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#1 Elon Musk Says Trump Is ‘Ultimately’ Responsible for Any Curbs on Ukraine’s Starshield Systems - Lim Hui Jie for CNBC, Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, NEXTA, and Bloomberg on X
Elon Musk has said that any restrictions on Ukraine’s military-grade Starlink network was due to the U.S. government and ultimately, U.S. President Donald Trump. This comes after Ukraine had accused SpaceX of imposing new restrictions on the Starshield internet service without warning, which disrupted Ukrainian military operations. However, it appeared that some restrictions have been partially lifted as of Thursday...#2 Trump Says People in Government Who Leak to Media ‘Should Be Shot' - Joey Garrison for USA TODAY, Israel Dispatch, GF, Chad Livengood, Architect (Her), NRAW, and National Herald on X
President Donald Trump said individuals in government who leak sensitive defense information to the media "should be shot" as he discussed calling off a military raid in Iran after plans for the attack were leaked to news outlets. "In my opinion, leakers should be shot," Trump said during a midterm campaign rally in Bullhead City, Arizona. "In the old days, we used to shoot leakers." Trump said Iran's military was "waiting for" American troops ahead of a planned U.S. operation, alleging The New York Times and CNN reported on leaked information about what time U.S. troops were leaving and arriving. Trump said he rescheduled the attack for two days later...
#3 Federal Agents Seize Phone of Rep Ilhan Omar in Raid Tied to Immigration Fraud Probe - Louis Casiano and David Spunt for Fox News, Money Matters, Jim Waterman, Africalix, Data Explained/Benny Johnson, and Mario Nawfal on X
Federal authorities seized a cellphone belonging to Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., during a Monday raid on her Washington, D.C., home as part of a criminal fraud investigation into her immigration paperwork. Omar's immigration history is facing renewed scrutiny, with investigators issuing more than a dozen subpoenas to her family members following the raid on her residence. Investigators are examining whether Omar's family lied about her age when she immigrated to the United States in 1995. Omar became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2000. The probe centers on whether the age listed on her application differed from her actual birth date...
#4 Rep. Andy Harris Threatens Journalist With Potential Criminal Charges for Recording Him - John Parkinson and Lauren Peller for ABC News, James Mulvey, WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5, I DISSENT @theLadyArcher77, !!, and WWCNN on X
Maryland Republican Rep. Andy Harris on Tuesday appeared to lose his cool during a gaggle with reporters, singling out a journalist and threatening her with legal consequences if she recorded him on video. "You do not have my permission to record. If you record, we will refer you to prosecutors," Harris told the reporter in a video captured by a Baltimore Banner photojournalist following his debate against Democratic opponent Dan Schwartz in Cambridge, Maryland. "Everyone in here is recording," responded the reporter, identified as Cat Murphy, a data reporter at Capital News Service. "Why am I not allowed to?"
#5 Suspicious White Powder Sent to Election Offices in 3 States - Raquel Coronell Uribe for NBC News, Jeffrey Gutterman, KESQ News Channel 3, House Frau, Bill Henning, Colombus Dispatch, and Politics and Poll Tracker on X
Secretaries of state’s offices in Ohio, Louisiana, and Oklahoma were sent packages this week with mysterious powders, just weeks before the offices are set to oversee the midterm elections. Oklahoma and Louisiana reported receiving the envelopes, while Ohio said U.S. Postal Service investigators intercepted a package destined for it. The national groups representing secretaries of state and state election directors expressed concern about the suspicious letters in a letter Wednesday...
#6 Jim Jordan Is Quietly Laying Groundwork for GOP Leadership Bid, Sources Say - Annie Grayer for CNN, Politics & Poll Tracker, Kalshi Politics, #TuckFrump, Mia Camille McCarthy, and News Tongue on X
When Speaker Mike Johnson sent lawmakers home early in September ahead of the midterm elections, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan privately said he would have kept them in Washington longer, according to a source close to him. Jordan wanted more votes that could put Democrats in a difficult political position, including additional votes on President Donald Trump’s elections overhaul bill, which is stalled in the Republican-led Senate. He argued the votes could help House Republicans on the campaign trail even if the bill did not become law...
#7 3 Men Accused by Nancy Mace in House Speech Are Charged With Sex Crimes - ABC4 News, CWO2 LYNN CARROLL, US NAVY RETIRED, Sentinel&Enterprise, Myrtle Beach News, Atlas World News, Breanna Morello, and Isabella Thompson on X
SLED announced Wednesday morning that three prominent Lowcountry businessmen Patrick Bryant, Eric Bowman and John Osborne have all been arrested on sexually related offenses early Wednesday morning. Bryant, a 53-year-old, was charged with Voyeurism. Bowman, a 46-year-old, was charged with voyeurism, obstruction of justice and publishing the name of a victim of criminal sexual conduct. Osborne, 46, was charged with assault and battery in the first degree and two counts of criminal sexual conduct in the third degree...
#8 White House Investigating Alina Habba’s Claim That $6 Million Donation Went Missing Under RIC Grenell’s Leadership at Kennedy Center - Steven Nelson and Josh Christenson for New York Post, BreatheTheSea, Ron Filipowski/Michael S. Freeman, NYNanc, and Mario Nawfal/LadyG on X
A bitter feud has erupted among President Trump’s close allies as Alina Habba, his former personal attorney who served as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey, accuses ex-intelligence director and diplomat Ric Grenell of failing to deposit millions of dollars donated by her Turkish billionaire husband to the Kennedy Center. Habba, 42, married Turhan Mildon, 29, last month and told Trump on Friday in the Oval Office that Grenell failed to deposit $5.6 million from Mildon meant for the center, which Grenell led until March as executive director. The president, who has sought to renovate the performing arts venue and rebrand it to include his name, referred the allegations to White House Counsel Will Scharf for further investigation...
