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October 2026

Takeaways from the South Carolina Senate debate

Annie Andrewsdemocratic challenger
South Carolina, if your surgeon said that appendectomies aren’t really his thing, would you still hand him a scalpel? No,
But talking about not my thing, let’s talk about what’s not your thing. Your thing apparently is not being honest with the people of South Carolina. At least I’m honest. If I don’t know something, I am glad to say it, and I’ll say it again tonight,
Grahamrepublican
National security is not my thing.”
Annie Andrewsdemocratic challenger
She’s been told to come out here and call me Bernie Ocasio Mamdani; that’s what’s in her script,
Grahamrepublican
But let’s talk about a couple of other concerns I have — that she’s deceiving the people of South Carolina with these transgender issues,
Annie Andrewsdemocratic challenger
And the truth is, I support the Second Amendment. I believe we need a secure border, and we need to deport illegal immigrants who break the law, and yes, I want to lower taxes on the middle class.”
My legal name is Graham and has always been Graham,

US threatens to suspend intel sharing, weapons purchases if Ukraine continues Russia energy strikes, sources say

The warnings from the State Department and the Pentagon were sent over the weekend to officials in Ukraine and Europe, including communications from the US military directly to Ukrainian commanders

Volodymyr Zelenskyyukrainian President
Ukraine supports the ceasefire, and it is important that Russia support it as well. We are awaiting details from the American side,

Boat disaster off Djibouti leaves at least 139 dead, with toll feared to rise

Personal items likely belonging to migrants were seen on a beach in Obock, Djibouti on Friday

Amy Popegeneral
No one gets into a boat like that unless they believe there is no other safe way,
What is terrible is that they were buried with no names, in a common grave, like in a war situation,
The local authorities did their best,... but they were overwhelmed with all the bodies that kept coming at once towards the shore.”

Trump considering firing Kimberly Guilfoyle after reports of misconduct, source says

I just heard about it. Too bad. I mean, I don’t know,
Let’s see what the truth is. And obviously, if there was something bad that happened, then people have to suffer consequences for it,
Of course I don’t like anybody selling access to another government official, certainly a high-level government official,

Hurricane Simon skirts Mexico’s Pacific coast as beachside communities and tourist areas prepare for impacts

After initial models projected that Simon would make landfall on Sunday, the storm changed course and its path is getting harder to predict

Laura Velázquez Alzúapolitica mexicana
We ask that you remain vigilant,
Brenda Villarealvisitor
We don’t know the extent of the danger yet,
The wind and rain will suddenly and deceptively subside, creating an apparent calm that does not mean the danger has passed,

‘I had the flu’: Talarico returns to campaign trail and dismisses theories about absence

Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico on Sunday denounced the wide-ranging speculation about his whereabouts in recent days as Republicans seized on his absence from the campaign trail

James Talaricostate Representative
I had the flu. This is the craziest thing I’ve ever heard. It’s wild that someone can just post something on the internet and then the media just runs with it,
James Talaricostate Representative
I’ve heard credible reports that Ken Paxton has a serious medical condition that causes clinical levels of cowardice,

Trump’s US-Russia diesel deal draws bipartisan criticism

The United States should not provide Putin with a financial lifeline while Russia continues to kill Ukrainian civilians. The Administration must immediately reverse course,
President Trump’s decision to allow Russian diesel imports to the U.S. runs directly counter to that law,
The high diesel prices that are impacting everyone. The president is balancing and has to make tough decisions,
Look, President Trump they came into office with a with a mandate to work for the American people, and this is good for the American people,

Judge orders Trump to halt taxpayer-funded ads with hours left in administration’s push

The administration allocated $20 million for the ads, which were classified as “public service announcements,” from US Customs and Border Protection, CNN previously reported

Markwayne Mullinhomeland Security Secretary
Anytime we can do a public service announcement and brag about America, I’m all about it,
We should be bragging about what’s happening inside America,... I commend the opportunity of President Trump to give us the opportunity to brag about America.”

Jaguars clip Eagles’ wings with walk-off field goal in London thriller

As the clock ticked down toward the end of a pulsating game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Jacksonville Jaguars fans began to flock towards the nearest exit

At the end of the day I didn’t make the right decision, and it cost us the game,
I thought it was supposed to be a home game for us over here,
Trevor Lawrencequarterback
One of the craziest games, maybe the craziest game I’ve ever been a part of,
Nick Siriannicoach
You could see that they had some issues handling some of that noise in that game,
Jalen Hurtsquarterback
Our fans showed up. It was great,
Jalen Hurtsquarterback
There’s so much opportunity to grow, so much for us to be better at and we just continue on our journey, gelling and obviously staying locked arms and staying together as a team,

Trump’s diesel deal with Putin drives a wedge through the Western alliance

By agreeing to open Russia’s taps and release hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel into a starving global market, the Kremlin has achieved something that raw military might on the battlefields of eastern Ukraine could never deliver

Donald Trumppresident
He wants to make problems for the world. He wants to make problems for our farmers, our ranchers, with diesel fuel,
Vladimir Putinpresident
The Russian side confirmed its willingness to supply oil and petroleum products to the US market and global markets at large,
Ukraine will be ready to stop striking Russian oil refineries if Russia stops striking our energy infrastructure,
I am convinced this will have a positive impact on the entire global economy,
Donald Trumppresident
We said you can do whatever you want to Russia. Don’t hit the refineries because that’s a world problem that’s caused and he wants to make problems for the world. He wants to make problems for our farmers, our ranchers,

Kansas GOP Sen. Roger Marshall pays off 6-year-old campaign cookie bill

This isn’t about political parties or policy disagreements. It’s about my personal experience as a small business owner and the importance of honoring financial commitments,
Payton Fullerspokesperson
Judges issue warrants when people repeatedly miss court dates, not doctors,
Roger Marshallsenator
We have absolutely no idea how this happened, but rest assured as soon as it became known to us, we immediately attempted to contact the business in order to apologize, and we have repaid the bill from 2020, double,

After oil increasingly left the Gulf, Iran is trying to regain its stranglehold on shipping

Iran is stepping up attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf in an effort to restore its leverage over the critical waterway

The vessels were advised to heave up anchor, exit the area immediately, and transit to Dubai anchorage,
Donald TrumpuS President
We will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections to be held in the United States on November 3rd,

Trump really wants to make ‘super intelligence’ happen. Is it going to happen?

Sam AltmanopenAI CEO
Does superintelligence sound obviously less scary to people than artificial intelligence?”
If the idea is to use the new word superintelligence to cover all of that, it’s a little bit of a stretch, maybe, to call my spam filter a superintelligence,
Superintelligence was reserved for this sort of hypothetical future form of artificial intelligence that not only matched but radically exceeded humans across all cognitive domain,
Donald Trumppresident
The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!”
It’s not up to me to decide how English language should be used,

Trump claims Ukraine and Russia have agreed to energy ceasefire

Donald Trumppresident
Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine,
Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident
OK, if they want energy ceasefire, we are open for this,

Bill Gates warns of ‘grim possibilities if we don’t maintain control’ of AI

Voters are connecting the dots — and it’s bad news for Republicans

Of all the dynamics threatening the GOP this year, the most menacing may be the unusually direct connection voters are drawing between their economic frustrations and the policies that President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have implemented

I think that all these campaigns that are going to be successful are going to do so by making it a choice, not a referendum,
Tom Davis (Virginia politician)republican member of the United States House of Representatives
I think they wanted to give their president latitude, and they felt rightly or wrongly that their future was tied to his,
Bobby Pulidosouth Texas, Democratic House candidate
While we pay record high diesel and gas prices, and out of control grocery bills, and families in our community are terrorized, Monica de la Cruz is silent… because she voted for this,
Susan Collinsunited States Senator from Maine since 1997
What about everything else?”
Ashley Hinson was supposed to look out for us, but she’s voted 7 times for the war in Iran. Fertilizer costs are out of control. Diesel’s at record highs. It’s never been harder to run a farm.”
This has never been an economic argument that Democrats have been able to make in the last several election cycles: that the Republican (legislator) objectively made your life more expensive,
The problem is because the Republican ownership of higher prices is so stuck to them, voters can’t get past that to listen to the other arguments they are making,
It is the broadest sense we’ve had that a president has failed,