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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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:

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

Chris Murphy plans midterm travel blitz, fundraising for Nixon in Florida  —  Sen. Chris Murphy wants Democrats to go big for Angie Nixon in Florida's Senate race — and he's pushing to raise some “serious money” to help.  “I do believe that we'd make a big mistake if we slept on Florida,” …

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 …

NYC man shot by ICE still has bullet in body, lawyers say  —  Oscar Belgal is currently at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after initially being taken to an undisclosed facility in New Jersey.  —  MANHATTAN (CN) — Oscar Belgal, the 28-year-old shot by ICE officers in the Bronx on Thursday …

DHS faces blowback over attack on Democratic House candidate … - “We are likely to take legal action to combat the blatant lies and coordinated misinformation campaign,” Stelson campaign manager Alma Baker said in a statement to Axios.  — The campaign said Friday it has sent out cease …

Why Is Kash Patel Planning to Visit Russia?  —  Democrats in Congress are asking the FBI director to cancel the reported trip.  —  Russia is a u.s. adversary, with a track record of interfering in U.S. elections.  It's providing support for Iran in its war with the United States …