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A gas station in Los Angeles shows a price of $8.99 for diesel.
Economy & BusinessWorld NewsOctober 1, 2026

U.S. Tells France and Germany to Release Diesel Stocks or Face Export Ban

By Tommy Flynn

The Trump administration has told France and Germany to draw down emergency diesel stocks or face a possible U.S. ban on diesel exports. The warning, reported Thursday by Reuters from three people close to the talks, is aimed at record American diesel prices ahead of the Nov. 3...

 The Pentagon is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of War, formerly the U.S. Department of Defense. Photo: Felton Davis / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 / Cropped from Original
US NewsNational SecurityOctober 1, 2026

Pentagon Breach Exposed Social Security Numbers of 2.76 Million Personnel

By Tommy Flynn

A Pentagon personnel database breach exposed Social Security numbers and employment information for 2.76 million living U.S. military and civilian personnel and 294,000 deceased individuals, a Pentagon official confirmed to Fox News. Unauthorized users reached unencrypted files...

The U.S. Capitol Building is shown in Washington, D.C.
Politics & ElectionsUS NewsOctober 1, 2026

Senate Democrats Kill Stock-Trading Ban Over a Voter-ID Provision

By Tommy Flynn

Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a House-passed ban on members of Congress trading stocks, in a 53–47 vote that fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance. The vote was on party lines. The measure is the Stop Insider Trading Act. The House had approved the bill with the...

Deputy Spokesman Thomas "Tommy" Pigott. -- Image: U.S. Department of State
October 1, 2026

State Department Says It Has Revoked More Than 250,000 Visas

By Tommy Flynn

The State Department has revoked more than 250,000 visas since President Donald Trump took office, spokesman Tommy Pigott said, a figure the department is treating as a running total of continuous vetting rather than a single cancellation wave. A department official told Fox...

Map that shows the number of Afghan refugees resettled in each U.S. state and the District of Columbia. --Image: Abbasi786786 via Wikimedia
October 1, 2026

DHS Watchdog: Biden Afghan Asylum Files Had a 40% Error Rate

By Tommy Flynn

The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that its inspector general found a 40% error rate in asylum decisions under the Biden administration’s Operation Allies Welcome program for Afghans, and that the rushed timeline caused officers to miss alias matches that could...

Governor Ron DeSantis speaking with the media during his Presidential campaign
US NewsWorld NewsOctober 1, 2026

Florida Labels CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood Domestic Terrorist Groups

By Tommy Flynn

Florida’s Cabinet voted Tuesday to designate the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the Muslim Brotherhood, and about 90 other groups as domestic terrorist organizations, expanding a foreign-terrorist label the state placed on CAIR and the Brotherhood last year. Gov. Ron...

FlyDubai Captain Smit Machchhar, who was injured in the attack, on right, an injured passenger and what appears to be a crew member on left. -- Image: Screenshot from the @RealBababanaras X page.
World NewsSeptember 30, 2026

Passengers Stop Omani Co-Pilot After He Stabs Captain, Tries to Bring Down Tel Aviv-Bound Jet

By Tommy Flynn

Israeli officials say an Omani co-pilot stabbed the Indian captain of a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flydubai jet Wednesday morning and tried to crash the aircraft with more than 170 people aboard. Passengers and extra crew overpowered him in the cockpit after the Boeing 737 MAX 8 plunged...

Attorney General Todd Blanche, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Minnesota U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen hold a press conference announcing the indictment of the 10 Minnesota individuals.
Crime & CourtsPolitics & ElectionsSeptember 30, 2026

DOJ Charges 10 Green-Card Holders in Minnesota — One Voted in This Month’s Primary

By Tommy Flynn

A federal grand jury in Minnesota has indicted 10 lawful permanent residents for illegal voting or false claims of citizenship when they registered, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Wednesday with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Minnesota U.S. Attorney...

American military equipment was seen being removed from Iraq in video circulating on social media.
US NewsWorld NewsSeptember 30, 2026

U.S. Completes Iraq Withdrawal as Iran-Backed Militias Keep Their Arms

By Tommy Flynn

The U.S. military said Wednesday it has finished pulling the last American troops and equipment out of Iraq, closing the Iraq chapter of Operation Inherent Resolve after 12 years of the anti-ISIS campaign and more than two decades after the 2003 invasion. Pentagon spokesman Sean...

Ted Cruz grills Jack Smith during the September 29, 2026 hearing.
Crime & CourtsPolitics & ElectionsSeptember 30, 2026

Senate Hearing Puts Smith’s Arctic Frost Sweep — Lawmaker Phones, Donor Checks, Media Logs — on the Record

By Tommy Flynn

Former special counsel Jack Smith spent nearly four hours Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee defending the two federal cases he brought against Donald Trump and answering Republican questions about how his office collected phone records, text messages, donor checks,...

Screenshot of the America.gov website.
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsSeptember 30, 2026

Trump: America.gov Ends the “Too Complicated” Excuse Against Voter ID

By Tommy Flynn

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the new America.gov portal removes the main argument opponents have used against the SAVE America Act — that proof of citizenship and photo identification are too hard for ordinary Americans to obtain. “Nobody can any longer complain...

 An ICE officer oversees an immigration enforcement operation.
Crime & CourtsImmigration & BorderSeptember 30, 2026

ICE Announces Weekend Arrests of Murderers, Child Predators, and Drug Traffickers

By Tommy Flynn

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested illegal aliens with convictions for murder, child sexual assault, child abuse, and drug trafficking over the weekend, the Department of Homeland Security said Monday. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said officers...