The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates at its second consecutive meeting on Wednesday, extending an effort to prevent a recent slowdown in hiring from turning into something more serious, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Republicans Blame Zohran Mamdani for Shutdown
“If you listened to House Republicans on Wednesday, Zohran Mamdani shut down the federal government,” Punchbowl News reports.
“House Republican leadership continually blamed the funding impasse on Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York. It’s the newest GOP talking point with the citywide election less than a week away.”
“This is no more true than when Republicans blamed the continuing shutdown on the recent ‘No Kings’ rally. But they’re running with it.”
U.S. Pulls Troops from NATO’s Eastern Flank
“The U.S. is withdrawing some troops from Romania, on NATO’s eastern flank, as the Pentagon works to shift its focus away from Europe and toward homeland defense and Latin America,” CNN reports.
North Korea Touts Missile Test as Trump Visits South Korea
North Korea said that it has conducted successful cruise missile tests, the latest display of its growing military capabilities and one that came a day before President Trump visited South Korea, the AP reports.
Mike Waltz Cut Off During Speech Trashing Cuba
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz was cut off during a speech aiming to “correct the fake news” about Cuba in a wild exchange at the United Nations
Cuba’s foreign minister abruptly cut him off: “This is the UN General Assembly, not a Signal chat.”
Cuomo Earned Almost $5 Million From Consulting in 2024
“Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo earned nearly $5 million working as a private consultant in 2024, a sum so large it puts him in the top 0.5 percent of New York City earners,” the New York Times reports.
“The tax documents show that Mr. Cuomo derived $4,712,978, almost all of his income last year, from Innovation Strategies, a pass-through company created for his consulting work before he ran for mayor of New York City.”
“By using his company as an in-between, Mr. Cuomo avoided having to disclose the individual clients who paid for his services.”
Democrats Ramp Up Probes Into Trump’s Ballroom
“Democrats are expanding their probes into President Donald Trump’s demolition of the East Wing and construction of his planned ballroom, with lawmakers pressing the White House and outside companies to explain the project’s finances and what was promised to contributors,” the Washington Post reports.
Aaron Blake: The White House ballroom saga could be worse for Trump than he realizes.
Cuomo Had a Rent-Stabilized Apartment Too
“Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has repeatedly criticized his rival, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, for living in a rent-stabilized apartment, occupied a rent-stabilized unit himself when he was a young professional living in New York City in the 1980s,” the New York Times reports.
Prosecutors Suspended for Calling January 6 a ‘Riot’
The Justice Department has placed two federal prosecutors in Washington on leave a day after they filed a document in court that referred to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol as a “riot” carried out by a “mob,” the Washington Post reports.
Inside Trump’s Global Crypto Cash Machine
President Trump’s family raked in more than $800 million from sales of crypto assets in the first half of 2025 alone, a Reuters examination found, on top of potentially billions more in unrealized “on paper” gains.
Much of that cash has come from foreign sources as Trump’s sons have touted their business on an international investor roadshow.
Trump Pitches Obamacare Alternative
President Trump floated working with Democrats on an alternative to ObamaCare, saying the two parties could come up with a “much better” option, The Hill reports.
Said Trump: “We have to fix health care, because ObamaCare is a disaster.”
He added: “When you see the increases in ObamaCare, it never worked. It never will work, and we can do something with the Democrats much better than ObamaCare. Less money and better health care.”
Autocrats vs. Democrats
Just published: Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder by Michael McFaul.
“The alliance between the autocracies of China and Russia, China’s economic might, the rise of the far right in the United States and Europe, and the disturbing isolationist foreign policy shifts of the Trump administration—taken together represent new challenges for the democratic world. They are threats with no precedent in the past century.”
The Atlantic runs an excerpt: “By rejecting the lessons of the previous century, the president has undermined America’s advantage over China and Russia.”
Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- McFaul, Michael (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 544 Pages - 10/28/2025 (Publication Date) - Mariner Books (Publisher)
Shutdown Could Cost the U.S. Economy $14 Billion
“The U.S. economy will lose between $7 billion and $14 billion due to the federal government shutdown, according to a new report released by Congress’s nonpartisan bookkeeper,” the Washington Post reports.
Putin Defies Trump Again on Nuclear Test
“Russia has successfully tested a nuclear-capable, nuclear-powered underwater drone, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, defying President Donald Trump’s warnings with Moscow’s second test of a new nuclear weapons system in just a few days,” AFP reports.
Said Putin: “Yesterday, another test was conducted for another prospective system – the unmanned underwater device ‘Poseidon’, also equipped with a nuclear power unit.”
“The Russian leader said there was ‘no way to intercept’ the drone torpedo, which, according to Putin, can travel at a speed higher than conventional submarines and reach any continent in the world.”
Donald Trump Is the First AI Slop President
Wired: “You have to wonder—how do these videos end up on Trump’s official account in the first place?”
Who’s Driving RFK Jr.’s Campaign Bus Across the Country?
“In late August, a photographer in Santa Monica, California, stumbled on an odd sight. Parked at the beach was a bus emblazoned with ‘Kennedy 2024’ and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s smiling face,” the Boston Globe reports.
“The ‘spotted’ post on Instagram was just the beginning of what appears to have been a cross-country trip for what was the official bus of Kennedy’s now-defunct presidential campaign. Days later, in early September, it was spotted in Reno, Nevada, with bicycles mounted on the back, and then again in Venice, California. In between, it appears to have been at the desert art and culture festival Burning Man, according to multiple posts on Reddit.”
Abigail Spanberger Stays Focused on the Trump Economy
“Abigail Spanberger isn’t talking about the demolition of the East Wing,” Politico reports.
“In a year where Democrats may be tempted to center their campaign pitch on the latest controversies from the White House, Spanberger has stuck to a message on the economy, specifically the cost of life for Virginians.”
“For months, she’s hammered an economic message, arguing that costs are too high for Virginians, in part because of the turmoil in President Trump’s Washington that’s spilled into her state.”
House Staffers Won’t Be Paid Next Month
“U.S. House staffers were warned by congressional administrators Wednesday that their October paychecks will not be sent out if the government remains shut down into November,” Axios reports.
“It is yet another painful consequence of the shutdown — and one that hits particularly close to home for the lawmakers in both parties who have dug in to their positions.”
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