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Five days out from Election Day, President Trump is rallying in South Carolina, where Sen. Darline Graham's race against Democrat Annie Andrews has unexpectedly narrowed. It's the latest stop in an October battleground blitz that's already included three Ohio rallies. Meanwhile, Sen. Mark Kelly says Democrats are worried Trump won't accept the results if Republicans lose Congress.
Alaska's governor has ordered an investigation into allegations that Democrats recruited a second candidate sharing the name of incumbent GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan to confuse voters. Trump called it "voter fraud at the highest level" and demanded Democrat Mary Peltola be removed from the ballot and prosecuted. Nearly 58,000 Alaskans — roughly one in ten — have already voted early.
Third-quarter GDP grew at a 3.4% annual rate, beating expectations on strong business investment and resilient consumer spending. But the Fed's preferred gauge went the wrong way — headline PCE rose to 3.6% and core to 3.1%, the highest since May. The Fed held rates at 3.75–4.0% Wednesday, with two governors dissenting in favor of a hike.
The Department of Homeland Security is investigating a massive data breach that exposed personnel records for roughly 40,000 employees, including ICE and Border Patrol agents. An anti-fascist hacking group has claimed responsibility for the doxxing. The exposure raises serious safety questions for agents already facing elevated threats.
Newly counted ballots show Netanyahu's right-wing bloc stalling below the 61 seats needed for a majority, while Arab parties surged to a record 19 seats. That puts the Joint List and Mansour Abbas's Ra'am in decisive coalition-forming position, with three possible paths to a government. A Channel 12 report alleges Qatari money may have been funneled in to boost turnout in Arab communities.
Official and military sources tell Fox News that assets are repositioning across the Middle East to give Trump strike options against Iran, with the Strait of Hormuz in focus. Asked directly about hitting Iran after the midterms, Trump said "I can't tell you that — but anything's possible." He also touted the earlier strikes on Iran's nuclear capability while ripping the Obama-era deal.
With drones making surface movement nearly suicidal, Russian and Ukrainian troops are now fighting inside narrow Soviet-era gas pipelines beneath the battlefield. A Ukrainian underground counteroffensive near Kupiansk reportedly killed more than 100 Russian soldiers and took dozens of prisoners. Separately, a localized ceasefire took hold in a southern Ukrainian city for a humanitarian relief mission brokered by Melania Trump.
University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers found that bacteria and viruses mutate differently in microgravity, producing genetic changes you simply don't see on Earth. Those novel mutations could reveal fresh vulnerabilities in drug-resistant pathogens. NASA astronauts involved in the orbital work describe the findings as having "profound potential."
A phase 3 trial of trastuzumab rezetecan showed a 73% lower risk of cancer progression or death compared with chemotherapy. Tumors shrank in 75.5% of patients with advanced breast cancer. It's the kind of result that shifts a standard of care rather than just nudging it.
At least six military commissaries suffered bizarre refrigeration failures in late August, and the Pentagon now suspects deliberate sabotage. At Fort Huachuca, Arizona, freezers flipped into defrost mode overnight and cooked the stored food until it spoiled. Investigators are coordinating with French authorities after a strikingly similar cyberattack hit hundreds of French supermarkets this month.
