Trump's $10 billion Wall Street Journal lawsuit dismissed days before midterms
The gist
A Miami federal judge dismissed with prejudice Trump's $10 billion suit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch.
The ruling lands as voters decide midterms seen as a verdict on his second term.
How it unfolded
- Oct 30, 2026Trump campaigns at a rally at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida, while GOP lawmakers begin contemplating a diminished Trump if the party loses one or both chambers in Tuesday's elections.
- Nov 1, 2026U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles in Miami dismisses with prejudice Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over the Epstein letter story.
- Nov 2, 2026Trump delivers his closing pitch of the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool; the same day, Washington, D.C., and Virginia sue the National Park Service and Interior Department over his proposed 250-foot triumphal arch, and Judge Tanya Chutkan consolidates the suit with the original one she oversees.