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Musk midterm spending tops $442M

23 October 2026 at 14:20
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has spent more than $442 million in the midterm elections, after pouring another $76.8 million into his super PAC over the past month, campaign finance filings show. America PAC, which Musk launched during the 2024 elections, received the influx of cash from the SpaceX and Tesla CEO over the course of…

Live updates: Trump pushes effort to lower gas prices, leans into Ramaswamy ad controversy

23 October 2026 at 14:09
President Trump will rally voters closer to home on Friday afternoon, with a campaign stop in Fort Myers, Florida, as long-awaited midterm elections approach. He’ll be there to boost Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), who’s running for governor, and Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.), who is running for a full Senate term. Trump invoked the Defense Production…

Stephen Moore: It’d be appropriate for Republicans to say ‘I feel your pain’ on economy

23 October 2026 at 14:03
Steve Moore, a former senior economic adviser to President Trump, said Thursday that while the U.S. economy is “the strongest in the world,” it would be appropriate for Republicans to acknowledge the grievances of the people. “I think maybe to borrow a line from Bill Clinton, I feel your pain would be an appropriate thing…

Trump suggests Omar resign ‘immediately’ over ‘fake name’

23 October 2026 at 14:02
President Trump called on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to “IMMEDIATELY resign” and accused her of using a fake name in a Truth Social post on Thursday evening.  “Please inform the Speaker of the House of Representatives, James Michael Johnson, that the Dumocrat Party has just conceded her seat,” Trump wrote. “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, her…

We need to protect data centers now — before the crisis hits 

Data centers are classed as part of the information technology sector, but the framework has not kept pace with their growing strategic importance and rapidly changing threat environment. 

Trump says Reflecting Pool 85 percent full: ‘Looking really good’ 

23 October 2026 at 12:54
President Trump said early Friday morning that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was 85 percent full and “looking really good” after months of a multimillion-dollar renovation project.  The president also alleged in a Truth Social post shared shortly before 1 a.m. that the pool “hasn’t worked properly since 1922.” “We have cameras set up to…

The Memo: Trump backs controversial Ohio ad, pouring fuel on midterm campaign fires

23 October 2026 at 11:00
President Trump intensified the furor over a deeply controversial political ad on Thursday, backing the decision by the GOP’s gubernatorial candidate in Ohio, Vivek Ramaswamy, to run the commercial. In doing so, Trump poured fresh fuel on a bitter midterm campaign that has seen the president deride the Democratic candidate for Senate in Michigan, Abdul…

GOP pushes for oversight of Musk’s dominance of space

23 October 2026 at 11:00
Republican lawmakers alarmed over Ukraine’s loss of access to Starshield, a critical battlefield tool, are pushing for more congressional oversight on what some view as Elon Musk’s “space monopoly,” fearing that Musk will have too much power over future national security operations. Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, on…

Trump ties big promises to GOP midterm election wins

23 October 2026 at 11:00
President Trump’s growing list of promised “goodies” if Republicans win has become more niche the closer the country gets to the midterm elections. Trump and the GOP are hoping his big promises to voters will get them out to the polls on Election Day in less than two weeks. From payment of a $5,000 dividend to…

DOJ asks appeals court to intervene for California mail-in ballot lawsuit

23 October 2026 at 04:12
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday asked an appeals court to intervene in its lawsuit against California to temporarily block the state from counting more than 20,000 mail-in ballots cast by what the Trump administration claims are from non-U.S. citizens. The request, made to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, came before a…

Trump announces he’ll use Defense Production Act to increase domestic gas production 

23 October 2026 at 03:54
President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act on Thursday, announcing that the government would be spending $150 million toward boosting domestic gas and diesel production as the White House looks to ease consumer pain at the gas pump. The announcement was made in a presidential memorandum earlier on Thursday, but the president detailed the exact…

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