Pentagon drafts Iran attack plans as Tehran threatens aggressive retaliationThe U.S. military has drawn up options to potentially attack Iran after the U.S. midterm elections, possibly renewing the conflict that has lasted over eight months. The U.S. Central Command (Centcom), which oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East, has plans ready to conduct follow-up strikes against Iran if there’s authorization from the White House,...The Hill4h agoWhole story →SecurityGovernment
Trump snaps at reporter — then drags Epstein into it out of nowhere: 'Worse than anybody!'President Donald Trump snapped at a Wall Street Journal reporter Saturday shortly after casting his early ballot in Florida, dragging Jeffrey Epstein into his rant against the journalist for unknown reasons. As Trump walked alongside First Lady Melania Trump after casting his ballot in Palm Springs, Florida, a WSJ reporter asked him his thoughts on…Raw Story4h agoWhole story →FoodGovernment
Obama describes Trump as an agent of ‘chaos and cruelty’ in midterm elections pitchFormer President Barack Obama characterized President Donald Trump as an agent of “chaos and cruelty” and a man of broken promises during a midterm election rally.NBC News4h agoWhole story →Government
Trump Casts Early In-Person Ballot After Attacks on Mail VotingPresident Donald Trump cast his ballot for the midterm elections in Palm Beach on Saturday, opting to vote early in his adopted home state of Florida.Bloomberg4h agoWhole story →Government
Sunday shows preview: Trump's DOJ keeps close eye on election results; Last-minute campaigning heats upWith less than two weeks to go before the midterms, the Trump administration is ramping up its warnings about voter fraud and is not ruling out the prospect of weighing in on states' election certification efforts. The Justice Department (DOJ) reportedly sent letters Friday to California election officials, directing them to identify potential…The Hill4h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
Inside the Trump-administration campaign to return Brazil’s Bolsonaro clan to power - Sat, 24 Oct 2026 PSTSAO PAULO, Brazil – Two U.S. State Department officials led a campaign to restore the right-wing Bolsonaro clan to power in Brazil and successfully pushed for sanctions aimed at tilting the election in their favor, according to 10 current and former U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the matter. Their plan faces a reckoning on Sunday, when Senator…Spokane Spokesman-Review3h agoWhole story →SecurityGovernment
Donald and Melania Trump Vote Early as More Than 26 Million Cast BallotsDonald and Melania Trump cast their midterm ballots in Florida as more than 26 million Americans have already voted.Newsweek3h agoWhole story →Government
Heads spin as Trump sounds 'like hell' and 'could barely speak' ahead of major rallyPresident Donald Trump left countless onlookers taken aback Saturday after speaking with reporters ahead of his rally in Georgia — and, according to some critics, having a difficult time doing so. “Speaking to reporters before traveling to Georgia for a rally, Trump could barely speak, but what he said was nutso,” wrote independent journalist Aaron Rupar…Raw Story3h agoWhole story →TechnologyCulture
Blanche: DOJ lawsuit not trying to 'stop the certification of Alaska's election'Attorney General Todd Blanche said Saturday that the Justice Department is not trying to stop the certification of Alaska’s election, referring to a lawsuit filed this week which claimed to “protect the integrity” of the election. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the district of Alaska, claims that the inclusion of a candidate...The Hill3h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
Outrage as voting sites 'key to Democratic hopes' stay closed: reportA Democratic lawmaker sounded the alarm Friday over at least 18 rural Alaska polling places that were advertised online but hadn’t opened, all in villages the New York Times described as “key to Democratic hopes.” “There is no legal excuse for the failure to open these sites,” state Sen. Bill Wielechowski wrote in a letter to Alaska election officials…Raw Story2h agoWhole story →TechnologyFood
Iran in ‘Advanced Stages’ of Planning Attacks Against Americans, Officials SayThe U.S. government has ordered diplomats and other federal employees to leave Saudi Arabia. It is also drawing down staff at other missions in the region.The New York Times9h agoWhole story →SecurityGovernment
DNI warned Rubio of 'advanced' Iranian efforts to target US personnel, memo showsIranian plots to target and kill U.S. officials in the Middle East have "substantially increased," according to a declassified intelligence memo dated Friday, with these efforts reportedly reaching "advanced stages." The warning, addressed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio from Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, came days after the State…The Hill22h agoWhole story →Security
U.S. is reducing staffing at 4 Middle East embassies over increased threats from IranIn a memo sent Friday to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton said his teams "have received intelligence that Iran has substantially increased efforts to target U.S. personnel."PBS NewsHour10h agoWhole story →Security
Iran is boosting efforts to target Americans in Mideast, US Intel warnsUS intelligence chief Jay Clayton warned that Iranian plots against Americans abroad have reached advanced stages as Washington reduces staffing at four Middle East embassies and Trump faces questions about possible renewed strikes on Iran.New York Post11h agoWhole story →Security
Iran has "increased efforts to target U.S. personnel," intel chief warnsDirector of National Intelligence Jay Clayton warned in a memo to Secretary of State Rubio that Iran has "substantially increased efforts to target U.S. personnel," and the plots have "reached advanced stages."CBS News22h agoWhole story →Security
Spy chief warns Marco Rubio lethal plots against Americans reached ‘advanced stages’The nation's top spy has sent Secretary of State Marco Rubio an urgent warning that danger to Americans overseas is rapidly escalating. Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton told Rubio that Iran has "substantially increased" its efforts to go after U.S. personnel, such as diplomats, and that lethal plotting against American citizens has reached…Raw Story22h agoWhole story →Security
U.S. Intel Warns Iranian Plots to Kill Americans Abroad Have Reached ‘Advanced Stages’ — Regional Embassies Reduce StaffU.S. intelligence has warned that Iranian plots to kill Americans abroad have reached “advanced stages,” as Washington reduces diplomatic staffing across the Middle East amid mounting threats and the prospect of renewed military strikes against Tehran. The post U.S. Intel Warns Iranian Plots to Kill Americans Abroad Have Reached ‘Advanced Stages’ —…Breitbart News Network22h agoWhole story →Security
Trump taps Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as AI czarDirector of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will lead the administration's AI policy.CNBC20d agoSources (2)Whole story →TechnologySecurityai policy appointment
