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Trump Touts Another US Strike On Foreign Narcoterrorists

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On Tuesday, President Trump confirmed that the U.S. military carried out another strike on a suspected drug vessel off the coast of Venezuela, killing six suspected drug smugglers.

Fox News reports:

“Under my Standing Authorities as Commander-in-Chief, this morning, the Secretary of War, ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility — just off the Coast of Venezuela. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking narcotics, was associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks, and was transiting along a known DTO route,” Trump wrote Tuesday on Truth Social. 

“The strike was conducted in International Waters, and six male narcoterrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the strike,” Trump said. “No U.S. Forces were harmed.” 

Tuesday’s strikes comes after the White House sent lawmakers a memo Sept. 30 informing them that the U.S. is now participating in a “non-international armed conflict” with drug smugglers. 

The strike also falls on the heels of four other fatal strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean since September.

This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

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Trump Awards Charlie Kirk Presidential Medal Of Freedom

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    The White House posthumously awarded late political activist Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor

    “Although he was taken from us far too soon, his legacy will inspire generations to come and outlive us all,” “The Charlie Kirk Show” executive producer Andrew Kolvet told Fox News Digital. “He represents the very best of America and is deserving of this and every other possible accolade. Thank you to President Trump for quite literally shifting world events to honor Charlie on what would have been his 32nd birthday.” 

    “Only Charlie could do that,” Kolvet added. 

    Kirk was assassinated Sept. 10 while attending a TPUSA event at Utah Valley University’s campus. The conservative movement leader was sitting under a tent while chatting with students when a shot rang out and struck Kirk in the neck, killing him.

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    Trump announced in September that he would posthumously award Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom, calling him “a giant of his generation, a champion of liberty and an inspiration to millions and millions of people.” 

    “I have no doubt that Charlie’s voice and the courage he put into the hearts of countless people, especially young people, will live on,” Trump said Sept. 11 when announcing he would award Kirk the honor. 

    TPUSA’s Chief Operating Officer Tyler Bowyer told Fox Digital that the award ceremony will be felt by every youth who has been involved with the conservative advocacy group. 

    “Charlie will be honored today on behalf of the millions of conservative activists he helped lift up to save the movement and the country. Today in the White House this award will be felt by every young man and young woman who was impacted by his work. They can wear it too by carrying on doing the work,” Bowyer said. 

    David Engelhardt, lead pastor of Kings’ Church New York City and board member of TPUSA, told Fox News Digital that it’s a “profound privilege to be able to witness this moment recognizing Charlie’s courage, conviction, and leadership in defense of faith and freedom.”

    The award ceremony was held at the White House and came on the heels of Trump’s return from the Middle East earlier Tuesday after Trump announced an end to the war in Gaza, which has raged since 2023. 

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    Fox News To Join Other Networks In Rejecting Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Media ‘Pledge’

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    Not happening…

    Fox News is reportedly planning to join a coalition of news organizations to reject the War Department’s order that will sharply curtail press freedom at the Pentagon.

    The move follows a late Friday memo from Hegseth demanding reporters sign a new “In-Brief for Media Members” agreement or surrender their Pentagon access cards by Tuesday.

    The order forbids journalists from soliciting tips, photographing, or even sketching what they see inside the building.

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    Networks are coordinating through the Pentagon press pool to issue a unified response to publicly oppose the measure, according to Status’ Oliver Darcy.

    Darcy reported Tuesday that Fox News, where Hegseth worked for almost a decade prior to his nomination, has “no plans to agree to the draconian rules,” citing sources.

    The move will set up “a showdown with his former employer,” according to Darcy.

    Darcy’s reporting was later backed up by CNN’s chief media analyst Brian Stelter, who wrote in his Reliable Sources newsletter, “CNN has already said that its journalists will not accept the new restrictions. I’m told that Fox News, NBC, ABC, CBS and CNN will issue a joint statement later today saying much the same thing.”

    The push by Hegseth has now been slammed across the board by newspapers and networks — such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, CNN, Newsmax and The Guardian — with the only outlet reportedly agreeing to the new terms being One America News.

    The Pentagon Press Association condemned the policy, saying: “This Wednesday, most Pentagon Press Association members seem likely to hand over their badges rather than acknowledge a policy that gags Pentagon employees and threatens retaliation against reporters who seek out information that has not been pre-approved for release.”

    Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell dismissed concerns on Monday, accusing reporters of a “full-blown meltdown” in a statement to Status and insisting the policy “is what’s best for our troops and the national security of this country.”

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    Steve Bannon Asks Supreme Court To Toss Out Contempt Conviction

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    Former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon is taking his fight against what he calls a politically motivated prosecution to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the justices to wipe out his contempt of Congress conviction stemming from the now-disbanded Jan. 6 committee.

    Bannon already served a four-month prison sentence for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the Democrat-led panel. But he’s now appealing to clear his record and to set a higher bar for future contempt cases — a move his legal team says is essential to protect the separation of powers and prevent future partisan abuse of congressional authority.

    “Political winds change, but the requirements for criminal prosecution should not—least of all when it comes to a statute fraught with implications for the separation of powers,” Bannon’s petition reads.

    The petition was filed Friday and will be reviewed later this term after the Justice Department has a chance to respond.

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    A Question of Fairness and Executive Privilege

    Bannon’s appeal focuses on whether he “willfully” ignored the committee’s subpoena — the legal threshold for contempt. His attorneys argue he acted on the advice of counsel and believed executive privilege issues needed to be resolved before cooperating. Under that interpretation, his actions weren’t criminally “willful.”

    However, lower courts sided with the Biden Justice Department, saying prosecutors only needed to show Bannon deliberately refused to comply — regardless of his reasons. Bannon’s lawyers argue that interpretation upends more than a century of precedent and hands Congress unchecked power to criminalize political opponents.

    Legitimacy of the Jan. 6 Committee in Question

    Bannon’s team also challenges the legitimacy of the Jan. 6 committee itself, arguing its composition violated House rules. The resolution establishing the committee called for 13 members, with five appointed after consulting the minority leader. But then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected several of Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s picks, leading McCarthy to withdraw all Republican participation. Pelosi then filled the seats with seven Democrats and two hand-picked Republicans, both of whom supported the committee’s mission.

    According to Bannon’s lawyers, that procedural breach means the subpoena was never valid in the first place. But the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the argument, calling it a procedural objection that Bannon forfeited by not raising it earlier.

    A Broader Battle Over Accountability and Power

    This case follows the Supreme Court’s earlier refusal to intervene on behalf of Peter Navarro, another Trump official convicted for contempt of Congress. But Bannon’s appeal could mark a new test of how far Congress can go in criminally pursuing political figures — especially when executive privilege and partisan motives are at play.

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    Multiple Lawmakers Ejected During Trump Speech In Knesset

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    On Monday, President Trump attended a Middle East Peace Summit to deliver remarks as his landmark peace deal between Israel and Hamas goes into effect and all remaining hostages are released.

    The president was in the middle of paying tribute to Special Envoy Steve Witkoff for his role in helping broker the Gaza peace deal which saw the release of the 20 remaining hostages held by Hamas earlier that morning.

    As Trump joked that “everybody loves Steve,” shouting erupted in the chamber as one left-wing lawmaker stood and held up a sign which read “Recognize Palestine” before being intercepted by security and escorted out.

    The two protesting lawmakers were identified by Israeli media as Ayman Odeh and Ofer Cassif of the Hadash party, a joint Jewish-Arab socialist faction.

    Odeh, the party leader and a Knesset member since 2015, is a prominent Arab-Israeli politician known for advocating Palestinian rights and a two-state solution, typically in measured, diplomatic terms. Cassif, a Jewish MK from the same party, is known for his more confrontational approach and frequent denunciations of Israeli policy, including accusations of genocide and war crimes.

    “Sorry about that, Mr President,” the Knesset speaker told Trump after a brief delay during the session.

    Speaking of the ejection, the president quipped: “That was efficient!”

    The remark drew laughter, then applause, and chants of “Trump” from Israeli lawmakers.

    Watch the moment below:

    President Trump’s remarks highlighted the recent release of all remaining hostages held by Hamas.

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday praised President Donald Trump as the “greatest friend” Israel has ever had, as Hamas released the last 20 living hostages under the new peace deal.

    “No American president has ever done more for Israel,” Netanyahu said. “It ain’t even close.”

    He thanked Trump for “standing up for Israel” at the United Nations, recognizing Israel’s rights in the West Bank — or the Judea and Samaria  — and withdrawing from the “disastrous” Iran nuclear deal.

    “Thank you for supporting Operation Rising Lion and for your bold decision to launch Operation Midnight Hammer,” Netanyahu said, referring to the June strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites. “Boy, you got to hear this — this is the most fitting name ever given to a military operation, because a little after midnight, you really hammered them.”

    Prime Minister Netanyahu also announced he had nominated Trump to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

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    Trump Orders Defense Secretary to Ensure Troops Get Paid Despite Democrat Shutdown

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    President Donald Trump is stepping up to protect America’s servicemembers amid the ongoing government shutdown — directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to use all available Department of Defense funds to make sure troops receive their paychecks on time.

    In a decisive move shared Saturday on Truth Social, Trump invoked his authority as Commander in Chief, announcing that servicemembers will be paid on October 15, regardless of congressional gridlock.

    “That is why I am using my authority, as Commander in Chief, to direct our Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to use all available funds to get our Troops PAID on October 15th,” Trump wrote.
    “We have identified funds to do this, and Secretary Hegseth will use them to PAY OUR TROOPS.”

    The Office of Management and Budget confirmed that the funds would come from research and development money within the DOD — funding that remains available for two years and can be redirected in this emergency.

    Trump’s order comes as Democrats in the Senate, led by Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), refuse to act on legislation that would keep pay flowing to the military. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) reminded Americans that the House has already passed a bill — H.R. 5371 — to ensure military pay continues during the shutdown.

    “No one in the military or any military family should have their pay blocked on October 15!” Johnson said on X. “Since the bill ALREADY PASSED THE HOUSE, a simple yes vote by five more Democrats on Tuesday would allow the military to be paid on Wednesday.”

    While Democrats point fingers, President Trump and Republican leaders are taking concrete action to protect the men and women in uniform who defend the nation.

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    Dominion Voting Systems Acquired By GOP-Led Firm Focused On Election Trust

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    Dominion Voting Systems has been sold to Liberty Vote, a new election technology firm led by former Republican election official Scott Leiendecker.

    Leiendecker previously served as elections director in St. Louis, Missouri, and is best known as the founder of KNOWiNK, a company that supplies electronic poll books used across the country. (KNOWiNK has been one of the most widely adopted digital check-in systems for voters in the U.S.)

    According to a press release from Liberty Vote, the company’s mission is to “restore public confidence” in elections by providing systems that are “transparent, secure, and trustworthy.”

    “As of today, Dominion is gone,” the statement said. “Liberty Vote assumes full ownership and operational control.”

    As Politico reports:

    The voting company sued Fox News for the false claims and reached a $787.5 million settlement in the case — marking the largest defamation-related settlement. Newsmax similarly settled a defamation lawsuit for $67 million.

    Dominion Voting Systems did not respond to a request for comment.

    The St. Louis-based company has already outlined its top initiatives in the company’s rebrand — using hand-marked paper ballots, committing to entirely American ownership in its staffing and software development and incorporating third-party auditing to “verify election integrity.”

    “Liberty Vote signals a new chapter for American elections — one where trust is rebuilt from the ground up,” Leiendecker said in the statement. “Liberty Vote is committed to delivering election technology that prioritizes paper-based transparency, security, and simplicity so that voters can be assured that every ballot is filled-in accurately and fairly counted.”

    Coverage of the sale describes it as a turning point for the company, with new leadership putting a premium on paper-based voting, straightforward processes, and visible safeguards.

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    First Lady Melania Trump Announces 8 Ukrainian Children Reunited With Families After Personal Call With Putin

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    First Lady Melania Trump participates in the Senate Spouses Luncheon at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 21,2025. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)

    A massive homecoming…

    First lady Melania Trump announced on Friday that eight Ukrainian children displaced during the country’s ongoing war with Russia had been reunited with their families.

    “Each child has lived in turmoil because of the war in Ukraine. Three were separated from their parents and displaced to the Russian Federation because of frontline fighting. The other five were separated from family members across borders because of the conflict, including one young girl who has now been reunited from Ukraine to Russia,” Melania Trump said.

    The first lady added that some minors who were displaced during the war have since reached adulthood and are residing in Russia, but their safe return home requires “coordinated assistance.”

    “My ongoing mission is twofold: to prioritize and optimize a transparent, free flow of health-related information surrounding all children who have [fallen] victim to this war, and to facilitate the reunification of children with their families until each individual returns home,” Trump said.

    The first lady stressed that this is part of an ongoing process and that plans are already underway to reunify more children with their families.

    “A child’s soul knows no borders, no flags. We must foster a future for our children which is rich with potential, security and complete with free will. A world where dreams will be realized rather than faded by war,” Trump said.

    In August, Trump wrote a “peace letter” to Russian President Vladimir Putin telling him “it is time” to protect children and future generations around the globe.

    “As parents, it is our duty to nurture the next generation’s hope. As leaders, the responsibility to sustain our children extends beyond the comfort of a few. Undeniably, we must strive to paint a dignity-filled world for all — so that every soul may wake to peace, and so that the future itself is perfectly guarded,” Trump wrote in the letter, which was obtained exclusively by Fox News Digital.

    “In protecting the innocence of these children, you will do more than serve Russia alone — you serve humanity itself,” she continued. “Such a bold idea transcends all human division, and you, Mr. Putin, are fit to implement this vision with a stroke of the pen today.”

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    The first lady gave the letter to President Donald Trump and had him hand-deliver it to Putin during their high-stakes summit in Alaska.

    Trump said on Friday that Putin responded to her letter in writing and expressed a willingness to engage with her directly, as well as outlining details regarding Ukrainian children residing in Russia. The first lady said that she and Putin had an “open channel of communication regarding the welfare of these children” since she wrote the letter. She went on to say that both sides participated in meetings and calls “in good faith.”

    “My representative has been working directly with President Putin’s team to ensure the safe ramification of children with their families between Russia and Ukraine,” she said. 

    On Friday, in a joint announcement, Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn, and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said the Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act passed the Senate as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026. The act follows a bipartisan resolution that the senators led in May which condemned Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children.

    “The Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act would increase support for Ukraine’s efforts to investigate and track the more than 19,000 Ukrainian children who have been abducted during Putin’s brutal invasion, assist with the rehabilitation and reintegration of children who are returned, and provide justice and accountability for perpetrators of these abductions,” the joint statement read.

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    Trump Snubbed For Nobel Peace Prize

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    Better luck next time…

    On Friday morning, the Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado, passing over President Donald Trump who has been openly vying for the award.

    The chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Jørgen Watne Frydnes, pushed back against suggestions that this year’s Nobel Peace Prize decision was made to spite President Donald Trump’s public campaign for the award.

    Frydnes was asked directly just moments after he announced this year’s prize would go to Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado, whether Trump’s repeated insistence that he “deserves” the prize had affected deliberations.

    A reporter in the room asked: “During the past months, U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize and he’d like to have it. He even said it would be an insult to the United States if he doesn’t get it. What [do you], as chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize committee, think of this? And how has this campaign-like activity by the president and his supporters, domestically and internationally, affected the deliberation and thinking in the committee?”

    He replied: “In the long history of the Nobel Peace Prize, I think this committee has seen many types of campaign, media attention. We receive thousands and thousands of letters every year of people wanting to say what, for them, leads to peace. This committee sits in a room filled with the portraits of all laureates and that room is filled with both courage and integrity. So we base only our decision on the work and the will of Alfred Nobel.”

    Trump’s supporters had pressed the committee to recognise his 20-point Gaza peace plan and his claimed role in “ending seven wars.” But despite a flurry of last-minute lobbying, including from families of Israeli hostages, Trump’s campaign failed.

    However, the committee also chose a figure who had previously praised the president in a nuance that could blunt some of the political backlash. In past public remarks, Machado thanked Trump for his “commitment to freedom and democracy in Venezuela.”

    She also featured on this year’s TIME magazine list of the “100 Most Influential People” where Secretary of State Marco Rubio called her “the personification of resilience, tenacity, and patriotism.”

    Watch via YouTube:

    The Trump administration is being praised for its efforts in securing a landmark peace deal between Israel and Hamas that will see all remaining hostages brought home on Monday.

    Under the first phase of the agreement, Israel will release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for all remaining hostages, both living and dead. Israel will also withdraw its troops from most of Gaza, removing themselves behind a “yellow line” during a 24-hour ceasefire that has already begun.

    At the end of the ceasefire, a 72-hour clock will begin, during which Hamas must release all remaining hostages. Only 20 remaining hostages are believed to be alive, along with the 28 who are deceased and their bodies “scattered across Gaza” according to negotiators.

    Jerusalem will also authorize the release of some 1,700 Gazans arrested after the October 2023 attacks, along with roughly 250 Palestinians serving life sentences, under the first phase of the plan presented by President Donald Trump late last month.

    President Donald Trump announced the deal on Wednesday night, hailing assistance from Qatar, Egypt and Turkey.

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    New York Attorney General Letitia James Indicted By Federal Grand Jury

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    On Thursday, a federal grand jury indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James in Virginia federal court with charges related to fraud.

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    Two sources confirmed to Fox News that the charges were related to potential mortgage fraud. 

    This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

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