Chuck Schumer and the voter rolls lawsuit
With the midterm elections just two weeks away, a legal battle over who belongs on the nation’s voter lists has escalated. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New…
FBI and the Atlanta ICE building probe
A quiet Tuesday night in downtown Atlanta turned into a federal crime scene. The FBI is investigating reports that an incendiary device was thrown at the U.S. Immigration and Customs…
France and a security operation admission
After a weekend that left French cities scarred by fire and looting, the government is turning to the military for help. France will launch a major security operation and deploy…
DOGE and the Privacy Act data dispute
Personal information on millions of federal workers should never have been opened up to a team tasked with cutting government costs, a judge has ruled. A federal judge ruled Oct.…
Stephen Hubbard and a deal with Putin
After more than four years in Russian custody, a retired American teacher is finally heading home. Russia has released Stephen Hubbard, a retired teacher from Michigan who had been imprisoned…
Sabina Shoal and a U.S. warship’s transit
Tensions in one of the world’s most contested waterways flared again this week, this time involving an American warship. China’s military accused the USS Charleston on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026,…
NIH and the vaccine injury center questions
People who believe they were harmed by a vaccine now have a clearer path to take part in federal research. The National Institutes of Health released new details Oct. 19,…
Andy Lau and an Angels in White delay
Nearly six years after the cameras stopped rolling, a film about one of the darkest chapters of the pandemic is finally headed to theaters in China, and not everyone is…
FinCEN and a student aid fraud alert
Money meant to help students pay for college may be flowing to criminals instead. The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has identified about $270 million in suspicious financial activity…
Donald Trump and a trilateral meeting push
The leaders of the three countries with the largest nuclear arsenals could soon sit down together, if all three agree. President Donald Trump said Oct. 19, 2026, that he is…
