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Tudum (Netflix magazine): Actor Rebecca Ferguson credits Larry Pfeiffer for her convincing performance as the director of the White House Situation Room, the role she plays in the new movie A House of Dynamite. She also credits him during a panel discussion. And in Vanity Fair: For Rebecca Ferguson, A House of Dynamite has nothing on the sorry state of the real world Similar in IndieWire, Diario Hoy (Argentina), The Community Magazine, and The Bull’s Eye.
Chronicle of Higher Education: Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein take a look at the “voluntary” compact offered by the White House to elite universities to assure funding.
USA Today: Trump’s higher education compact isn’t conservative. It’s federal intimidation: Opinion (Op-ed by David Ramadan).
The Washington Post (audio option): Spanberger holds wide lead in Virginia governor’s race, Post-Schar School poll finds (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited, and Mark J. Rozell quoted). Similar in The New York Times (audio option), another Washington Post story, another Washington Post story, another Washington Post story, CNN, another CNN story, Forbes (subscription may be required), ARLnow, Cardinal News (Roanoke, VA), Fox News (audio option), Politico, Yahoo! News, WTOP, Daily Kos, BizPac Review, the Washington Examiner, Network Today, Political Wire, News Channel Nebraska, Democratic Underground, and other media outlets.
The Washington Post (audio option): Education helped fuel Youngkin’s win. How will it affect this year’s election? (George Mason mentioned, with a Washington Post-Schar School poll cited, and Mark J. Rozell quoted).
WUSA9 (local CBS affiliate in Washington, D.C.; video): Del. Coyner says Jay Jones texts were mistakenly sent to her (Jeremy Mayer interviewed).
Newsweek: Jay Jones polls reveals impact of leaked texts on Virginia AG race (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited). Similar in Politico (subscription may be required), Yahoo! News, The Hill (audio option), another Yahoo! News story, Cardinal News (Roanoke, VA), New York Post, BlackNews.com, and other media outlets.
WVTF (Virginia’s Public Radio; audio option): New report shows federal employment in Virginia was already dropping before the shutdown (Terry L. Clower quoted and research from the Stephen Fuller Institute cited). Also in WMRA (Harrisonburg, VA). Similar in Marketplace.
13NewsNow (WUSA9 pickup; local ABC affiliate in Norfolk, VA; video): Del. Coyner says Jay Jones texts were mistakenly sent to her (Jeremy Mayer interviewed).
The New York Times (audio option): Virginia Governor Election 2025: Latest polls (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited). Similar in Politico, Yahoo! News, WJLA7 (local ABC affiliate in Washington, D.C.), WSET13 (local ABC affiliate in Lynchburg, VA), WRAL (Raleigh, NC), KABC 790 AM (Los Angeles, CA), Finnoexpert, Newsmax, and other media outlets.
Bloomberg (subscription may be required): The federal government shutdown adds to DC’s economic woes (Terry L. Clower quoted).
USA Today: ‘Sick’ texts from Democratic AG candidate could threaten Spanberger chances in Virginia (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited). Similar in CNN, NBC News, Yahoo! News, Newsweek, another Newsweek story, MSNBC, WJLA7 (local ABC affiliate in Washington, D.C.), Virginia Mercury, Finnoexpert, Roll Call, WTOP, VPM, ARLnow (The Washington Post pickup), Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT), Washington Examiner, Washington Blade, Head Topics, and other media outlets.
Associated Press: Trump’s GOP seizes on violent rhetoric from Virginia AG candidate as high-stakes elections loom (Mark J. Rozell quoted). Also in The Washington Post, WTOP, WJBF6 (local ABC affiliate in Augusta, GA), WCYB5 (local NBC affiliate in Bristol, VA), The Daily Mail (UK), and other media outlets.
WVTF (Virginia’s Public Radio; audio option): Gambling interests pump donations into Virginia political groups (Jennifer Victor quoted). Also in WMRA (Harrisonburg, VA).
FFXnow: Report: N. Va. nonprofits face uncertain future amid economic challenges (Alan Abramson and Terry L. Clower mentioned).
The Political Insider: Dems refuse to condemn Virginia candidate who fantasized about killing Republican lawmaker (Comments to The Washington Post by Mark J. Rozell cited).
The Irregular Warfare Podcast: Insurgent Armies and State Formation After Victories (Philip A. Martin discusses topic).
The New Arab (audio option): How snapback sanctions will test Iran’s economic resilience (Umud Shokri quoted).
FedTech Magazine: Alan R. Shark writes about October being Cybersecurity Awareness Month—and how awareness is no long enough.
Raw Story (Virginia Mercury pickup; audio option): Opinion: Look to this key governor’s race to see if voters blame GOP for the shutdown (Op-ed in which Mark J. Rozell quoted). Also in Ru24.net (Russia).
CDC Gaming (WVTF pickup): Virginia: Gambling interests pump donations into political groups (Jennifer Victor quoted).
The Daily Progress (The Richmond Times-Dispatch pickup; subscription may be required): Virginia Democrats hope to extend map, pick off more GOP House seats (Mark J. Rozell quoted).
The Richmond Times-Dispatch (subscription required; audio option): Commentary: Earle-Sears’ mystifying Ramaswamy turn (Op-ed by Mark J. Rozell).
Metro (Puerto Rico; translation may be needed): During a panel discussion, Ricardo Rosselló says Puerto Rico must focus on statehood.
Quadratin (translation may be required; Mexico): Huachicol cases and criminal links weaken Mexico before the U.S. (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera quoted). Similar in El Manana (Mexico) and Voz de la Nacion (Spain).
The Daily Progress (The Richmond Times-Dispatch pickup; subscription may be required; Charlottesville, VA): Rozelle: Earle-Sears’ mystifying Ramaswamy turn (Op-ed by Mark J. Rozell).
Sociedad Noticias (translation may be required; Mexico): Mexico and the U.S. face security challenges: UNAM specialists (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera quoted). Also in JournalMex (Mexico), MexNoticias (Mexico), and Diario Marca (Mexico).
El Vocero de Puerto Rico: Ricardo Rosselló participates in his political party’s convention for the first time since serving as governor.
FundFire (Financial Times newsletter): Jonathan Gifford says a private equity firm buying a public utility in Minnesota is “a very interesting testbed.”
Ketagalan Media: Yenting Lin writes about the possible political system China would impose should it gain control of Taiwan.
The Hill (audio option): From integrity to infamy: How the FBI and Justice Department can find their way back (Op-ed in which Andrew McCabe mentioned).
The Washington Examiner: James Comey – the man who tried and failed – to take down a president (Op-ed in which Andrew McCabe mentioned).
The Wall Street Journal (subscription may be required; audio option): CNN and Comey (Op-ed in which Andrew McCabe mentioned).
UnJustified with Allison Gill and Andrew McCabe (podcast): Performative Prosecution (Andrew McCabe discusses topic).
The Wall Street Journal (subscription may be required; audio option): James Comey pleads not guilty to lying to Congress (Andrew McCabe mentioned). Similar in CBS News, Newsweek, Fox News (video), MSNBC (video), The Hill (audio option), Yahoo! News, another story in The Hill (audio option), Financial Times, Washington Examiner, and other media outlets.
The Daily Beast Podcast (subscription may be required; video): Trump’s witch hunt about to meet its reckoning (Andrew McCabe mentioned). Similar in NewsBreak, Head Topics, Archyde, and other media outlets.
The Washington Post (audio option): Comey pleads not guilty in false statements case (Andrew McCabe mentioned). Similar in The Hill (audio option), CBS News, Daily News (subscription may be required; New York, NY), AOL, Los Angeles Magazine, and other media outlets.
The Tennessee Star: Bondi vows indictment against Comey is just the start in effort to “End the Weaponization,” (Andrew McCabe mentioned).