Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ Captain and ‘X-Men’ Superhero, Dies at 86  —  He's forever known for playing Jean-Luc Picard and Charles Xavier, whom he “admired for their morality, for their kindness, for their sensitivity, for their compassion.” … He was 86.

Justice Dept. Pressures California With Expanded Election Investigation  —  The department has issued grand jury subpoenas to local election officials as part of a widening effort to prove unsubstantiated claims about large numbers of illegal voters in the state.

Trump hypes New York Times hack job about Alaska Senate race  —  Republicans are worried about losing the Senate race in Alaska, a state President Donald Trump easily won by 13 percentage points in the 2024 election, so they are clinging to a shoddy story published in The New York Times.

Trump Erupted After Learning of Alina Habba's $50 Million Deal  —  Angry about the scale of a contract signed by one of his former lawyers with the family of a wealthy pardon seeker, the president told allies he wanted some of the money to go to his future presidential library.

Trump and His Aides Helped Bolsonaro Flee Brazil for the U.S.  —  President Trump ensured Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost a presidential election in Brazil and faces multiple criminal investigations there, could enter the United States, U.S. officials said.

Pope Leo will vote from the Vatican, by mail, in Illinois' midterm election  —  That mail ballot had to travel a long way — from Joliet to the Vatican City, where Pope Leo XIV has led the Catholic church since white smoke appeared from the Sistine Chapel in May 2025.

Trump ‘Front Row Joe’ Arrested on Vile Sex Crime Charges … A Trump superfan who regularly sits in the front row at the president's events has been busted for possessing disturbing images of children.  —  Adam Radogna, a 37-year-old Ohio restaurant owner, was indicted by a grand jury …

Nvidia Chief Seen as Target of Chinese Spy Plot … Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, is influential at the White House on technology policy and has developed a close relationship with President Trump.Manuel Orbegozo for The New York Times  —  American spy agencies had gathered striking intelligence.

Ilhan Omar Investigation Involves New Scrutiny of Long-Disputed Marriage  —  Several current and former law enforcement officials said an Obama-era investigation found some evidence that Ms. Omar had entered into a sham marriage with a man suspected of being her brother.

Top Admiral Briefs Trump On Iran Attack Options  —  A Thursday White House meeting included a rare in-person briefing by Adm. Cooper as the U.S. weighs new combat operations  —  The top U.S. commander in the Middle East briefed President Trump Thursday on military options for Iran …

‘Contrary to law’: Judge strikes down Trump admin's definition of ‘medically frail’ in Medicaid work requirements  —  A federal judge in Boston sided on Thursday with a coalition of 25 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's requirement …

Exclusive: Fired general admitted to leaking classified Iran and Ukraine info, report says  —  The Pentagon's top military planner admitted to leaking classified information about Ukraine and Iran to two reporters from separate outlets over a one-year period, according to an internal report of the investigation shared with Axios.

New Jersey governor threatens to block delivery of Russian diesel cargoes  —  Mikie Sherrill calls Trump's deal with Putin ‘corrupt and illegal’ as she weighs moves to stop shipment to east coast port  —  The governor of New Jersey is weighing measures to block tankers laden with Russian diesel …

Before appearing in an ad calling Amy Acton a ‘liar,’ her mother faced years of turmoil, records show  —  The trial transcripts and other documents reviewed by NBC News suggest that Amy Acton's mother, Donna Arthur, showed signs of instability in recent years.

Head of Vietnam veterans group says he was misled before it endorsed Trump's arch  —  The White House has sought to rally support from veterans before a court showdown on Friday.  —  SummaryLoading...  The head of the Vietnam Veterans of America says he was misled before the group endorsed …

Trump Cancels In-Person Rallies in Kansas and Iowa  —  President Donald Trump will not hold his planned in-person rallies in Kansas and Iowa this weekend, the Republican National Committee announced Thursday, replacing them with telerallies in nearly 20 states in the final days before Election Day.

Alphabet shares tumble in $500bn rout  —  Google owner admits ‘AI mode’ has hurt traditional search as sales and profits undershoot expectations  —  Alphabet shares tumbled 13 per cent on Thursday, wiping a record $500bn from its market value, after the Google owner burnt through cash …

Video Shows ICE Agents Slashing Portland Couple's Car Tire Then Driving Off  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents slashed the tires of a couple who were recording the agents in an incident near Portland, Oregon, earlier this month.  The agents then drove away without arresting …

Nearly 1 in 5 federal workers left under Trump.  Black workers took the biggest hit.  —  A Washington Post analysis shows that President Donald Trump has succeeded in reshaping the federal bureaucracy, with the largest impact on Black workers.  —  SummaryLoading...

A Defense Contractor Gave Their Personal AI Agent Access to a Secure Pentagon System  —  Sources tell WIRED that an Accenture employee's personal Claude agent ran on a DOD network for two months before it was identified and the vulnerability could be patched.

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's team acknowledged screwup in case against former FBI officials  —  A Pirro aide said they'd made a problematic mistake in their politically charged case against Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, an FBI agent testified.  —  WASHINGTON — A top aide …

The Supreme Court's Gutting of the Voting Rights Act is Mobilizing Black Voters.  Look at Alabama.  —  Twelve days before the midterm elections, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and former Montana Senator Jon Tester traveled down to Alabama to campaign in one of the country's most unexpected battleground districts.

Can Democracy Survive the Next Financial Crash?  —  If the AI bubble bursts, Donald Trump will control a bailout apparatus with essentially limitless authority.  —  The bailout clock is ticking.  In September, Oracle invoked “force majeure” to delay paying debt on a data center, which led to a drop in the corporation's stock price.

Democrats in striking distance: New CNN polls in four states highlight party's path to Senate majority  —  Donald Trump Congressional news Election polls Senate election  —  CNN polling across four key Senate races in the final days of the midterm campaign finds Democrats well-positioned …

DOJ Announces Indictments of Kenyans in Student Loan Fraud  —  The DOJ announced the first five indictments in an investigation into a large-scale student loan fraud scheme.  —  Colin McDonald, the assistant attorney general for DOJ's National Fraud Enforcement Division …

Two U.S. service members die amid Iran war, Pentagon tally shows  —  The Pentagon has added two noncombat deaths to its public database of U.S. military deaths that have occurred amid the war with Iran, bringing the disclosed total of fatalities to 23.  —  Both deaths were airmen who died …