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• Musk ordered Starlink slowdown in Ukraine: WSJ

  20-10-2026 22:42 via Administration News
  
  Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of Starshield, the military version of Starlink internet, which Ukraine said hampered its ability to respond to Russian attacks, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing U.S. officials and people familiar with the matter. The disruption impacted Ukraine’s drones, airplanes and helicopters, a source familiar with the...
  
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• Bessent alleges anti-fraud guardrails are 'loosest' in blue states

  30-10-2026 22:03 via Administration News
  
  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused Democratic-led states Friday of having poor fraud prevention mechanisms while at a Minnesota press conference. The state has been at the center of a healthcare fraud scandal for much of this year after the Justice Department indicted more than a dozen people on accusations of defrauding taxpayers, using funds for...
  
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• G20 foreign ministers scrap 'family photo' as Lavrov crashes party

  30-10-2026 21:45 via Administration News
  
  The U.S. hosts of the Group of 20 (G20) Foreign Ministers' Meeting opted to skip the traditional “family photo” Friday after several top diplomats objected to being photographed with a Russian official.  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s presence at the two-day event in Atlanta raised tensions within the group due to his country's ongoing military...
  
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• Federal debt surpassed GDP for fiscal 2026

  30-10-2026 21:13 via Administration News
  
  The national debt topped the entire gross domestic product (GDP) for fiscal 2026, based on new data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). From the fourth quarter of 2025 through the third quarter of this year, the country’s economic output was more than $32.2 trillion, according to the BEA’s non-seasonally adjusted statistics. As of...
  
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• El-Sayed: I'll go through metal detector if Trump sits for lie detector

  30-10-2026 20:21 via Administration News
  
  Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed (D) on Thursday responded to President Trump’s suggestion that the Democratic candidate should be forced to go through a metal detector at the U.S. Capitol if elected to Congress. During a campaign rally in Kalamazoo, Mich., El-Sayed said he would accept the request if Trump agreed to “sit for a...
  
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• El Sayed: I'll go through metal detector if Trump sits for lie detector

  30-10-2026 20:21 via Administration News
  
  Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed (D) on Thursday responded to President Trump’s suggestion that the Democratic candidate should be forced to go through a metal detector at the U.S. Capitol if elected to Congress. During a campaign rally in Kalamazoo, Mich., El-Sayed said he would accept the request if Trump agreed to “sit for a...
  
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• Navy airman recounts USS Lincoln leap: 'If I was supposed to die then I would have just been dead'

  30-10-2026 19:12 via Administration News
  
  One of the eight sailors who attempted suicide by jumping overboard during the grueling deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group is speaking out after he was effectively punished for the incident.   Navy airman Nicholas McKelvey, 19, jumped overboard the vessel on Aug. 3, 255 days into the ship’s deployment, The New...
  
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• Live updates: Judge orders investigation into DOJ and East Potomac Park; Trump set to rally in Daytona Beach

  30-10-2026 19:08 via Administration News
  
  U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes has opened an investigation into the Justice Department (DOJ)'s conduct in the ongoing legal battle over President Trump’s desire to redevelop East Potomac Golf Links. She ordered the probe during Friday’s hearing, the latest fiery courtroom clash. Meanwhile, lawyers for James Comey tried to persuade a federal judge on Friday...
  
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• Comey lawyers fight for dismissal of third criminal prosecution

  30-10-2026 19:00 via Administration News
  
  Lawyers for James Comey tried to persuade a federal judge on Friday that the Trump administration's third attempt to prosecute the former FBI Director for allegedly disclosing national defense information should be stopped because the Justice Department (DOJ) waited too long to bring the charges.   U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, an appointee of President Trump, is weighing whether the...
  
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• Judge opens East Potomac Park probe into potential DOJ misconduct

  30-10-2026 18:50 via Administration News
  
  A federal judge has opened an investigation into concerns that the Trump administration lied to her in the ongoing legal battle over President Trump’s desire to redevelop East Potomac Golf Links. Friday’s hearing became the latest fiery courtroom clash between U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes and the Justice Department (DOJ), which repeatedly took issue with...
  
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• Watch live: Trump officials announce new anti-fraud measures in Minnesota

  30-10-2026 18:06 via Administration News
  
  Top Trump administration officials are set to announce new anti-fraud measures Friday in Minnesota as the White House steps up its crackdown on fraud involving federal assistance and healthcare programs. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, FBI Director Kash Patel, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz and Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson will...
  
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• GOP House member on 'embarrassing' South Carolina prospects: 'Darline is dragging Rs'

  30-10-2026 17:36 via House News
  
  A House Republican called the competitive Senate race in South Carolina “embarrassing,” adding that incumbent Sen. Darline Graham (R) is “dragging Rs down the ticket.” “Republicans won this seat by 18 points. The fact it’s this close and the speaker has to come to SC 1 to drag the R across the finish line is...
  
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• GOP House member on 'embarrassing' SC prospects: 'Darline is dragging Rs'

  30-10-2026 17:36 via House News
  
  A House Republican called the competitive Senate race in South Carolina “embarrassing,” adding that incumbent Sen. Darline Graham (R) is “dragging Rs down the ticket.” “Republicans won this seat by 18 points. The fact it’s this close and the speaker has to come to SC 1 to drag the R across the finish line is...
  
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• Stevens to appear alongside El-Sayed for first time in months, but expects apology

  30-10-2026 17:12 via House News
  
  Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) on Sunday will appear alongside Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed for the first time in months in what appears to be a reluctant show of unity after criticizing the Democratic nominee for his comments about Israel. Stevens confirmed Friday in a statement posted to the social platform X that she would...
  
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• Stevens to appear alongside El-Sayed for first time, but expects apology

  30-10-2026 17:12 via House News
  
  Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) will appear alongside Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed for the first time this Sunday in what appears to be a reluctant show of unity after criticizing the Democratic nominee for his comments about Israel. Stevens confirmed Friday in a statement posted to the social platform X that she would join Rep....
  
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• Top Science Democrat probes cuts to research spending at National Science Foundation

  30-10-2026 16:00 via House News
  
  A key Democrat is looking into a massive amount of money that was appropriated to the National Science Foundation (NSF) but reportedly not spent. In a letter first shared with The Hill, House Committee on Science, Space and Technology ranking member Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) accused the foundation of violating “Congress’ power of the purse and...
  
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• Trump's in-person rallies in Kansas, Iowa back on

  30-10-2026 15:36 via Administration News
  
  President Trump will hold in-person rallies in Iowa and Kansas after all, a source familiar told The Hill. The Thursday announcement that he would shift to tele-rallies in the battleground states stirred speculation about the president's reason for scaling back his midterm travel schedule. The rallies were rearranged for scheduling purposes in an effort to...
  
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• DOJ subpoenas California officials in voter rolls investigation escalation

  30-10-2026 15:23 via Administration News
  
  The Justice Department (DOJ) has issued subpoenas to California officials in its latest move in scrutinizing non-U.S. citizen voters in the state. Three subpoenas were sent to employees of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder ordering them to appear in court on Nov. 4, The Associated Press reported.   Earlier this month, the DOJ sued California...
  
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• Cook Political Report shifts 12 more House races toward Democrats

  30-10-2026 14:11 via House News
  
  The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper, on Friday shifted a dozen more House races toward Democrats in the final stretch of the midterm cycle. The latest move forecasts more than 218 seats to at least "lean Democrat," projecting a Democratic House majority of between 227 and 240 seats. Th has shifted dozens of...
  
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• Live updates: East Potomac Park fight returns to court; Trump set to rally in Daytona Beach

  30-10-2026 13:53 via Administration News
  
  President Trump is making one more in-person midterm push in the Sunshine State on Friday, a day after the Republican National Committee announced he was scratching his weekend rallies in Kansas and Iowa. Trump is set to speak in Daytona Beach, Fla., around 7 p.m. to vouch for Sen. Ashley Moody (R) in her race...
  
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• Congress’s 65-year defense bill streak could be in jeopardy

  30-10-2026 11:00 via House News
  
  Congress’s annual defense authorization bill is on shaky ground this year amid partisan infighting, threatening to upend the legislation’s unblemished 65-year streak of passage. The must-pass Pentagon policy bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), is facing an uphill climb due to its historically high $1.15 trillion request — a figure that would...
  
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• Congress’ 65-year defense bill streak could be in jeopardy

  30-10-2026 11:00 via House News
  
  Congress’ annual defense authorization bill is on shaky ground this year amid partisan infighting, threatening to upend the legislation’s unblemished 65-year streak of passage. The must-pass Pentagon policy bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), is facing an uphill climb due to its historically high $1.15 trillion request — a figure that climbs...
  
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• Sparks fly between Bresnahan, Cognetti in Pennsylvania House debate

  30-10-2026 03:33 via House News
  
  Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-Pa.) and Democrat Paige Cognetti clashed on the debate stage Thursday night over the ongoing war in Iran, the growing presence of data centers in their district and other hot-button issues.  Cognetti, who has served as the mayor of Scranton, Pa., since 2020, and Bresnahan are vying to represent Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional...
  
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• Trump to join tele-rallies 19 states after midterm event cancellations

  30-10-2026 02:02 via Administration News
  
  The Republican National Committee (RNC) said Thursday that President Trump will appear in tele-rallies across 19 states before Election Day, an announcement which followed his two in-person event cancellations in Iowa and Kansas "Voters across the country want to hear from President Trump before Election Day, and this 72-hour sprint will be a huge boost...
  
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• House Oversight Democrat says Alaska should investigate Peltola allegations

  30-10-2026 00:45 via House News
  
  Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif) called on Alaskan officials to investigate recent reports alleging Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola's campaign recruited her midterm opponent, Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr., to counter incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan's (R-Alaska) reelection bid. “Republicans and Donald Trump should certainly not be lecturing anybody on a fair election process. I think the state...
  
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• House Oversight Democrat maintains support for Peltola, defers to Alaska for next steps

  30-10-2026 00:45 via House News
  
  Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif) reaffirmed his support Thursday for Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola after the House Oversight Committee announced a probe into ballot stacking allegations against her, though he acknowledged the state "should investigate any time there is accusations of any kind of issue." “Republicans and [President] Donald Trump should certainly not be lecturing...
  
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• Watch live: Trump, first lady host Halloween event at White House

  29-10-2026 22:47 via Administration News
  
  President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will welcome trick-or-treaters to the White House on Thursday evening for the annual Halloween celebration. The event comes just hours after Trump returned from South Carolina, where he rallied support for Republicans ahead of next week's midterm elections. The first couple is expected to hand out candy to...
  
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• Trump administration's definition of 'medically frail' unlawful, according to federal judge

  29-10-2026 22:19 via Administration News
  
  A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the Trump administration's definition of "medically frail" used for Medicaid is unlawful, issuing a temporary injunction on states having to determine medical frailty. U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns found in his ruling Thursday that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's (OBBBA) definition of "medically frail" was "contrary...
  
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• Hegseth, Mullin call Trump’s arch a ‘generational defense opportunity’

  29-10-2026 21:22 via Administration News
  
  President Trump’s proposed triumphal arch would be a “generational defense opportunity,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin have argued in court declarations. Critics have dismissed Trump's attempts to link the arch to national security needs as a smokescreen to push through a divisive construction project. In filings submitted to a federal...
  
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• Washington state secretary of state fires back at DOJ over noncitizen voter claim: 'Profoundly disappointing'

  29-10-2026 20:31 via Administration News
  
  Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs shot back at the Justice Department (DOJ) for asking him to order his election officials to set aside ballots for hundreds of people the federal government identified as alleged non-U.S. citizens. In a Wednesday response to the DOJ’s request, Hobbs said, “Without individualized proof of ineligibility, it would be...
  
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