https://drudge.com/user/qcp New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/295244/trump-moves-natalie-into-ultra-private-white https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-moves-natalie-into-ultra-private-white-house-hideaway/ar-AA2giZpJ The New York Times article describes Trump's private dining room, which is located just off the Oval Office at the White House, where he watches television and makes phone calls. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:yc54nj2zlnqrdotewpkbrauy/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzfg6p2od2v" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibr2mvqmhmrfgwmbv55ozeq3plrq2pzgaumhu5kdhpxzrl3ntr64a" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Natalie Harp and her 'human printer' operation have taken over Trump's private dining room<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yc54nj2zlnqrdotewpkbrauy/post/3myzfg6p2od2v?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Independent (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yc54nj2zlnqrdotewpkbrauy?ref_src=embed">@the-independent.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yc54nj2zlnqrdotewpkbrauy/post/3myzfg6p2od2v?ref_src=embed">9:42 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 29, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 30 Oct 2026 21:31:09 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295244/trump-moves-natalie-into-ultra-private-white#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295244 news, 0.5 daily 295244 https://drudge.com/news/295245/federal-debt-hits-100-gdp https://www.wsj.com/economy/federal-debt-hits-100-of-gdp-585d3cb0 The U.S. national debt reached 100% of gross domestic product for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, hitting the triple-digit mark for the first time since 1946. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:jrdunuv53kpblscdnseuzmca/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzv4sbwqs24" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihp6sfxbrgrj445dyrerjfvszzafalqbalalchmdhbrw7erpxkz34" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">The national debt reached 100% of gross domestic product for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, hitting the triple-digit mark for the first time since 1946. www.wsj.com/economy/fede ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrdunuv53kpblscdnseuzmca/post/3myzv4sbwqs24?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Mia Farrow (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrdunuv53kpblscdnseuzmca?ref_src=embed">@miafarrow.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrdunuv53kpblscdnseuzmca/post/3myzv4sbwqs24?ref_src=embed">2:23 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 29, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:32:42 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295245/federal-debt-hits-100-gdp#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295245 news, 0.5 daily 295245 https://drudge.com/news/295201/iran-attacking-ships-strait https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/donald-trump-has-a-problem-iran-is-attacking-ships-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-now-at-record-levels/ October has brought more attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz than any month since tracking began, with Reuters counting at least twenty-eight. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykiwqmvro23" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreid5yu7wpvsrchbt5nh673s7xkgg6xkzlp4ncuryanzpma2dq2bgtm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Ship attacks in Strait of Hormuz hit record high in October reut.rs/4z5EjDb<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r/post/3mykiwqmvro23?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Reuters (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r?ref_src=embed">@reuters.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r/post/3mykiwqmvro23?ref_src=embed">11:35 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 23, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:32:12 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295201/iran-attacking-ships-strait#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295201 news, 0.5 daily 295201 https://drudge.com/news/295200/kushner-got-secretary-state-fired-after https://newrepublic.com/post/217201/jared-kushner-secretary-state-fired-dictator-paid-him Kushner reportedly got former Secretary Rex Tillerson fired after the UAE paid him millions"prompting another nation to also pay Kushner to ensure favors of their own, according to a new book. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3myuv6smrdy2n" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigymybrgcb7ynx3vfgwzvpz3hapqojd4v5j23iwe57qlcs36vuzla" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson by tweet in 2018. A new book alleges the United Arab Emirates paid Jared Kushner $50 million for helping push him out, which Kushner's attorney denies.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f/post/3myuv6smrdy2n?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Raw Story (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f?ref_src=embed">@rawstory.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f/post/3myuv6smrdy2n?ref_src=embed">2:40 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 27, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:30:15 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295200/kushner-got-secretary-state-fired-after#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295200 news, 0.5 daily 295200 https://drudge.com/news/295221/tina-brown-trumps-moment-truth https://tinabrown.substack.com/p/trumps-moment-of-truth For two years, we've been trudging through sludge, trapped in Trump's MAGgoty reality-show rerun. We wake up every morning to the dread realization that a demented conman in a mangy rug still occupies the glitzed-up Oval Office (or as Obama put it, Saddam Hussein's version of a Cheesecake Factory) But is the Ceausescu balcony moment drawing near on Nov 3? Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:25:43 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295221/tina-brown-trumps-moment-truth#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295221 discussion, 0.5 daily 295221 https://drudge.com/news/295198/trump-jr-hunting-trip-russian-oligarch https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/report-details-trump-jr-hunting-trip-with-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev/ar-AA2g9E0j Donald Trump Jr. enjoyed a hunting trip with the Putin-linked Russian oligarch who paid for his lavish Caribbean wedding, it has been revealed. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:opq5phhuquxppobexcp2cm4y/app.bsky.feed.post/3myu5dg6i3j2i" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidie4g6cd3q7qiwi5u5pjaj77i2ly4vi2jgoef7cktfstuwpljswi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang=""> The Financial Times revealed Donald Trump Jr. stayed at a remote Mongolian hunting camp with Putin-tied businessman Umar Kremlev while hunting rare Altai argali sheep. Kremlev has maintained close ties to Vladimir Putin. united24media.com/world/donald ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:opq5phhuquxppobexcp2cm4y/post/3myu5dg6i3j2i?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- UNITED24 Media (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:opq5phhuquxppobexcp2cm4y?ref_src=embed">@united24media.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:opq5phhuquxppobexcp2cm4y/post/3myu5dg6i3j2i?ref_src=embed">7:34 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 27, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:30:47 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295198/trump-jr-hunting-trip-russian-oligarch#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295198 news, 0.5 daily 295198 https://drudge.com/news/295199/trumps-pardon-economy-crime-victims-lost https://www.cbsnews.com/projects/2026/trump-pardon-economy-investigation/ All told, Mr. Trump's clemency orders have erased at least $119 million in unpaid restitution since January 2025, a CBS News investigation has found. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:ds7jumejrr2e2ksfjmjxsz75/app.bsky.feed.post/3myuuehmk5k2r" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreignfno5wlrxsahjtwjetdwmaem45h2oir4sqorgrimuzp2mmsloku" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">President Trump&#x27;s second term pardons and clemency orders have erased at least $119 million in unpaid restitution to crime victims, including small businesses and community banks. One of many concrete harms of Trump&#x27;s corruption ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ds7jumejrr2e2ksfjmjxsz75/post/3myuuehmk5k2r?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- CREW (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ds7jumejrr2e2ksfjmjxsz75?ref_src=embed">@citizensforethics.org</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ds7jumejrr2e2ksfjmjxsz75/post/3myuuehmk5k2r?ref_src=embed">2:26 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 27, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:33:52 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295199/trumps-pardon-economy-crime-victims-lost#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295199 news, 0.5 daily 295199 https://drudge.com/news/295180/us-government-hiding-secret-court-ruling https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-government-is-hiding-a-secret-court-ruling-about-how-it-spies-on-americans/ Two Democratic senators who have long overseen US intelligence say the Trump administration is illegally withholding a secret court's findings from Congress until lawmakers renew a program that lets federal agents read Americans' communications without a warrant. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:o4pdps2jkn7uhrdgadni7djk/app.bsky.feed.post/3myrwbx6mf22a" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreih7bnjdavvzeovukpb67p2y2bhd7o4ir5w5ti7gdj5g7rdrhpkyny" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">NEW: US lawmakers say the Trump administration is breaking the law by withholding a secret court opinion about the surveillance of Americans, even as it presses Congress to renew America's most sweeping surveillance program.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:o4pdps2jkn7uhrdgadni7djk/post/3myrwbx6mf22a?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- dell cameron (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:o4pdps2jkn7uhrdgadni7djk?ref_src=embed">@dell.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:o4pdps2jkn7uhrdgadni7djk/post/3myrwbx6mf22a?ref_src=embed">10:22 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 26, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:33:43 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295180/us-government-hiding-secret-court-ruling#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295180 news, 0.5 daily 295180 https://drudge.com/news/295122/musk-makes-1-billion-investment-skydance https://www.semafor.com/article/10/22/2026/elon-musk-makes-1-billion-investment-in-ellisons-skydance Elon Musk has invested roughly $1 billion in Skydance, ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do/app.bsky.feed.post/3myidqedow227" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiaztcf73cdipid3i5kljcvucpz2q7ntpxfstnaaqndyofodzvd764" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">So, the real question: will HBO (part of Skydance) still stream Alex Gibney&#x27;s &quot;Musk&quot; documentary, now that Musk is an investor in Skydance ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do/post/3myidqedow227?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Mike Masnick (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do?ref_src=embed">@masnick.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do/post/3myidqedow227?ref_src=embed">2:56 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 22, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:31:27 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295122/musk-makes-1-billion-investment-skydance#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295122 news, 0.5 daily 295122 https://drudge.com/news/295131/hegseth-barred-trans-troops-military https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/us/trans-troops-military-boards-retain.html?unlocked_article_code=1.K1E.7ZWs._xefgVRskGX2&smid=url-share The service members at Navy and Marine Corps hearings are finding ways to keep trans troops in uniform. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:mlmouohgzbjofidukcp4pxf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3myk3qr4wi22f" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigvggvptrotexk5gg4m63kkyxrx4vlmwirj2p4gltslrd3trxoxfu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Woah - boards of service in the Marines and the Navy are ignoring Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth&#x27;s order to purge transgender troops from the military. &quot;Navy and Marine Corps boards have voted to retain trans members in nine of 12 cases.&quot; www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mlmouohgzbjofidukcp4pxf2/post/3myk3qr4wi22f?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Gillian Branstetter (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mlmouohgzbjofidukcp4pxf2?ref_src=embed">@gbbranstetter.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mlmouohgzbjofidukcp4pxf2/post/3myk3qr4wi22f?ref_src=embed">7:39 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 23, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:30:43 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295131/hegseth-barred-trans-troops-military#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295131 news, 0.5 daily 295131 https://drudge.com/news/295129/state-department-unveils-plan-only https://newrepublic.com/post/216965/state-department-plan-only-promote-trump-supporters The department has asked some officials up for promotion who they voted for in the last three presidential elections. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:g6zrpwmibpkb6nkfweuns3mr/app.bsky.feed.post/3myik4dxd2e2r" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicmarq4fjgouyjndh34dvvko2pdvq3o5stu65iebpdjgs3r653wz4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">The department has asked some officials up for promotion who they voted for in the last three presidential elections. trib.al/MH0YJO3<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:g6zrpwmibpkb6nkfweuns3mr/post/3myik4dxd2e2r?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The New Republic (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:g6zrpwmibpkb6nkfweuns3mr?ref_src=embed">@newrepublic.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:g6zrpwmibpkb6nkfweuns3mr/post/3myik4dxd2e2r?ref_src=embed">4:50 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 22, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:32:00 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295129/state-department-unveils-plan-only#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295129 news, 0.5 daily 295129 https://drudge.com/news/295132/its-time-take-starlink-away-elon https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/its-time-to-take-starlink-away-from?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_content=embedded-post Americans did not give him the right to make national security policy <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:7tyhlziszrunowfvarla52va/app.bsky.feed.post/3mydlcx7sb22e" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigudocxiu4nvgbmgewijp5sdhzpabwon4jpooao4pv6yrywdsupvi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Ukraine lost access to Elon&#x27;s Starlink satellites, so Jon Stewart called Starlink customer service<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7tyhlziszrunowfvarla52va/post/3mydlcx7sb22e?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Daily Show (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7tyhlziszrunowfvarla52va?ref_src=embed">@thedailyshow.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7tyhlziszrunowfvarla52va/post/3mydlcx7sb22e?ref_src=embed">5:29 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 20, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:31:51 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295132/its-time-take-starlink-away-elon#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295132 news, 0.5 daily 295132 https://drudge.com/news/295113/north-carolina-dems-see-strongest-early https://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/article317717272.html It's still early. Like, really early. But based on what we've seen from early voting so far, Democrats were right to be optimistic about North Carolina this year. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:vfyoabc5oeobgnddttqjf5vm/app.bsky.feed.post/3myilk2ilvs2o" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibis53kksavems7lcapzokgj7ohq3svrj2jw2ntu4th26t4pyqfku" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Turnout is surging in metro Atlanta&#x27;s suburbs and other population centers around the state -- and lagging in much of rural Georgia. Republicans are worried. "We have to overperform in rural Georgia, or we&#x27;re not going to win,&quot; says Rick Jackson. #gapol www.ajc.com/politics/202 ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vfyoabc5oeobgnddttqjf5vm/post/3myilk2ilvs2o?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Greg Bluestein (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vfyoabc5oeobgnddttqjf5vm?ref_src=embed">@bluestein.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vfyoabc5oeobgnddttqjf5vm/post/3myilk2ilvs2o?ref_src=embed">5:16 PM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 22, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:33:30 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295113/north-carolina-dems-see-strongest-early#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295113 news, 0.5 daily 295113 https://drudge.com/news/295120/finland-google-illegally-fells-250000-trees https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/oct/22/finland-google-felling-trees-datacentre Company ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms' latest push. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:vovinwhtulbsx4mwfw26r5ni/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhmth5jm42k" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihcljjro4zzuyio6j5s6td7atuelrdlvxlog4sl2nrmu5jywufqxq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">'Pure arrogance': anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vovinwhtulbsx4mwfw26r5ni/post/3myhmth5jm42k?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Guardian (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vovinwhtulbsx4mwfw26r5ni?ref_src=embed">@theguardian.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vovinwhtulbsx4mwfw26r5ni/post/3myhmth5jm42k?ref_src=embed">8:06 AM &Acirc;&middot; Oct 22, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:31:21 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295120/finland-google-illegally-fells-250000-trees#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295120 news, 0.5 daily 295120 https://drudge.com/news/295126/state-dept-unveils-plan-only-promote https://newrepublic.com/post/216965/state-department-plan-only-promote-trump-supporters The Department of State has asked civil servants up for promotions who they voted for in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections. Top State Department officials have indicated that the only candidates eligible for mid- to upper-level foreign service roles were people who had supported President Donald Trump, and that political donations to any Democrat would be disqualifying, The Washington Sun reported Thursday. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:54:06 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/295126/state-dept-unveils-plan-only-promote#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.295126 0.5 daily 295126