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One week out from Election Day, the President holds rallies in Corpus Christi and Lubbock alongside GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton. A new Fox News poll has Paxton and Democrat James Talarico tied at 49 percent in a state Trump carried by 14 points in 2024. More than 30 million Americans have already voted.
The Justice Department is pursuing criminal charges against the former FBI director tied to an alleged classified information leak from roughly ten years ago. Comey called the effort "an appalling abuse" of the department and maintains his innocence. The timing lands squarely in the middle of the midterm stretch run.
Policymakers convene today weighing persistent price pressure against a cooling labor market, after September's quarter-point hike lifted the benchmark to 3.75–4 percent. Annual inflation ticked up to 3.7 percent on energy costs, while core sits at 2.6 percent. National gas averages $4.27 a gallon, diesel $6.35 — the first October ever above four dollars.
Defense attorneys for members of Cornell's Chi Phi fraternity are pushing to remove the New York AG from the sexual assault investigation, arguing a September 28 social media post prejudged guilt and tainted grand jurors. James filed a response arguing the defendants lack standing and that the governor holds appointment authority. A court hearing is now scheduled.
Israelis turned out at the fastest pace in 45 years today, with Netanyahu facing former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot and his Yashar party. Weekend channel surveys projected roughly 50 seats for the sitting coalition against 52 to 56 for the opposition bloc — deadlock territory. Itamar Ben-Gvir is positioned as a potential kingmaker, and Trump has publicly endorsed Netanyahu.
Tehran is courting Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan on a "region-only" security framework, with security chief Mohsen Rezaei declaring America "has not brought security to any country in the region." Simultaneously, Iran-backed Houthis claimed an attack on Ras Tanura, the kingdom's largest refinery at roughly 550,000 barrels a day. Qatar is urging Iran to stop threatening Gulf states and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The opposition leader made a surprise return home Sunday after nearly a year in exile, greeted by large crowds. She reenters a country reshaped by the U.S. operation that removed Nicolás Maduro, with a power struggle still unfolding among the old ruling elite. Trump weighed in on her homecoming as Washington keeps a military footprint in the region.
Administrator Jared Isaacman says Artemis III launches by mid-2027 to rehearse in low Earth orbit, with Artemis IV and V attempting crewed landings in 2028 — the first since 1972. All three fly before the end of Trump's term, per the agency's timeline. NASA also plans roughly $20 billion over seven years toward a permanent lunar base, with China's program racing the same clock.
Elon Musk acknowledged SpaceX deliberately slowed Ukraine's military Starlink access, saying Kyiv used the civilian service to guide offensive drone strikes and that the "loophole was closed last week." Ukrainian defense tech adviser Serhii Beskrestnov disputes it, citing long-standing speed caps that make deep strikes physically impossible. Zelenskyy said Saturday that full speeds have been restored.
The Pentagon's seventh batch of declassified UAP records includes an eyewitness account of the 1947 Roswell crash describing alien bodies and an egg-shaped craft. Roswell's visitor center logged 14,979 stop-ins so far in 2026, up from 12,897 last year, and local businesses report year-round rather than seasonal traffic. The UFO Museum already pulls 200,000-plus visitors annually.
