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NEW: President Trump has privately shared misgivings about livestreaming the firing-squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter, according to four people who have spoken with the president.
Trump privately expresses doubts about livestreaming execution
The president has been deluged with "negative input" about the idea from lawmakers and advisers.
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Pete Buttigieg is betting on a different path for 2028.
Buttigieg gambles on a different path for 2028
Buttigieg has been able to build a national network but hasn't added to his relatively thin political resume.
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A federal judge today ordered the Trump administration to immediately halt taxpayer-funded ads featuring President Trump.
Judge halts Trump administration's taxpayer-funded ads
The ruling temporarily blocks the ads weeks before November's midterm elections.
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President Trump's announcement today about an "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine referred to a potential deal that includes each side stopping attacks on oil refineries — and he expects Volodymyr Zelensky to abide by it, a White House official said.
Trump bears down on Zelensky as Russia keeps up attacks on Ukraine
The president appears to be trying to will an agreement into existence.
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Poll after poll spells trouble for GOP candidates — in purple states and deep-red ones alike — but while Democrats see a blue wave coming, some Republicans see a polling mirage. Pollsters worry they're flying partly blind.
The big unknown behind Democrats' polling leads
November will test the Democrats' polling wave.
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NEW: Trump says he reached a diesel supply deal with Putin
Trump says he reached a diesel supply deal with Putin
The announcement came as U.S. negotiators meet with Ukrainian officials about proposals to end the war.
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JUST IN: Katie Zacharia tapped as next White House press secretary
Katie Zacharia tapped as next White House press secretary
Zacharia would replace Karoline Leavitt, who left the administration back in August.
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NEW: JD Vance says he won't watch livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter
JD Vance says he won't watch livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter
Vance urged Americans not to forget the Fort Hood shooter's victims.
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Here's where plague strikes most as Russia rejects outbreak scare
Here's where plague strikes most as Russia rejects outbreak scare
Plague cases remain concentrated in several countries, particularly in African nations.
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NEW: Trump orders new investigation of Fed's Lisa Cook
Trump orders new investigation of Fed's Lisa Cook
The president is pursuing another path to remove Cook after the Supreme Court blocked his initial attempt.
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SCOOP: Top executives at Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI companies are privately gaming out scenarios for a public and political revolt after a catastrophic AI event.
Scoop: AI companies plot "day after" scenarios for public revolt
Inside the AI industry's worst-case-scenario prep.
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Democrats are guaranteed to win more than half a dozen California House races in November, but several establishment Democrats face insurgent challengers — and Hakeem Jeffries' office had some choice words when Axios asked about the contests.
California threatens to worsen House Democrats' 2027 headaches
Several Democrat-on-Democrat elections could see more critics of party leadership elected.
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Presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet with Ukrainian negotiators and European officials in Miami on Friday to present "new ideas and proposals" to break the stalemate in the Russia-Ukraine war, U.S. and Ukrainian officials say.
Kushner, Witkoff to pitch "new ideas" to end Russia-Ukraine war
The Trump administration wants a breakthrough before the midterms.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the public will be able to watch the Fort Hood shooter's execution
Pete Hegseth says public can watch Fort Hood shooter's execution
Hegseth said Nidal Hasan is "gonna get a firing squad of soldiers. As it should be."
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H-1B visas aren't suspended. Here's what Vance is really targeting with the foreign worker crackdown.
H-1B visas aren't suspended. Here's what Vance is really targeting
"We want people to invest in the United States of America," Vance said.
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Trump says anyone saying "AI" is "THE ENEMY!" The White House uses it.
Trump: Anyone saying "AI" is "THE ENEMY!" The White House uses it
Trump's own White House still uses "AI" as a term.
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JUST IN: Trump rules out Iran strikes before midterms
Trump rules out Iran strikes before midterms
Trump's announcement follows days of consideration of whether to resume major combat operations against Iran.
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JUST IN: Trump's foreign worker crackdown comes for Microsoft, Adobe, IT firms
Trump's foreign worker crackdown comes for Microsoft, Adobe, IT firms
The White House is cracking down on a major route to permanent residency.
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Republicans can dismiss bad polls as noise, or the result of liberal bias. But their concern about a potential blue wave is evident in their thundering attack ads in Kansas, South Carolina and Texas.
Republican midterm triage puts bleak outlook into focus
The polls may not be quite right. But money — and how campaigns and PACs spend it — rarely lies.
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Trump and the World Health organization are pressuring Russia over the suspected plague case. Here's where the mystery stands.
Trump, WHO pressure Russia over plague case. Where the mystery stands
Trump says he plans to talk to Putin about the issue soon.
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NEW from me -- The U.S. is tracking Siberia travelers after suspected plague case in Russia, per the CDC director "We're very well positioned to make sure that we are protected from a potential threat like that," she said. www.axios.com/2026/10/07/u...
U.S. tracking Siberia travelers after suspected plague case
"We're very well positioned to make sure that we are protected from a potential threat," she said.
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NEW: U.S. tracking Siberia travelers after suspected plague case, CDC director says
U.S. tracking Siberia travelers after suspected plague case
"We're very well positioned to make sure that we are protected from a potential threat," she said.
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Israel is marking the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 terror attacks three weeks before an election where Benjamin Netanyahu's personal culpability for the country's worst-ever security failure will be a central issue.
3 years later, Netanyahu faces reckoning over Oct. 7 in Israeli election
He blames the deep state. The opposition blames him.
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EXCLUSIVE: Ken Paxton privately lamented the impact of the Iran war and gas prices on his Texas Senate campaign in a meeting last month, telling a group of donors and lobbyists: "I don't make the decisions."
Exclusive: Paxton privately blames campaign woes on Iran war, gas prices
The GOP Senate candidate told donors he doesn't "know what was behind some of the decisions."
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NEW by me -- The CDC says it is now monitoring the Russia plague case risk and that it is prepared for any threat that could emerge >>
CDC: Monitoring Russian plague risk, "prepared" for any threat
The pneumonic plague is the most dangerous version of the plague.
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The CDC says it is monitoring Russian plague risk and is "prepared" for any threat
CDC: Monitoring Russian plague risk, "prepared" for any threat
The pneumonic plague is the most dangerous version of the plague.
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The 2026 midterms are shaping up to be the most intensely observed, recorded, dissected and challenged election in American history.
The most-watched election in U.S. history
It's shaping up to be most intensely observed, recorded, dissected and challenged election in American history.
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NEW by me -- I wrote about President Trump's first comments on the potential pneumonic plague outbreak "We'll help them," Trump said. "We'll help them as much as we can."
Trump: U.S. willing to help Russia with potential pneumonic plague outbreak
"We'll help them as much as we can," Trump told reporters Monday.
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President Trump says the U.S. is willing to help Russia with potential pneumonic plague outbreak
Trump: U.S. willing to help Russia with potential pneumonic plague outbreak
"We'll help them as much as we can," Trump told reporters Monday.
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NEW by me -- I wrote about how the pneumonic plague spreads, and how it is and isn't like COVID There are a lot of differences between the two.
How pneumonic plague spreads, and how it is and isn't like COVID
Scattered reports of the plague have revived memories of COVID-19.
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