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.

‘It could be quite a brutal evening’: GOP braces for some once-unthinkable losses  —  Republicans are bracing for a brutal election night, convinced they're set to face some previously unthinkable losses in deep-red Trump territory as key battleground races hang on a knife's edge.

Binance Suspends Withdrawals After Crypto Hackers Steal $6.3 Billion  —  The world's largest crypto exchange said it was compromised in a “complex hack” that could be the biggest crypto heist ever.  One research lab attributed the theft to “North Korea's elite hacking unit.”

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.

Alaska governor casts doubt on certifying election if Peltola wins  —  Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) suggested Thursday the state could withhold certification of the U.S. Senate election results if Democrat Mary Peltola wins. … - “We're going to investigate it.

Trump tried not to roil the economy before midterms.  He's about to be unleashed.  —  Voters are expected to send a very clear message on Tuesday that they want the U.S. to stop fighting wars — on the military and economic front.  President Donald Trump is unlikely to listen.

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.

How Republicans lost voters' trust  —  New poll has Democrats leading by 11 points … This is what it looks like when the bottom falls out for the Republican Party.  —  Across the 14 national polls The Argument has conducted since last year, I have never seen a worse poll for the Republicans than this one.

Trump cancels two rallies before election day, says he'll do tele-rallies instead  —  The president's planned rallies in Kansas and Iowa were abruptly cancelled with the RNC claiming the last-minute schedule change was to allow Trump to reach more voters through virtual tele-rallies.

After losing his majority, Netanyahu tries to delegitimize election results  —  After his far-right coalition lost 11 seats in the election, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to discredit the results by claiming there was mass voting fraud in Arab communities.

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.

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 …

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Ukraine Pauses Strikes on Russian Refineries After Pressure From U.S.  —  Kyiv has temporarily halted one of its most effective operations against Moscow after complaints from Trump  —  KYIV—Ukraine's military has paused its strikes against Russian oil refineries, people with knowledge …

Pentagon tells Europeans to cool their rhetoric on Russia, sources say  —  Antoni Slodkowski, Gram Slattery and Andrius Sytas, Reuters  —  Pentagon officials have in recent weeks asked several NATO countries to tone down their rhetoric regarding the threat posed by Russia …

Corporate America's Trump trap  —  America's corporate titans greeted President Trump's 2024 victory with open checkbooks, 12-figure investment pledges and fawning tributes to his coming “Golden Age.”  — Two years later, on the eve of a potential blue wave, Democrats are preparing to greet …

The Unlikely Resurgence of Kirsten Gillibrand  —  The prognosis was brutal nearly two years ago when Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand told colleagues and staff that she wanted to run the Senate Democrats' campaign arm.  Reeling from losing their majority in their colossal 2024 losses …

Democratic divisions linger in Michigan Senate race.  Will frustration with Trump outweigh them?  —  Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign Sunday in Detroit alongside former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens, marking their first public appearance together in months …

List of Democrats Who Did Not Sign Letter Against Ilhan Omar Investigation  —  Loading video...  Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.  —  Forty House Democrats did not sign a letter condemning the federal investigation into Representative Ilhan Omar …

Private Equity Is Boosting Republicans Over Democrats in Midterms  —  The investing industry is throwing its weight behind Republican allies ahead of the US midterm elections in an effort to stem a populist wave it fears will bring greater scrutiny of private equity's reach.

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.

U.S. Oil Industry Earned Over $130 Billion in Profit During Iran War  —  That was almost three times as much as what businesses producing and refining oil in the United States made in the same period in 2025.  —  The war with Iran has been very lucrative for American oil companies …

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 …

Nancy Pelosi calls Mamdani, El-Sayed's past comments on Israel ‘concerning’ and ‘wrong’  —  Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed over their views on Israel Thursday …

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 …

What Josh Shapiro Could Lose by Winning … In a side room of a historic railway station in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Gov. Josh Shapiro took off his glasses and wiped his eyes.  I'd been teeing up a question about the geographic diversity of the enormous state he governs …

Democrats Are Ready to Run Hegseth ‘Out of Town’  —  A new majority might push for impeachment, but could regret it.  —  Many democrats have a post-midterm dream that goes something like this: Pete Hegseth, the push-up-loving, beardo-mocking former Fox News host who has led the Pentagon …