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 …

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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 …

Trump's White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles Is in ‘Some Deep Sh*t’  —  Sources confirm to Zeteo that the top Trump aide is being lined up to take the fall for her boss's dire polling.  Rep. Ilhan Omar, meanwhile, continues to stand strong against political persecution.  —  ∙ 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 …

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 …

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 …

Trump's Attempt to Deport Ilhan Omar Is Another Leap Toward the Abyss  —  In his final speech as president, Ronald Reagan emphasized the essential role of immigration in American greatness.  “We lead the world because, unique among nations, we draw our people — our strength …

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 …

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 …

Main Trump legal fund $1.9M in debt  —  President Trump's primary legal fund is more than $1.9 million in debt, according to its latest filing with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).  —  Save America PAC, which Trump formed after he lost the 2020 presidential election …

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 Went to Document an Anti-ICE Protest.  He Left Without an Eye.  —  Since federal agents surged into L.A. last year, at least five people have been shot in the eye at protests, with lasting consequences.  —  Tucker Collins, 19, has undergone a series of changes since last year.

Two Republican Senate Hopefuls Are Running Out of Cash  —  In North Carolina and Georgia, Democratic Senate candidates are lapping their Republican rivals in fundraising, according to new campaign finance reports.  —  It's the latest ominous sign for Michael Whatley and Mike Collins …

The Tigers-Eating-Faces Party Is Real  —  And it's way creepier than you think.  —  October Surprise: 30% OFF Bulwark+ for a year.  Upgrade now.  —  Before we start: Katie Zacharia got turned inside out by Sean Hannity last night.  This morning she bombed on . . . Fox & Friends.