he says about all his revenge prosecutions. Meanwhile, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to stop cutting down trees at East Potomac for Trump's golf course renovation — after 400 were already cut without permission — saying he has "no faith" the government won't cut them down without a court order, they’re not wrong. A separate judge temporarily blocked the $20 million in taxpayer-funded campaign ads the White House was calling public service announcements, though the White House noted they'd already spent the money anyway. Great. In election news, Republicans are worried about losing one or both chambers of Congress in three weeks, and the solution appears to be money — Elon Musk has already spent $276 million on the midterms, including $158 million to the Senate Leadership Fund and $10 million specifically to help Ken Paxton, who ProPublica found took nearly 1,000 taxpayer-funded out-of-state trips as Texas AG with a legitimate government reason found for only 138 of them. A pro-Susan Collins super PAC spent $25,000 on ads attacking her opponent — in Portland, Oregon instead of Portland, Maine. Speaking of Elon, DOGE alumni have raised half a billion dollars for startups seeking the government contracts they spent their tenure dismantling. And finally, actress Selma Blair was arrested after allegedly biting a flight attendant and attempting to open a window mid-flight, with her rep saying it was a medical emergency.

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AP News: Agents search Rep. Omar's Washington home in criminal probe as she vows she won't 'be silenced'

WaPo: ‘Furious’ judge halts tree removal, demands answers on Trump’s D.C. golf plan

Axios: Judge halts Trump administration's taxpayer-funded ads

WaPo: Trump’s midterm roadshow reveals GOP troubles — and his own priorities

Newsweek: Pro-Susan Collins Group Spends $25,000 in the Wrong Portland

AP News: Elon Musk quietly becomes biggest known donor in midterm contests as he tries to save Republicans

ProPublica: Ken Paxton took nearly 1,000 trips with state-funded security - The Texas Tribune 

WaPo: They came to Washington to dismantle government. Now, they’re profiting from it

TMZ: Selma Blair Arrested, Attacks Flight Crew In Mid-Air

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