Trump News for Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Washington cites Canadian tariffs, political meetings and anti-Trump ads as evidence of attempted election interference.

The latest round of negotiations comes amid growing concerns in Kyiv the US is backing away from its support of Ukraine.

Billionaire technology investor Peter Thiel said he's skeptical of the U.S. war with Iran and does not believe the United States should have launched it, putting the major Republican donor at odds with President Donald Trump over one of the administration's d…

With immigration curbs and tech firms cutting foreign hiring, US residency is becoming a distant dream for many Indians.

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump is cozying up to Russia again. …

David Remnick interviews Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Texas, on how crony capitalism, distrust of data centers, and attacks on public education have disenchanted voters enough to finally bring a blue wave to the Lone Star State.

Moments after declaring that the U.S. “gave nothing” to Russia in exchange for the release of imprisoned American Stephen Hubbard, Donald Trump revealed that we did, in fact, give something.“So we appreciate the fact that we were able to get him. We gave noth…

An Iranian performer in Tehran’s busy Tajrish Square has impersonated US President Donald Trump behind bars.

The participation of US agents in an April drug operation has raised questions about whether Mexico's laws were upheld.

The race between the sister of late Senator Lindsey Graham and Democrat Annie Andrews has tightened in deep-red state.

As the White House contemplates losing Congress, there has been an unusually early effort to find a Republican scapegoat.

Moscow dispatches its inaugural diesel shipment to the US, aiming to ease fuel shortages as midterm elections loom.

From Trump TV to a “Shark Tank” knockoff, the president’s latest entertainment ventures are a steep decline from his days on “The Apprentice.”

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Saudi Arabia has been facing near-daily attacks from the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen (Fayez Nureldine) Washington has ordered non-essential US embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, the State Department said on Wednesday, as the kingdom com…

Changes to federal hepatitis B vaccination recommendations could lead to more childhood infections, according to a new study published Monday.

AI, data centers and Flock cameras are key tech policy issues shaping the campaigns, candidates and voters.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to let it resume building a border wall project through the Big Bend region of Texas. The government filed an emergency appeal asking the justices to lift a lower court decision…

Rising U.S. emissions are pushing best-case climate scenarios out of reach.

Havana says Washington is threatening countries with retaliation if they refuse to vote against condemning its embargo.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday pushed back against suggestions that the Trump administration had ordered Elon Musk’s Starlink and its military-grade counterpart, Starshield, to limit Ukraine’s access to the satellite communications networks,…

President Donald Trump's nominee to replace Stone, James O'Neill, has yet to have a confirmation hearing in the senate, leaving the future leadership of the NSF unclear

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signalled Moscow is willing in principle to resume talks with Ukraine and the US.

Tehran had 'nothing new' to tell Washington after latest nuclear proposals reportedly offered by mediators.

Donald Trump is making promises to struggling Americans and making clear that he'll only deliver if they vote Republican in the midterm elections.

TP-Link, one of the world's leading manufacturers of consumer Wi-Fi routers, is in a precarious position in the US. The company just launched its first Wi-Fi 8 routers, but can't bring them here because of President Donald Trump's foreign router ban. Even tho…

East Potomac offers something the president’s golf courses don’t.

The 2026 midterms are less than two weeks away, which means we’ll soon have a better idea of what the next two years of American politics could look like. If Democrats win at least one chamber of Congress — and they’re comfortable favorites to control the Hou…

Members of the NYPD watch as cyclists gather for a solidarity ride at the location where Oscar Belgal, a 28-year-old undocumented immigrant from the Dominican Republic, was shot in the neck last week by ICE agents in the Marble Hill neighborhood of the Bronx …

"Broadcasters are prohibited by the terms of their federal licenses from engaging in News Distortion or promoting Broadcast Hoaxes."

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr warned broadcasters on Wednesday about airing “fake polls” or “suppression polls,” once again threatening regulatory action for news content. Carr has talked previously about the media’s reliance on poll information, as President Don…

Sofia Liguori stepped down from DeepMind due to current military contracts — not speculative fears of an AI apocalypse. The post Google DeepMind Engineer Resigns in Protest of Pentagon Contract appeared first on The Intercept.

Media mogul John Malone says that the Trump administration informed Netflix that their proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would be blocked, with the streaming giant then dropping out of the bidding and clearing the way for Paramount’s purchase. At…

The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration has to continue providing gender-affirming care to inmates in federal prisons as litigation on efforts to change the policy continues.

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Democrats have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and the Justice Department, alleging that the Trump administration is unlawfully interfering with the midterms by pressuring states to remove voters from their rolls.The complaint, filed Tuesday in…

US president has continued to support data centres in advance of midterms, despite growing opposition from Republicans.

Brad Gerstner wants to extend Trump Accounts to Americans under 40, creating early IRAs that could attract corporate and philanthropic funding.

Russia will send on Thursday its first diesel tanker to the US to an undisclosed port.

The pledge, which Trump says will go through tax-friendly 'Trump accounts', comes two weeks before the US midterms.

Hubbard was jailed after being accused of fighting alongside Ukrainian forces against Russia.

The world’s richest person is spending on dozens of races across the country, but only one in the Empire State. [ more › ]

The comment is an apparent swipe at Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump, who both face elections in coming weeks.

Stephen Hubbard, a 73-year-old retired teacher, is “on his way back home and will soon be with his family,” Trump said Oct. 21 on Truth Social. “Welcome home Stephen, it’s g…

Morgan Wallen cost Tate McRae some goodwill. Kid Rock may cost Eminem even more

Cygames goes above and beyond after visas fall through

Commodity intelligence firm Kpler reports that oil flows out of the Arabian Gulf have rebounded so well that they now exceed levels seen before the st...

You may have noticed that under corrupt Trumpist courts, if a regulator like the FCC engages in literally anything that threatens corporate power or aids workers, competition, or consumers (say, net neutrality, for example), or even school kids, it’s clearly …

Macron says Trump spread rumours about protests

Iran's nuclear enrichment has emerged as a major point of contention amid diplomatic push to end the war.

Less than two weeks before the election, Trump continues to crash through barriers that he wouldn't dare cross in his first term.

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The vice president drops the Christian act, but he still fails at bullying Democrats

The first lady co-signed the president’s order, a serious setback for women’s health

Beyond targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar, the Trump administration has killed, arrested, deported, and demonized Somalis at home and abroad. The post Trump’s Obsession With Somalia Isn’t Just Racist. It’s Been Lethal. appeared first on The Intercept.

It’s been a big year for the supremacy clause. The important but rarely newsworthy constitutional provision has found itself at the center of multiple major legal battles. In recent months, the Trump administration has leaned heavily on the clause to make ext…

Trump said that data centers, which have sparked public backlash in many communities, could become more popular if locals received a "dividend."

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff to visit Russia in hopes of ending war, Trump campaigns in North Carolina, Saudi Arabia cancels 'Davos in the Desert' due to air strikes.

President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff landed in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Wednesday morning, a Kremlin aide confirmed.

US President Donald Trump became visibly angry as he berated a reporter who attempted to ask a question.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio described Witkoff's talks with Zelenskyy as 'positive', as efforts to end war intensify.

The Trump administration and conservative courts are making it harder to challenge civil rights violations.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bill Clinton famously said he could feel voters’ pain over the economy. But these days, when it comes to questions about high prices, President Donald Trump insists that the pain is his. “They hit me with affordability, and that’s…

Citadel's Ken Griffin called Trump's tariffs "pro-inflation" and predicts that Republicans would lose at least one chamber in the midterms.

Trump said he has plans to turn a 106-year-old public golf course in Washington DC into a tournament-capable golf course for pros, but local golfers are not happy.

The president thrust Springfield, Ohio, into the spotlight with a false pet-eating claim - years later, it remains at the heart of the immigration debate.

Election officials in Los Angeles County say their preliminary analysis of the federal government's list of 20,000 "likely" noncitizens registered to vote in California shows the list is "unreliable."

“I think I had it going for too long.”

The 2022 incident resulted in the deaths of 53 immigrants trapped inside a tractor-trailer in dangerously high heat.

The next two months will bring a U.S. election and summits.