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  2. Trump says Marshall fought for Harvest Fuel Relief Program

    President Trump said the Department of Agriculture will be launching a new Harvest Fuel Relief Program to help famers by providing $8 billion in support to offset diesel costs during the harvest season. “Roger Marshall is the leader who fought for that to happen. Roger got it to happen,” he said.

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  3. Trump talks at length about riots in France

    Trump used the violence in France to say that voters shouldn’t elect Democrats. “If you want to see what is at stake in this election, just look at what’s happening in France,” he said. “A once great nation that is being conquered, looted, and burned to the ground by migrants, jihadists, and commun…

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  4. Two protesters disrupt Trump speech just minutes after taking the stage

    Trump wasn’t on the stage for five minutes in Kansas when two protesters about a minute apart started interrupting his speech. “They’re paid protesters,” Trump said. “And I always say, now he goes home to mom and dad,” he said. “They slap him around.” When a second person started yelling, the presi…

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  5. GOP Rep. Fitzpatrick vows to hold any US officials who limited Starshield 'fully accountable'

    Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) on Monday revealed that he would be speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about his country’s loss of access to Starshield, the military version of SpaceX’s Starlink internet, vowing to hold any U.S. officials who limited the application “fully accounta…

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  6. El-Sayed: Ohio State owes Vance a refund

    Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed brought up a Midwestern college rivalry in an attack against Vice President Vance. During a recent town hall on CBS News, Vance said that he had seen “what Abdul El-Sayed says about the war in Iran.” Read more here.

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  7. Trump calls on New Mexico to change its name to 'New America'

    President Trump called on New Mexico to change its name to “New America” following his decision to alter the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario to include “America.” “New Mexico should immediately change its name to New America. We are not Mexico, we are the United States of America,” the…

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  8. The Senate map driving Trump’s late-stage travel blitz

    President Trump’s focus with two weeks to go before the midterms is squarely on the Senate, as he travels to a series of red states, some of which are threatening to turn blue. Insiders can read the full story here.

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  9. Trump set to return to Texas for midterm rally

    President Trump will head back to Texas exactly one week before Election Day, underscoring the competitive nature of the red state’s battleground races. The Republican National Committee announced on Monday that Trump will campaign in Waco, Texas on Oct. 27. The trip will mark Trump’s third visit t…

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  10. DHS orders removal of DeepSeek from government agency IT systems

    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has ordered that products from the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek be removed from federal agency IT systems and barred from government contracting. The order, which initially went out in July, was published on the federal register website Monday. It said DeepS…

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  11. House Democrat calls out colleagues over 'dangerous' Piker

    Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) on Saturday called out her fellow Democrats over their association with controversial left-wing streamer Hasan Piker. “As Democrats, we constantly criticize the far-right for their incendiary and discriminatory politics, but we need to hold ourselves to the same standard,…

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  12. Trump gives contentious New York pipeline a Defense Production Act boost

    The Trump administration is giving a defense-related boost to a contentious pipeline in the Northeast U.S. The Energy Department said Monday that it would give up to $42 million from the Defense Production Act for the Constitution Pipeline project that would transport natural gas from Pennsylvania…

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  13. Slotkin accuses Trump ally of ‘mobilizing death threats’ against her, staff

    Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) accused close Trump legal ally Mike Davis of “mobilizing death threats” against her and her staff. Slotkin stated on social media Davis was in the mix to be President Trump’s next Attorney General after former Attorney General Pam Bondi left her posting but “is now at…

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  14. Burgum: East Potomac will be transformed into 'best course in America' under Trump

    Interior Secretary Doug Burgum argued a major renovation of East Potomac Park and the D.C. public golf courses that sit on the property is a necessary move by the federal government, as President Trump’s plans to redevelop the land face an intensifying legal challenge. “I mean, there are examples o…

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  15. GOP senator: Reagan, Graham would be ‘ashamed’ of Trump waiving Russia sanctions

    Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) says President Ronald Reagan and the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) would be “ashamed” of President Trump’s action on Friday to waive sanctions against Russia, less than a month after Trump signed a tough Russia sanctions package into law. Cassidy vented his disappointm…

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  16. 91 percent in Texas poll say Iran war raising oil and gas prices

    Over 90 percent of Texas voters believe the Iran war is raising oil and gas prices, according to a new poll. In the CBS News/YouGov poll, 91 percent said the war against Iran is causing oil and gas prices in the U.S. to be “a lot higher” or “a little higher.” Seven percent said the conflict has “no…

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  17. Trump says he would take part in trilateral meeting with Russia, China

    President Trump told reporters on the White House South Lawn that he has not yet agreed to a trilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping but said he is open to a future meeting. “I would do it,” Trump said, noting he would like the meeting to focus on d…

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  18. Trump says he wants to find out what caused Starlink interruptions in Ukraine

    President Trump, speaking to reporters before departing for Kansas, said he doesn’t know who caused the Starlink disruption in Ukraine. “But I’d like to find out,” he said. He said later that “we’ve given a lot to Ukraine. They’ve given nothing to us.”

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  19. Trump says security cameras installed at Reflecting Pool, threatens to jail future vandals

    President Trump said security cameras have been installed at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and warned possible future vandals that they would face jail time. “This will be different, but any Vandals that try to prove the point otherwise, will GO TO JAIL! We are watching very closely, and sec…

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  20. Max Miller comes out against Trump waiving Russia sanctions

    Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) on Monday said he opposes President Trump’s waiver on Russian sanctions after striking a deal with the Kremlin to permit diesel into the U.S. and global marketplace amid the energy shortage brought on by the Iran war. “The Administration should not waive sanctions passed by…

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  21. Hassett dismisses negative economic polls: ‘We are in a boom’

    Kevin Hassett, the director of the National Economic Council (NEC), dismissed recent polling on Monday, instead arguing the U.S. economy is “in a boom.” During an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Hassett said consumer spending indicates the economy remains strong. Read more here.

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  22. Zelensky disputes US resumed intelligence sharing with Ukraine

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday again called into question whether the U.S. has continued to share intelligence with the war-torn country a day after he said Washington resumed providing Kyiv with such information to ‌help defend against Russian missile strikes. Zelensky said Russi…

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  23. Democratic senator: Zelensky says Ukraine doesn’t have full access to Starshield, intelligence sharing

    Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) says that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told senators that Ukraine still does not have full access to the critical satellite-based Starshield network or U.S. intelligence sharing amid growing tensions with President Trump. Zelensky provided the update to a…

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  24. Jon Stewart signs on to host ‘The Daily Show’ through 2028

    Jon Stewart is staying with “The Daily Show” through the next White House race. Comedy Central announced Monday that Stewart will extend his once-a-week hosting duties through December 2028. Read on.

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  25. FEMA officials weigh changes including less DC ‘centralization’ and ‘realigning’ some staff

    The Trump administration is eyeing changes to the structure of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including less “centralization in Washington, D.C.,” according to two recent memos obtained by The Hill. One, sent out by FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton last week, says that the agenc…

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  26. Schumer urges FCC to reject GOP group’s request to allow unsolicited political robocalls

    Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday called on the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) to reject a petition from a conservative political group to ease restrictions on AI-generated robocalls ahead of the November midterm elections. “Under this change, campaigns could use the…

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  27. Husband of soldier killed in Iranian drone strike grills Vance on ‘fundamental failures’

    The husband of a soldier killed in an Iranian drone strike in March grilled Vice President Vance on what he called “fundamental failures” that led up to the death of his wife. Appearing on a CBS News town hall with Vance, Joey Amor, the widow of Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, detailed the drone strike…

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  28. Dimon says US economy ‘booming,’ but warns about ‘inflationary’ events

    JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said in an interview published Monday that the U.S. economy, while performing well, has to fend off “inflationary” events. “The American economy is kind of booming right now. It’s good times,” Dimon told Alan Murray of The Wall Street Journal Leadership Institute. Rea…

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  29. Klobuchar, Demuth face off in first Minnesota governor debate

    Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) and state Rep. Lisa Demuth (R) went to bat over the budget, businesses, rising costs and the state’s fraud scandal on Monday in the first debate of the race for governor. In an hourlong Monday morning program hosted by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Demuth argue…

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  30. Virginia Democrat becomes latest lawmaker to receive suspicious white powder

    Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) is the latest lawmaker to report receiving suspicious mail containing white powder in the last month. “I can confirm that my office in Leesburg received an envelope containing a suspicious substance. The office was promptly evacuated,” Subramanyam said on social platf…

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  31. Judge presses Justice Department on East Potomac takeover despite Trump attacks

    A federal judge on Monday pressed lawyers for the federal government about President Trump’s plan to shut down and renovate East Potomac Park next month despite a previous court order barring any future work at the property while a lawsuit to stop it plays out. Trump in a Truth Social post just min…

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