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Futures Rise Even With Brent Crude Back Above $100
U.S. futures are rising to start October even as Brent crude creeps back above $100 a barrel and bond yields soar.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:06:24 EDTRoll Call Names 10 Most Vulnerable House Seats
With less than five weeks until the midterms, Republicans face high gas prices tied to the Iran war and a widening House battleground, reflected in a new ranking of the 10 most vulnerable incumbents.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:19:00 EDTTrump Praises Boeing Jet That Survived Flydubai Attack
President Donald Trump on Thursday commended Boeing for building a plane that withstood a dramatic midair incident on a flight headed to Israel.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:44:43 EDTSenate Democrats Demand Full Disclosure of Venezuela Oil Deal, See Corruption Risk
Four senior Senate Democrats are demanding details and legal justification for the Trump administration's Venezuela oil agreement, raising concerns about Pentagon ownership, the venture's leader, and Venezuela's democratic transition.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:48:20 EDTRussian Drone Hits Kyiv School as Moscow Presses Its Aerial Campaign Against Ukraine
A Russian drone struck a school in Kyiv on Thursday, city officials said, as the Ukrainian capital endured another night and day of relentless aerial attacks. Children and staff at the school were in shelters when the drone hit...
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:00:09 EDTTenn. Gov. Halts Executions After Christa Gail Pike Survives Lethal Injection
Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. A death penalty expert said it was an unprecedented failure, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted the one remaining execution for the...
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:56:58 EDTCalifornia Helicopter Crash Kills 2, Leaves 2 Hospitalized and 1 Missing
A medical helicopter crashed off Catalina Island near Los Angeles, killing two people and leaving two hospitalized on Wednesday night, authorities said. L.A. County Fire Engineer Jonathan Torres confirmed the two deaths...
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:56:49 EDTInvestor Bill Gross: Avoid Bonds and Stocks
Bill Gross, the billionaire investor who built his reputation as one of the world's most influential bond managers, is warning investors that rising U.S. debt and stretched stock valuations have created an increasingly precarious environment for financial markets.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:26:53 EDTCornell Agrees to Independent Review of Rape Case
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday that Cornell University has agreed to hire outside counsel to conduct an independent investigation into the school's handling of a woman's allegation that she was raped by seven students in 2024 after consuming alcohol and ...
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:20:29 EDTNetanyahu: Too Early to Say If Iran Behind Flydubai Attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday it is too early to determine whether Iran was involved in an apparent attempt to crash an Israel-bound flydubai flight after the co-pilot stabbed the captain and allegedly tried to take control of the...
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:04:15 EDTRussia Warns NATO Over Kaliningrad, Nuclear Arms
Russia has warned NATO it would be ready to resort to nuclear weapons if the Western alliance attempted ​to cut off Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave that borders the Baltic Sea.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:48:48 EDTTrump Sends $500 Obamacare Refunds to Nearly 1 Million in 30 States
The Trump administration on Wednesday began sending $500 Obamacare refund checks to more than 950,000 Americans, returning what the White House says were excess fees collected through the federal health insurance marketplace.The Treasury Department is distributing the...
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:44:28 EDTTrump: Federal Ads Promote 'Spirit of Our Country'
President Donald Trump defended his administration’s use of taxpayer money for a series of television advertisements featuring him, arguing Wednesday that the spots promote the country rather than his political interests.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:20:12 EDTRed States Ask High Court to Block Abortion Shield Laws
Three Republican states went to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to challenge abortion "shield laws" protecting providers in three Democrat states, escalating the legal conflict over pills that account for a majority of abortions.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:50:50 EDT2nd Judge Blocks $100,000 Fee for Worker H-1B Visas
A second federal judge on Wednesday blocked an unprecedented $100,000 fee that President Donald Trump has imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers.District Judge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland, California, ruled that US Citizenship and Immigration Services...
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:49:08 EDTMusk, Gingrich Tapped to Lead Pentagon Future War Study
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that Elon Musk, Anduril Industries founder Palmer Luckey, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will co-lead a Pentagon initiative to study the future of warfare and "forecast the solutions to tomorrow's conflicts."
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:11:17 EDTFTC Probes OpenAI, Anthropic as AI Becomes Midterm Issue
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating leading artificial intelligence companies over potential safety risks posed by their models, opening a new front in Washington's scrutiny of an industry that has largely faced a hands-off federal regulatory environment.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:51:20 EDTTrump Asked Blanche to Review Fed Watchdog Report That Cleared Powell
President Trump has asked AG Todd Blanche to study a federal Inspector General's report on the Federal Reserve's headquarters renovation project and determine what legal action should be taken over cost overruns that have reached hundreds of millions of dollars.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:16:48 EDTDHS: Afghan Asylum Checks Had 40% Error Rate
The Department of Homeland Security says a Biden-era program that brought Afghans to the United States had a 40% error rate in identity checks used to decide asylum claims, putting the country at risk of admitting potential terrorists and other dangerous criminals.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:42:40 EDTJudge Rules US Can Deport Leader of Largest Wis. Mosque
The U.S. can deport the leader of Wisconsin's largest mosque, who is an outspoken advocate of Palestinian rights, on the grounds that he is a threat to national security, an immigration judge ruled Wednesday.
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