Trump News for Friday, October 9, 2026

Trump in Washington on Wednesday.Photograph: Kent Nishimura/AFP/Getty Images Donald Trump was on a fresh collision course with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and European allies on Friday after a stunning agreement to buy Russian diesel, up…

Former President Barack Obama is increasing his role in the midterms, raising money, cutting ads and hitting the campaign trail.

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Susan Dell stood in the Oval Office on October 7 to promote “Trump Accounts,” the tax-advantaged investment accounts for eligible children that she and her husband, Dell Technologies founder Michael Dell, pledged $6.25 billion toward in December 2025.

The Pentagon said the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be public and livestreamed.

She will replace the controversial Karoline Leavitt, who resigned in August

A federal judge ruled against the Justice Department's use of voter data to cross-reference an immigration database.

After ICE shot a young father in Manhattan, New Yorkers asked the mayor to protect them from his police department and federal agents alike. The post ICE Shooting in NYC Inflames Mamdani’s Policing Problem appeared first on The Intercept.

President Trump announced on Friday that he has chosen Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator, lawyer and former Department of Homeland Security spokesperson, as his new press secretary. Zacharia replaces Karoline Leavitt, who left the administration in A…

Some candidates have distanced themselves from Trump and his policies.

Livestreaming Nidal Hasan’s death would only credit the Fort Hood shooter’s argument that this country is barbarous.

President Donald Trump has offered the job of White House press secretary to Katie Zacharia. Here's what to know about her.

Six technology leaders received the country’s highest honours for science and technology from President Donald Trump on Thursday, the White House said. Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang and Lisa Su got the National Medal of Science. Michael Dell and Satya …

Russia to supply 300,000 tonnes of diesel immediately, followed by 1.5 million more, as prices soar amid the Iran war.

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Several US allies call to 'defend' and 'protect' the ICC following Washington's decision to sanction the judiciary body.

CFTC staffing cuts are raising concerns as the agency takes on crypto and prediction-market rules with fewer employees and less enforcement. The post CFTC staffing cuts test regulator as crypto markets expand appeared first on ReadWrite.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said that he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal of years of U.S. pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt to address high fuel prices ahead of the U.S. midterm electi…

The Pentagon says it will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan at Ford Hood, the site of his 2009 mass shooting. That would be the first public execution in the U.S. since the 1930s.

The role has been vacant since former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt left in August.

The conservative commentator currently works as a communications adviser at Trump Media & Technology Group.

Despite a wildly unpopular war with Iran, a mass protest movement for peace hasn’t materialized — at least in the ways we’ve been taught to recognize. The post Where Are the Iran War Protests? appeared first on The Intercept.

Republican and Democratic lawmakers condemn Pentagon plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter's execution by firing squad.

Humanitarian and human rights groups call out Israel's continued killings and restrictions across the enclave.

Canadians think America “is toxic and broken and can never be trusted again,” Chrystia Freeland, the former Deputy Prime Minister, tells David Remnick, and they’re seeking allies abroad.

The White House referred questions about the live stream to the Pentagon.

Trump spent millions in taxpayer money to put self-aggrandizing tripe on TV. A focus group of former supporters suggests the ads may be doing exactly the opposite of winning them back. The Bulwark shared one of Trump's ego ads with some MAGAs whose enthusias…

The Trump administration's effort to return Ahmed Soliman to the U.S. come after an Arizona judge said his deportation violated due process.

HEBRON, Ky. (AP) — Vice President JD Vance cast doubt on Friday whether the Pentagon will livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan in December but told reporters that if it is livestreamed, “I’m not going to be watching it.” The Republ…

Cook is being scrutinized for mortgage fraud allegations, which she denies.

“$250 is only the beginning,” said Michael Dell amid a burning debate over his wife Susan’s appearance after the Oval Office press conference for a $6.25 billion charity pledge.

The shooting prompted protests in New York City and Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the incident.

There is plenty of coverage everywhere you look about how Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon have announced plans to livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the Army officer who shot up Fort Hood, killing 13 people and wounding dozens more. There is …

The Arlington County Board in Virginia filed a lawsuit Thursday opposing the construction of the Triumphal Arch, becoming the first governmental body to take legal action against President Donald Trump’s planned monument.The lawsuit, filed in the Eastern Dist…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on 23 September 2026.Photograph: Remko de Waal/ANP/AFP/Getty Images The United States was accused of launching “an assault” on the world’s legal order after imposing more sanctions on the international c…

The US says the measures are aimed at restricting the tribunal's resources and ability to operate.

Trump began efforts to remove Cook as one of the governors on the US Fed Reserve Board in 2025 and litigation is on.

Rising term premium is not entirely due to Trump, but the timeline shows he's the driver of this trend.

Latest action seeks to stem resources to international tribunal Trump administration has vowed to dismantle.

File photo of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at work. The Trump-appointed judge said ICE agents lied in court and falsified records to cover their tracks. [ more › ]

A Virginia county governing board filed the suit, claiming that planning for the monument near DC was rushed.

Rights groups and legal experts say the move could endanger minors, who are usually barred from witnessing executions.

Sam Altman said the superintelligence accord that President Donald Trump signed with AI executives is “a good start”, but that the industry will need more. He said it in the second of two interviews with Vanity Fair, recorded in San Francisco on 2 October. Th…

President Donald Trump lost out on the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize as the U.S. war with Iran continued. On October 9, the Norwegian Nobel Committee selected South African lawyer Navi Pillay for her work advancing universal legal principles.

Kennedy Center trustees, including Isaac Perlmutter, Steve Wynn, and their wives, were compared to ghouls, aliens, and fictional monsters.

The White House is launching a new inquiry into Lisa Cook, the first Black woman to sit on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

Expect lies, threats and empty bluster. He's becoming politically insignificant — but still dangerous

I’ve explored how Trump FCC Boss Brendan Carr has been working tirelessly to illegally destroy what’s left of already shaky U.S. media consolidation limits. He’s particularly interested in helping Trump-friendly local broadcasters like Sinclair, Tegna, and Ne…

US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth that the White House sees anyone who says “artificial intelligence” instead of “super intelligence” as “THE ENEMY”. “The White House considers anyone that uses the term, “Artificial Intelligence,” as opposed to the hig…

The US is suspending top tech firms, including Microsoft, from a key programme to sponsor foreign workers’ green cards.

NEW YORK (AP) — As most of the political world focuses on next month's midterm elections, the shadow primary for the 2028 presidential contest is quietly playing out in public view. Democratic and Republican presidential prospects have been crisscrossing th…

International judge Navi Pillay was applauded by colleagues as she gave her first public reaction to her Peace Prize.

White House attacks on DEI gave colleges cover to abandon women and minority students

US media reports suggest he may be weighing strikes before the vote, but the president has ruled that out.

Like Andrew Lloyd Webber's masked outcast, Trump is willing to bring the whole house down

The execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad will be livestreamed to the public, the Pentagon said Thursday.The Army announced this week that the execution would take place at Fort Hood on Dec. 3 after Hasan was convicted of killing 13…

Pete Hegseth is all but telling everyone to like, follow, and subscribe to the savagery in advance.

Gas prices are near the highest levels on record at this time of year. Diesel, the workhorse fuel powering trucks, tractors and trains, is also near all-time highs. - Mehmet Eser/Anadolu/Getty Images The Strait of Hormuz is no longer paralyzed and yet fuel …

The Trump administration says it has deported more than 25,000 people to countries to which they have no ties. NPR spoke to three men who say it feels like they've lost control over their own lives.

The News Congressional Democrats aren’t eager to impeach Donald Trump. Pete Hegseth is a different story. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and his leadership circle remain reluctant to lean too far into talking about impeaching the president if they re…

The Trump administration is funneling $100 million into educating STEM researchers who are U.S. citizens. The move comes after other changes under Trump have forced cutbacks in university research.

The move has renewed debate over whether stricter skilled-immigration policies protect American workers or hurt American businesses.

Oil prices drop as Trump dismisses speculation of pre-midterm military action against Iran.

The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be "public.

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There are protests and outrage in New York after ICE agents shot a man after surrounding his vehicle.

For about nine decades, executions in the U.S. have been private affairs, often shrouded in secrecy. The stunning Pentagon announcement Thursday that the first military execution in more than 65 years will be livestreamed could change that. Allowing the worl…

Mayor Zohran Mamdani says agents fired at a car with a child inside; DHS says it was conducting enforcement activity.

There’s a certain segment of the American population that likes to really bang on about the importance of the First Amendment to our rights to free speech and the freedom of religion… right up until that includes speech and religion they don’t like. This same…

Business Insider spoke to eight immigration attorneys on Thursday in the wake of the Trump administration's announcement.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Arlington County Board in Virginia filed a lawsuit Thursday opposing the construction of the Triumphal Arch, becoming the first governmental body to take legal action against President Donald Trump's planned monument. The lawsuit, filed…

The race between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers is considered a toss-up in push to control Senate.

Crew members express relief after a record 265 days at sea that strained conditions on board.

ICE just shot another person on the streets of New York City, this time while a 5-year-old was reportedly in the car next to the victim.

The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has returned home after a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea supporting the Iran war. The extended deployment drew attention following reports of crew stress and supply shortages.

Iranian media reported massive explosions in the southern Strait of Hormuz, with Fars citing unnamed military sources.