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POLITICSOct 7Trump to give Musk top US science medalPresident Donald Trump will present close ally Elon Musk and other tech bosses with the top US scientific award at a ceremony on Thursday, the White House said. Google co-founder Sergei Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD chief Lisa Su will also receive the National Medal of Science at the “Science: A New Golden Age” summit. Computer mogul Michael Dell and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will get the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the top award in its field. “The Trump administration...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 7DNC sues Trump administration over taxpayer-funded TV ads promoting presidentThe Democratic National Committee sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday over taxpayer-funded television ads promoting his political message, alleging illegal government propaganda. The lawsuit seeks to halt federal funding for the ads, which have cost more than $12 million to air ahead of November’s midterm elections, according to AdImpact.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 7Sen. Thom Tillis says Hegseth is "just out of his depth"Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina was under intense pressure to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, and after wavering, he ultimately voted yes. In his new book "How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents," Tillis says that decision hasn't aged well. Tillis joins "The Takeout" to discuss.CBS News
POLITICSOct 7Washington airport gets extra warning before Marine One takes off with TrumpThe added safety measure comes after a passenger plane breached the buffer zone around the presidential helicopter two months agoThe Independent World
POLITICSOct 7Texas becomes center of midterm universeTexas has taken center stage ahead of next month’s midterm elections as Democrats grow more optimistic about their chances in the state up and down the ballot. For months, the state’s highly contested Senate race has dominated midterm elections headlines, but Democrats say they are seeing opportunity in other Texas contests as well. The Democratic…The Hill
POLITICSOct 7Trump to propose relaxing oil and gas methane rules{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story  Trump to propose relaxing  oil and gas methane rules The Trump administration plans to loosen restrictions that rein in methane from oil and gas production, it announced Wednesday. © Matthew Brown, Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said in a press release that…The Hill
POLITICSOct 7Milei travels to the United States again to campaign for Trump, will meet with businessmen and will be at an event at the Argentine EmbassyHe will travel next week to Washington and participate in a Republican campaign event alongside his Hispanic supporters. On Thursday the 15th, he will commemorate the victims of the October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack in Israeli territory, after speaking before the Chamber of Commerce ofClarín
POLITICSOct 7'Brazil remains the last significant thorn in Washington's side in Latin America. But for how much longer?'The results of the first round of Brazil's presidential election, which saw Flavio Bolsonaro take the lead, must have pleased Donald Trump, as the Latin American giant had long stood up to the American president, analyzes Le Monde columnist Gilles Paris.Le Monde [en]
POLITICSOct 7MND Local Guadalajara: State competitiveness, electric scooter rules and SIAPA director scrutinyJalisco’s competitiveness ranking falls to sixth as scooter rules change and SIAPA’s director faces pressure to appear before Congress. The post MND Local Guadalajara: State competitiveness, electric scooter rules and SIAPA director scrutiny appeared first on Mexico News DailyMexico News Daily
POLITICSOct 7Susan Collins and Troy Jackson clash in Maine Senate debateRepublican Sen. Susan Collins and Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson faced off in a debate on Tuesday night. Alex Seitz-Wald, deputy editor of Maine's Midcoast Villager, joins "The Takeout" to discuss.CBS News
POLITICSOct 7Christa Pike, Awake and Angry, Is at the Center of a Legal StormHer awareness and condition deepen ethical and legal questions after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her for murdering a classmate decades ago.NYT US
POLITICSOct 7DNC sues administration over taxpayer-funded pro-Trump TV adsTrump announced this week that he and his PAC, MAGA Inc., would pay for the ads moving forward following bipartisan criticism.NBC News
POLITICSOct 7Iowa Senate candidates discuss Iran war's impact on stateCBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe sat down with both candidates in the Iowa Senate race, Democrat Josh Turek and Republican Ashley Hinson, ahead of the pair's first debate.CBS News
POLITICSOct 7RFK Jr.'s adoption of AI baffles some of his allies and medical expertsRobert F. Kennedy Jr., a leader of a movement against corporations, supports AI as a tool to verify medical advice. His stance draws criticism. The MAHA summit, sponsored by AI companies, reflects tensions between activists and the approach to corporate interests, questioningClarín
POLITICSOct 7Pact asked CNE to set date for election of its Foundational CongressMás temprano, Gustavo Petro compartió una “propuesta alternativa” que tenía los días para convocar ese proceso. El documento no es oficial, dicen en el Pacto. The post Pacto pidió al CNE fijar fecha para elección de su Congreso Fundacional appeared first on La Silla Vacía.La Silla Vacía
POLITICSOct 7Disaster relief funding is creeping into Trump's midterm rhetoric. Critics say it has no place therePresident Donald Trump has turned emergency relief into a campaign talking point in the final sprint to the midterm elections, approving disaster declarations in consequential states and coupling…Japan Today
POLITICSOct 7Senators push Trump administration to act swiftly on Russian sanctions to help UkraineNearly a month after President Donald Trump signed a sweeping Russian sanctions bill named after Lindsey Graham into law, bipartisan leadership in the Senate is urging the administration…Japan Today
POLITICSOct 7Trump awarding medals to Musk, Dell, Nadella and other tech execs at science summitPresident Trump is giving awards to a number of top tech executives at a summit on Thursday.CNBC
POLITICSOct 7Trump says he deserves Nobel Peace Prize but has doubts he will get itU.S. President Donald Trump, who waged war with Iran and has ‌yet to broker peace in Ukraine, said on Wednesday that he should win the Nobel Peace Prize but acknowledged…Japan Today
POLITICSOct 7Trump on why he thinks he deserves the Nobel Peace PrizeUS President Donald Trump said it would be a ‘great discredit’ to the Nobel Peace Prize committee.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 7Watchdog: Trump administration illegally withheld federal research fundsThe Trump administration violated federal law by withholding tens of millions of dollars in research grant funding Congress had appropriated for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), according to a federal watchdog report.  The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Wednesday found the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) violated the Impoundment Control…The Hill
POLITICSOct 7Trump makes 3rd Texas trip to stump for PaxtonPresident Trump is heading to San Antonio, Texas, on Wednesday for his third visit to the Lone Star State amid the Senate race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico. CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.CBS News
POLITICSOct 7Trump considers ‘terminating’ campaign advisers over Balkans tripPresident says Chris LaCivita and James Blair guiding pro-Russian government less than a month before midterms could be a ‘conflict’Financial Times
POLITICSOct 7Christa Pike 'angry and confused' after botched executionPike's lawyers have said she was very aware of Tennessee's failed execution effort. A judge has ordered state officials to preserve all evidence from the botched execution.DW News [en]