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“The Justice Department has moved to preemptively block certification of the results of Alaska’s Senate race if Republican incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan loses his tight race against Democrat Mary Peltola next month.” washingtonpost.com/national-…
Trump said tariffs would make Americans rich.
But nearly two years in, data shows U.S. citizens are bearing the brunt of tariff-related price hikes.
@AlexanderTabet travels to Michigan for the fourth part of MS NOW's POTUS Promise Check series.
ms.now/news/trump-michigan-t…
“More than 5 million people, including an estimated 2 million children, have lost SNAP benefits since last year, said Katie Bergh, a senior policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.” washingtonpost.com/education…
The New York Times reports that the U.S. and Israeli militaries have developed specific plans for renewed strikes against Iran after the American midterm elections. nytimes.com/2026/10/21/us/po…
Trump's minimum investments in the 76 AI-related companies by year:
2022: $5.972 million
2023: $5.803 million
2024: $6.818 million
2025: $101.385 million
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EXCLUSIVE: Pete Hegseth wanted Gen. Dwight Eisenhower’s globe for his office. His staff broke it.
We have photos.
Trump promised to deport migrants with criminal records.
But as immigration arrests have risen, so too has the percentage of those with no criminal convictions.
@AlexanderTabet travels to Arizona for the third part of MS NOW's POTUS Promise Check series. ms.now/news/trump-immigratio…
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SCOOP: Julio Herrera Velutini, a Venezuelan billionaire, really wanted a pardon. He got it not long after his daughter hired Alina Habba, a lawyer close to Trump, in a deal worth more than $50 million. Habba was also working at DOJ at the time.
nytimes.com/2026/10/20/us/po…
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UNITED CEO Scott Kirby: “.. Wealth inequality has become a danger to our society, .. We should have a national wealth tax ..”
@nytimes $UAL
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Trump says government officials who leak to the media ‘should be shot’ nbcnews.com/politics/donald-…
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3 men whom Rep. Nancy Mace accused of being “PREDATORS” in an unprecedented House floor speech, including her ex-fiance, have been charged with sexual misconduct-related offenses
cnn.com/2026/10/14/us/nancy-…
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“.. More than 30% of loans to [subprime borrowers] originated in the first half of this year are not scheduled to be paid off until their cars are more than 12 years old. That’s up from just 7% at the end of 2019.”
@Reuters
breakingviews.com/columns/bi…
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Per my review:
-Trump has pardoned 9 of the last 11 GOP congressmen to be convicted of federal crimes.
-His DOJ has indicted, tried to indict, or taken investigative steps against 13 Democrats currently serving in Congress.
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A federal judge lambasted the Trump administration for ignoring her repeated pleas not to work on the historic East Potomac course: “Ignorance is not an excuse here. There’s no excuse for this.”
Read more of her statements here: wapo.st/4ztaqwj
ALT A group of individuals stand on a golf course next to a blue flag. In the foreground, there are tree stumps. A quote overlay expresses disappointment with the government for cutting down trees at East Potomac Golf Links in D.C. Judge Ana C. Reyes is mentioned in the context of addressing the Trump administration.
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Breaking News: The Justice Department is investigating whether major TV networks violated federal antitrust laws when they briefly suspended pool coverage of President Trump, according to people with knowledge of the department’s action. nyti.ms/4hWQxXm
