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Plus: 🛡️Ukraine Starlink slowdown puts Pentagon in a jam {beacon} It’s Friday. Just more than two weeks until we change the clocks back to standard time. Anyone else ready for that “extra hour” of sleep? 😴 In today's issue: Trump defends Wiles amid turmoil GOP demands answers on Ukraine Hegseth's execution livestream plan...

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Democrats Accuse U.S. Citizen Colombian President of Meddling in Midterms After Endorsing RepublicanDemocrats on the House Foreign Affairs Committee issued a statement on Thursday condemning conservative Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella for "interfering in American elections" after he officially endorsed the reelection of Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL). The post Democrats Accuse U.S. Citizen Colombian President of Meddling in Midterms…

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Trump wants the midterms to be all about him. Based on Democrats' ads, they are happy to obligeMany of the Democrats' ads accuse Republican opponents of siding with the president over voters, particularly on issues like tariffs and the Iran war, which they blame for jacking up costs.

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U.S. Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Cuba for Supporting IranU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday announced sanctions against the Cuban communist regime's BICSA bank for providing services to Iran's Karafarin Bank, a U.S.-sanctioned entity. The post U.S. Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Cuba for Supporting Iran appeared first on Breitbart .

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Russia Restarts Diesel Exports After Trump DealThe Kremlin announced on Thursday that Russia is resuming diesel fuel production for buyers around the world. The post Russia Restarts Diesel Exports After Trump Deal appeared first on Breitbart .

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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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Trump hands Russia a lifeline by killing Congress’ punishing war sanctions: NYTPresident Donald Trump has handed Russia an economic lifeline days before a punishing crackdown on Moscow's war chest was set to begin. Trump signed an executive order Friday night exempting Russia from penalties laid out in the Graham Act, The New York Times and the Associated Press reported. The law, named for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who died in…

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Trump waives Russian sanctions outlined in Graham Act before they take effectPresident Trump signed an executive order Friday evening to waive sanctions against Russia set to take effect soon under a recently signed legislative package. The president officially signed the sanctions package into law last month, which was posthumously dedicated to the late Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.). The legislation sought to put pressure on the…

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