Vance Chaired Unannounced Camp David Meeting on Iran War and Yemen, Axios and CBS Report
Rubio, Hegseth, Witkoff, Ratcliffe and Gen. Caine attended the Friday session, and CBS and other outlets also list Treasury Secretary Bessent. Trump is weighing whether to resume major combat with Iran, and Saudi Arabia has asked twice for U.S. strikes on the Houthis, which Washington has turned down so far.
U.S.
Supreme Court Hears Exxon and Suncor Bid to End Boulder Climate Lawsuit, With Eight Justices After Alito Recusal
On the first day of its new term, the Court heard arguments on whether federal law bars Boulder city and county from suing two oil companies for climate damages under Colorado law. The Trump administration backed the companies.
Trump Names Intelligence Chief Jay Clayton to Chair New 'Super Intelligence Force'; Clayton Says a Report Is Due in 120 Days
FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson, Pentagon technology chief Emil Michael and OPM Director Scott Kupor will also help lead the White House AI task force. Trump's post creating it listed no budget, no new legal powers and no specific actions.
Miami Federal Judge Dismisses Noncitizen-Voting Charge and Rules 1996 Federal Ban Unconstitutional as Applied; Justice Department Files Appeal
On Oct. 1, Judge David Leibowitz ruled that only states, not Congress, may decide who is qualified to vote, so 18 U.S.C. § 611 cannot be used to prosecute Chelsea Cox, a Jamaican national accused of voting in 2020. The Justice Department filed a notice of appeal to the 11th Circuit on Oct. 2.
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Iran's Two Largest Automakers, Its State Railway and Foreign Parts and Steel Suppliers
The Oct. 1 designations under 'Operation Economic Outcast' also cover a heavy-equipment maker, metals suppliers and a banking network that Treasury says has ties to Russia. They come during a U.S. naval blockade of Iran, and President Trump has said new U.S. strikes are 'possible' after the November midterms.
Justice Department Asks Judge to Let White House Reinstate Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico When 14-Day Order Ends Oct. 8
In an Oct. 2 filing, the Justice Department said President Trump found the three outlets fell short of "minimum requirements of professionalism" and harmed national security. The outlets are asking Judge Timothy Kelly for a longer order blocking the ban.
26 States, Cities and Counties Sue Over NHTSA Rule Lowering the 2031 Fuel Economy Target to 34.9 MPG
The California-led coalition argues in federal appeals court that the Transportation Department broke the law by leaving electric vehicles out when it set the new standard. The administration says the law requires it to leave them out, and that the change will cut new-car prices.
N.C.
Sen. Tillis Releases Profane Texts He Sent Trump Ahead of Oct. 6 Memoir Naming Hegseth, Kennedy, Miller and Noem
The retiring North Carolina Republican calls several Trump advisers 'sycophants.' An unnamed senior White House official told Politico that texting instead of speaking face-to-face was a 'p---y move.'
GOP Super PAC Drops Its Remaining North Carolina Senate Ads After Spending More Than $30 Million for Whatley, Starts a Kansas Buy
The Senate Leadership Fund pledged $71 million to the race earlier this year. It is stopping the unspent part and moving some money to help Sen. Roger Marshall in Kansas. Polls show Republican Michael Whatley trailing Democrat Roy Cooper for North Carolina's open Senate seat.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright Tours Duke Energy's Roxboro Coal Plant, Touting Up to $28.4 Million in Federal Upgrade Funds
The Defense Production Act grant pays for repairs at two coal units that Duke plans to retire on Jan. 1, 2034, and Duke is adding about $44 million from customers; supporters call it reliability spending, and critics call it propping up a plant that is shutting down.
Stein Signed 'Iryna's Law' One Year Ago, on Oct. 3, 2025; Its Bail Limits Are in Force and North Carolina Has Held No Executions
The crime law named for Charlotte stabbing victim Iryna Zarutska passed with votes from 17 House Democrats and no Senate Democrats. The governor signed it while calling its execution-method language "barbaric."
Judge Denies Bond to NC Highway Patrol Sergeant Indicted on First-Degree Murder Charge in Death of Cumberland Sheriff's Capt. Adam Bean; Order Notes Self-Defense Claim
A grand jury indicted Sgt. Nekime Oxendine on Sept. 8 in the March 27 shooting outside a Hope Mills home; court papers filed since then show he says he fired in self-defense.
NC Highway Patrol, SBI and ALE Sign ICE 287(g) Task Force Agreements Ahead of Oct. 1 Reporting Deadline Under Senate Bill 153
The Highway Patrol, State Bureau of Investigation and Alcohol Law Enforcement signed agreements that let trained officers question people about immigration status and make some immigration arrests, and the prison system signed a narrower deal. The 2025-26 state budget set Oct. 1 as the deadline to report the agreements and policies to lawmakers.
Finance
Seven OPEC+ Producers Hold November Oil Output Targets at 31.01 Million Barrels a Day; Next Meeting Nov. 1
Sunday's decision repeats October's pause after four monthly increases. The group's own August numbers show members pumping far below their targets, while tanker data from late September show Gulf crude exports back near prewar levels.
Brent Trades Near $101 After Kpler Reports Gulf Crude Exports Back at Pre-War Levels; G7's 100 Million-Barrel Reserve Release Was Agreed Oct. 2
The Kpler recovery figure counts Gulf crude exports outside Iran, including pipelines that skip the Strait of Hormuz, while fuel shipments through the strait stay far below normal and Houthi strike claims and Iran's conditions for reopening keep traders cautious.
Stocks Rose Friday After U.S. Added 29,000 Jobs in September; ISM Services, Fed Minutes Lead the Week of Oct. 5
Short-term Treasury yields fell after the weak jobs report, but the 10-year yield closed slightly higher. ISM services data is due Monday, minutes of the Fed's September rate-hike meeting come out Wednesday, and earnings season starts Thursday with PepsiCo.
Federal Judge Approves Paramount's Settlement With 12 States Over Warner Bros. Discovery Takeover; Companies Plan to Close Oct. 6
U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín accepted a consent decree that ends the states' antitrust lawsuit. Paramount agreed to production, film-release and worker-fund commitments. Critics, including Sen. Cory Booker and the Block the Merger coalition, call those terms too weak.
Accenture Stock Closes Up 15.6% After Quarterly Earnings of $3.29 a Share Top Analyst Forecasts
The consulting giant's fiscal fourth-quarter profit and revenue beat Wall Street estimates, and it forecast 3% to 6% revenue growth for fiscal 2027. The results came after a year in which investors had marked its shares down on fears that AI would shrink demand for consultants.
Yen Ends Week Near 158 per Dollar as Tokyo and Washington Repeat Warnings and Bank of Japan Weighs Its Next Hike
The dollar bought 157.66 yen on Oct. 2. That is weaker for the yen than in early September, but stronger than the near-164 level that set off this summer's joint U.S.-Japan intervention. Policymakers in Tokyo are split on how fast to keep raising rates.
World
Thousands of Imran Khan Supporters March Toward Islamabad After Talks Collapse; Capital Under Section 144 as PTI Says About 2,000 Detained
Pakistan's government and Khan's party blame each other for the breakdown. The government points to a counterterrorism draft in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that it says the province backed out of. The PTI cites access to the jailed ex-premier and what it calls unilateral anti-terror measures.
Yemen's Government Launches Offensive to Retake Houthi-Held Territory; Houthis Claim Strikes on Aramco Sites in Riyadh and Khurais, Saudi-Led Coalition Calls Riyadh Claim 'Misleading'
Yemen's Saudi-backed government announced the offensive on Sunday, Oct. 4, with the Saudi-led coalition pledging "full operational support." The Houthis say they fired missiles and drones at Saudi oil sites. Washington is sharing intelligence and targeting data but, according to Axios, has declined Saudi requests for U.S. airstrikes.
Ukraine Says It Downed 131 of 157 Russian Drones Overnight as Strike Hits Kyiv's Northern Bridge
Ukraine's air force reported the overnight count on Oct. 3, after three days of Russian strikes on bridges over Kyiv's Dnipro River. Russia says the bridges carry Ukrainian troops. Ukrainian officials and Western wire services describe the strikes as an effort to disrupt civilian life.
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile From Wonsan That Flew More Than 700 km, Seoul Says, a Day After Pyongyang Rejected Apology Demand Over DMZ Mine Blast
South Korea's military says the missile flew more than 700 km, and Japan puts it at about 680 km. The launch came a day after Kim Yo Jong called Seoul "despicable" for demanding an apology over a Sept. 21 mine blast that wounded three South Korean soldiers.
Taiwan Receives First Two of 66 F-16V Fighter Jets Ordered From the U.S. in 2019
The two jets landed in Taitung on Oct. 2. They came about a month later than expected, after waiting in Hawaii while President Trump met Chinese leader Xi Jinping. A separate $14 billion U.S. arms package for Taiwan is still under review.
Israeli Army Says It Destroyed Eight Tunnel Routes and More Than 600 Hezbollah Sites in South Lebanon's Mansouri
The Sept. 28 blast was heard in Tyre. It came as U.S.-brokered talks stall over who moves first: Hezbollah giving up its weapons, or Israel pulling back from the roughly 6% of Lebanon it still holds, down from almost a fifth of the country last spring.
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What Fauci's Released Diary Documents About the U.S. COVID-19 Response — and What It Leaves Unresolved
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