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Cost of Living Tops Rural Voters’ 2026 Midterm Concerns at 69%, KFF/AP Poll Finds
Rural voters are heading toward the 2026 midterm elections with household finances and health care at the top of their agenda, according to a new KFF/Associated Press survey that shows concerns about everyday expenses outranking immigration, abortion, gun policy and the conflict with Iran. 
Rural voters are heading toward the 2026 midterm elections with household finances and health care at the top of their agenda, according to a new KFF/Associated Press survey that shows concerns about everyday expenses outranking immigration, abortion, gun policy and the conflict with Iran. -
Trump Jr.’s Ex-Fiancée Kimberly Guilfoyle Reportedly Suggested US Could Bring Down Foreign Governments
Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece and former fiancée of Donald Trump Jr., reportedly suggested at a private dinner in Athens that Washington could bring down governments in other countries, making the remark while discussing the expected collapse of Romania's government. 
Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece and former fiancée of Donald Trump Jr., reportedly suggested at a private dinner in Athens that Washington could bring down governments in other countries, making the remark while discussing the expected collapse of Romania's government. -
Trump Presses Venezuela for Elections as Delcy Rodríguez Promises Vote but Refuses to Set Date
Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez pledged to hold national elections but offered no timetable, following a meeting with President Donald Trump in which he pressed her to move toward a democratic transition. The exchange at the United Nations General Assembly in New York came as Washington expanded its economic relationship with Caracas, particularly through agreements involving Venezuela's vast oil reserves. 
Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez pledged to hold national elections but offered no timetable, following a meeting with President Donald Trump in which he pressed her to move toward a democratic transition. The exchange at the United Nations General Assembly in New York came as Washington expanded its economic relationship with Caracas, particularly through agreements involving Venezuela's vast oil reserves. -
Kristi Noem Tells Elk Hunt Critics Their Families ‘Will Starve’ as Photos Spark Backlash
Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has drawn criticism over photographs of an elk she killed during an archery hunt, responding to detractors with a warning that their families would starve without harvested food. The exchange, which unfolded after Noem shared the images on Instagram on September 21, also revived discussion of her account of killing her dog, Cricket, in 2024. 
Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has drawn criticism over photographs of an elk she killed during an archery hunt, responding to detractors with a warning that their families would starve without harvested food. The exchange, which unfolded after Noem shared the images on Instagram on September 21, also revived discussion of her account of killing her dog, Cricket, in 2024. -
Trump Says Russia Has ‘Lost Control’ of Diesel Industry as Ukraine Strikes Oil Refineries
President Donald Trump said Russia has lost control of its diesel industry following repeated Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries, as President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed reciprocal steps to halt strikes on energy infrastructure ahead of their planned meeting at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. 
President Donald Trump said Russia has lost control of its diesel industry following repeated Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries, as President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed reciprocal steps to halt strikes on energy infrastructure ahead of their planned meeting at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. -
Trump Media Ban Disrupts White House TV Pool, Leaving Helipad Remarks Hard to Hear
President Donald Trump's effort to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House produced an immediate consequence Monday: the independent television pool stopped covering designated presidential events, leaving Trump's remarks at a new White House helipad largely inaudible over the sound of a helicopter. The episode came the same day the administration promoted its own digital stream, "TRUMP TV: The Essentials Station." 
President Donald Trump's effort to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House produced an immediate consequence Monday: the independent television pool stopped covering designated presidential events, leaving Trump's remarks at a new White House helipad largely inaudible over the sound of a helicopter. The episode came the same day the administration promoted its own digital stream, "TRUMP TV: The Essentials Station." -
U.S. Proposes AI Threat Alert System With China as Bessent Hails ‘Very Successful’ Talks
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. and China discussed creating a system to alert each other when artificial-intelligence incidents rise to the level of a national-security threat, opening a new channel for cooperation between the world's two leading AI powers days before President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Washington. 
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. and China discussed creating a system to alert each other when artificial-intelligence incidents rise to the level of a national-security threat, opening a new channel for cooperation between the world's two leading AI powers days before President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Washington. -
Denmark, Greenland Push Back on Trump’s ‘Permanent Control’ Claim, Say US Deal Preserves Sovereignty
Denmark and Greenland said Saturday that a new security agreement expanding the U.S. military role on the Arctic island won't surrender Greenland's sovereignty, drawing a distinction between their description of the pact and President Donald Trump's claim that Washington has secured "permanent control" over security and other needs there. Denmark and Greenland said Saturday that a new security agreement expanding the U.S. military role on the Arctic island won't surrender Greenland's sovereignty, drawing a distinction between their description of the pact and President Donald Trump's claim that Washington has secured "permanent control" over security and other needs there. -
Donald Trump Branded ‘Wretched’ by Critics After Saying ‘Power of This Office Is Crazy’
President Donald Trump joked that he could have banned fishing and put Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris out of business during a White House Rose Garden dinner Thursday, prompting criticism online over his description of presidential authority as "crazy." The comments came as Trump signed executive orders intended to expand hunting and fishing opportunities on federal lands and waterways. 
President Donald Trump joked that he could have banned fishing and put Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris out of business during a White House Rose Garden dinner Thursday, prompting criticism online over his description of presidential authority as "crazy." The comments came as Trump signed executive orders intended to expand hunting and fishing opportunities on federal lands and waterways. -
ICE’s $13 Million ZeroFox Deal to Protect Agents From Doxing Raises Surveillance Fears Inside Agency
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is rolling out a program designed to protect agents and their families from doxxing, but some ICE employees are raising concerns that the same technology could potentially be used to monitor personnel or identify internal critics and whistleblowers. 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is rolling out a program designed to protect agents and their families from doxxing, but some ICE employees are raising concerns that the same technology could potentially be used to monitor personnel or identify internal critics and whistleblowers.
