Saturday, 24 October 2026

Ukraine confirmed that Starlink satellite connection speeds have been restored after a 10-day period of throttling that affected military and drone operations. Elon Musk accused Ukraine of violating Starlink's terms of service during the disruption.

Trump's DOJ sent letters to California election officials demanding they identify and set aside ballots from suspected noncitizens, threatening legal action if counties fail to comply. Courts ordered California to respond to the DOJ's emergency request.

President Trump praised First Lady Melania Trump over a localized Russia-Ukraine ceasefire in Oleshky, with her advisor claiming she 'single-handedly' brokered the humanitarian truce after negotiations with Putin and Zelenskyy.

U.S. intelligence warned that Iran has 'substantially increased' efforts to target American officials and diplomats abroad, with lethal plots in the Middle East reaching 'advanced stages.' The U.S. has evacuated staff from Saudi Arabia and is drawing down personnel at other regional missions.

Iran blamed the U.S. for the failure of ongoing nuclear and diplomatic negotiations, urging new attempts at talks while warning that even limited American strikes would trigger a response 'several times greater.' Trump is reportedly considering new attacks on Iran after the midterm elections.

Former President Barack Obama campaigned for Democratic candidates, calling Trump 'an agent of chaos and cruelty' and assailing Republican nominee Vivek Ramaswamy in the Ohio governor's race. Trump attacked Obama's critiques at his own campaign events.

Trump's DOJ filed a lawsuit in Alaska seeking to delay the Senate election result over concerns about two candidates sharing the same name (both named Dan Sullivan), raising questions about DOJ intervention in election administration.

A federal court ruled that Trump violated the law in his Los Angeles National Guard deployment for immigration enforcement, potentially restricting the president's authority to seize control of the National Guard in future operations.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Cuban citizens to work with the CIA 'to create positive change,' signaling intensified U.S. pressure on Havana following the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

A New York Times investigation found that President Trump allowed industrial facilities to skirt EPA clean-air rules designed to limit toxic pollution, temporarily waiving regulations for polluters before appointing officials to gut the rules permanently.