CALWIRE Whistleblower Report (Sunday, October 25, 2026)

Today's top story: Hegseth Built a New Pentagon Office for Religion. Military Religious Leaders Wish He Hadn’t.. This roundup covers 12 stories from Intercept, ProPublica, Greenwald, and Semafor.

Hegseth Built a New Pentagon Office for Religion. Military Religious Leaders Wish He Hadn’t. — Intercept

A Texas Cop Signed on to Help ICE Deport His Neighbors. It Tore the Town Apart. — ProPublica

Vivek Ramaswamy, Flavio Bolsonaro, and the Corrosive “Never Apologize” Culture
What happens to a political system when admitting error is vilified as weakness, refusing to apologize is venerated as courage, an... — Greenwald

The Spirit of “Party Unity, My Ass” Is Back and Coming for the DSA (and El-Sayed) — Intercept

Bodycam: Cop Was Not in Danger When He Fired Shots That Killed 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley — Intercept

Dems make a Kansas play as GOP eyes a California seat
Democrat Don Coover is down by three points against incumbent Republican Rep. Derek Schmidt, within the 3.9% margin of error, acco... — Semafor

The Intercept Live in Conversation With Robert Reich — Intercept

Betting operators and prediction markets spent record amounts on campaign donations and lobbying
Sports-betting and casino companies want to win back millions of bettors and gambling dollars that prediction markets have lured a... — Semafor

After Millions in Stolen SNAP Benefits, Trump Administration Moves to Fight Theft — ProPublica

El-Sayed’s new ad pitch: Republicans love me
The Michigan progressive, locked in a close Senate race, is spotlighting the praise he’s gotten from conservative pundits. — Semafor

Warhound raises $200 million to engineer military dogs
The company is a collab between defense tech firm Anduril and Colossal Biosciences, the biotech startup looking to bring back the... — Semafor

Manchin, Ocasio-Cortez deliver Maine Senate closing arguments
Susan Collins is running to be the “soul of the Senate.” Troy Jackson isn’t.

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