Trump strikes deal with Putin to supply Russian diesel to U.S. and global markets … President Donald Trump said Friday that Russia will supply more than 4 million tons of diesel to the global market under a deal he struck with President Vladimir Putin during a phone call.

Asked if he approved live-streaming execution, Trump says ‘absolutely’  —  The Pentagon said this week that the execution by firing squad, scheduled for Dec. 3, would be live-streamed for the public to watch.  —  SummaryLoading...  Asked Friday whether he had personally authorized or approved …

Economic Pain and an Unpopular Trump Put G.O.P. on its Heels With Three Weeks to Go  —  Inflation has hurt Americans at many levels: Farmers, truckers, consumers.  It has also expanded the electoral map into what was safely Republican country just a few months ago.

Katie Zacharia Picked as the New White House Press Secretary  —  Ms. Zacharia is a conservative commentator who briefly worked at the Department of Homeland Security.  She succeeds Karoline Leavitt.  —  Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator who briefly worked at the Department of Homeland Security …

Trump rages over Nobel Peace Prize loss … - This year's prize went instead to a former judge of a court Trump has sanctioned and called “rogue” and “evil.”  — Navi Pillay, the winner, reacted to the award by saying world leaders have a “legal obligation to protect human rights and refrain from war,” according to the AP.

If Dems Win, Inscribe This Chart on Trump-MAGA's Political Gravestone  —  With a bit of luck, this midterm election could finally break what we might call the Myth of Multiracial MAGA.  That pervasive notion held that Trump's 2024 gains with Latinos heralded the birth of a new multiethnic …

Rep. Max Miller's Girlfriend Was Just Indicted  —  A grand jury formally charged Jaclyn Alatrash, the congressman's partner of nearly two years, with grand theft.  —  On Thursday, the woman Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) has been dating for nearly two years was indicted by a grand jury on three criminal counts:

Anthropic Agents Tried to Fill Out Visa Forms on State Dept. Website  —  The Philadelphia Police Department said the agents had also sent in a false homicide tip.  The incidents led the White House to call for better disclosure of rogue A.I. behavior.  —  Artificial intelligence agents created …

America's truckers issue dire warning as soaring diesel costs threaten ‘domino effect’  —  Diesel now averages $6.32 per gallon nationally, up more than 70% from last year, squeezing owner operators' profits  —  American truckers are warning that sky-high diesel prices are eating …

International Criminal Court ‘firmly rejects’ new US sanctions  —  The International Criminal Court (ICC) strongly pushed back on Friday after the U.S. imposed new sanctions on its financial assets, slamming the move as “an assault on the rule of law.”  —  ICC President Tomoko Akane …

Katie Miller Throws Wild House Parties After Fleeing to Military Base  —  Katie Miller, the wife of American deportation czar Stephen Miller, has reignited the convivial traditions of Washington's elite by throwing grandiose bashes at the military base where her family abruptly moved.

Kamala Harris's Husband Privately Says He Doesn't Want Her to Run for President Again  —  Harris has taken steps that would enable a third presidential run, and some donors have directly told her another bid would be a longshot  —  As former Vice President Kamala Harris lays the groundwork …

Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau  —  Recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers  —  A controversial research trial that will withhold hepatitis B vaccines from some African newborns was given approval to move forward this week.

A Vague, Redacted Execution Protocol in Tennessee Draws Scrutiny  —  The differences between the current protocol and the previous one have become a focus in Christa Pike's failed execution.  —  Last year, Tennessee's lethal injection execution protocol underwent a striking transformation.

Senate Fact Finders Decry Costs of Migrant Detention at Guantánamo  —  The setup has cost more than $100 million, the study said.  A recent inspection found nearly 450 government employees and zero detainees.  —  In August, a team of Senate staff members inspected …

Obama warns donors that races are 'on the razor's edge' as he ramps up midterm push  —  The 44th president has raised more than $13 million for Democrats this cycle.  —  With less than a month until Election Day, former President Barack Obama is sharply increasing his role in the midterm elections …