Katie Zacharia, New White House Press Secretary: Career and Debut
Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator and Trump Media adviser, held her first briefing as White House press secretary. Her career and first remarks.
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Ilhan Omar Home Searched by HSI Agents in Federal Probe
HSI agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s D.C.-area home under a DOJ warrant on Oct. 12. No charges or arrest reported; her office has not commented.
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US Opens Direct Talks With Myanmar’s Junta, Reversing Isolation
Reuters says State Department intelligence chief Michael Vance met Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyidaw, with scam centers and rare earths on the agenda.
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Stopgap Funding Law Averts Shutdown Until Dec. 11
H.R. 6500, signed Sept. 2, funds federal agencies through Dec. 11 after 90-6 and 370-48 votes. What it does, who backed it and the lame-duck deadlines ahead.
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Senate Rejects Iran War Powers Resolution, 49-50
The Senate voted 49-50 on Sept. 24 against a resolution to end US hostilities with Iran. Here is what it said, how senators voted, and what could come next.
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Geopolitics · Iran · Legislation · Russia · United States · US Politics
Russia-Iran Sanctions Act Is Law: What It Requires
President Trump signed the Russia and Iran sanctions act on Sept. 18. Here is what it requires, how it passed 86-11 and 262-159, and what remains unsettled.
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2026 Midterms: What Is at Stake on Nov. 3
Democrats lead polls as the 2026 midterms near: all 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats and 36 governorships are up Nov. 3, with redistricting in play.
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Donald Trump: Background, Business Career and Second Term
Profile of Donald Trump: Queens childhood, Fred Trump’s real estate, casinos, The Apprentice, two impeachments, a 2024 conviction and a second term of tariffs.
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Geopolitics · Iran · Ukraine · United Nations · United States · US Politics
Trump’s UNGA Whirlwind: Gulf Six, Zelenskyy and 11 Leader Meetings
Trump’s UNGA week packs at least 11 leader meetings, from Zelenskyy to six Gulf states, amid the Iran war and a 32% approval rating.
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Trump Says He’s Open to Meeting Iran’s Pezeshkian at UNGA
Trump said he would “probably be open” to meeting Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian at the UN as Tehran’s delegation arrived with a list of end-of-war conditions.
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Trump Says He Faces Iran War ‘Crossroads’ Ahead of Gulf UNGA Meeting
Trump told Axios he faces a “big decision” on Iran, weighing escalation or the current stalemate ahead of a UNGA meeting with six Gulf leaders.
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Geopolitics · Iran · Russia · Ukraine · United States · US Politics
House Passes Graham Russia–Iran Sanctions Bill, Sending It to Trump
The House voted 262–159 to send Trump the Graham Russia–Iran sanctions bill, which targets banks, energy and shadow tankers and adds tariff powers.
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U.S.–Iran Fighting Resumes as Vance Says “Not a War”
After the Sept. 1-2, 2026 U.S.–Iran exchange of fire, Vance said there is no active war and Wright said a nuclear deal may never come. Midterms loom.
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