Independent reporting — October 2026 archive

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October 2026

Original work by independent journalists first published here in October 2026, filed by the day each story ran.

8 stories · 3 days

Alaska’s two Dan Sullivans: what is documented, what is alleged, and what officials have done since Oct. 28Updated Nov. 6
Original reporting: Alaska Story; The New York TimesA New York Times report says Peltola aides and national Democrats helped recruit a same-name candidate. Peltola and the DSCC deny it, and no one has been charged.

Protect Democracy guide for state legislators maps post-election fights, from grand juries to certificationUpdated Nov. 3
Natalie WintersNatalie Winters reported the 14-page document, marked confidential but posted publicly by a progressive legislators’ network. It urges fast messaging, legal action and, if needed, peaceful mobilization, and asks lawmakers to accept the results.
Herridge reports six new suspected Havana Syndrome cases at Walter Reed, some involving directed-energy researchersUpdated Oct. 30
Catherine HerridgeHer unnamed sources say the patients include people working on directed-energy technology. Walter Reed has not responded, and no other outlet has confirmed the cases.
Tina Peters releases her own 60 Minutes interview audio and sets it against the aired cut
Released by: Tina PetersCBS cast her as “unapologetic” in a segment on Trump’s push to free her. Her edit of the unaired audio says answers were clipped. It is her tape and her cut; CBS has not responded.
Minnesota charges O’Keefe and Higby for doing what their videos said anyone could do at the pollsUpdated Nov. 6
Subjects: James O’Keefe and Cam HigbyThe complaints concede no ballot was cast. The felony case charges the two men who showed a poll worker will take a stranger’s name at the roster table. We found no announced change to the table.

Arctic Frost, PLASMIC ECHO, and the Jack Smith dragnet
Catherine HerridgeDocument-driven reporting on Garland/Monaco/Wray sign-off, 197 subpoenas, pen-register tooling, CPI payroll, and Grassley’s 639,000-Republican data disclosure.
DataRepublican’s Democracy Files: A guide to all 15 partsUpdated Nov. 6
DataRepublicanDataRepublican’s 15-part investigation: the organizers, recorded discussions and documents behind her account of plans to reshape American government.
Capitol CCTV and the Brian Cole Jr. pipe-bomb caseUpdated Nov. 7
Steve BakerExclusive Capitol CCTV and months of Baker/Hanneman reporting challenge the DOJ timeline naming Brian Cole Jr. as the Jan. 5–6 pipe-bomb suspect.