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PoliticsOct 15Musk says U.S. military and Trump control Ukraine’s Starshield accessSeeking Alpha Tech
PoliticsOct 15Trump’s Midterm Strategy Harks Back to 1970Forget hearts and minds, this path to power revolves around appealing to hate and anger.Foreign Policy
PoliticsOct 15Costa Rica latest to adopt Bukele blueprint with new mega-prisonCosta Rica, considered for decades a peaceful enclave in turbulent Central America, has now made fighting drug trafficking one of its main goals. And it is turning to one of its Central American neighbours for inspiration in its hardline crackdown. On Wednesday, President Laura Fernandez inaugurated a mega-prison that emulates the Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) that has become a symbol of Salvadorean President Nayib Bukele’s security strategy. Bukele has managed to reduce murders to a...South China Morning Post
PoliticsOct 15Exclusive video shows Cornell University Faculty Senate meetingExclusive video offers insight into Wednesday's high-stakes meeting at Cornell University.CBS News
PoliticsOct 15Brazil's Congress approves shorter workweekThe measure, which the government has been pushing for months, provides for two paid days off a week instead of the current one and reduces the maximum workweek from 44 to 40 hours. Lula is counting on the bill's passage to close the gap with right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of the October 25 runoff.Le Monde [en]
PoliticsOct 15White House defends new press secretary amid questions about her legal credentialsKatie Zacharia does not appear to be registered to the legal bar in any state where she has lived.BBC World
PoliticsOct 15Trump administration seeks to strip Ilhan Omar of US citizenship: WSJAl Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 15Trump’s approval rating hits record low in Fox News pollPresident Trump’s overall approval rating hit a record low for either of his terms, according to a new Fox News survey amid growing voter dissatisfaction with his handling of key issues. The Fox News poll found 36 percent of respondents approved of Trump’s overall handling of the presidency, while 64 percent disapproved. The decline, Fox…The Hill
PoliticsOct 15Trump plays Muslim Brotherhood card against Senate candidate El-SayedPresident Donald Trump says Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 15Talarico debates Texas voters in CNN-Jubilee town hall amid tight Senate raceTexas Democrat James Talarico on Wednesday took questions from voters in a town hall hosted by CNN and Jubilee, appearing on stage solo as he calls for rival Republican Ken Paxton to debate in their closely watched Senate race.  Talarico, a state lawmaker and Presbyterian seminarian, argued “we’re all on the same team” and called…The Hill
PoliticsOct 15Cait Conley tells Rep. Mike Lawler not to ‘mansplain’ about domestic abuseDemocrat Cait Conley told Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) during a televised debate Wednesday night not to “mansplain” to her about domestic abuse as the pair discussed an alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity in 2024. During the debate, the moderator from PIX11 News—an affiliate of Nexstar Media Group, which also owns The Hill—…The Hill
PoliticsOct 15Eight states sue OpenAI claiming ChatGPT harms childrenEight states, including Iowa and Kansas, are suing OpenAI, accusing it of deceiving parents about the safety of ChatGPT. The coordinated lawsuits claim the AI company has caused harm to children from its AI chatbot. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz spoke to reporter Jared Perlo about the details of the lawsuit.NBC News
PoliticsOct 15Suspicious white powder sent to election offices in 3 statesNo injuries or adverse health effects have been reported, and officials said they are working with state and federal law enforcement.NBC News
PoliticsOct 15Trump Says Those Who Leak Military Plans Should Be ShotAt a rally in Arizona, the president dramatically escalated his attacks on news gathering and those willing to speak to the press.NYT US
PoliticsOct 153 Men Accused by Nancy Mace in House Speech Are Charged With Sex CrimesThe former fiancé of the South Carolina representative and two of his business associates were charged on Wednesday with sex crimes and voyeurism in connection with a 2018 incident.NYT US
PoliticsOct 15Majority of Americans oppose public executions: pollA new survey found the majority of Americans opposed publicly broadcast executions ahead of the Pentagon’s planned livestreamed execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan. In the YouGov poll, 71 percent of respondents opposed “having executions broadcast live to the public,” while 18 favored it and 13 percent were not sure. Along partisan lines,…The Hill
PoliticsOct 15Vance’s Talarico Attacks Show His Penchant for Personal BroadsidesAt a rally in Texas, the vice president suggested the Democratic Senate nominee is gay, a comment criticized as homophobic.NYT US
PoliticsOct 15Man shot during ICE encounter in NYC still has bullet lodged in neck, attorneys sayNearly a week after he was shot by ICE agents during an arrest, a man is still suffering with the bullet still inside him, the victim's attorneys allege.ABC News
PoliticsOct 15White House spokesperson Katie Zacharia’s law career faces scrutinyKatie Zacharia has repeatedly claimed to be a lawyer, but critics question whether she was ever licensed.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 15Trump suggests those who leak government information should ‘be shot’The US president has long been unhappy with inside information about his administration being leaked to the media.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 15Scaramucci deadpans over Trump fixation with Husted’s butt: ‘Could say he’s bi-curious’Trump gushed about the ‘great athlete’ at a rally the president hosted in Ohio earlier this week to boost the Republican senator’s chances in the midterm electionsThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 15Watchdog group challenges legality of Kushner’s role in Trump administrationA watchdog group in a lawsuit on Wednesday challenged the legality of Jared Kushner’s role in his father-in-law’s administration. “Primarily, this suit seeks to bar Kushner from occupying his government position and exercising government authority in violation of the Appointments Clause,” the lawsuit, from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), reads. “If not…The Hill
PoliticsOct 15Katie Zacharia Is Trump’s New Press Secretary. But Is She a Lawyer?Katie Zacharia told The New York Times that the confusion over her legal credentials was the result of one big misunderstanding.NYT US
PoliticsOct 152026 midterms: 'Trump has many levers to disrupt the election, but far fewer means to turn defeat into victory'The US president will likely not be able to 'steal' the November 3 midterm elections. However, he is expected to revive the narrative of electoral illegitimacy to make the 2028 presidential election a contest for revenge, writes US expert Lauric Henneton.Le Monde [en]
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