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Israel ordered a full lockdown of the occupied West Bank four days before its election.

Oct 26, 2026

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Israel ordered a full lockdown of the occupied West Bank four days before its election.

A private detention center in California is under investigation after people lost their lives inside, and Europe’s heat waves claimed 50,000 lives this year.

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The military is drafting plans to restart the Iran conflict after the midterms.

Oct 23, 2026

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The military is drafting plans to restart the Iran conflict after the midterms.

A tech giant was ordered to pay a record 25 billion dollars, and a lobbying group timed 9 million dollars in ad spending so voters won’t see who paid until after the election.

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The government’s voter removal list included people born in the United States.

Oct 22, 2026

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The government’s voter removal list included people born in the United States.

The president said a sitting lawmaker could be locked up, and a billionaire got a pardon after his family company handed the president’s lawyer a 50-million-dollar deal.

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California will vote on taxing its billionaires. They spent $200 million trying to stop it.

Oct 21, 2026

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California will vote on taxing its billionaires. They spent $200 million trying to stop it.

A Senate candidate’s wife was spotted handing out $10 cards to voters at a gas station, and a Russian satellite crept up on an American one in orbit, then backed off.

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Millions of Americans marched in over 400 cities on Saturday under one slogan: No Kings.

Oct 20, 2026

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Millions of Americans marched in over 400 cities on Saturday under one slogan: No Kings.

The president lifted sanctions on Russia days after senators told him to stop buying its fuel, and France rounded up more than 2,400 people at cost-of-living protests.

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Big party donors attended White House ballroom events. Many benefited from the president’s policies.

Oct 19, 2026

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Big party donors attended White House ballroom events. Many benefited from the president’s policies.

A lawmaker had to push her way into an unlisted New Jersey warehouse to find out who agents were holding there. And tech workers are now organizing against their own bosses.

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The government sanctioned two American groups. A judge blocked it. Fourth court loss this month.

Oct 16, 2026

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The government sanctioned two American groups. A judge blocked it. Fourth court loss this month.

800,000 people in Yemen can no longer reach food aid. And hundreds of American troops just landed in Colombia and Honduras, a whole new hemisphere away from the Middle East.

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DHS raided a sitting lawmaker’s home. A state senator called it bogus and politically motivated.

Oct 15, 2026

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DHS raided a sitting lawmaker’s home. A state senator called it bogus and politically motivated.

The government gave the largest state 48 hours to review a list of voters it wants off the rolls. The election is 20 days away. And a fire broke out at the world’s top oil company.

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The government sanctioned Russia. Then the conflict broke the fuel supply. Now the government is buying fuel from Russia. Both active at the same time.

Oct 14, 2026

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The government sanctioned Russia. Then the conflict broke the fuel supply. Now the government is buying fuel from Russia. Both active at the same time.

One billionaire spent 366 million dollars on midterm campaigns, 18 ships were hit in the strait this month alone, and 139 people drowned in waters made more dangerous by the conflict.

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Oct 13, 2026

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Three rulings. Three losses. One month.

The military quietly raised its count of service members lost from 18 to 21. It updated a website and told no one.

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The president bought millions in a rocket company’s bonds. Days later, he signed an order that helps it.

Oct 12, 2026

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The president bought millions in a rocket company’s bonds. Days later, he signed an order that helps it.

Access to the president’s inner circle came with a price tag: $100,000. The Nobel Peace Prize went to a human rights judge.

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Agents must hit 3,000 enforcement actions a day. The vote is 26 days away. 129 cases in 30 years.

Oct 9, 2026

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Agents must hit 3,000 enforcement actions a day. The vote is 26 days away. 129 cases in 30 years.

A lab worker broke a vial of live plague samples. 200 people were quarantined. The world health authority says it still has no answers.

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506 Americans. 70 children. A dozen removed from their own country. Nearly all were people of color. The government did it.

Oct 8, 2026

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506 Americans. 70 children. A dozen removed from their own country. Nearly all were people of color. The government did it.

A senator was blocked from a military base, the media merger closed and the new billionaire chief is a donor to the president, and another country purged 130 million from its voter rolls.

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He named two American cities. He said the alternative to the conflict is letting them be struck. The audience changed. The fear stayed.

Oct 7, 2026

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He named two American cities. He said the alternative to the conflict is letting them be struck. The audience changed. The fear stayed.

The highest court heard whether energy companies owe for the climate crisis, water stations were pulled from the desert, and two new countries are sending troops into the region.

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A former Wall Street regulator now runs every spy agency and writes all the rules for AI.

Oct 6, 2026

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A former Wall Street regulator now runs every spy agency and writes all the rules for AI.

Tehran says oil routes stay shut until seven demands are met. Britain's Greens voted on a historic motion. Judge halts construction inside Big Bend park.

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The government held peace talks. It sent a third carrier group. Both happened this week.

Oct 5, 2026

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The government held peace talks. It sent a third carrier group. Both happened this week.

One courier waited eleven days, bullet still lodged in his back. Illegal generators hummed in New Jersey for nearly twelve months. Leaked memos show London looked away to keep arms sales flowing.

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The Pentagon just created a command where robots choose the targets.

Oct 2, 2026

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The Pentagon just created a command where robots choose the targets.

Federal judges who spoke up got misconduct complaints instead of apologies. Two hundred lives ended on boats with no evidence shown. One fired AI researcher won an international prize for being right

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23 years. $3 trillion. No weapons found. The last soldier left Iraq — and landed in the next war.

Oct 1, 2026

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23 years. $3 trillion. No weapons found. The last soldier left Iraq — and landed in the next war.

An international court built after Nuremberg is now under attack from Washington. Tech employees are demanding their company cut ties with ICE. A Nordic island was spared annexation for a base instead.

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Taxpayer money paid for the president's own campaign ad. It's called 'Final Battle.' It aired in 2024, too.

Sep 30, 2026

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Taxpayer money paid for the president's own campaign ad. It's called 'Final Battle.' It aired in 2024, too.

One company labeled its invention unsafe. One warzone got truce talks. Diesel hit record highs regardless.

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The law says no. The president asked anyway. His own ambassador confirmed it on TV.

Sep 29, 2026

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The law says no. The president asked anyway. His own ambassador confirmed it on TV.

A company's AI meddled with government websites, and a federal prosecutor resigned rather than bring charges she opposed.

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The Senate failed 49 to 50 to end the war. One senator's absence cost the vote. Four Republicans still crossed party lines.

Sep 28, 2026

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The Senate failed 49 to 50 to end the war. One senator's absence cost the vote. Four Republicans still crossed party lines.

Billionaires worth $2.4 trillion sat at a state dinner that same night, and a judge threw out the lawsuit against a newspaper.

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The president banned the press. The press went to court. His own judge sided with the press. The White House still tried to keep them out.

Sep 25, 2026

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The president banned the press. The press went to court. His own judge sided with the press. The White House still tried to keep them out.

The Navy admitted eight sailors tried to take their own lives on a carrier, and lawmakers introduced a bill to ban the most powerful AI.

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He said it at the United Nations. On camera. In front of every leader in the world. The transcript exists.

Sep 24, 2026

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He said it at the United Nations. On camera. In front of every leader in the world. The transcript exists.

A federal investigation into a senator was quietly closed, and a judge ordered the return of someone deported to the wrong continent.

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Three networks were banned. The same week, the largest media merger in history was cleared. Fewer outlets. Fewer owners.

Sep 23, 2026

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Three networks were banned. The same week, the largest media merger in history was cleared. Fewer outlets. Fewer owners.

A top diplomat says a fuel blockade is meant to cut off an island nation, and Amazon is building a huge gas plant to run AI.

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Three networks were banned. All three went to court. The rest of the press stopped covering the president.

Sep 22, 2026

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Three networks were banned. All three went to court. The rest of the press stopped covering the president.

The real number of troops lost is higher than the Pentagon has said, and a triumphal arch is going up beside a national cemetery.

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Israel ordered a full lockdown of the occupied West Bank four days before its election.

The military is drafting plans to restart the Iran conflict after the midterms.

The government’s voter removal list included people born in the United States.

California will vote on taxing its billionaires. They spent $200 million trying to stop it.

Millions of Americans marched in over 400 cities on Saturday under one slogan: No Kings.

Big party donors attended White House ballroom events. Many benefited from the president’s policies.

The government sanctioned two American groups. A judge blocked it. Fourth court loss this month.

DHS raided a sitting lawmaker’s home. A state senator called it bogus and politically motivated.

The government sanctioned Russia. Then the conflict broke the fuel supply. Now the government is buying fuel from Russia. Both active at the same time.

Three rulings. Three losses. One month.

The president bought millions in a rocket company’s bonds. Days later, he signed an order that helps it.

Agents must hit 3,000 enforcement actions a day. The vote is 26 days away. 129 cases in 30 years.

506 Americans. 70 children. A dozen removed from their own country. Nearly all were people of color. The government did it.

He named two American cities. He said the alternative to the conflict is letting them be struck. The audience changed. The fear stayed.

A former Wall Street regulator now runs every spy agency and writes all the rules for AI.

The government held peace talks. It sent a third carrier group. Both happened this week.

The Pentagon just created a command where robots choose the targets.

23 years. $3 trillion. No weapons found. The last soldier left Iraq — and landed in the next war.

Taxpayer money paid for the president's own campaign ad. It's called 'Final Battle.' It aired in 2024, too.

The law says no. The president asked anyway. His own ambassador confirmed it on TV.

The Senate failed 49 to 50 to end the war. One senator's absence cost the vote. Four Republicans still crossed party lines.

The president banned the press. The press went to court. His own judge sided with the press. The White House still tried to keep them out.

He said it at the United Nations. On camera. In front of every leader in the world. The transcript exists.

Three networks were banned. The same week, the largest media merger in history was cleared. Fewer outlets. Fewer owners.

Three networks were banned. All three went to court. The rest of the press stopped covering the president.

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