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The Justice Department is investigating the five major US TV networks for possible antitrust violations, opening yet another front in the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against the press.

Major TV networks were notified on Friday that the department was looking into whether they violated antitrust laws when they suspended pool coverage of President Trump.

Hey everyone, it’s Saturday evening and today might have been one of the most consequential days of this entire stretch.

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Officials say the shooter is dead and there’s no ongoing threat to the public. Gov. Josh Shapiro offered his administration’s “full support.”

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President Donald Trump said he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal of years of U.S. pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt to address high fuel pri...

The company announced plans to “become a major mobile carrier in the U.S.” in part by buying spectrum and deploying satellites for its Starlink service.

The move comes weeks ahead of the midterm elections.

Yet again, the Georgia senator showed in Thursday’s debate that he knows how to throw haymakers. Until someone else proves otherwise, he’s the front-runner for 2028.

Hey everyone, what a week.

President Trump said Russia had agreed to ship potentially millions of tons of diesel fuel in the coming months. But the amounts would be small relative to global demand.

North ​Korea's foreign ‌ministry criticized a US ​human ​rights report titled "2026 ⁠Trafficking ​in Persons ​Report," calling it "vicious and malicious ​intention ​to politicize and ‌weaponize ⁠human rights," and said ​it ​is ⁠part of US ​hostile ​policy ⁠toward North Korea.

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America’s employers must stop acting helpless in the face of health care industry profiteering, Chris Deacon says.

The US blacklisted the International Criminal Court on 9 October 2026, hours after former ICC judge Navi Pillay was named a Nobel peace laureate.

Good morning, I’ll be honest with you: today’s newsletter is a heavy one.

A DOD memo dated in September states an “Active Denial System” - a non-lethal but painful directed energy weapon - had been authorized for Customs and Border Protection operations.

Good evening, The United States hasn’t held a public execution since 1936.