Trump News for Friday, October 23, 2026

Amy Acton’s mom is a convicted fraudster and a convicted animal abuser who chose a man twice indicted for child sex abuse over her own daughter. A critical thinker wouldn’t take this wo…

Watch: Who controls Ukraine's access to Starlink? Ukraine is still recording issues with the Starlink internet network, sources within the defence ministry say, after Donald Trump said limits had been reversed by Elon Musk who owns the satellite system.The …

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday told a rally for candidates in South Florida that U.S. warships returning from the Middle East could stop over in Cuba on their way back from the Iran war, his latest suggestion of taking an interventionist approach to th…

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Meanwhile, fighting in the Middle East continues as oil prices climb

"It's a mother speaking badly against Amy Acton," Trump said.

Democrat Anna Gomez warns broadcasters against yielding to the Trump-era FCC's claims of fake polls and news distortions.

A Justice Department filing listed a different name for her, prompting Trump to call for her resignation.

In the Ohio Governor's race, a failed attack ad showed voters the true face of Donald Trump's political movement.

President Trump says it was First Lady Melania Trump’s initiative that led to a ceasefire in Oleshky.

Oil prices climbed to a 6-month high on Friday as traders priced the odds of escalating fighting in the Middle East. Attacks near the Red Sea also stoked worries of further constraints on oil supplies from the region. Brent crude (BZ=F) futures for December d…

Anna Gomez, the sole Democrat on the FCC, is calling on the broadcast lobby to push back on chairman Brendan Carr’s warning that stations could be subject to regulatory review for airing who he deemed as “fake polls.” In Gomez’s letter to the National Associa…

U.S. President Donald Trump is poised to lift tariffs on some Canadian products as Republicans in border states lobby for relief from trade actions that have put them in a shaky political position ahead of November's midterms.

Watch live as Inequality Media co-founder Robert Reich and The Intercept’s Akela Lacy break down the most pressing issues of the midterm elections. The post The Intercept Live in Conversation With Robert Reich appeared first on The Intercept.

Lawyers for two accused officials say Department of Justice seeking to revive scandal in the run-up to midterm vote.

Public land across the US could be the new home for 35 AI data centers, and the public has very little say.

A federal appeals court on Friday stripped due process rights from hundreds of immigrants held by Immigration and Custom Enforcement. In a 10–7 en banc decision, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that ICE detainees with pending immigration hearings are…

Economists have long dismissed the idea that presidents influence gas prices, but new research calls that assumption into question.

It's unclear exactly how long the ceasefire is set to last.

The Active Denial System uses millimeter waves to heat people’s skin from as far as a kilometer away

The lawsuit raises concerns the US administration may be looking to meddle in some of this midterm cycle’s races.

President Donald Trump again lashed out at a reporter, this time an NBC News correspondent who pressed him about his support for a Vivek Ramaswamy ad that has been condemned by Democrats and Republicans. Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for governor of Ohio,…

It's crunch time. With less than two weeks to go until the 2026 midterm elections, Democratic and Republican candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives nationwide are making one last push to persuade voters in their districts — and help their party win …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told ABC News on Friday that the Starlink network is still not fully working, despite assurances from President Donald Trump.

President Trump brushed aside questions Friday about interruptions to Starlink service for Ukraine, following complaints from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy earlier in the day.“You must know now who ordered the Starlink access in Ukraine to be restri…

The Trump administration has preemptively filed a lawsuit to block the certification of the Alaska Senate race, citing name confusion among the candidates.

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The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit to block Alaska from certifying its Senate election results in the event that Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses to Democrat Mary Peltola. This move is the Trump administration’s most blatant effort to swing bal…

President Donald Trump blew up at a reporter Friday who questioned his vile defense of Vivek Ramaswamy’s ugly attack ad featuring Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton’s estranged mother. Speaking to reporters, Trump struggled to defend the campai…

Democrats are framing the conflict as an affordability issue to criticise Republican candidates backed by Trump.

Jared Kushner threatened to sue Vanity Fair for publishing an excerpt of a forthcoming book describing how the president’s son-in-law oversaw foreign slush funds filled by the leaders of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.In the new book Princes and Th…

The far-right Germany political party German Alternative für Deutschland, or AfD, has tried to enlist support from President Trump and his MAGA allies for over a decade.The Guardian, citing a data leak from the AfD, reports the party has lobbied Trump going b…

President Donald Trump on Friday said he told his administration to file its lawsuit to block certification of the U.S. Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses, kicking off what many fear could become a lengthy battle between the governmen…

President Trump is losing young men.Recent numbers from the Harvard Youth Poll show that confidence in Trump’s ability has cratered among men under the age of 30, with nearly 70 percent of them disapproving of his performance in his second term. That same num…

The president tried to advance a racist narrative about Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar Thursday evening, but instead revealed how much he doesn’t know the bare basics of marriage.“It was just revealed that Ilhan Omar’s name is not Ilhan Omar, the one she…

The Fellowship PAC routed more than half a million dollars in support of Democrats through a firm co-founded by former Trump crypto adviser Bo Hines. The post Giant Crypto Super PAC Funnels Big Money to Former Trump Official’s Firm to Support… Democrats? appe…

Ukraine and Russia have not confirmed the truce in Russian-occupied Oleshky, where residents have had to eat garden weeds to survive.

By Steve Holland and Ryan Patrick Jones WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - US first lady Melania Trump has secured a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-controlled city ‌of Oleshky, which will begin on October 29, the White House said on Friday. R…

No confirmation from Russia or Ukraine as White House says 'localised' ceasefire to take effect in Oleshky.

Trump could face sanctions, including dismissal of his lawsuit, if he fails to cooperate with questioning.

With a blue wave on the horizon, Republicans are turning on each other — and it’s getting ugly

President Trump went on another unprompted homoerotic tangent at a rally on Thursday, this time about military generals.“Just recently I gave all members of the United States military $1,776,” Trump said at the Iowa rally, speaking of his one-time “warrior di…

A card with images depicting Alex Pretti and Renee Good is placed at a makeshift memorial in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 28 January 2026.Photograph: Seth Herald/Reuters The federal government has stopped sharing evidence with Minnesota authorities who are …

Watchdog also warns retiring Falcon and Dragon could leave US access to orbit short of a backup

Ukraine to team up with Finnish firms as Starshield problems, started amid Trump-Zelenskyy jibes, continue.

The world's richest man has spent $445 million on GOP candidates and causes ahead of the midterms.

President Donald Trump said Friday that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is continuing to fill with water, declaring that the landmark is “looking really good” and will be protected by anti-vandalism cameras.The pool has become a recurring point of attent…

The positions of Washington and Tehran have changed dramatically since US-Israeli strikes began the war, analysts say.

Nicki Minaj shared a clip of Donald Trump welcoming her to the Oval Office on October 20 and added her own message: “Not going anywhere. Right where I need to be.” The exchange appeared in Million …

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the October 23 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent.This week,…

Military reinforcements are heading to the Middle East and some personnel have left the region, pointing to a potential attack on Iran. And, millions of Americans have already voted in the midterms.

Oct 23 (Reuters) - The first Russian diesel bound for the US following a surprise agreement reached between Moscow and US President Donald Trump is aboard a tanker heading for New York, ship-tracking data showed on ‌Friday. Trump announced the deal this month…

President Donald Trump said Elon Musk has lifted restrictions on Ukraine's access to Starshield, the military equivalent of Starlink, amid confusion over who previously ordered access to the network be curtailed.Trump declined to comment on reports that he ca…

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Many Republicans have kids who won't talk to them — and they blame their offspring

A defence expert cited by the Times said he could not recall a deployment to the region “that ever came close to 600, except for contingencies like invasions or natural disasters.”

The Tongva, the Indigenous people of the LA Basin, have lost land and water for centuries

President Donald Trump criticized James for appearing to stretch during the national anthem ahead of his 76ers debut.

The deal is built to prevent future presidents and Venezuelan leaders from changing or dismantling the enterprise

Sebastian Stan said playing Donald Trump in "The Apprentice" taught him Hollywood is "hypocritical," and explained what the Marvel movies taught him.

As many colleges roll back or eliminate such programs, Sacramento State has expanded its offerings for students of color.

In dense and convoluted remarks, Donald Trump defended that disgusting ad in the Ohio gubernatorial race. The ad from Republican Vivek Ramaswamy featured the mother of Democrat Amy Acton calling her a liar. But it quickly emerged that Acton was apparently rap…

President Donald Trump’s continuing desire to name parts of the world after himself or the U.S. almost made it to the oceans. During a rally in South Carolina, Trump told supporters he had called Google CEO Sundar Pichai to ask about changing the name of the …

The Trump administration aims to stop Alaska from certifying the Senate race result if Republican Senator Dan Sullivan loses to Democrat Mary Peltola and votes for another candidate named Dan Sullivan could have changed the outcome.A lawsuit filed by the Depa…

LeBron James enjoys 114-106 NBA win over Cleveland Cavaliers, hours after the US President called him a 'disgrace'.

With emergency stocks at multidecade lows, analysts say the world may have only a month or two if Hormuz shuts again.

With US support increasingly uncertain, Europe must mobilise its financial and industrial power to defend itself.

Donald Trump isn't on the ballot this November, but the midterms could change the final two years of his presidency.

In Italy and across the world, the Vatican is taking positions at odds with nationalist movements. Donald Trump’s attacks on the Pope have backfired

The Dutch learned a Russian intelligence agency had broken into Kushner's iPhone in 2017, so they borrowed the trick and started watching for themselves.

No date has been set to decide on a successor for Nicolas Maduro after the former president was captured by US forces.

Trump advises the Republican gubernatorial candidate to keep running the controversial advertisement.

US federal agents raided the congresswoman’s home last week as part of an investigation into alleged immigration fraud.

Rights groups are worried the agency at the heart of Trump's immigration crackdown could sway the vote on election day.

Trump has declined to comment on the process that led Starlink to lift speed and access restrictions on Ukraine.

President Donald Trump's brand of brash, sometimes offensive, politics has consumed the Republican Party for a decade. But bipartisan outrage over Vivek Ramaswamy's ad featuring his opponent's estranged mother shows how candidates often fail when they try to …

The Justice Department said Wednesday construction will begin on Nov. 5.