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PoliticsOct 14Exclusive: White House probes claims of missing Kennedy Center money in "MAGA blood feud"President Trump has directed his White House counsel to examine explosive allegations dropped on him Friday in the Oval Office:Former Trump attorney Alina Habba told the president that another one of his top advisers — former Kennedy Center leader Ric Grenell — failed to deposit a multimillion-dollar donation that her billionaire husband made to the center a year ago, according to four senior administration officials and three insiders briefed on the controversy.Grenell denied the accusations as "absurd" and a "lie." Habba and her husband, Turhan Mildon, declined to comment through a spokesperAxios
PoliticsOct 14China’s Advance in the BahamasBeijing's presence in the Bahamas and its military implications for the U.S. are often overshadowed by discussion of Chinese activities elsewhere in the region.The Diplomat
PoliticsOct 14Trump is less popular than ever among Latino voters, report showsPresident Trump's approval rating is at a record low among Latino voters, a new report shows. CBS News' Cristian Benavides reports.CBS News
PoliticsOct 14New York City to ban Central Park horse-drawn carriages after fatal tourist accidentThe proposed legislation prohibits owners from selling horses to slaughterhouses, specifying that animals must be handled in a ’humane manner’The Independent World
PoliticsOct 14‘You’re a coward’: Protesters heckle Hegseth during AUSA panelProtesters derailed a Washington, D.C., panel featuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, calling him a “war criminal” and “Nazi.”Defense News
PoliticsOct 14‘You’re a coward’: Protesters heckle Hegseth during AUSA panelProtesters derailed a Washington, D.C., panel featuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, calling him a “war criminal” and “Nazi.”Military Times
PoliticsOct 14Fox News is now predicting Democrats will take control of the House in November midtermsThe Senate, where the GOP holds 53 seats, remains a toss-up, the conservative outlet saysThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 14GOP battleground candidates face tough questions over Iran warThe Iran war was a central point of tension in Senate debates Tuesday night. As the issue becomes harder to avoid, Republican candidates in Iowa and Maine have signaled a break with President Donald Trump and his war.Now, they are being pressed on something tougher than whether they want the conflict over: what they would actually do to end it.Iowa is one of the typically red states now playing host to a razor-close race in 2026. The war’s economic fallout has been a particularly potent political issue in Iowa, perhaps because the state’s gas prices have jumped 69% — tied for the nation’s largResponsible Statecraft
PoliticsOct 14Former aide to Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and alleged cocaine dealer charged with SNAP, wire fraudBOSTON — Lamar Cook, Gov. Maura Healey’s former deputy director for Western Massachusetts accused of drug trafficking out of state buildings, has been charged with SNAP benefits fraud by federal investigators. US Attorney Leah Foley’s office announced Wednesday morning that…hanfordsentinel · united states of america
PoliticsOct 14Trump campaigns in Arizona and Montana on 2nd day of Western swing to help boost GOP candidatesLAS VEGAS (AP) — President Donald Trump’s midterm roadshow to rally the GOP is stopping Wednesday in swing-state Arizona and a Republican-leaning U.S. House district in Montana. The visits come as the Republican president works to bolster his party in Nov. 3 elections that will determine control of Congress, and they follow stops earlier this...mymotherlode · united states of america
PoliticsOct 14What Kotek, Drazan said in final Oregon governor debateDemocratic Gov. Tina Kotek and Sen. Christine Drazan, R-Canby, clashed at their Oct. 13 debate in Bend, the last candidate matchup scheduled ahead of the Nov. 3 gubernatorial election.democratherald · united states of america
PoliticsOct 14Judge blocks Trump's White House ban targeting CNN, MS NOW and Politico, saying it likely violated First AmendmentU.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly said the White House's revocation of hard passes for CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists likely violated their First and Fifth Amendment rights.sanfranciscocbslocal · united states of america
PoliticsOct 14Tucson marks October 7 outside Air Force baseTucson, AZ - On October 7, dozens gathered outside of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base to protest three years of Zionist genocide in Palest...fightbacknews_org · united states of america
PoliticsOct 14Former aide to Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and alleged cocaine dealer charged with SNAP, wire fraudBOSTON — Lamar Cook, Gov. Maura Healey’s former deputy director for Western Massachusetts accused of drug trafficking out of state buildings, has been charged with SNAP benefits fraud by federal investigators. US Attorney Leah Foley’s office announced Wednesday morning that…thebrunswicknews · united states of america
PoliticsOct 14A new generation of activists is leading the American left's socialist awakeningGalvanized by figures like Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani, a new left is on the rise in the United States, attracting many young people. Candidates from this movement, backed by the Democratic Socialists of America hope to win decisive races in the November 3 midterm elections.Le Monde [en]
PoliticsOct 14Furious judge cites Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax as she stops Trump from tearing down trees at DC golf courseWorkers cut down and bulldozed hundreds of trees because the president ‘demands haste,’ according to Judge Ana C ReyesThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 14Dispatch from the Gulf: Kuwait still wants Washington but is preparing for lessBy sheer number of strikes, no country in the Gulf has been hit harder by Iran than the United Arab Emirates. But by exposure and impact, Kuwait may be at the greatest risk. The post Dispatch from the Gulf: Kuwait still wants Washington but is preparing for less appeared first on Atlantic Council.Atlantic Council
PoliticsOct 14‘Enormous potential’ for India-Canada ties amidst global uncertainty: Canadian Foreign MinisterMinister Anita Anand is in India along with Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu for engagements with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal; the Canadian Minister indicated that PM Modi would visit Canada later in DecemberThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 14Watchdog files complaint against Zacharia with California barThe Campaign for Accountability has filed a complaint with the California State Bar Association asking for an investigation into White House press secretary Katie Zacharia over her claims that she is a lawyer after reports surfaced that she is not licensed to practice law in any state. The complaint notes that if the reporting is…The Hill
PoliticsOct 14Katie Zacharia's first 14 minutes: the official voice of the most powerful person in the worldLa nueva vocera de la Casa Blanca completó su primera conferencia en tan solo catorce minutos y respondió tres preguntas de medios afines.Durante la breve comparecencia, la excomentarista leyó gran parte de un guion y cometió algunos deslices al repasar su trayectoria.Clarín
PoliticsOct 14Americans are losing faith in their fellow votersData: Gallup; Chart: AxiosAmericans' trust in their fellow citizens' democratic judgment has fallen to its lowest recorded level in more than five decades, according to a new Gallup survey.The big picture: Americans' growing distrust of political leaders and institutions now extends to one another, with Democrats and Republicans showing similar levels of skepticism.By the numbers: 51% of U.S. adults have a great deal or fair amount of trust in Americans as a whole to make democratic judgments, per Gallup.That's the lowest reading since Gallup began tracking the measure in 1974.The distrust cutAxios
PoliticsOct 14The difficult first steps of Katie Zacharia, the new White House spokespersonRÉCIT - Cette ancienne commentatrice de Fox News, qui hérite d’une relation tumultueuse entre les médias et la Maison-Blanche, a réalisé une première conférence de presse hésitante.Le Figaro International
PoliticsOct 14KTR accuses Congress of weakening SCCLKTR has accused the Congress party of weakening SCCL. This indicates a political disagreement regarding the state of SCCL.The Hindu
PoliticsOct 14Georgia shatters its day-one early voting record for a midtermGeorgia set a midterm election record on its first day of early voting Tuesday, with more than 188,000 ballots cast. That is about 50,000 more than the number who voted early on Day 1 in 2022, according to the Georgia secretary of state’s office. Driving the high turnout is Black voters, who made up more…The Hill