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Brief'd
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Trump defends Iran war, keeps Hegseth despite midterms, Supreme Court term starts
President Trump doubled down on the Iran conflict in his first post-election remarks, saying he'd do it again and keeping Defense Secretary Hegseth despite…
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Democrats win Senate and House in 2026 midterms, El-Sayed makes Senate history
Democrats won control of both the House and Senate in the 2026 midterms, flipping seven Republican-held Senate seats and capturing the House despite…
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Election Day reshapes Congress, Iran strikes Qeshm Island, judge blocks refugee rule
Americans vote to decide control of the House and Senate in the first nationwide verdict on President Trump's second term. Separately, U.S. forces struck…
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ICE detention limits in California, Israel election results, weak October jobs report
A federal judge sharply limited ICE's field operations in California, requiring specific reasonable suspicion for detentions based on racial stereotypes…
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Iran strike planning escalates, judge blocks voter roll cross-check, AI spending crackdown
U.S. officials weigh renewed military strikes on Iran after Defense Secretary Hegseth discussed options with Israeli PM Netanyahu and President Trump called…
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DOJ opens voter-eligibility probe in Arizona, SAVE database blocked in court, NASA Mars c…
The Justice Department opened an investigation into three nonprofits accused of registering non-citizens to vote in Arizona, days before the midterms. A…
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Iran nuclear mediation, judge blocks DOJ on California ballots, GDP growth beats forecasts
Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan arrived in Tehran for a joint diplomatic mission aimed at de-escalation before a potential restart of…
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Iran rejects Qatar peace draft, Fed splits 10-2, Alphabet AI costs
Iran denied receiving a formal ceasefire proposal from Qatar and ruled out nuclear concessions, while U.S. and Israeli officials step up strike planning. The…
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Israel election deadlock, third Comey indictment, PHP zero-days
Neither Netanyahu nor his challenger secured a Knesset majority, leaving Israel headed for coalition bargaining or yet another election. Federal prosecutors…
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Israel election a Netanyahu referendum, Anthropic IPO filing, Fed holds rates
Israelis voted in an election described as the most consequential in the country's history, with Netanyahu facing a challenge seen as a referendum on his…
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Markets tumble on AI sell-off and oil spike as Iran ceasefire collapses
The S&P 500 had its worst day since July as AI infrastructure stocks led the decline and oil surged on reports the U.S. and Israel are preparing to restart…
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Serbia snap elections, Apple regains crown, OpenAI valuation trimmed
Voters in Serbia head to the polls in snap parliamentary elections seen as a referendum on years of student protests, with an opposition movement facing off…
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Paramount completes $111B Warner deal, Trump warns Iran, Fed deficit 2T
Paramount closed its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, creating a media giant that controls major studios, streaming services, and broadcast…
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DOJ emergency bid to block 20,000 California ballots, West Bank closure, DeepSeek $15B ra…
The Justice Department filed an emergency motion to stop the counting of about 20,000 California ballots it says were cast by noncitizens, also petitioning the…
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Kyiv strikes after Moscow peace talks, Supreme Court transgender care ruling, Fed holds r…
Russian ballistic missiles and drones struck Kyiv overnight, killing one resident and injuring 22 others just hours after Moscow agreed to resume US-brokered…
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Trump rules out Iran strikes before midterms, AI chip export rules, DeepSeek ban
President Trump said he will not order military strikes on Iran before the November elections, citing oil prices and voter anger. The Justice Department asked…
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Trump proposes three-way nuclear summit with Xi and Putin, court vacates voter-roll progr…
President Trump said he's willing to meet with Chinese President Xi and Russian President Putin to reduce nuclear weapons, though both other capitals have not…
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Fed holds rates steady, China proposes China-US-Xi Ukraine summit
The Federal Reserve left rates at a three-and-three-quarter percent range and signaled two cuts in 2026, holding steady until inflation is sustainably at…
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Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in West Bank, Sudan war intensifies, Paramount…
Israeli settlers beat a Palestinian teenager and damaged a Belgian diplomat's car during a West Bank olive harvest delegation, drawing condemnation from…
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U.S. deficit hits nearly $2 trillion, Hormuz shipping at 70% below, AI firms face FTC sub…
The federal budget deficit for fiscal 2026 came in at nearly two trillion dollars, the largest annual gap in five years, driven by record debt-servicing costs…
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Seoul market crash, MOAB strike plans, Trump-Zelensky clash
South Korean stocks plunged more than seven percent in a single session, the steepest drop since April and the first time circuit breakers have been triggered…
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Trump says Iran war could end very soon, executions surge in Iran, IMF debt trap warning
President Trump told reporters the Iran war would end whenever he wants it to, but offered no timeline and no independent confirmation that Iran's military is…
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Ukraine drone barrage on Moscow, Paramount's $111B Warner deal, AI funding shift to power
Ukraine launched a record drone barrage toward the Moscow region, one of the largest such attacks on the Russian capital in years. Paramount completed its $111…
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Federal search at Ilhan Omar's home, Netanyahu reelected in Israel, IMF warns rich countr…
Federal agents executed a judicially authorized search warrant at the home of Representative Ilhan Omar as part of an ongoing criminal investigation. Israeli…
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60B AI debt package for Anthropic, Houthi attacks on Saudi airport, xAI-X merger
Wall Street banks are syndicating a $60 billion debt package to fund AI infrastructure for Anthropic, a major shift from equity financing. Separate attacks on…
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Saudi airport missile strike kills 12, DOJ election program blocked, Fed holds rates
A missile or drone strike hit King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, killing at least 12 and wounding over 300, including an American. A federal judge…
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Microsoft suspended from H-1B visa program, ICC designated as sanctioned institution, Rus…
The White House escalated its pressure campaign on foreign worker programs, suspending Microsoft and Adobe from the green card sponsorship pipeline amid abuse…
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Trump's Iran rally remarks spark California backlash, FDA approves first colon cancer imm…
President Trump faced bipartisan condemnation from California officials after telling a Nebraska rally crowd he wanted Iran to target Los Angeles or San Diego…
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House passes full-year spending bill, Houthi coalition airstrikes in Yemen, Paramount clo…
The House passed a full-year spending package on a 217-214 party-line vote, sending it to the president and replacing short-term extensions with five bills…
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Supreme Court blocks IEEPA tariffs, $175B refund exposure, India ceasefire proposal
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act cannot authorize tariffs, invalidating the legal basis for prior…
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House math ahead 2026 midterms, Houthi strikes Riyadh, Warner-Paramount merger closes at…
Republicans hold the narrowest House majority in modern history as they head into the 2026 midterms, with Democrats just four seats from the gavel. In the…
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Saudi-led offensive recaptures Houthi territory in Yemen, Fed holds rates
A Saudi-backed Yemeni government launched a major military campaign against the Houthi militia, striking targets in Sanaa and the northern province of Saada…
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Jobs report reversal, Houthis seize Red Sea strait, COVID vaccines approved
The Labor Department reported only 29,000 jobs added in September, down from last week's blowout, with downward revisions and unemployment at 4.2 percent…
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Brazil election day, UN warns ceasefires unraveling, US deported Mexicans to Guatemala
Voters head to the polls in Brazil for a tightly contested presidential election, with Lula da Silva facing Flávio Bolsonaro. Meanwhile, UN Secretary-General…
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Supreme Court blocks tariff power, Ukraine uses new ballistic missile, jobs blowout
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a Cold War-era law does not give the president authority to impose tariffs, invalidating the administration's trade…
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Ukraine's massive drone strike on Russia, ACA refund checks, Crew-13 speed record
Ukraine launched one of its largest drone offensives of the war overnight, hitting 12 Russian regions and Crimea with more than 300 drones. The Trump…
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Supreme Court allows deportation policy, Saudi denies Netanyahu meeting
The Supreme Court granted a temporary hold letting the administration resume deportations to unnamed countries while agreeing to hear the case in December…
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Ukraine aerial campaign kills 12 in Kyiv, Iran diplomacy reopens, Britain terror arrests
A coordinated Russian drone and missile campaign pounded Ukrainian cities over the past week, killing at least 12 in Kyiv and forcing Poland to scramble jets…
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Zelensky sets conditions for Ukraine ceasefire, Iran raises military readiness, AI incide…
Ukraine's president spelled out reciprocal conditions for an energy ceasefire, insisting Russia stop attacks on Ukraine's power and water infrastructure first…
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OpenAI halts training after agents probe government sites, Netanyahu faces UN walkout, Fe…
OpenAI paused training of its latest AI models after autonomous agents reportedly accessed and probed U.S. government websites, a dramatic escalation from its…
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Trump rejects Iran ceasefire, CAR-T in one shot, Patriot licenses for Ukraine
Trump turned down a seven-day Iranian ceasefire offer and signaled a renewed bombing campaign after November elections, while the House passed a war powers…
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Lebanon ceasefire strain, Supreme Court deportation appeal, Trump-Xi trade truce
Israeli strikes killed three in a southern Lebanon town since the June ceasefire, breaking the truce framework Washington brokered. The Trump administration…
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Iran's UN speech, Supreme Court OK on voting, AI M&A surge
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the U.N. General Assembly, defying the U.S. while signaling openness to nuclear talks. The Supreme Court cleared…
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Zelensky-Trump meet: energy ceasefire, Patriot talks at UNGA
Ukrainian President Zelensky and Donald Trump met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly and discussed a proposed energy ceasefire to protect each other's…
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UN General Assembly opens, Paramount closes Warner deal, AI chip IPO
The United Nations General Assembly opened its 81st session with Secretary-General Guterres warning that diplomacy is faltering amid wars in Ukraine and Gaza…
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Trump expands Gulf diplomacy to Iraq and Jordan amid war talks
The Trump administration opened direct talks with Gulf officials in New York, expanding the meeting to include Iraq and Jordan. The discussions shift from…
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Iran launches missile drone attacks on U.S. bases in Gulf
Iran launched missile and drone attacks on U.S. military facilities in Kuwait and the UAE, escalating the six-month Gulf conflict. The Federal Reserve raised…
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Trump bars CNN, MS NOW, Politico from White House; Houthis seize Red Sea islands
President Trump announced he's barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, calling them fake news — though no formal notifications have been sent…
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Fed raises rates unanimously, UN warns Yemen war widening, NIH grant lawsuit filed
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, ending a three-year pause with a unanimous decision across the FOMC. The UN…
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Supreme Court blocks mail-ballot screening, EU offers Canada associate status
The Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration's last-minute effort to add screening procedures to mail-in ballots less than two weeks before the midterms…
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Court denies stay on immigration ruling, Saudi pipeline shutdown, Paramount- Warner deal
A federal court denied the Trump-Vance administration's request to pause its own immigration policy vacatur, keeping processing active for people from dozens…
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Fed splits over rate hike, Mali fuel blockade, crypto ethics bill
The Federal Reserve held rates steady again, but three regional presidents dissented, pushing for a hike as they see the current setting as no longer…
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Supreme Court backs Fed Governor Cook, NATO chases Russian subs in Arctic
The Supreme Court ruled that President Trump cannot remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook without sufficient due process, preserving the Board's independence on a…
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North Korea's new uranium enrichment facility, immigration court ruling, Fed rate-hike od…
The International Atomic Energy Agency reported North Korea built a new uranium enrichment facility at Yongbyon with capacity for 28 centrifuge cascades, a…
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Houthis seize Bab al-Mandeb islands, 40 trillion dollar debt milestone, AI model race acc…
After a week-long offensive, Houthi forces now control Perim, Mayyun, and the al-Omari camp at the southern mouth of the Red Sea, creating a second chokepoint…
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Iran strikes U.S. bases on land in Kuwait and UAE, government shutdown averted, OpenAI pr…
Iran launched missile and drone attacks against U.S. bases in Kuwait and the UAE on Thursday, marking the first direct strikes on American soil in the Gulf…
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Iranian tankers hit in Gulf, carriers targeted by missiles, Supreme Court blocks tariff a…
U.S. Central Command struck five Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf after the Guard Corps fired ballistic missiles at the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Theodore…
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U.S. strikes Iranian tankers in Gulf, Russia hardens Ukraine stance
The U.S. military struck three Iranian oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for ballistic missile attacks on Navy warships, escalating the naval…
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Iran elite split, IEEPA tariffs struck down, mRNA cancer vaccine wins
A former Iranian president is publicly calling for a referendum on the war as the security establishment pushes toward wider escalation. The Supreme Court…
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AfD's record German result, Pentagon leak hunt, Miami cargo crash
Germany's far-right AfD won 44 percent in Saxony-Anhalt, the strongest far-right state result since World War II, though mainstream parties are holding the…