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Friday, October 23, 2026

Company ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms' latest push. read more


"A man inside our government illegally spent nearly $22 million in taxpayer dollars on bogus campaign ads praising himself. He now resides on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue," Sen. Bernie Sanders said. "Taxpayers want to know when they'll get their money back." read more


The state offered little explanation for its finding, and the boy's family is calling for the bodycam footage. read more


Thursday, October 22, 2026

John Anderson, the country Hall of Famer behind hits like "Seminole Wind" and "Swingin'," has died. He was 71. read more


Former speaker is latest target of mailings sent to various Congress members in the lead-up to the midterm elections read more


Ukraine's capital has come under a new missile attack, hours after Russia said it was "ready in principle" to resume peace talks and the US president said the world was "the closest we've been" to ending the war. read more


A Venezuelan billionaire secured a pardon from President Donald Trump after his family gave Trump's former attorney at least $50 million, The New York Times reported on Tuesday night. read more


Thousands of North Carolina midterm ballots are set to be rejected over minor technical issues after a federal court upheld strict new Republican-backed rules for mail voters, according to data shared exclusively with Democracy Docket. Some Democratic strongholds are seeing rejection rates as high as 7-8%, the data show. read more


As Vivek Ramaswamy doubles down on his controversial ad attacking Amy Acton, backlash has grown to include Democrats, Republicans and political commentators across the country. read more


Neil Bush, son of former president George HW Bush, says he was 'deeply troubled' by Ken Paxton's conduct and 'enormously impressed' with Talarico read more


The US State Department is preparing to issue an ordered departure of some personnel and family members from US embassies across the Gulf region, three US officials said on Wednesday. read more


President Donald Trump's approval rating has hit a record low. Democratic enthusiasm levels are off the charts. read more


"These schemes siphoned millions from taxpayers and robbed struggling Americans of the benefits they depend on, so fraudsters could use them for their own selfish purposes," U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said. read more


Halley Froehlich was sure she'd spend her scientific career in the United States. Her family has been in America since the 1700s. read more


Elon Musk has said he is actively considering merging Tesla and SpaceX, his two biggest companies. read more


Trump also tied his promise to resolve the remaining claims to the outcome of next month's midterm elections, telling the crowd that Republicans must retain control of Congress. "If we don't win, there's no money," he said. "If we do win, you're getting it. It's gonna be finally over with that nightmare that's been going on for so many years. We will never abandon the heroes who served America." read more


 

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