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Justice Department Investigates TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage

The Justice Department is investigating ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News over whether their brief suspension of White House pool coverage violated antitrust law.

October 11, 2026

by Muzaffar Ahmad Bajwaa

Photo illustrating Trump's remarks on Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries

Trump Tells Zelenskyy to Stop Hitting Refineries, Urges New Leader

Trump said Zelenskyy "better damn well stop" striking Russian oil refineries and that Ukraine should get a new president, a day after Washington eased sanctions on Russian diesel.

October 10, 2026

by Jennifer Hicks

The Frances Perkins Building in Washington, D.C., headquarters of the US Department of Labor

Labor Department Suspends Eight Tech Firms From Green Card Program

The Trump administration has barred Microsoft, Adobe and six IT services firms, including four Indian companies,

A tent set up by a homeowner among the rubble of his house after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza

A Year After Trump’s Gaza “Ceasefire,” Board of Peace Has Little to Show but Pledges

One year on, the last living hostages are home, but Trump's Board of Peace has delivered

Reuters photo from coverage of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay

Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prize; US Sanctions the ICC Hours Later

The Norwegian Nobel Committee gave the 2026 Peace Prize to Navi Pillay, the former UN rights chief, and within hours Washington sanctioned the International Criminal Court she once served on. Israel and

October 10, 2026

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Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting

Pentagon to Livestream Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution as Backlash Grows

The Pentagon says it will livestream the Dec. 3 firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, and even Republicans who back his death sentence are objecting. Legal experts say the

October 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Kimberly Guilfoyle, US ambassador to Greece, stands beside a Greek Presidential Guard soldier

Guilfoyle Disputes Report She Asked Trump Donor to Pay $100,000 Amex Bill

The Wall Street Journal reports that Kimberly Guilfoyle asked donor Eric Deters to pay $100,000 toward her American Express bill before her confirmation. Her lawyer disputes the messages, and Deters says he

October 8, 2026

Government and Politics·News

The White House seen through a camera lens

Judge Extends Block on Trump’s White House Ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico

US District Judge Timothy Kelly extended his order restoring White House access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico through Tuesday. He called the government's national security defence an uphill climb.

October 8, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Masked federal immigration agents including ICE officers during an enforcement operation

ICE Told to Add 1,000 Arrests a Day as Midterms Near, DHS Denies Quotas

ICE leaders have told agents to raise immigration arrests by 1,000 a day, restoring a 3,000-a-day goal, CNN reports. The Department of Homeland Security says there are no quotas.

October 8, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Vice President JD Vance speaks at a news conference on visa fraud and PERM suspensions

US Freezes Green-Card Filings for Microsoft, Adobe and Six IT Giants in Visa Crackdown

The Trump administration has halted new and pending PERM labour certifications for Microsoft, Adobe and six outsourcing firms. Microsoft says most of its H-1B filings were for staff it already employs.

October 8, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

Brazil presidential election first round coverage as Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro head to an October 25 runoff

Bolsonaro’s Son Upends Brazil Vote, Forcing Lula Into a Runoff

Lula expected to win outright; instead Flávio Bolsonaro took roughly 47 percent to his 45. With surveys calling the October 25 runoff a dead heat, the open question is where the eliminated

October 5, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Demonstrators hold signs reading Hold Big Oil accountable and SCOTUS hands off Boulder outside the US Supreme Court

Eight Justices Weigh If Exxon and Suncor Must Face Boulder’s Climate Suit

Eight Supreme Court justices spent nearly two hours on Boulder's bid to make Exxon and Suncor answer for climate damage. With Justice Samuel Alito recused, a 4-4 split would let the case

October 5, 2026

Climate·Government and Politics·News

Protesters hold a US Military Out sign outside the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo after a US Marine was arrested over the killing of a woman in Okinawa

Okinawa Hotel Killing Puts a US Marine in Custody and Washington on Notice

A 39-year-old woman was found strangled in a Naha hotel, and a 20-year-old US Marine is now in Japanese custody on suspicion of robbery and murder. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has protested

October 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan faces a US visa dispute tied to a ceasefire demand

Washington Is Holding a Visa Hostage to Force a Sudan Ceasefire

The US is withholding Sudan's army chief's UN visa unless he signs a 90-day ceasefire he has refused. The pressure lands as the RSF tightens a siege the UN warns could repeat

September 25, 2026

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Justice Department Investigates TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage

Trump Tells Zelenskyy to Stop Hitting Refineries, Urges New Leader

Labor Department Suspends Eight Tech Firms From Green Card Program

A Year After Trump’s Gaza “Ceasefire,” Board of Peace Has Little to Show but Pledges

Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prize; US Sanctions the ICC Hours Later

Pentagon to Livestream Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution as Backlash Grows

Guilfoyle Disputes Report She Asked Trump Donor to Pay $100,000 Amex Bill

Judge Extends Block on Trump’s White House Ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico

ICE Told to Add 1,000 Arrests a Day as Midterms Near, DHS Denies Quotas

US Freezes Green-Card Filings for Microsoft, Adobe and Six IT Giants in Visa Crackdown

Bolsonaro’s Son Upends Brazil Vote, Forcing Lula Into a Runoff

Eight Justices Weigh If Exxon and Suncor Must Face Boulder’s Climate Suit

Okinawa Hotel Killing Puts a US Marine in Custody and Washington on Notice

Washington Is Holding a Visa Hostage to Force a Sudan Ceasefire

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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