October 21, 2026, 5pm; Alina Habba Mildon denied any role in the pardon, and the Herreras did not respond to the Times' multiple requests for comment. In a statement, the Justice Department told the Times that Mildon didn't speak to anyone about a pardon, and a White House official said Mildon had nothing to do with the Herrera pardon. But there's no doubt, it fits into a much larger, more troubling pattern.

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October 21, 2026, 4pm; Trying to convince us that up is down and black is white in a meeting with Vladimir Putin to discuss restarting peace talks with Ukraine, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff apparently called the Russian president a "humanitarian."

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October 20, 2026; 5pm: Midterm elections are just two weeks away, and questions are arising about the safety of our elections, especially when the threat is allegedly coming from within.

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