Netanyahu fights for political survival in Israel election; James Comey charged again

Israelis vote on Benjamin Netanyahu’s future as three years of war hang over an election that could leave neither side with a governing majority. Plus, James Comey is facing a third criminal case, this time accused of leaking national defense information in 2016, but the former FBI director denies wrongdoing. And a federal appeals court rejected the DOJ’s emergency request to set aside roughly 20,000 California mail-in ballots, with a lower court set to hear the case today. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026.