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First published 11 October 2026
Trump and Iranian leaders denied that the U.S. election calendar was driving their approach to ending the war, with Iran demanding sanctions relief and an end to the U.S. blockade while Trump threatened further strikes despite saying he would not attack before November 3.
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Democrats expanded their House target list to 66 Republican-held seats, including strongly pro-Trump districts, with party operatives saying the contests could force Republicans to divert resources from more competitive races.
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Hundreds of thousands of people in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle were without electricity early Saturday after Hurricane Isaias struck the US Gulf Coast.
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President Donald Trump announced that Russia would supply nearly 5 million tons of diesel to the United States and global markets, drawing criticism from Ukraine and European allies.
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President Donald Trump announced a deal with Vladimir Putin to supply the United States with Russian diesel, reversing pressure on Moscow weeks after signing a sweeping sanctions law against Russia.
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Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, threatening coastal communities with flooding and storm surge as more than 400,000 customers in Florida and Alabama were without power Friday evening.
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A sprawling Justice Department inquiry through which the president's allies have sought to prove a “grand conspiracy” has struggled with staffing shake-ups, internal disputes and difficulty finding evidence.
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The United States imposed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court on October 9 as part of an effort to dismantle the tribunal.
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President Trump said the White House would investigate unsubstantiated claims that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook committed mortgage fraud and hold a hearing the following month.
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Residents along the Gulf Coast made final preparations as Hurricane Isaias strengthened into a Category 3 storm and was expected to make landfall near the Alabama-Florida line Friday night, bringing dangerous storm surge, damaging winds and flooding.
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The Pentagon said Nidal Malik Hasan's planned firing squad execution would be livestreamed, with the Army scheduling it for December 3 at Fort Hood, potentially making it the first military execution in more than 65 years.
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Hurricane Isaias strengthened to a Category 3 storm ahead of its expected landfall on the US Gulf Coast.
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U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly extended a temporary order preventing the White House from revoking access for CNN, MS Now and Politico while hearing arguments on the ban's legality and considering longer-term relief.
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The Supreme Court temporarily paused an appeals court order requiring the FCC to decide Democratic candidates' objections to a policy concerning discounted broadcast rates for political-party ads coordinated with candidates.
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The Pentagon said Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's firing-squad execution scheduled for December 3 would be public and livestreamed, making it the first public execution in modern U.S. history if carried out.
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The Trump administration announced Thursday that it was suspending Microsoft and several other firms from a program allowing foreign workers to apply for green cards, alleging fraud.
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Prosecutors presented evidence to a Washington grand jury examining whether former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson lied to Congress about January 6, sources told CBS News.
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An Army investigation into the January 2025 mid-air collision near Reagan National Airport that killed 67 people identified inaccurate altitude readings, inadequate pilot training and failures to track dangerous near-misses.
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Hurricane Isaias could make landfall as soon as Friday afternoon, with Gulf Coast residents weighing whether to leave their homes or stock up and stay.
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Hurricane Isaias strengthened as it approached the U.S. Gulf Coast, prompting mandatory evacuations in parts of Florida and emergency declarations in Alabama as forecasters warned of life-threatening storm surges, tornadoes and flooding.
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An Army investigation identified procedural and policy failures that contributed to the Washington midair collision that killed 67 people.
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US prosecutors unveiled new charges accusing former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, of overseeing state-sponsored torture, including of Americans, expanding their existing criminal case in New York.
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Attorneys for CNN, MS NOW and Politico asked a federal judge to prevent the Trump administration from barring their reporters from White House grounds, arguing that the ban constitutes viewpoint discrimination in violation of the First Amendment.
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The Trump administration is considering using ships to deport immigrants to countries including El Salvador and Venezuela, with voyages potentially taking several days and costing millions of dollars, though officials said discussions were at an early stage.
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Residents are preparing as Hurricane Isaias approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast, with forecasters warning of damaging winds and potentially life-threatening storm surge in parts of the northern coast.
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Trump said the United States would not strike Iran again before the midterms, while the military has drafted options for three days of strikes and the president has repeatedly vetoed plans to restart the war in recent months.
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Lawyers for CNN, MS NOW and Politico asked a federal court to allow their reporters to cover the White House until litigation is resolved, and the judge indicated a decision by Tuesday on extending an earlier order restoring access.
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President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would not order renewed military strikes on Iran before the November 3 midterm elections and said his administration was holding productive discussions with Iran.
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Lawyers for CNN, MS NOW and Politico asked a federal court to preserve reporting access to the White House during litigation, arguing that restrictions on reporters' entry violate First Amendment rights.
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The Trump administration announced that Microsoft and several other firms would be suspended from a program allowing foreign workers to apply for green cards, with Vice President JD Vance announcing the action amid allegations of fraud.
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