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• Trump signs executive order geared at lowering housing, mortgage costs

  22-10-2026 23:52 via Administration News
  
  President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at lowering mortgage payments, as elevated borrowing costs have stifled the housing market. Trump’s order directs Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte to create a pilot program to cancel insurance premiums for government-backed mortgages once a borrower has satisfied equity requirements. The president also...
  
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• Trump offers comments on whether he called Musk to restore Starlink to Ukraine

  22-10-2026 23:27 via Administration News
  
  President Trump wouldn’t say Thursday whether he was the one who called SpaceX founder Elon Musk to restore Starlink for Ukraine. “Well, I don’t want to say but I know it was a very interesting situation,” he told reporters before departing the White House. “I don’t want to comment one way or the other.” “Whether...
  
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• Moskowitz says constituent arrested after making threat on his life

  22-10-2026 23:08 via House News
  
  Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) said on Thursday afternoon a man in Florida’s 23rd District, which he represents, was arrested after making death threats against the lawmaker.  “A constituent of mine has just been arrested in Boca, just a few miles from my house, for threatening my life,” Moskowitz wrote on the social platform X.The...
  
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• Live updates: Trump heads to Iowa campaign rally; DOJ indicts top Virginia Democrat

  22-10-2026 23:04 via Administration News
  
  President Trump is en route to Sioux City, Iowa, to rally Republican candidates as Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) is locked in a neck-and-neck race for an open Senate seat, and Democrats have a tighter grip on the gubernatorial race. He's expected to give remarks after 7 p.m. EDT. Trump will bring to the agricultural state...
  
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• Tillis says Stephen Miller, Hegseth and RFK Jr. should be fired

  22-10-2026 22:59 via Administration News
  
  Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) again called for the firing of top Trump administration officials as the retiring Republican continues to clash with his own party. Appearing on sports commentator Stephen A. Smith’s SiriusXM show Wednesday, Tillis said he thinks President Trump should let go of three senior officials who he said “present no cost-benefit”: White...
  
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• Tillis says Miller, Hegseth, RFK Jr. should be fired

  22-10-2026 22:59 via Administration News
  
  Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) again called for the firing of top Trump administration officials as the retiring Republican continues to clash with his own party. Appearing on sports commentator Stephen A. Smith’s SiriusXM show Wednesday, Tillis said he thinks President Trump should let go of three senior officials who he said “present no cost-benefit”: White...
  
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• Jennings on Vance comments on Ramaswamy ad: 'He could have just ignored it'

  22-10-2026 22:56 via Administration News
  
  Conservative commentator Scott Jennings said Wednesday that Vice President Vance didn't have to talk about an ad for Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) featuring his Democratic rival’s mother. “He could have just ignored it,” Jennings said on “CNN NewsNight.” “You know, I mean, campaigns make decisions. Surrogates come in and campaign for them. I'm...
  
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• Jennings on Vance comments about Ramaswamy ad: 'He could have just ignored it'

  22-10-2026 22:56 via Administration News
  
  Conservative commentator Scott Jennings said Wednesday that Vice President Vance “could have” avoided talking about an ad for Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) featuring his Democratic rival’s mother“He could have just ignored it,” Jennings said on “CNN NewsNight” of Vance and the ad. “You know, I mean, campaigns make decisions, surrogates come in...
  
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• Trump world ups attacks on Politico despite correction on Wiles story

  22-10-2026 22:12 via Administration News
  
  Trump administration officials and allies reupped criticism on Politico this week after the news outlet issued a correction on a story about White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.Politico updated their reporting on Wednesday to note that the piece incorrectly stated that Wiles played a direct role in setting up ousted press secretary Katie...
  
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• Carville says he still believes Trump will quit by Easter

  22-10-2026 22:02 via Administration News
  
  Democratic strategist James Carville doubled down Wednesday on his prediction that President Trump will leave office by Easter of next year. Fox News's Laura Ingraham asked Carville during an interview on "The Ingraham Angle" if he stuck by the prediction he made earlier this year and why. Carville said he does, adding that Trump's "not...
  
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• State Department asked some career diplomats about voting for Trump: Report

  22-10-2026 22:01 via Administration News
  
  The State Department is asking some career diplomats who are applying for senior assignments about their voting history in the past three presidential elections, according to a report. Candidates who voted for President Trump would be eligible for the mid-to-upper-level foreign service roles, the Washington Sun reported, adding that campaign donations were also scrutinized. Federal...
  
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• Trump laments NYC horse-drawn carriage ban

  22-10-2026 21:39 via Administration News
  
  President Trump said Thursday he is sad to see the horse-drawn carriages in New York City go as the New York City Council is expected to pass a ban on them. The council is expected to vote on the decision Thursday, and the ban would start in 2028. “So sad to see the beloved Central...
  
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• Trump laments NY horse drawn carriage ban

  22-10-2026 21:39 via Administration News
  
  President Trump said Thursday that he is sad to see the horse-drawn carriages in New York City go as the New York City Council is expected to pass a ban on them. The council is expected to vote on the decision Thursday, and the ban would start in 2028. “So sad to see the beloved...
  
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• Trump doubles down on anti-Acton ad in Ohio: 'Vivek should keep it up'

  22-10-2026 21:24 via Administration News
  
  President Trump defended Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s ad featuring his Democratic opponent Amy Acton’s estranged mother on Thursday, saying the Republican “should keep it up.”  In a lengthy TruthSocial post, Trump hit Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) over his calls for Ramaswamy to take down the ad earlier Thursday. In the video, Acton’s mother suggests...
  
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• Mullin on heat ray weapon: 'We're always evaluating technology on the border'

  22-10-2026 21:07 via Administration News
  
  Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Wednesday said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is "always evaluating technology on the border" after receiving a military-grade heat ray from the Pentagon. CNN reported that the heat ray, officially called the Active Denial System, emits an invisible beam of electromagnetic waves that can reach a little more...
  
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• Calley Means, top RFK Jr. adviser, quits Trump administration

  22-10-2026 20:31 via Administration News
  
  Calley Means, a senior adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and outspoken advocate for the Make America Healthy Again movement, resigned from the Trump administration Thursday, reportedly amid frustrations over delays of the MAHA food agenda.  Means’s departure less than two weeks before the midterm elections comes amid growing frustration between the grassroots MAHA...
  
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• Pentagon advances some wind projects after freeze

  22-10-2026 20:22 via Administration News
  
  The Trump administration is advancing some wind projects after a court order required it to do so. A White House official said Thursday that an initial set of wind projects that were under Pentagon review have been released. The official said that this represents two projects located in Maine and South Dakota. The official said...
  
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• Live updates: Calley Means exits Trump administration; DOJ indicts top Virginia Democrat

  22-10-2026 20:07 via Administration News
  
  Calley Means, a top adviser to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and chief advocate of his "Make America Healthy Again" agenda, announced Thursday he was leaving the administration. While offering no reason behind his exit, Means posted on X: "I am resigning from the White House with tremendous respect for President...
  
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• Omar says raid was trying to ‘freak her out,' 17 items including phones taken

  22-10-2026 19:56 via House News
  
  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said the federal law enforcement raid on her home was an attempt to “freak all of us out,” revealing that agents took 17 items, including her phones.  “Well, I mean, you don't show up to somebody's house that early in the morning unless you're trying to freak them out,” Omar told MS...
  
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• Vance announces domestic fertilizer investment for Nebraska

  22-10-2026 19:32 via Administration News
  
  Vice President Vance announced a $1.3 billion investment in fertilizer manufacturing while rallying for Republicans in Nebraska Thursday. Vance said Nebraska GOP Senate candidate Pete Ricketts "has been fighting for your farmers" before making the investment announcement. He said one of the two companies receiving funding, TalusAg, will be opening two manufacturing facilities in the...
  
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• Leavitt on Zacharia’s rapid exit: ‘The job obviously was not for her’

  22-10-2026 19:08 via Administration News
  
  Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt acknowledged on Thursday that her successor Katie Zacharia, who stepped down from her role after less than a week as press secretary, was not a good fit for the job.“Look, White House press secretary is a tough job. I know that because I did it,” Leavitt said...
  
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• Trump says he called Google’s CEO to rename the Atlantic Ocean

  22-10-2026 18:33 via Administration News
  
  President Trump said Wednesday he asked Google CEO Sundar Pichai to rename the Atlantic Ocean on the company’s Google Maps application, a request the tech executive denied. “We seriously looked at the Atlantic Ocean,” Trump said during a rally in Clemson, S.C. The president then praised Google Maps for changing the respective names of the...
  
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• Live updates: Vance stumps in Nebraska; DOJ indicts top Virginia Democrat on corruption charges

  22-10-2026 18:27 via Administration News
  
  A federal indictment accuses one of Virginia's most powerful Democrats, state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, of having a role in leading a criminal enterprise that acquired and distributed large quantities of marijuana and laundered the proceeds. The indictment, unsealed on Thursday, charged Lucas and six other defendants, including several of her relatives, the Justice Department...
  
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• Costs, Iran voters' top priorities for next Congress: Survey

  22-10-2026 16:46 via House News
  
  A majority of respondents to a recent survey want the next Congress to focus on lowering the cost of living and winding down the Iran war. Roughly 80 percent of the 1,119 respondents to the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll said lawmakers should make lowering prices one of their highest priorities in...
  
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• Costs, Iran top voters' priorities for next Congress: Survey

  22-10-2026 16:46 via House News
  
  A majority of respondents to a recent survey want the next Congress to focus on lowering the cost of living and winding down the Iran war. Roughly 80 percent of the 1,119 respondents to the Associated Press (AP)-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll said lawmakers should make lowering prices one of the highest priorities...
  
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• Live updates: DOJ indicts top Virginia Democrat on corruption, drug charges; Trump heads to Iowa

  22-10-2026 16:27 via Administration News
  
  A federal indictment accuses one of Virginia's most powerful Democrats, state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, of having a role in leading a criminal enterprise that acquired and distributed large quantities of marijuana and laundered the proceeds. The indictment, unsealed on Thursday, charged Lucas and six other defendants, including several of her relatives, the Justice Department...
  
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• Ohio State disputes medical school admissions discrimination finding

  22-10-2026 16:12 via Administration News
  
  Ohio State University (OSU) is disputing allegations from the Department of Justice (DOJ) that it is discriminating in admissions to its medical school.   The DOJ sent a letter Wednesday to OSU Medicine alleging the school has intentionally discriminated against applicants based on race, particularly Asian applicants, to the benefit of Black and Hispanic students.DOJ said OSU...
  
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• Stephen Hubbard returns to US after years in Russian prison

  22-10-2026 16:11 via Administration News
  
  American Stephen Hubbard has returned to the U.S. after being detained in Russia for nearly four years. The freed American arrived at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio early Thursday morning. Russia had accused Hubbard, who lived in Ukraine at the time, of fighting on behalf of Ukraine after Russia launched its war. President...
  
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• Trump 'concerned' about Alaska Senate race: 'Totally confusing'

  22-10-2026 16:01 via Administration News
  
  President Trump said Wednesday that he is concerned about the Senate race in Alaska, where two candidates with similar names are facing each other, calling it “totally confusing.” “It’s ridiculous that the Court didn’t stop this SCAM,” the president said in a Truth Social post Wednesday night, referring to the two candidates with close-to-identical names...
  
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• Trump administration abandons appeals in fight over student loan forgiveness program

  22-10-2026 15:41 via Administration News
  
  The Trump administration has abandoned its goal to reform the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, dropping a legal fight over the changes this week.  The Education Department wanted to place limits on who could qualify for PSLF, which gives student loan forgiveness to people in government and nonprofit jobs after 10 years of payments. It...
  
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• Texas congressman says he and family are safe after threat

  22-10-2026 15:29 via House News
  
  Rep. Keith Self (R-Texas) on Wednesday said he and his family are safe in the wake of an assassination threat from a 17-year-old. “I am grateful to the FBI and law enforcement for stopping this threat. My family and I are safe, and I remain focused on serving the people of Texas’ 3rd District,” Self...
  
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• Live updates: Trump heads to Iowa, candidates make final pitches with 10 days until midterms

  22-10-2026 15:05 via Administration News
  Candidates for Senate seats in Michigan and Kansas made their closing arguments to voters in debates on Wednesday night. While the debate between former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and Abdul El-Sayed (D) was less fiery than their last tussle, each tried to land blows. Rogers dogged El-Sayed over allegations of links to the Muslim Brotherhood,...
  
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• Live updates: Trump heads to Iowa, candidates make final pitches as midterms loom

  22-10-2026 15:05 via Administration News
  
  Candidates for Senate seats in Michigan and Kansas made their closing arguments to voters in debates on Wednesday night. While the debate between former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and Abdul El-Sayed (D) was less fiery than their last tussle, each tried to land blows. Rogers dogged El-Sayed over allegations of links to the Muslim Brotherhood,...
  
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• Trump, Republicans spend big in midterm homestretch

  22-10-2026 12:00 via Administration News
  
  Republicans are banking on last-minute injections of cash to boost the party’s most vulnerable candidates less than two weeks out from Election Day.   President Trump announced Tuesday that his political operation will spend more than $400 million to support GOP candidates, while the Republican National Committee (RNC) confirmed it is transferring $50 million into...
  
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• Trump, Republicans spend big in midterm home stretch

  22-10-2026 12:00 via Administration News
  
  Republicans are banking on last minute injections of cash to boost the party’s most vulnerable candidates less than two weeks out from Election Day. President Trump announced on Tuesday that his political operation will spend over $400 million to support GOP candidates, while the Republican National Committee (RNC) confirmed it is transferring $50 million...
  
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• Rubio, Hegseth point fingers at Musk in Starlink slowdown

  22-10-2026 12:00 via Administration News
  
  Top Trump administration officials are starting to point fingers squarely at SpaceX founder Elon Musk for the decision to slow down his company’s Starlink satellite internet services and its military counterpart Starshield for Ukraine, which has been muddled in uncertainty over the culprit. Looking to deflect the controversial move — which was swiftly admonished by...
  
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• Rubio, Hegseth, point fingers at Musk in Starlink slowdown

  22-10-2026 12:00 via Administration News
  
  Top Trump administration officials are starting to point fingers squarely at SpaceX founder Elon Musk for the decision to slow down his company’s Starlink satellite internet services and its military counterpart Starshield for Ukraine, which has been muddled in uncertainty over the culprit. Looking to deflect the controversial move — which was swiftly admonished by...
  
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• Rubio, Hegseth point finger at Musk in Starlink slowdown

  22-10-2026 12:00 via Administration News
  
  Top Trump administration officials are starting to point fingers squarely at SpaceX founder Elon Musk for the decision to slow down his company’s Starlink satellite internet services and its military counterpart Starshield for Ukraine, which has been muddled in uncertainty over the culprit. Looking to deflect the controversial move — which was swiftly admonished by...
  
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• Khanna to introduce bill that would establish Truth and Accountability Commission

  22-10-2026 12:00 via House News
  
  Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) is introducing legislation that would create the first-ever Truth and Accountability Commission to investigate what he calls abuses of power by the Trump administration. The bill, first shared with The Hill, notes the commission would examine several issues, including the administration’s decision to launch a war in Iran without congressional authorization....
  
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• A new socialist bloc could test Jeffries from Day 1

  22-10-2026 12:00 via House News
  
  Democratic socialists have already made huge waves this cycle by knocking off a handful of House incumbents on their way to Washington. The big question now gripping the party is how disruptive they’ll be when they get here. “We don’t know how they will be part of the team,” Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) said. “We...
  
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• WHCA condemns removal of journalist from White House pool

  22-10-2026 04:43 via Administration News
  
  White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) President Jacqui Heinrich on Wednesday condemned the White House’s decision to restrict a journalist’s access to cover President Trump after the president lashed out at him in the Oval Office earlier this week.Andrew Feinberg, a correspondent for The Independent, was scheduled to serve as the print pool reporter on...
  
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• Omar said she will have to move due to threats following federal raid

  22-10-2026 03:38 via House News
  
  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said she will have to move out of her apartment in Washington, D.C., because of threats she’s received after federal agents executed a search warrant at her residence last week as part of an immigration fraud probe.  “Obviously, I can’t continue to live there … Because our address has been public...
  
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• Omar said she will have to move because of threats following federal raid

  22-10-2026 03:38 via House News
  
  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said she will have to move out of her apartment in Washington, D.C., because of threats she received after federal agents executed a search warrant at her residence last week as part of an immigration fraud probe.  “Obviously, I can’t continue to live there … because our address has been public...
  
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• Nancy Mace says Vivek Ramaswamy has run the most offensive ad of the cycle

  22-10-2026 00:05 via House News
  
  Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) called a controversial political ad run by Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) “shameful,” saying she thinks it will hurt Republicans up and down the ballot in Ohio. “This ad is going to go down as the most shameful, disgusting, offensive ad this election season,” Mace told CNN’s Jake Tapper on...
  
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