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Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Despite several Americans facing the government's wrath over damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a report obtained by the Washington Post says basic steps were not followed to ensure success of $14.7 million remodel. "Investigators said some of the damage likely occurred because workers were still applying the coating just a day before the pool was refilled on June 4. The material required 72 hours to cure fully." read more


Democratic Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar, whose home was raided by immigration agents this week as part of a federal criminal investigation into her, has become the 17th Democrat to be probed during President Donald Trump's second term. read more


Pope Leo XIV had surgery on Tuesday to remove a cancerous growth in his lung, the Vatican announced. read more


The family of a man killed by a tiger at a wildlife park in the UK have spoken about their "severe distress" at the circulation of online media after Donald Trump reposted a video of the incident. read more


President Donald Trump's administration has asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign from her position as US ambassador to Greece, the new White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia announced ... read more


US inflation rose by more than expected in the year to September, according to official figures, in the final data release before the midterm elections next month. read more


President Donald Trump was set to be deposed Friday in a defamation lawsuit he filed against the British Broadcasting Corporation, but his lawyers recently canceled the session ... read more


The questions about Zacharia's legal credentials and her fumbling answers resulted in a flood of national and international news coverage. read more


Dangerous Consequences: Immigrant women across the U.S. have been detained by federal officials after calls to police about domestic violence. Some say they were the victims. read more


Americans' confidence that food sold at most grocery stores is safe to eat has fallen to its lowest level Gallup has recorded, with 65% now very or somewhat confident. read more


Tuesday, October 13, 2026

President Donald Trump's new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, earned brutally bad reviews Tuesday on her first day on the job. read more


Police later intervened and removed her from the venue, while the man who punched her remained inside and exchanged high-fives with other attendees, according to Fox News. read more


The president says there's no way all those reports about Russia and China helping out Iran are true. read more


The New York Times revealed in September that before voters sent him to Washington, the rural doctor-turned-Republican lawmaker sued more than 700 former patients while caring for new and expectant mothers across his more than 25-year career. read more


The White House has asked U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign, press secretary Katie Zacharia said Tuesday in her debut briefing. read more


Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton attended a New Year's Eve party in Dubai alongside two men who were then wanted on federal healthcare fraud charges, according to video reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. read more


 

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