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Trump Campaigns for Husted and Ramaswamy in Youngstown, Calls Sherrod Brown the Candidate of 'Marxists' and Says 'Somalia Bandits' Do Not Belong in Ohio
At an October 12 rally 22 days before Election Day, Trump promoted Ohio voter-ID and property-tax proposals, called for permanent tax cuts, criticized Rep. Ilhan Omar and Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, and announced a submarine-parts center for Cleveland and federal help for a Youngstown heating utility.
Judge Strikes Down Justice Department's Voter-Roll Citizenship Checks, Ruling Congress Never Authorized Them
Judge Sparkle Sooknanan's 78-page ruling also covers voter files from 18 states that handed them over voluntarily. The Justice Department says it is reviewing the decision ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms.
Judge McConnell Ruled in April 2025 That FEMA's Grant Pause Violated His Order; States Filed a New FEMA Enforcement Motion in October 2026
The ruling is 18 months old. The live dispute now is a separate Rhode Island case over immigration conditions on FEMA's fiscal 2026 grants.
ICE Tells Agents to Raise Arrests From About 2,000 to 3,000 a Day; Bronx Shooting and California Operation Draw Scrutiny
ICE gave the order by word of mouth, according to sources cited by CNN, while DHS says there are no arrest quotas. Separately, an ICE officer shot a Bronx man who had his 5-year-old son in the car, and advocates report a wave of arrests in California.
U.S. Sanctions the International Criminal Court as an Institution; Rubio Says the Move Will Cut Off the Court's Resources
The State Department designated the Hague court itself under a 2025 executive order, with a 180-day license to keep it running for now. The ICC and the UN secretary-general condemned the move, and the European Commission called it "deeply regrettable" as some European officials pushed for an EU blocking law.
Pentagon Says Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan's Dec. 3 Firing-Squad Execution Will Be Livestreamed; U.N. Rights Office Says That Would Breach Torture Ban
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution of the 2009 Fort Hood gunman should be public. It would be the first U.S. military execution since 1961 and the military's first by firing squad since World War II. Hasan's lawyer says a civilian-court appeal is "a distinct possibility," and legal experts say one could delay the execution for years.
OpenAI Says Iran-Origin Accounts Used ChatGPT to Place About 100 Articles Critical of the U.S. War in Roughly a Dozen Outlets
OpenAI banned the accounts and says seven made-up "journalists" carried the bylines. It says it does not know whether the Iranian government was behind them.
Reuters/Ipsos Poll Puts Trump Approval at 32%, Matching the Series Low; Registered Voters Favor Democrats 44%-37%
The online survey of 4,506 U.S. adults, taken Sept. 30 to Oct. 5, found 24% of Hispanic Americans approve of President Trump, the lowest Reuters/Ipsos reading in either of his terms. The Nov. 3 midterms are less than a month away.
Polling Averages Show Democrats Leading the Generic Congressional Ballot by About 8 to 9.6 Points, Four Weeks Before the Nov. 3 Midterms
Prediction markets put Democrats at about 92% to win the House and about 65% to win the Senate. A Senate map tilted toward Republican-leaning states makes the upper chamber harder for Democrats to win than the national numbers alone suggest.
Vance Tells Reuters Iran Must Make a 'Meaningful' Cut to Uranium Enrichment Capacity to End the War, Not Promise Future Cuts
The vice president said the U.S. is talking with Iran's president and foreign minister but is unsure who makes decisions in Tehran. Iran's president called the talks 'futile,' and Tehran has separately set conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
DHS Buys Three Adelanto, California, Immigration Detention Facilities From GEO Group for $950 Million
GEO Group says it will keep running the 2,644 beds under its ICE contract. Its current term ends in 2029, and with a five-year option it can run to December 2034. DHS has said federal ownership keeps such sites open despite California's efforts to restrict them, and critics and reporters say it also weakens state oversight.
Marimar Martinez, Shot Five Times by a Border Patrol Agent in Chicago in 2025, Sues the U.S. Government
The Oct. 5 suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act alleges seven claims, including battery, false arrest and malicious prosecution. Federal prosecutors dropped the assault charges against Martinez in November 2025 without trial. Her lawyers say video and a new bullet-path analysis contradict the agent's account.