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ICE ERO ONE: Trump’s $100M Domestic Surveillance Plan Would Put 142 Intelligence Agents in 26 US Cities

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AI-generated illustration of a surveillance camera over a city skyline at dusk representing the ICE ERO ONE domestic surveillance program

The Trump administration is fast-tracking a plan that would give Immigration and Customs Enforcement its own private intelligence network. The ICE ERO ONE program — short for Enforcement and Removal Operations Overwatch and National Security Enforcement — is a five-year contract valued at more than $100 million that would station 142 privately contracted intelligence agents … Read more

Starlink Ukraine Slowdown: White House Ordered Starshield Cap After Musk Proposal, Reports Say

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The order to slow down Ukraine’s battlefield internet came from inside the White House itself. That is the conclusion of a string of explosive reports about the Starlink Ukraine slowdown that have rocked Washington and Kyiv — with Reuters, The Telegraph, and Axios all pointing to the same startling sequence: billionaire Elon Musk proposed restricting … Read more

Putin Trump Xi Summit: Russia Floats Three-Way Ukraine Talks in China as Zelensky Is Cut Out

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AI-generated original image of the US, Russia and China flags flying before a summit conference hall ahead of the proposed Putin Trump Xi summit on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine — without Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the table. The proposed Putin Trump Xi summit, first reported by The Wall Street Journal on Sunday, October 18, 2026, would … Read more

Trump Approval Rating Hits Record Low 33% in Washington Post Poll as Democrats Surge Two Weeks Before Midterms

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Trump approval rating record low 33% in Washington Post poll — American flag and Capitol at dusk with declining approval chart

Trump Approval Rating Hits Record Low 33% in Washington Post Poll as Democrats Surge Two Weeks Before Midterms Donald Trump’s Trump approval rating has collapsed to a record low just two weeks before the November 3 midterm elections. A new Washington Post–ABC News–Ipsos poll released October 18, 2026, found that only 33% of U.S. adults … Read more

DOJ Investigates ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC Over White House Press Pool Halt

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DOJ investigates networks: TV cameras outside the White House as five networks face an antitrust probe over the press pool halt

The Justice Department is turning its antitrust firepower on the news business itself. The DOJ investigates networks ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC over their decision to temporarily suspend shared White House press pool duties last month, an extraordinary escalation of the Trump administration’s confrontation with the media that press-freedom advocates are calling intimidation … Read more

Ukraine Drone Attack 2026: Kyiv Defies Trump With Massive Strike on Russian Oil Terminal

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Ukraine drone attack on Russian oil terminal at dusk

Ukraine launched one of its biggest drone attacks of 2026 on Russia overnight Saturday, striking a key oil terminal in St. Petersburg and other targets across the country — in open defiance of President Donald Trump’s demand that Kyiv stop hitting Russian energy infrastructure. The Ukraine drone attack marks a dramatic escalation in the deteriorating … Read more

No Kings ‘Vote Early’ Rallies Sweep the US: Thousands March for Early Voting 17 Days Before Midterms

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No Kings protest 2026 marchers with American flags during nationwide Vote Early rallies

The fourth No Kings protest 2026 unfolded across the United States on Saturday, October 17, 2026 — and this one looked different from the three that came before it. Instead of rallying only against President Donald Trump and his administration, organizers rebranded the day as “No Kings: Vote Early,” a coordinated nationwide push to turn … Read more

Trump Says Iran Deal Signing Set for Sunday to Reopen Strait of Hormuz as Tehran Denies and Envoys’ Trip Is Canceled

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Trump Iran deal signing — oil tankers move through the Strait of Hormuz at dusk as Trump announces Sunday deal signing

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the Trump Iran deal signing — an interim deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the months-long conflict — is scheduled for Sunday, even as Iranian officials flatly denied that any signing will happen, ruled out new talks, and watched Trump’s own envoys cancel … Read more

NAACP Sues DOJ to Block 1,000 Poll Monitors in Midterms: ‘Interrogation Rooms’ Warning

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NAACP poll monitors lawsuit: AI-generated news photo of a US polling station with voting booths, American flags and a federal official observing voters.

The NAACP poll monitors lawsuit has turned the 2026 midterms into a courtroom battle over who gets to watch Americans vote — and why. On Friday, October 16, 2026, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization sued the Department of Justice in federal court, asking a judge to block the Trump administration from deploying 1,000 federal … Read more

Trump Kentucky Rally: ‘I Can Do Stuff That Is Unbelievable’ as He Rallies for Andy Barr and Ed Gallrein

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Trump Kentucky rally Andy Barr Ed Gallrein

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — President Donald Trump brought his midterm blitz to Kentucky on Saturday night, using a rally at Truist Arena in Highland Heights to tell thousands of supporters that his second presidency has given him powers he never had in his first term — and urging voters to “pretend I’m on the ballot” … Read more