Top StoriesSat Oct 24 2026
DOJ sues to block Alaska from certifying Senate race winner if Republican narrowly loses
The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to block certification of the Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses the contest while another candidate with the same name is on the ballot, kicking off what many have feared could become a lengthy battle between the U.S. government and states over certifying an election where President Donald Trump's party is struggling.
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Top StoriesFri Oct 23 2026
Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas is charged with drug trafficking and money laundering, DOJ says
Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, one of the state’s most powerful Democrats, was charged on Thursday in connection with what federal authorities alleged was a role leading a criminal enterprise that acquired and distributed large quantities of marijuana and laundered the proceeds.
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Top StoriesThu Oct 22 2026
Supreme Court blocks Trump from suspending transgender medical care in federal prisons
The US Supreme Court rejected on Wednesday a bid by President Donald Trump's administration to immediately enforce a policy restricting gender-affirming care for transgender inmates in federal prisons in a rare win for transgender rights at the nation's top judicial body.
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Top StoriesWed Oct 21 2026
Trump and Vance to announce a $25M whistleblower program to encourage public to report alleged fraud
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance are set Tuesday to announce a $25 million program to encourage the public to blow the whistle on suspected fraud in the federal government as they ramp up an existing effort to end the abuse of federal programs and dollars.
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Top StoriesTue Oct 20 2026
Trump to create new NIH division, task force for women's health
US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order alongside first lady Melania Trump on Monday creating a task force and a National Institutes of Health division focused on women's health, the White House said.
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Top StoriesMon Oct 19 2026
Trump Endorses Netanyahu for Reelection Ahead of Israel Vote
President Donald Trump on Sunday endorsed embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu late in his reelection campaign, a coveted boost because of Trump’s popularity but one that the American had withheld for months as the vote neared and the leaders’ strategies in the Middle East diverged. Trump said in a post on social media that Netanyahu “has been a Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combatting the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
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Top StoriesSun Oct 18 2026
Trump waives new Russia sanctions passed by Congress, citing ‘national interests’
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is waiving many sanctions, restrictions and duties days before they were to take effect under a bill that he signed into law last month.
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Top StoriesSat Oct 17 2026
Katie Zacharia is out as White House press secretary after just 5 days on the job
Katie Zacharia is out as White House press secretary after just five days on the job, a senior administration official, an administration official and a source familiar with the decision said, following a widely panned first press briefing and the revelation that she represented herself as a lawyer but did not pass her bar exam.
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Top StoriesFri Oct 16 2026
Trump, after bipartisan backlash, says Pentagon won't livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter
President Donald Trump announced that the Pentagon will not be livestreaming the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.
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Top StoriesThu Oct 15 2026
US Inflation Hits 3.7% in September, Above Forecasts
Core prices excluding food and energy rose 2.6%, above forecasts for a 2.5% increase
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