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Tillis: 'Putin is playing President Trump like a fiddle'

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Russian President Vladimir Putin is playing President Trump “like a fiddle” by shifting U.S. support away from Ukraine and warned that “history” won’t judge Trump well if he abandons Ukraine. Tillis said Putin’s claim that he invaded Ukraine to “de-Nazify” the country is a lie and that Trump’s dealings with...

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O'Reilly: Trump 'looks at Putin in a different way'Political commentator Bill O’Reilly on Monday weighed in on President Trump’s recent decision to loosen sanctions on Russia. When asked by NewsNation’s Leland Vittert about how his perspective differs from the president’s on Russian President Vladimir Putin, O’Reilly said Trump “looks at Putin in a different way.” The former Fox News host pointed to his...

The Hill12h agoWhole story →

US bans use of China’s DeepSeek AI tools by government agenciesUse of tools ‘may result in the transfer of sensitive data’ to China, defense department says The US government on Monday ordered its agencies to stop using artificial intelligence (AI) tools from the Chinese startup DeepSeek , as the countries race for dominance in the fast-moving sector. A notice from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced…

The Guardian13h agoWhole story →

Trump Faces Bipartisan Backlash Over Russia Diesel Deal, Sanctions WaiverRepublican members of Congress blasted President Donald Trump’s decision to waive a tariff law passed last month to restrict Russian energy exports, arguing that the move will help Moscow wage its war on Ukraine.

Bloomberg13h agoSources (4)Whole story →

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Nobel Peace Laureate Navi Pillay on ICC, Gaza, Rape as War Crime, Her South African Roots & MandelaWe speak with the acclaimed South African human rights lawyer and international jurist Navi Pillay, who was awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Pillay has been the United Nations high commissioner for human rights and a judge at both the International Criminal Court and at an international tribunal investigating the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Most…

Democracy Now!13h agoWhole story →

Zelensky lobbies senators to press White House on alleged intel and weapons curbsUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday lobbied a bipartisan group of senators to press the Trump administration to remove what he claimed are restrictions on intelligence sharing and weapons supplies. Why it matters: Ukrainian officials say the Trump administration has quietly imposed these limits without admitting it publicly in an attempt to…

Axios13h agoWhole story →

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'Consumers Are Feeling Spooked': Trump's Failed Economic Policies Send Price of Halloween Candy SoaringPresident Donald Trump's illegal war with Iran and his global tariffs have tag-teamed to jack up the price of Halloween candy, according to a report published Tuesday. The new analysis by Groundwork Collaborative and The Century Foundation finds that the price of popular Halloween candy has increased by more than 15% during the last year, which is…

Common Dreams4h agoWhole story →

Earthquake after explosive WSJ report crumbles Elon Musk’s excuse for deadly orderElon Musk's attempt to distance himself from a move Ukraine says put lives at risk took a major hit with a new report. The SpaceX founder personally ordered the slowdown of a military-grade version of Starlink that Ukrainian forces rely on, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing U.S. officials and people familiar with the matter. The speed cap…

Raw Story4h agoWhole story →

Pete Hegseth met with Netanyahu during unannounced trip to Israel - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 PSTWASHINGTON – Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an unannounced visit to Israel this week, an encounter that comes as the Trump administrations weighs new strikes against Iran after November’s midterm elections. Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz met with Hegseth on Monday, a day after…

Spokane Spokesman-Review4h agoWhole story →

More Republicans break with Trump on Russia sanctions‘Now is the time for us to turn up the pressure,’ said Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala.

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Defense Giants Post Record Backlogs As Iran War Drains America’s Missile StockpilesRTX and Northrop Grumman report record backlogs as the Pentagon races to replenish missile stockpiles amid the Iran war.

Daily Caller4h agoWhole story →

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Putin proposing summit with Trump, Xi in push to end Ukraine war: WSJRussian President Vladimir Putin is proposing a three-way meeting with President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping next month to discuss the war in Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal Reported. Putin proposed the summit during a phone call with Trump on Oct. 9, the Journal reported, citing a Russian intelligence officer briefed on the matter....

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Sen. Slotkin: Trump Is Trying to Help Putin Win the War with UkraineSenator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) said Monday on MS NOW’s “Deadline” that President Donald Trump “has always wanted Putin to win, and now he’s acting clearly in that interest and against a democracy and in support of an authoritarian country.” Slotkin said, The post Sen. Slotkin: Trump Is Trying to Help Putin Win the War with Ukraine appeared first on…

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