October 20, 2026

Good morning, NewsNation. Nearly 1.6 million pounds of meat and poultry products have been recalled. What to check for >

In this newsletter, we’re looking at:

• Elizabeth Holmes doc debut drama
• Federal investigation of Rep. Ilhan Omar
• Matthew McConaughey’s voting push

Exclusive: Elizabeth Holmes ‘can’t rewrite history,’ whistleblower says after $15M doc debut

Exclusive: A Theranos whistleblower says Elizabeth Holmes cannot escape reality despite the “You Can See Everything” documentary drawing sold-out shows. “She might want to play a revisionist history, it’s like we can’t deny the evidence and the truth,” Erika Cheung said. Details >

Call: Holmes told Nathan Fielder she trusted him in a surprise prison phone call before the documentary’s release. Holmes is serving time for lying to investors about the capabilities of her blood-testing technology. Producer: Holmes’ fiancé’s Charlie Kirk defense may be pardon play >

OJ Simpson trial mystery: The mobster tip the jury never saw

New information from unsealed documents suggests O.J. Simpson may have had help from a mobster in allegedly covering up the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. ‘Interesting postscript to the trial of the century’ >

Inside the monthslong federal investigation of Rep. Ilhan Omar

Ilhan Omar probe: The blogger who was among the first to raise questions surrounding Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., says agents interviewed him in January,...