After weeks of avoiding a choice, Donald Trump endorsed Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection less than two weeks before Israel’s October 27 vote.
The FBI arrested a Saudi national who worked at OpenAI after alleging he hid an audio recorder in an executive room. Security later found another device in his bag.
Illinois state Rep. Carol Ammons and Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons remain in office and on the November ballot while facing federal charges. Their trial is scheduled for after Election Day.
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to stop airing government-funded ads that portrayed President Donald Trump favorably. Trump then offered to personally fund the campaign through MAGA Inc.
A federal judge temporarily blocked the deportation of Oscar Belgal after an ICE agent wounded him during an enforcement operation in the Bronx.
A Florida federal case was dismissed after Judge David S. Leibowitz ruled that Congress lacked constitutional authority to enforce its ban on noncitizen voting in federal elections. The Justice Department moved quickly to appeal the narrow decision.
A disruption at JD Vance’s Lakeland rally ended when police took Democrat House candidate Ben Braver to the ground and arrested him.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin says ICE is not conducting worksite operations in Kansas after agriculture groups pushed back over labor disruptions. The statement has drawn criticism from immigration conservatives and renewed questions about whether the policy creates a special carve-out.
President Trump’s Justice Department has opened a competitive $25 million ANGEL grant program for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies, with applications due in October.
Real America’s Voice and Lindell TV are stepping into White House pool coverage after major networks suspended their participation amid a dispute over access.