Trump Says Musk Restored Starlink as Ukraine Blame Game DeepensUkraine leans heavily on Starlink and Starshield for mid-range strikes and for intercepting incoming Russian attacks.Newsweek9h agoWhole story →Security
Trump accuses Iran of making up attacks and mines to raise oil pricesCENTCOM says no goods have entered or left Iran by sea, apart from humanitarian aid, since the blockade resumed 100 days ago.NewsNation9h agoWhole story →SecurityPlanet
Trump World’s Pay-to-Play ScandalsPlus: Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas is indicted, the Pentagon builds a secret office to sabotage foreign tech, and genetically enhanced war dogs.The Dispatch9h agoWhole story →Security
Jared Kushner's scandal denial spectacularly backfires as Dems demand answers 'under oath'Jared Kushner broke his usual silence to fight back against a bombshell Vanity Fair report. Critics say his response only raised more questions. Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and former senior adviser, went after the magazine on X Wednesday over a book excerpt alleging secret financial dealings. Those include a $1 billion account with…Raw Story9h agoWhole story →SecurityEconomy
The Trump-Putin love story’s next chapter: selling out Ukraine | Sidney BlumenthalThe US president is portraying Zelenskyy as the villain as he strives for Russia’s approval If Donald Trump could, he would fly to Munich to sign away Ukraine to Vladimir Putin, and return to wave the document as “peace in our time”, hoping to claim at least the second Fifa peace prize. Whatever the complicated motives of Neville Chamberlain, his…The Guardian10h agoWhole story →Security
White House says Melania Trump brokers truce for Ukraine city 'on brink of disaster'Ukraine and Russia confirm the truce in Russian-occupied Oleshky, where residents have had to eat garden weeds to survive.BBC News3h agoWhole story →Security
As midterms loom, Trump and his allies try to change the subjectDespite distraction and distortion, voters know what issues will be informing their votes in this election This was originally published in The Stakes 2026, a newsletter about the midterm elections. Sign up to get it in your inbox Elections too often get pigeonholed. The hot take, or simplistic analysis, would have it that just one issue – often the…The Guardian3h agoWhole story →EconomySecurity
Trump faces 'critical questions' over curious timing of rape-accused pal's firingLawyers for a woman accusing Donald Trump’s longtime friend Paolo Zampolli of rape want answers about whether her allegations helped bring his time in the administration to an abrupt end, PunchUp reported Friday in an exclusive. Zampolli was dismissed as a special envoy on Oct. 15, just 10 days after the outlet and the Daily Beast revealed Victoria…Raw Story2h agoWhole story →JusticeSecurity
Exclusive — Melania Trump Secures Localized Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire, Senior Adviser Calls It ‘Meaningful Step Toward Lasting Peace’First lady Melania Trump has secured an agreement between Russia and Ukraine to temporarily halt military operations in the southern Ukrainian city of Oleshky, where humanitarian aid will begin arriving October 29 and preparations for civilian evacuations will get underway. The post Exclusive — Melania Trump Secures Localized Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire,…Breitbart News Network2h agoWhole story →Security
2 ex-FBI officials charged with making false statements about Hunter Biden's laptopTwo former FBI intelligence officials who specialized in foreign election interference were charged Friday with making false statements about their roles in investigating the origins of Hunter Biden's laptop in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election.PBS NewsHour1h agoSources (2)Whole story →SecurityGovernment
The 2028 implications of Michigan’s Senate race: From the Politics DeskJonathan Allen explains why Democrats with presidential aspirations will be paying close attention to the outcome of the Michigan Senate election.NBC News29d agoWhole story →Governmentmichigan senate election
Trump endorses Israel's Netanyahu ahead of reelection bidIsraelis are set to vote Oct. 27, in the first national elections since the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.CBS News5d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentisraeli election endorsement
Trump admin demands documents in ‘profound escalation’ of feud with press: reportThe Justice Department demanded major television networks fork over communications and other materials Friday as part of a new federal probe, The New York Times reported Saturday. “The inquiry by the Justice Department is a profound escalation of the Trump administration’s ongoing battles with the White House press corps,” the Times’ report reads. “It…Raw Story13d agoWhole story →GovernmentCulturedoj media probe
Talarico, Paxton in dead heat for Texas Senate, Abbott leads governor's race: PollDemocrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton are in a dead heat for the Senate in Texas, according to new polling of one of the cycle’s most closely watched contests. Talarico notched 48 percent to Paxton’s 46 percent in new numbers from Emerson College Polling and The Hill, a result within the poll's margin of...The Hill1d agoWhole story →Education
AI is reshaping high-stakes elections around the worldPartisan actors are gaming AI platforms to regurgitate misleading information ahead of critical elections in Brazil, Israel, and the US.Semafor21h agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentai election interference
Ashley Moody Sounds Alarm as Second Poll Shows Dead Heat With Angie NixonFlorida Republican Senator Ashley Moody’s campaign team on Friday sent a “special election alert” email to supporters, warning her election battle withEUROPE SAYS1mo agoWhole story →GovernmentAshley Moodyflorida senate special election
Trump wades into Israel’s election to back ally NetanyahuEndorsing Netanyahu, Trump suggests Israel's election could shape future U.S. military action against IranSalon5d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentisraeli election endorsement
How Maine voters feel about the high-stakes Senate electionThe state is both fired up by this big race and exhausted by its avalanche of ads.PBS NewsHour1d agoWhole story →Government
