Are Democrats Behind Sullivan's Campaign in Alaska? PLUS Pentagon's 90-Day Fortress/Doomsday Plan and More.

Today, we’re breaking down the Pentagon’s new FORTRESS initiative and its reported plan for major U.S. military bases to eventually sustain essential operations for up to 90 days without relying on the civilian power grid, water, fuel or communications.

Then, we’re covering the latest developments in Alaska’s Senate race after new reporting about efforts to recruit a second candidate named Dan Sullivan, including the ongoing DOJ criminal investigation, Alaska’s new state investigation and the federal lawsuit over election certification.

We’re also unpacking the new House Judiciary Democrats’ report involving Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, including Beatrice Keul’s new rape allegation and what the evidence does (and doesn't) establish.

And in Rumor Has It: Is Minnesota taxpayer money going to an organization that distributes “booty bumping kits”? And is the Trump administration really sending $500 Obamacare refund checks?

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In today's episode:

1. What We Know About the Pentagon's FORTRESS Initiative/Doomsday Prep (0:14)

2. NY Times Reports Democrats Are Behind Dan Sullivan's Campaign in Alaska (11:49)

3. House Judiciary Democrats Release Report with New Rape Allegations Against Trump, Call for Investigation (~31:13)

4. Quick Hitters (~43:55)

5. Rumor Has It (~49:38)

6. Jordan's Research Tips Ahead of Midterms (~53:08)

7. Critical Thinking Segment (~58:19)

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What We Know About the Pentagon's FORTRESS Initiative/Doomsday Prep

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pentagon-fortress-initiative-90-days/ 

https://fortune.com/2026/10/26/pentagon-fortress-bases-90-days-off-grid-uk-be-ready-stockpile/

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/inside-pentagons-doomsday-plan-keep-america-fighting-global-war-erupts

NY Times Reports Democrats Are Behind Dan Sullivan's Campaign in Alaska

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/politics/alaska-dan-sullivan-conspiracy-peltola.html

https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/28/politics/dan-sullivan-alaska-senate-democrats

https://politicaldictionary.com/words/ballot-stacking/

House Judiciary Democrats Release Report with New Rape Allegations Against Trump, Call for Investigation

https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/judiciary-democrats-report-details-mounting-evidence-linking-trump-to-epstein-s-criminal-activities-and-doj-s-cover-up-specific-accounts-involving-11-women-provide-more-evidence-of-potential-sex-crimes 

https://newrepublic.com/post/217159/democrats-epstein-files-report-rape-allegation-trump-woman

Quick Hitters

https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/28/business/live-news/federal-reserve-interest-rate-october

https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/salim-said-sentenced-fraud-scheme-feeding-our-future-child-nutrition-program/

https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/judge-overseeing-maduro-trial-dies/

https://abcnews.com/Health/cdcs-chief-medical-officer-resigns-after-hired-april/story?id=137611532

https://abcnews.com/US/doj-fails-indictment-trump-aide-cassidy-hutchinson-jan/story?id=137619918

https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/26/politics/james-comey-charged

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/27/neil-young-trump-lawsuit-song-copyright-free-world.html

https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/29/business/doordash-instacart-acquisition

https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/your-money/ap-us-economy-grows-at-brisk-3-4-pace-in-third-quarter-on-strong-consumer-spending-and-ai-investment/

https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/trump-administration-california-mail-ballots/

Rumor Has It

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/minnesota-booty-bumping-kits/

https://www.healthinsurance.org/faqs/am-i-eligible-for-the-500-obamacare-refund/

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/30/obamacare-aca-refund-checks.html

https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/09/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-announces-the-working-families-obamacare-refunds/ 

https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/what-we-know-about-trumps-500-aca-checks-and-the-user-fees-funding-them/

Jordan's Research Tips Ahead of Midterms

https://ballotpedia.org/Sample_Ballot_Lookup

https://www.fec.gov/

https://ballotpedia.org/Lifetime_voting_records_of_United_States_Senators_and_Representatives_in_the_116th_Congress

https://clerk.house.gov/Votes