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Trump Rallies for Ramaswamy and Husted in Third October Ohio Visit
President Donald Trump urged Ohio voters to elect Republicans Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Jon Husted at an Oct. 28 rally in Chillicothe, his third in the state that month as the Nov. 3 midterm elections approached.
Justin Wolfers Challenges Trump's $21 Trillion Investment Boast
Economist Justin Wolfers criticized President Donald Trump's claims about foreign investment, arguing that factories owned by overseas companies provide U.S. jobs while sending profits abroad. Trump's latest boast puts investment at $21 trillion, compa...
Historian Calls for Hegseth's Departure Over His Pentagon Leadership
Historian Kent James called for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to leave office in an Oct. 27, 2026, Observer-Reporter op-ed, arguing that his emphasis on violence, restrictions on journalists and removal of senior officers are weakening the military. S...
Israel Heads to a Deadlocked Election With Little Prospect of a Policy Shift
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and challenger Gadi Eisenkot enter Israel's Tuesday election with sharply different coalition options but shared opposition to Palestinian statehood and a hard line on Iran. Analysts and regional policymakers expect th...
Trump Attacks Murkowski Over DOJ Lawsuit Targeting Alaska Senate Election
President Donald Trump lashed out at Sen. Lisa Murkowski late Saturday after the Alaska Republican opposed a Justice Department lawsuit seeking to block certification of the state's Senate election if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses. The disput...
Trump Lifts 50% Tariffs on Selected Canadian Goods Ahead of Midterms
Selected Canadian imports will be exempt from 50% U.S. tariffs starting October 30, the Trump administration announced after Republican senators pressed for relief. The decision comes about two weeks before elections that will determine control of Cong...
Rollins Backs Forest Service Reorganization as Court Order Keeps Plan on Hold
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Thursday that the Trump administration remains committed to reorganizing the Forest Service and other USDA agencies despite a court order blocking the changes. The administration has appealed, but the injunctio...
Ramaswamy's ad attacking Acton divides Ohio Republicans as Trump defends it
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine urged fellow Republican Vivek Ramaswamy to withdraw an ad featuring Democratic rival Amy Acton's estranged mother on October 22, while President Donald Trump encouraged Ramaswamy to keep running it. The dispute has spread beyond t...
Vietnam veterans seek court order blocking Trump's arch ahead of possible Nov. 5 construction
Three Vietnam War veterans are asking a federal judge to stop work on President Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery, arguing that Congress has not authorized it. The administration has told the court that co...
Wolff Proposes Conditional Opening for Chinese EV Manufacturing in US
Alan Wolff of the Peterson Institute for International Economics is calling for the United States to consider letting Chinese automakers build electric vehicles domestically, provided their investments meet requirements for US content, jobs and technol...
Trump ally Mike Davis seeks DOJ probe of Slotkin, her staff and donors
Mike Davis, a close ally of President Trump, is urging the Justice Department to investigate Sen. Elissa Slotkin and people connected to her over the Michigan Democrat's calls for legal accountability for Trump and those who enabled him.
Trump Administration Blocks Patriot Missile Transfer to Ukraine Amid Escalating Diplomatic Tensions
The White House has halted shipments of Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine following President Volodymyr Zelensky's continued strikes on Russian energy infrastructure without U.S. approval, marking a sharp deterioration in bilateral relations....
The case against capital punishment: Why execution fails the test of justice
Recent execution failures and wrongful convictions expose fundamental flaws in America's death penalty system, raising urgent questions about whether state-sanctioned killing can ever serve true justice....
Trump Administration Finalizes Rollback of Federal Fuel Economy Standards
The Trump administration has finalized new fuel economy standards that project approximately $1,300 in savings per new vehicle by 2031, reversing Biden-era requirements and resetting efficiency targets for automakers through model year 2031....
Iranian President Pezeshkian declines Trump meeting, citing deep mistrust with Washington
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian told CBS News he will not meet with former U.S. President Donald Trump until mutual trust is established between Tehran and Washington, amid ongoing tensions following earlier this year's military conflict and diploma...