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President Trump campaigns in Perry, Georgia today and Port Huron, Michigan tomorrow, extending a battleground blitz that included a Friday Fort Myers rally alongside Gov. Ron DeSantis. At that stop he announced roughly $275 million in federal money to hire at least 5,000 nurses for elder-care facilities. Election Day is November 3.
Federal investigators have subpoenaed Rep. Ilhan Omar's sister and at least one other family member in a criminal probe into whether fraud or false statements were made in her naturalization paperwork, days after Homeland Security Investigations raided her Washington home and seized her phone, computers and passport. Omar denies wrongdoing and is demanding the items back, calling the probe political targeting. Trump has said she could face prison or deportation; former President Obama called the effort appalling.
Ten-year Treasury yields fell about 19 basis points intraday Thursday — the biggest one-day drop since the Silicon Valley Bank collapse — as investors questioned whether the AI investment complex has overextended itself. Futures markets now price a 90% chance the Fed holds rates steady next week and a 78% chance of a hike in December. The national average for regular gas sat at $4.29 Friday, with diesel at $6.32.
Trump accused Judge Tony Graf of "desecrating" Charlie Kirk's memory amid the fight over setting a trial date for Tyler Robinson, who was ordered last month to stand trial on all seven charges including aggravated murder. Robinson, who pleaded not guilty, appeared for a status conference Friday afternoon. The judge has kept the death penalty on the table.
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez has surged as many as 70,000 officers nationwide, backed by helicopters, armored vehicles and water cannons, after last weekend's rioting and looting. Museums, shops and businesses shuttered across Paris, rallies in Lyon, Nice and Montpellier were banned outright, and police made arrests and seized prohibited items after 635 transit checks. Authorities are simultaneously probing a suspected terror attack near the capital.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this week the Iranian regime must be overthrown "once and for all," as the US military prepares options for additional strikes after the midterms. Trump signaled more action is possible — "we may do another little epic fury" — while the White House ruled out strikes before November 3. Brent settled at $116.72 a barrel after briefly topping $117, with WTI at $103.27 and shipping still under threat in the Strait of Hormuz.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would accept a deal freezing the war where the lines sit now, calling it the "real way" to end the fighting. Putin agreed to resume US-mediated talks after meeting envoy Steve Witkoff in St. Petersburg on October 21, a session that also produced the release of imprisoned American teacher Stephen Hubbard. A localized truce in Oleshky, brokered with help from first lady Melania Trump, is set to allow aid deliveries starting October 29.
Shoppers camped outside Apple stores worldwide for the iPhone Duo, the company's first foldable, which went on sale Friday at a starting price of $1,999 after pre-orders opened October 16. It's the first product launch shipped under new CEO John Ternus. Carriers including T-Mobile are pushing zero-down financing to blunt the sticker shock.
NASA has released roughly 800 gigabytes from the Artemis II mission, including nearly 12,000 images and 521 minutes of raw audio between the crew and lunar scientists recorded live during the far-side flyby. The haul includes imagery of the entire Orientale Basin and two craters the crew hopes to see officially named. Artemis II was the first crewed trip beyond low-Earth orbit since Apollo, setting up a landing attempt targeted for 2028.
New Jersey's Patricia Krentcil, the tanning-salon tabloid figure turned Florida Senate candidate, claims ICE agents stopped her outside a restaurant, questioned her citizenship, and were "about to handcuff me" because of her deep tan. She told the story on a podcast alongside actor Tom Arnold, calling it terrifying but offering no date or location. Fox News Digital has not verified the account, and a Gutfeld panel openly cast doubt on it.
