News From Around the Web
#1 The Old Bulbs Are Back on the Table - Tracy Beanz and Michelle Edwards for The Highwire, UncoverDC, DJ Jordan/Jimmy, Gordon Shaw, and Mike Lee/TruthForHealth
The government pushed incandescent bulbs out. Now the Department of Energy is backing their return. Why? The science around artificial light, blue-light exposure, and what it may mean for our eyes and health is becoming impossible to ignore...
#2 Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Home Searched by Federal Agents in Criminal Probe - NBC News, Eric Daugherty, Andrew Branca Show/PsyopAnime/Troy Mosher, STINGER, Fox News, and Washington Eye on X
Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home in Washington, D.C., on Monday morning, according to two people familiar with the investigation. One of the people familiar with the probe said the search is part of a years-long criminal investigation by Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. attorney in Minneapolis, and the Justice Department. The probe, which involves whistleblowers, documents, and witness testimony, deals partly with immigration and fraud, but it goes beyond those things, the source said. A Justice Department spokesperson said in a statement that Homeland Security Investigations “executed a judicially authorized search warrant” as “part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation.”
#3 Trump Picks Fight With GOP Senators Over Russia Diesel Deal - Alexander Bolton for The Hill, John Solomon, POLITICO, Unbiased Headlines, Dante Rossi, and Erik Hoffmann on X
President Trump is picking a fight with Senate Republicans right before the midterm elections with his surprise deal to allow Russia to export diesel to the United States. Four Republican senators — Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), John Curtis (Utah), and Thom Tillis (N.C.) — have already spoken out against the controversial deal between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Many others are likely privately critical of the stunning move, which Trump executed without advanced warning or consultation with Republican senators...
#4 Trump’s New Press Secretary Takes Podium After Weeks-Long White House Shake-up - Ashley J. DiMella for Fox News, Daily Mail, REAL BIG DADDY 1776, Anthony Cudak, Dr. Sharon, and America Pulse News on X
The White House is set to end a weekslong stretch without a permanent press secretary at the podium Tuesday when Katie Zacharia makes her briefing room debut, succeeding Karoline Leavitt after a shake-up in President Donald Trump's communications team. "I am pleased to announce that Katie Zacharia will be beginning her term as Press Secretary tomorrow, Columbus Day, and will be doing an introductory News Conference on Tuesday at 9:30 A.M. from the Press Briefing Room in the White House. Katie has been with me, in spirit, from the very beginning, and will do a fantastic job!" Trump said on Truth Social Sunday...
#5 Trump Announces Committee to Investigate Federal Reserve’s Lisa Cook - Steven Portnoy and Olivia Rubin for ABC News, vanessa, Dr. Joseph Ford Cotto, RoboMacro, The Triangle Tribune, we the people (#wtpBLUE), and Sergeant News Network on X
In an extraordinary ramping-up of his ongoing efforts to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, President Donald Trump has ordered a committee to investigate mortgage fraud allegations against her, culminating in a closed-door, in-person hearing at the White House next month. The move, laid out in a memo signed by the president and announced on Friday, creates a three-person "committee of inquiry" to hear the charges against Cook and allow her an opportunity to respond at the Nov. 5 hearing...
#6 Why Meta Is Betting Its Future on Computers You Wear on Your Face - Lisa Eadicicco for CNN/MSN, Atul Kumar, TrendKia, Daily Tech News, Ralph, and Amir on X
It wasn’t your typical concert experience. I watched Billie Eilish from a perspective that felt like I wasn’t in the audience or behind the scenes, but somewhere in between: hovering near the stage alongside the singer as she grasped a fan’s hand in the front row. This is what it’s like to watch a clip from Eilish’s 3D tour special shot in Arizona and Manchester, England, with Meta’s new VR Glasses. CNN tried the glasses at Meta’s offices in New York last week ahead of their launch in the spring. Meta is banking on experiences like Eilish’s show to make its new eyewear a hit...
#7 Elon Musk Emerges as the Top Booster for Republicans With $276 Million in Donations - Patrick Svitek for CNN, Fox News, The New York Times, NEXTA, WION, and Forbes on X
Elon Musk has poured at least $276 million into the midterms since the summer, re-emerging as the top known donor to the Republican Party. A spokesperson for Musk’s main political group, America PAC, confirmed the figure on Monday, three days before a key campaign finance disclosure deadline. A majority of Musk’s latest giving — $158 million — went to the Senate Leadership Fund, the top Republican super PAC in Senate races, according to the spokesperson. The group is currently spending big to retain a Senate seat in Texas, a state that is hugely important to Musk’s business empire...
#8 Al-Qaida Threatens Americans Over Hasan Execution - Charlie McCarthy for Newsmax, Toxic Avenger 1, Rob, Kentucky Girl, Newscats.Org, and One News Australia on X
Al-Qaida and its supporters are threatening to kill Americans, including U.S. soldiers, and hijack airplanes if Fort Hood mass murderer Nidal Hasan is executed. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula warned Monday that it would execute American hostages in retaliation for the scheduled Dec. 3 execution of Hasan, the former Army major who murdered 13 people and wounded 32 others at the Texas Army base in 2009, the Washington Examiner reported. "The day America makes this decision," the Islamic terrorist organization said in a statement, "it will have made a decision to execute whoever among you falls captive to us."
#9 Social Security Commissioner Predicts Program Will Last ‘For Another 90 Years’ - Max Rego for The Hill, Real Truth Media, NEWSMAX, The Star News Network, and Squawk on the Street on X
Frank Bisignano, the commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), said Monday the program will last another 90 years. “This is a long journey. It’s 90 years old. It’ll be around for another 90 years,” Bisignano said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” The SSA will release its annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) on Wednesday, after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports data for September inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI)...
#10 Actress Selma Blair Arraigned on Assault Charges After Alleged Mid-Air Attacks - Hannity Fox News, Variety, TMZ, Insider Paper, and Oli London on X
Selma Blair was arraigned Monday on two counts of second-degree assault for reportedly assaulting a nurse and a police officer after allegedly attacking crew members on board a Delta flight into New York City, the Associated Press reported. The judge set bail at $20,000 cash/$60,000 bond,/ $60,000 partially secured bond. She's expected in court in January 2027. The actress was arrested Sunday aboard the flight from LA to NYC...
