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How will Democrats address UFO sightings if returned to the majority?
Unidentified flying objects (UFOs) have long captivated Americans, a majority of whom, recent polling suggests, believe the government is hiding information about the phenomena. And the debate has also made its way to Capitol Hill. In recent years, conversations surrounding UFOs, which the governme…
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West Virginia AG subpoenas environmental groups
West Virginia’s attorney general has sent investigative subpoenas to environmental advocacy organizations – something the groups are describing as a retaliatory attack on their First Amendment rights. West Virginia Rivers Coalition and 350.org filed a lawsuit this week saying that they and at least…
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Paxton sues OpenAI, Altman for failing to warn Texans about ChatGPT's 'dangers'
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on Friday, accusing the company of failing to warn consumers about the potential dangers from its AI models. The lawsuit alleges the ChatGPT maker is running afoul of a Texas consumer protection law and kids’ online safety law…
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues ChatGPT-maker OpenAI
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Secret Service closes road near White House due to suspicious package
The U.S. Secret Service and D.C. police are investigating reports of a “suspicious item” near the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which resulted in a road closure. “Around 2:40 p.m., on October 23, 2026, Secret Service Police were notified of a suspicious item near 17th St. and Pennsylvania A…
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Collins says certain Canadian goods now tariff-exempt
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced Friday that nine categories of Canadian products “crucial for Maine’s agricultural industries” will be exempted from U.S. tariffs. The types of exempted goods include paperboard cartons, plastic boxes, refrigeration equipment, agricultural cleaning and sorting…
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Treasury moves to ease access to single-family home purchases ahead of midterms
The Treasury Department on Thursday moved to implement tenets of a bipartisan housing law Congress passed over the summer, including a ban on institutional investors buying single-family homes. Under impending regulations from the department, a large institutional investor cannot buy a single-famil…
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RFK Jr. announces 'Made in America' label for seafood
Kennedy, coming on the stage at Trump’s Florida rally, announced a new label for American-made seafood, specifying that it’s American-made. “President Trump is rebuilding the infrastructure, he’s reopening the markets for our commercial fishermen,” he said.
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Trump talks about Ilhan Omar's name
Trump, at a rally in Florida, talked about Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s name, claiming she’s using the wrong one. “I have tremendous respect for, Ilhan Omar, and I was saddened to hear that Ilhan Omar is not her name,” Trump said sarcastically. “It’s not. It’s not Ilhan Omar. The one she…
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DeSantis gifts Trump gold coin with engraved image of him 'flipping the bird'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) greeted President Trump as he arrived in Florida Friday afternoon with a gift: a gold coin with an image of Trump holding up a middle finger. The coin bears Trump’s face and the inscription, “YOU MISSED B——.” Trump showed reporters the gift after receiving it. Read mor…
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DeSantis gifts Trump a custom gold coin depicting him flipping the bird
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Trump says wind turbine part imports cause national security issue, but doesn’t impose tariffs
The Trump administration has determined that imports of wind turbine parts pose a national security threat, but it does not appear to be opting to tariff them. President Trump issued a memo on Thursday saying that “wind turbines and their components and subcomponents are being imported into the Uni…
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GOP lawmaker says he will move to expel Omar
Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) said Friday that he plans to introduce a resolution to expel Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) if a federal investigation finds she broke the law. The Florida Republican is a conservative firebrand sometimes known for his past controversial comments, including describing Omar as a…
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Ketanji Brown Jackson issues public dissent in New Hampshire voting case
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson publicly broke with her Supreme Court colleagues in a Thursday ruling allowing New Hampshire to fully block voters from using student IDs in the upcoming midterms. Jackson, the high court’s most junior liberal justice, wrote in a short dissent that she would have left…
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Trump believes NFL 'could have probably postponed' Paris game
President Trump says the NFL should have considered postponing a game set to be played in France on Sunday between the New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers amid social unrest in the country. Trump told reporters on Friday he was “worried” about the game, saying “it’s looking like tomorrow is…
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Meghan Markle says she’s ‘deeply distressed’ in response to child pornography allegations against her father
Meghan Markle has addressed the accusations against her father, who is being investigated over alleged possession of child sexual abuse material. Markle, Duchess of Sussex and wife to Great Britain’s Prince Harry, said she was “deeply distressed” by the news on 82-year-old Thomas Markle Sr. that ha…
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Ex-FBI officials charged with lying to Congress about Hunter Biden probe
Two former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials are facing charges for lying to Congress about their involvement in the agency’s investigation into Hunter Biden’s laptop. Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, who worked in FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force (FITF) in 2019 and 2020, were ta…
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Federal government stopped sharing information in Good, Pretti killings, Minnesota officials say
Minnesota officials said the Department of Justice (DOJ) has stopped sharing evidence related to the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by immigration officers earlier this year. Minnesota officials said in a court filing reviewed by the Associated Press that the federal government stopped shar…
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Justice Department sues to block Alaska results if Sullivan loses
The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit that aims to block certification of the Senate election in Alaska if incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses his reelection bid. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the district of Alaska, argues that a win for Democrat Mary P…
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Consumer confidence holds steady from September amid persistent inflation
U.S. consumer sentiment flatlined from September to October, as persistent inflation squeezes Americans’ finances. Conference confidence sat at a measure of 48 percent this month, a minor decrease from last month’s reading of 48.1, according to the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers Inde…
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USSS closes street near Ukraine Embassy due to 'suspicious package'
The United States Secret Service and the D.C. police investigated reports of a “suspicious package” near the Ukrainian Embassy on Friday morning, according to a USSS statement provided to NewsNation. Out of an “abundance of caution,” the 3300 block of M Street in Northwest D.C. and the Francis Scot…
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Buttigieg endorses independent in Montana Senate race with a Democrat still on the ballot
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg endorsed independent Seth Bodnar on Friday over the Democratic nominee in Montana’s Senate race. Buttigieg’s endorsement of Bodnar, first reported by ABC News, is the latest in a string of Democratic efforts to swing the race toward Bodnar, who some be…
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Trump denies speaking to Musk about Starlink, but says he will if it's not fixed
Trump said that he did not speak to Elon Musk about the tech leader’s decision to shut off Starlink access to Ukraine but warned he will speak to the SpaceX CEO if access is not restored. “I have not spoken to him,” Trump told reporters on the South Lawn. “I might have to, but I have not. I have he…
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Trump says he will vote in Florida on Saturday
Trump told reporters that he will vote early in Florida on Saturday. The president made the comments on the White House South Lawn on Friday while he was en route to Fort Myers to rally for Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds.
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Norman's son says he's 'leaning' toward voting for Andrews for South Carolina Senate
The son of GOP Rep. Ralph Norman (S.C.), Warren Norman, said Friday he is “leaning” toward supporting the Democratic candidate in South Carolina’s Senate race, pediatrician Annie Andrews. Ralph Norman, who was defeated by Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) in the GOP primary, said in a radio interview th…
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Melania Trump brokers localized Russia-Ukraine ceasefire, White House says
First Lady Melania Trump has secured a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the frontline city of Oleshky, the White House said in a press release Friday morning. The ceasefire will begin Oct. 29 with both nations agreeing to temporarily stop all military action in the city “to allow f…
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Oil prices hit highest point since May
Oil prices on Friday hit their highest point since May as the war in Iran drags on. As of Friday morning, futures for international benchmark Brent Crude were trading at $116 per barrel, while U.S benchmark WTI traded at about $102. Read on.
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2 Air Force pilots eject from training jet in Texas
Two Air Force pilots safely ejected from their aircraft near San Antonio Thursday due to potential issues with their landing gear. The pilots — who were part of a training program at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in Texas — received indications their landing gear was unsafe and ejected at the rec…
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Trump election advisers donate Bosnia consulting fee to presidential library
President Trump’s political advisers James Blair and Chris LaCivita confirmed on Friday that they donated their full fee from their consulting work for a pro-Russian political party in Bosnia to Trump’s presidential library. “Yes, it’s true we donated our full fee. I love the President and am etern…
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Blair and LaCivita try to repair damage of Bosnia contracts with Trump library donation
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Manchin: Collins should leave GOP, become an independent
Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) suggested this week that Maine Sen. Susan Collins (R) should leave the Republican Party to become an independent. Manchin, who made the switch from the Democratic Party to become an independent in 2024, has repeatedly pushed for more lawmakers to break away from th…
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Cook Political Report shifts 19 House seats in Democrats' favor
Nonpartisan election forecaster Cook Political Report has shifted 19 House seats in Democrats’ direction less than two weeks before the midterm elections, according to its latest report published Friday. The shift includes six seats held by Republicans that were previously noted as a “Toss Up” and…
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Ty Cobb predicts Trump will likely skip deposition, dismiss BBC lawsuit
Former White House attorney Ty Cobb said President Trump would likely skip a mandated deposition or walk out in the middle, which he predicted would lead to the eventual dismissal of the president’s lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Company (BBC). Cobb joined CNN’s Erin Burnett Thursday nigh…
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First-Term Trump Lawyer Makes Damning Prediction About $10B Lawsuit
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