Katie Zacharia Is Ousted After 5 Days as White House Press Secretary  —  Ms. Zacharia was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.  —  President Trump's new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, was forced out Friday …

Trump Signs Order Exempting Russia From Sanctions Law  —  The sanctions were part of a measure that was named after Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who died in July.  —  President Trump signed an executive order on Friday night exempting Russia from a new sanctions measure …

Scaramucci has some advice for Zacharia  —  Anthony Scaramucci knows what it's like to lose a job just days after getting it.  —  Scaramucci, a former White House communications director during President Donald Trump's first term, lasted about 10 days on the job.

Police seek answers after children killed in Oregon school shooting  —  A teacher in the Oregon classroom where a shooter killed three children and an adult threw her cellphone at the shooter, tackled him and fought him in an act that saved lives, police said on Friday.

Exclusive: Musk approached Trump to slow down Starlink in Ukraine  —  SpaceX founder had publicly blamed president for chaos over restrictions, but sources say he initiated them  —  Elon Musk approached Donald Trump with the idea of slowing down Starlink in Ukraine, The Telegraph can reveal.

Implementing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 (22 U.S.C. 10802 et seq.)

In New Letter, Ilhan Omar Fights Back Against Home Search  —  Lawyers for the Minnesota congresswoman asked federal prosecutors to return items seized this week from her Washington residence  —  Lawyers for Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) sent a letter to federal prosecutors late Friday challenging …

5 midterm money takeaways: Democrats have candidate cash.  Republicans have Elon Musk … One of the last big campaign-finance snapshots before the Nov. 3 Election Day is now available, and both political parties found something to like.  But campaign cash is flowing in very different ways …

Israeli settlers attack Palestinians and Washington Post photographer in West Bank  —  The settlers attacked Palestinians harvesting olives and beat Heidi Levine, a veteran photojournalist.  Witnesses said Israeli soldiers did nothing to halt the violence.  —  SummaryLoading...

El-Sayed responds after Vance calls him a “weasel” as Michigan Senate race grows contentious  —  Marquette, Michigan - After being called a “weasel” who should “shut his mouth” by Vice President JD Vance, Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed said he was something else instead.

U.S. Budget Deficit Nears $2 Trillion, a Reality Check for Trump's Cost Cutting  —  Higher interest rates are inflating borrowing costs as the Trump administration spends on the Iran war and tariff refunds.  —  The United States budget deficit approached $2 trillion in the 2026 fiscal year …

‘The Israel Experience with Mike Huckabee’: The Ambassador's Family Sells Trips to Israel  —  Mike Huckabee's family is offering trips to Israel so tourists can ‘hear from top officials,’ even though he's the ambassador.  Meanwhile, he's done little for U.S. victims of Israeli violence.  —  ∙ Paid

FIFA Peace Prize could be scrapped a year on from Donald Trump win  —  FIFA's controversial Peace Prize could be scrapped at the end of the year — only 12 months after U.S. President Donald Trump received the inaugural award.  —  At a FIFA Council meeting in Zurich on Thursday …

Chuck Schumer Hasn't Said a Word About Trump's Attempt to Deport Ilhan Omar  —  Ethics lawyers say the raid violated the Hatch Act.  Schumer has been silent. … Days after the Trump administration's unprecedented raid of Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-Minnesota) house just weeks before the midterm elections …

Denied campus voting sites, N.C. A&T and UNCG students hit the streets  —  After simultaneous rallies held by students on the campuses of UNCG and N.C. A&T students marched to Union Square on Thursday, the first day of early voting, to cast their ballots.  —  kAmw@=5:?  8 FA QxEVD p3@FE &D[Q 2?

Appeals court appears skeptical of Trump's attempt to shield presidential records  —  A federal appeals court panel sounded deeply skeptical Friday about President Donald Trump's effort to invalidate the Watergate-era law that governs presidential records — and played a central role …

Grynspan holds lead for next UN chief as race enters decisive stage  —  An informal poll by the United Nations Security Council on Friday placed former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as the narrow frontrunner in the race to become the 10th UN secretary-general, two people close to the process said.

California officials who process ballots from suspected noncitizens risk prosecution, US warns  —  The Trump administration is escalating its fight with California ahead of next month's midterm election, warning that local officials who process and tabulate ballots submitted by suspected noncitizen voters …

He Joined the Military.  They Reported His Wife to ICE.  —  Giovanna Perez loaded her four kids into the car on September 21 and drove from their home in Weslaco, Texas, to Naval Air Station Corpus Christi.  She had a 9:30 a.m. appointment to pick up the ID cards that would allow …

Russia Appears to Step Up Efforts to Influence U.S. Voters  —  One campaign has created social media posts focusing on U.S. support for Israel to sow discord ahead of the midterm elections.  —  Less than three weeks from elections that could shift the balance of power in Congress …

Where are all the polls?  —  Welcome to The Trendline, the FiftyPlusOne.news weekly polling roundup.  Subscribe to get it delivered straight to your inbox and get bundled access to our polling website.  —  Subscribe now  —  We're less than three weeks out from the midterm elections …

Secret Service deputy chief stepping down  —  Matt Quinn, the deputy director of the U.S. Secret Service (USSS), announced Friday he was stepping down after a year-and-a-half in the role.  —  Quinn said in a statement posted to social platform X he has been working with Secret Service Director Sean Curran …