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Capehart and Continetti on the White House press secretary's quick exit

Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW and Wall Street Journal opinion columnist Matthew Continetti join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, the White House press secretary's exit after five days on the job, President Trump's renewed feud with Ukraine's president and new reporting on who is paying for the White House ballroom project.

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Trump: Israel Has Been ‘Very Helpful’ to Saudi Arabia Against Houthis — Abraham Accords ‘More Than Ever’ PossiblePresident Donald Trump said Friday that Israel has been assisting Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthi terrorists and suggested the kingdom may be closer than ever to joining the Abraham Accords, amid an escalating offensive against the kingdom. The post Trump: Israel Has Been ‘Very Helpful’ to Saudi Arabia Against Houthis — Abraham Accords ‘More Than…

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Contempt threat pries loose FBI notes on Trump sex abuse allegation DOJ fought to withholdAttorney General Todd Blanche’s Justice Department turned over to a federal judge FBI notes in which a woman says President Donald Trump sexually abused her as a child after sex offender Jeffrey Epstein introduced them, under threat of sanctions. The Justice Department said in a court filing Friday that it hand-delivered a binder of the notes to the…

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CENTCOM Commander: U.S. Blockade Imposed ‘Devastating Costs’ on Iran — IRGC Unable to Pay TroopsU.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) commander Adm. Brad Cooper revealed Friday that America's naval blockade and economic pressure campaign have inflicted “devastating costs” on Iran, denying the regime at least $25 billion in oil exports and leaving its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) unable to pay its own troops. The post CENTCOM Commander: U.S.…

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Trump Waives New Russia Sanctions One Week After Diesel DealTrump on Friday signed an executive order setting, but immediately waiving, sweeping new tariffs and sanctions on Russia.

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Trump waives new Russia sanctions passed by Congress, citing ‘national interests’President Donald Trump waived sweeping new sanctions against Russia passed by Congress, arguing in an executive order Friday that the move “is in the national interests of the United States.”

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Trump pauses new Russia sanctions passed by Congress amid deepening row with UkrainePresident signed the legislation championed by late senator Lindsey Graham last month but has waived the restrictions as they were due to come into effect Donald Trump has put on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause on the legislation passed by both chambers was in the national interest. In an…

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Iran boosts air defenses as it braces for fresh U.S. attacks - Fri, 16 Oct 2026 PSTIran said it’s strengthened its military defenses against a potential resumption of U.S. strikes, the latest sign that the Islamic Republic is bracing for a return to all-out war as its tense standoff with Washington continues.

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