Trump News for Thursday, October 29, 2026

“Seeing a tech guy speak so freely about the current state and evil of the Trump administration and Trump himself was so refreshing,” a netizen said

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DOJ issues grand jury subpoenas to local election officials in California as part of its investigation into the state’s voter rolls, multiple sources told ABC News.

An Icelandic web company, FlokiNET, has defended the data's publication as satisfying a 'legitimate' public interest.

This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. No sooner had early voting started this year than analysts noticed a curious trend: Democratic voters were c…

The Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday it is proposing a new rule that will update the nutrient requirements for infant formula.

The 80-year-old president will reportedly hold 20 "virtual rallies" in the final stretch of the midterm elections.

An election worker places a ballot into a ballot box in Boyle Heights on Tuesday. (Ronaldo Bolanos/Los Angeles Times) Soon after a federal judge in Los Angeles sharply rejected a Trump administration effort to block 20,000 California ballots from voters it a…

Comments come after Trump ally Flavio Bolsonaro fled to Miami in US and claimed, without evidence, that vote was stolen.

Army Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia was subject of investigation into leaking information about Iran and Ukraine.

A number of clips show firefighters celebrating in the rain.

After having been announced all the way back in June of last year, the Trump Mobile T1 Phone finally became available in June of this year, with a new design and changed specs that still aren't anywhere near high-end. Oh, and the price has jumped from $499 to…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has accused a newly ousted three-star general of leaking sensitive information to the media just hours after officials confirmed his removal from a top military planning post. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Army Lt. Gen. …

“This is a crazy overreach; Utah is clearly playing politics," a Kalshi spokesperson told Gizmodo.

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate in Michigan’s critical Senate race, responded to President Trump’s frequent mockery of his name in a style that’s become a signature of his campaign. “I don’t care how he pronounces my name,” he said during a rally…

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A federal judge has set a September 2027 trial date for a man charged with attempting to kill President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has lobbied fiercely with the U.S. government to curb restrictions on the sale of powerful AI chips to China.

The announcement Wednesday is the latest action by the allies, who have repeatedly expressed alarm over China's growing assertiveness in Asia.

The Oval Office has long served as more than just the US president’s workplace, with its furnishings and decor reflecting the personal tastes of whoever occupies the White House.

Anchored by Radio Atlantic co-hosts Adam Harris and Hanna Rosin, with Anne Applebaum, David Frum, Tyler Austin Harper, Mark Leibovich, and Tom Nichols

The watchdog told lawmakers it was a contractual matter.

The FTC says we deserve to know if companies use our data to set the "highest price they can charge each consumer."

A new lawsuit said the Trump administration is failing to use its authority to process student-debt relief for borrowers whose colleges closed.

Latinos helped put Trump in office. Now they’re over him.

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled weekend rallies in Iowa and Kansas, opting instead to support Republican candidates with telerallies that his party said could reach more voters in nearly two dozen states in the final days of…

GDP grew at an annual rate of 3.4% in the third quarter in the last major read on the economy ahead of the midterm elections — but many Americans continue to struggle with affordability.

As the midterms slip away, Republicans are relying on anti-Muslim bigotry to turn out their base

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola denied Thursday that she knew anything about an effort to put another candidate on the Alaska ballot with the same name as the Republican incumbent as the Justice Department escalated a criminal i…

JD Vance’s new memoir attempts to sidestep the vice-president’s ambitions with a shallow recounting of his conversion to Catholicism.

As Israel’s assault on Gaza grew worse and worse, Joe Biden and his advisers acted as though they had no option but to offer their unconditional support. Why couldn’t they see the destruction they were enabling?

Since Citizens United, super PACs have poured billions of dollars into elections. A new book argues that outside money has its biggest impact in local races, where voters know the least.

Letter to Iran's security chief reportedly pushes for swift return to peace talks, with Vance leading US delegation.

Economists expect the GDP report to show economic growth, but say that growth is "fragile." And, after 90% of the votes in Israel have been counted, no clear winner has emerged.

With five days to go before the US midterms, analysts say the war could affect how people vote.

Here's where other presidents' approval ratings stood before the midterm elections, and how their parties fared.

The seminal conspiracy theory of the Trump era gets a facelift 10 years later.

The Pizzagate shooter wanted to be a hero. Ultimately, he was a lost soul.

The American tragedy of Edgar Maddison Welch

Whatever happened to the D.C. pizza place that became a target for the internet’s darkest obsessives?

The gas is a major driver of climate change

Podcaster Samuel Sey was a vocal supporter of ICE. Then he was detained

A New York Times investigation links Democratic operatives to a namesake candidate in Alaska’s Senate race.

Many trans voters said they’re voting for Democrats who don’t fully support them, fearing Republicans will be worse

A new project by The Intercept reveals the hundreds of candidates still taking the pro-Israel lobby’s cash, and how AIPAC is obscuring its spending. The post AIPAC Isn’t Retreating. Here’s How It’s Already Shaping the Next Congress. appeared first on The Inte…

From left: Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., Mary Peltola and incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan. - AP/Getty Images/Reuters Alaska officials said new revelations in The New York Times about efforts by Democrats to recruit a Senate candidate with the same name as GOP incu…

Federal law requires the Education Department to erase the student loans of borrowers whose colleges close suddenly. A new lawsuit claims the department isn't fully following those rules.

American auto companies say they are paying more for key components like computer chips, steel and copper — plus the fuel needed to transport their products.

Obama and Trump traded barbs over the Iran war, tariffs and the White House ballroom ahead of the US midterm elections.

Arab states must reject Israeli hegemony and build a regional security framework independent of Washington.

With five days until the US midterms, here's what polls show, the latest campaign news and what's next.

Complacency about rising far-right movements and renewed pressure on Ukraine could be the result.

More than 100 subpoenas issued across 13 states as government ramps up search for alleged noncitizen voters.

Obama mocks Trump team’s Cheesecake Factory response

By Bo Erickson and Nandita Bose CHILLICOTHE, Ohio/MORROW, Georgia, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Neither man is on the ballot but Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic former President Barack Obama took prominent roles on the campaign trail on Wednesday, with…

Government says Salim Said hit the jackpot in a scheme claiming to feed needy children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon’s top military planner, a defense official said Wednesday, the latest in a series of generals to be ousted and one that comes even as President Donald Trump is weighing renewed strikes on…

Obama defended his Cheesecake Factory credentials after his joke about Trump's decor sparked backlash from Republicans and the White House.

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The Justice Department sought an emergency order in the case.

Swiss Model Who Accused Trump of Sex Assault Fears for Her Safety: 'I Am Scared'... (Second column, 1st story, link) Related stories:DEMS SET TO INVESTIGATE NEW EVIDENCE... 'Classified material missing from files'...

A sign points toward voting stations inside the Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library in Los Angeles. (Ronaldo Bolanos/Los Angeles Times) A federal judge in Los Angeles denied a Trump administration request Wednesday to immediately block California elections o…

Araghchi says Iran is in close contact with mediators on ideas to implement its seven-day plan to reopen Hormuz strait.