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Trump looks for some midterm Sunshine

Plus: All eyes on Musk amid Starlink saga {beacon} It’s Friday, and it's shaping up to be a busy one with lots of news breaking before lunchtime. Let's dive in, shall we? In today's issue: Trump heads to Florida Fight over Starlink in Ukraine drags on Omar hit with another Trump accusation LeBron shrugs...

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The Hill· Oct 23, 4:31 PMTrump looks for some midterm Sunshine

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First lady Melania Trump secures Russia-Ukraine ceasefire for aid to one city

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Netanyahu Has Isolated IsraelBroad backlash has left Israeli voters with a stark choice in this month’s election: Elect a government committed to regaining international confidence or further alienate the country’s traditional allies with Netanyahu and his far-right coalition, says Bloomberg Opinion columnist Ronald Brownstein. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Melania Trump Makes the Great Men of History Look SmallMelania Trump has reportedly brokered a narrow Russia-Ukraine ceasefire, achieving what world leaders have struggled to do.

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Russia and Ukraine agree to local ceasefire in Oleshky amid deepening humanitarian crisisPeople in Russian-occupied city facing severe shortages of food, water and electricity, with some reportedly surviving on weeds The White House has said that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, where a deepening humanitarian crisis has left thousands of civilians struggling to survive. In a statement on…

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Melania Trump Brokers A Ceasefire Deal In Russian-Occupied Ukrainian City To Get Relief Aid InThe development comes as tensions have increased to new highs between the Trump administration and Ukraine’s government.

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Far-right Trump ally clashes with admin over president's embrace of 'most barbaric' leaderFar-right activist Laura Loomer, one of President Donald Trump’s most loyal allies, is pushing his administration to get tougher on Russian President Vladimir Putin. She’s also making a startling claim about Americans held in Russia. “SCOOP: I just spoke with an official at the center of the negotiations to release American hostages held by Russia and…

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In U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project EmergesInterviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.

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Voters Are Begging Trump to End the War in IranThe US and Israel’s war on Iran, ongoing since February, has never been particularly popular. But two new polls show that as voters prepare for the November 3 midterm elections, they’re thinking about it—and Americans say it’s priority for it to be over. An AP-NORC poll released earlier this week shows about seven in ten […]

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Houthis claim string of new attacks on Saudi Arabia - Sat, 24 Oct 2026 PSTCAIRO — Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday said they had carried out a series of attacks on neighboring Saudi Arabia with which the Iran-aligned militia is locked in a military feud. The attacks were conducted with ballistic missiles and drones, and hit their targets, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said in a statement. The targets included King…

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Crowd erupts as Obama rips Pete Hegseth’s 'manly' charade: 'You know he’s working his hairWhile rallying in Cleveland, Ohio, former President Barack Obama sparked an uproar of laughter Saturday after taking several digs at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, particularly over what he characterized as the defense secretary’s faux “manly, warrior” persona. Obama highlighted the soaring prices Americans have endured over the past several months in…

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Rubio, Hegseth, point fingers at Musk in Starlink slowdownSecretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday said that Ukraine’s access to Starlink was up to Musk and not the White House.

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Trump says neither he nor Musk responsible for Ukraine loss of Starlink access - Fri, 16 Oct 2026 PSTPresident Donald Trump said on Friday that he did not think either he or Elon Musk was responsible for Ukraine losing Starlink ⁠access in a way that affected ‌its military operations against Russia.

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Ukraine says Starlink still restricted after Trump says limits liftedUkraine relies on Starlink for a range of military uses - its owner Elon Musk has repeatedly denied restricting access.

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