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First published 09 October 2026
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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The Trump administration has reportedly begun direct talks with Myanmar's military-installed government, focusing on closing scam centers targeting Americans, with engagement potentially extending to rare earth deposits.
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CNN, MS NOW and Politico will return to court on October 8 to argue that President Trump's ban on their access to the White House violated their constitutional rights.
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At an October 7 rally supporting Senate candidate Paxton that was interrupted by at least 12 protesters, President Trump announced one-time payments of $90 each to more than 20 million Medicare enrollees, totaling about $2 billion.
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Parts of Florida implemented mandatory evacuations and school closures as Hurricane Isaias approached, while forecasters warned of violent winds and potentially life-threatening storm surge in northwestern Florida and southern Alabama and Mississippi.
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Reporting based on multiple officials and obtained documents alleges that an aide to US Ambassador to Israel Huckabee distorted information to portray the Netanyahu government favorably.
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The Democratic National Committee sued President Trump in federal court in Washington, seeking an injunction and arguing that public spending on election-related television ads violates a law prohibiting the use of budget funds for propaganda.
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CNN, citing sources familiar with the investigation, reported that New York prosecutors are expected to bring additional charges against Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores over the alleged torture of detained Americans, with an announcement possible as early as Thursday.
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California Governor Newsom accelerated discussions on sparing the lives of all 563 prisoners on the state's death row following a failed execution in Tennessee.
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The Democratic National Committee sued the Trump administration, alleging that taxpayer-funded television ads constitute illegal propaganda and seeking a halt to federal spending on them.
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The Democratic National Committee sued the Trump administration, alleging that public spending on television ads promoting the president's political messages is illegal and asking a federal court to declare it unlawful and halt the funding.
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President Trump announced that Americans under 18 would be automatically enrolled in government-established investment accounts and asked parents or legal guardians to complete the account-claiming process through a dedicated website or app.
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The US administration plans a one-time $90 payment to more than 20 million Medicare enrollees to help cover Part B premiums, but millions of other beneficiaries would be excluded.
the-journal.com (English) ↗＋ SaveFirst published 08 October 2026
The US Army scheduled the execution by firing squad of former Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Malik Hasan for December 3 at Fort Hood, where he killed 13 people and injured 32 in 2009.
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Under the proposed rule, schools would pay $70,000 for international students' initial OPT applications and $30,000 for renewals.
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Safety experts welcome expanded research into side effects under U.S. Health Secretary Kennedy's planned vaccine injury initiative but question whether it will be grounded in science.
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Delays by the Trump administration threaten funding for a research network that studies HIV, develops treatments and prevention methods for other infectious diseases, and played an important role in COVID-19 vaccine trials.
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