Exit Poll Reveals GOP’s Biggest Vulnerability With Midterm Voters

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Voters delivered a stinging rebuke of President Donald Trump’s economy and the Iran War in Tuesday’s midterm elections, according to early exit polls.

Although Trump’s 2024 presidential election victory was driven in large part because voters trusted him to deliver on economic gains, including lowering prices and spurring job growth, midterm voters told NBC News that they had soured on his handling of the issue.

An overwhelming majority — 75 percent — said they believed the economy is in rough shape, and 65 percent said they believed Trump’s policies had actually worsened the economy.

The economy was the most important issue for voters as they went to the polls this cycle, with 39 percent saying it was their top concern.

More specifically, 87 percent said they were “very” or “somewhat” concerned with the cost of gas and diesel fuel. 88 percent said they were concerned about the price of food and groceries, and 86 percent said they were concerned about the price of utilities.

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Tucker Carlson Claims Trump may be Days Away From Using a Nuke on Iran

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By Daily Mail. Former Fox News presenter Tucker Carlson has claimed that Donald Trump may be days away from launching a nuclear strike on Iran to destroy its Pickaxe mountain lair.

A strike against the underground nuclear site would render World War Three ‘inevitable’, said the conservative podcaster.

He said the US president was under pressure from Benjamin Netanyahu, who he described as ‘cornered and desperate’ following the Israeli election where he lost his majority.

‘Netanyahu has been pushing hard for one,’ Carlson claimed.

There has been no official confirmation of the alleged strike from the US or Israel.

The White House did not immediately respond to the Daily Mail’s request for comment. (Read more from “Tucker Carlson Claims Trump may be Days Away From Using a Nuke on Iran” HERE)

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Trump Threatens to Give Iran ‘The Hammer’ as Carlson Alleges Nuclear Plot

By Newsweek. President Donald Trump over the weekend teased another military strike on Iran, saying “we’re going to have to give them the hammer.”

His comments come amid speculation from his former ally, broadcaster Tucker Carlson, that Trump “may be within days of launching a nuclear strike on Iran” in conjunction with Israel.

Carlson has offered no evidence for his claim but his post on X gained much traction and comment online, attracting over 48 million views as of Monday. . .

Two days ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, Trump addressed supporters at a campaign rally in Dubuque, Iowa on Sunday.

During the rally, Trump again said that U.S. military action had destroyed Iran’s nuclear capabilities and predicted that higher fuel costs and the war would fall soon. (Read more from “Trump Threatens to Give Iran ‘The Hammer’ as Carlson Alleges Nuclear Plot” HERE)

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New Telescope Detects Hidden World Beyond Pluto that Could Rank Among Largest Ever Found

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A powerful new telescope has discovered a dwarf planet candidate beyond Pluto — and scientists say it could be among the largest of its kind ever found in the reaches of our solar system.

The discovery, announced Oct. 27, was made using observations from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a newly operational facility located on a mountaintop in Chile.

The observatory, jointly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, began its 10-year survey of the sky in June 2026, using the world’s largest digital camera to search for previously unseen objects.

Researchers identified the object as 2026 ED138. They estimated it measures between 370 and 930 miles across.

“If confirmed, ED138 would be among the largest dwarf planets ever discovered in this region of the Solar System,” the observatory said in a statement. (Read more from “New Telescope Detects Hidden World Beyond Pluto that Could Rank Among Largest Ever Found” HERE)

Top Defense Contractor Ramps Up Missile Production As Iran War Drains US Arsenal

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Lockheed Martin announced a $420 million expansion of its Arkansas missile manufacturing operations Monday as the Pentagon struggles to replenish interceptor stockpiles devastated by the costly Iran War.

The investment will expand production capacity for Patriot PAC-3 and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors while creating 650 jobs over five years, according to an announcement from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. However, Lockheed did not specify how many additional interceptors the expansion would produce annually or when the increased capacity would become operational.

The Iran War has coincided with a financial windfall for Lockheed Martin, which reported $1.8 billion in third-quarter net earnings, a 14% increase from the previous year, on $20.7 billion in sales, according to the company’s October earnings report.

The defense giant’s order backlog also soared to a record $292 billion, including $52.5 billion tied to PAC-3 interceptor production, while its Missiles and Fire Control division accumulated $142.5 billion in outstanding orders, according to the same financial disclosure.

“The Patriot Interceptor’s current production rate is 650 per year, and the Trump administration is saying, ‘Oh well, we signed an agreement with Lockheed that they’ll ramp up production to close to 2000 per year by 2032 or something or 2030 or something like that.’ Even if that happens, it’s still going to take several years to replace these munitions because of the rate at which they were expended,” cofounder of the Security Policy Reform Institute, Stephen Semler, previously told the DCNF. (Read more from “Top Defense Contractor Ramps Up Missile Production As Iran War Drains US Arsenal” HERE)

Victim of Doomed Florida Plane Heard Reciting Lord’s Prayer Before Jet Crashed, Killing All Onboard

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By New York Post. Haunting cockpit audio from a doomed Learjet captures the moment the pilot appears to recite the Lord’s Prayer in the seconds before the plane smashed into the ground in Florida on Sunday, killing all on board.

Haunting cockpit audio from the final moments of the doomed Learjet that crashed in Florida appeared to capture a pilot reciting the Lord’s Prayer as it hurtled to the ground.

A male voice appeared to be saying, “Who art in heaven, hallowed be the name,” as co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, 20, screams that they are about to crash and die.

Gadelha also appears to scream, “Look out the window, Jeff!,” in the chilling audio seconds before the jet crashed in a ball of flames. (Read more from “Victim of Doomed Florida Plane Heard Reciting Lord’s Prayer Before Jet Crashed, Killing All Onboard” HERE)

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NTSB reveals chilling details of Florida Learjet crash as agency probes co-pilot’s role in incident

By New York Post. Federal investigators said Monday they are probing the role 20-year-old co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras had in the crash of a Learjet that killed nine people in a horrifying crash.

The doomed $2 million private plane was flying through temperatures of -50 degrees Celsius and started to pick up ice and hit heavy turbulence, authorities said.

The plane began to break up before impact, scattering debris over a half-mile radius.

The crash site crater is also partially filled with water, hampering investigations into what exactly caused the Bombardier Learjet 60 to crash near a trailer park near Palm Beach, Florida, the National Transportation Safety Board told press on Monday.

The plane had requested to climbed to around 37,000 feet to avoid foul weather when its crew reported icing and turbulence before it suddenly plunged toward the ground. (Read more from “NTSB reveals chilling details of Florida Learjet crash as agency probes co-pilot’s role in incident” HERE)

Trump says Republicans Should ‘Win in a Landslide’ in Final Pitch to Midterm Election Voters

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President Trump on Monday argued Republicans should be able to “win in a landslide” while warning that his administration’s achievements will be “wiped out” if Democrats emerge victorious in the midterm elections.

“All the things that we’ve done, everything gets erased,” Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity of what will become of his no tax on tips, overtime and social security policies if Democrats take the House and Senate in the midterms.

“They got to get out,” Trump urged GOP voters in his final pitch before Election Day.

“Pretend I’m on the ballot. Do whatever you want, but we have to vote. If our people vote, we win in a landslide,” he said.

Over the weekend, Trump completed his whirlwind cross-country tour, hosting rallies in support of Republicans running in critical contests. (Read more from “Trump says Republicans Should ‘Win in a Landslide’ in Final Pitch to Midterm Election Voters” HERE)

Victims of Fatal Palm Beach Plane Crash Identified

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The victims of Sunday’s fatal plane crash in Palm Beach, Florida — which killed nine people — have been identified.

Passengers on the Learjet 60 private jet that crashed on Sunday were 44-year-old tech entrepreneur Adam Robinson, his wife Helen, their two children, their nanny, and two close friends, sources close to the family told TMZ.

The outlet identified the captain as 55-year-old Jeff Gregory, who also died in the crash.

As Breitbart News reported, the aircraft’s copilot has been identified as 20-year-old Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, who earned her pilot’s license at age 17 while still in high school.

All nine people on board — the two crew members and seven passengers — perished in the crash.

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U.S. Conducts ‘Defensive’ Strikes on Iranian Targets in Strait of Hormuz

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The United States carried out limited strikes against Iranian military targets on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday after Iranian forces reportedly launched a surface-to-air missile at an American aircraft, U.S. officials confirmed.

American officials characterized the strikes as defensive rather than the start of a broader military offensive, as President Donald Trump expressed optimism about reaching an agreement with Tehran despite mounting preparations for a potentially larger confrontation.

A U.S. official told CNN that the operation was a “defensive measure for Iranians using surface to air missiles against US assets.”

According to Axios reporter Barak Ravid, a U.S. official said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired a missile at an American aircraft over the Strait of Hormuz on Monday night, prompting a U.S. fighter jet to destroy the surface-to-air missile launcher on Qeshm Island.

The limited nature of the response was further emphasized by Fox News correspondent Jennifer Griffin, who cited a senior official saying the operation was “not the start of new expanded strikes by the US.”

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Outspoken Dem Sen. Chris Murphy Suffers Stroke During Son’s Hockey Game

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Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke at his son’s hockey game, his office said Sunday.

The Democrat, 53, felt numbness in his arm during the game Saturday and was rushed to a local hospital.

He was later moved to Johns Hopkins in Maryland, where he is “awake and alert,” according to chief of staff Allison Herwitt.

Doctors expect him to make a full recovery, she said. . .

The health scare comes two days before Tuesday’s midterm elections and just days after Murphy ripped a reported Pentagon plan to restart the war with Iran after Election Day. He wrote on X that he had been briefed on it and that “the plan is insane.”

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Haunting Final Message from Learjet as it Plummeted in Florida with 9 Dead: ‘We’re out of time’

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Air traffic control audio revealed the panicked final moments from a private jet as it plummeted to Earth near a South Florida mobile home park, leaving at least nine people dead.

“Holy f–k we’re out of time,” a female crew member aboard the Learjet 60 is heard screaming to an air traffic controller in the last moments before the plane nose-dived straight into the ground about 1 p.m. Sunday.

Just moments earlier, the pilot is heard reporting moderate turbulence and “light, clear ice that is manageable” to the Miami Air Route Traffic Control Center.

But things took a turn for the worse in an instant, as she radioed a chilling “mayday” message to the controller.

“We’re descending 8,000 — mayday, mayday — we’re descending 10,000 feet per minute,” the pilot said. “We are in an overspeed condition, descending 20,000 feet per minute,” the pilot screamed moments earlier.

“November two bravo delta, I’m here with you, talk to me,” the controller replied.

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