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It’s Not Just ‘The Economy, Stupid’: Political Corruption Giving Inflation Run For Its Money As Top Voter Issue

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Corruption has become a top issue alongside affordability for many voters ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections.

Polls show that corruption has joined affordability as the issues voters are most concerned with in the 2026 midterm election cycle as the latter issue is often linked to President Donald Trump’s war against Iran in voters’ minds. Trump, his family and administration officials have been accused of several corrupt actions, including accepting a plane from Qatar and pardoning a cryptocurrency exchange CEO tied to Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump’s business ventures.

Sarah Chamberlain, the president of the Republican Main Street Partnership, told the Daily Caller News Foundation that corruption became the “number one issue” because of current economic conditions.

“Usually, the polling is much better for the Republican than it has been,” Chamberlain told the DCNF. “I think it’s just across the board, people are tired of the corruption … If the economy were healthier, no one would pay attention to the corruption. But because they’re struggling, corruption is a bigger deal on their minds.”

A Fox News poll found government corruption to be the top issue, with 60% of registered voters being “extremely concerned,” while 58% expressed the same level of concern about inflation. Seventy-two percent of Democrats said they were “extremely concerned” about corruption and 47% of Republicans said the same. (Read more from “It’s Not Just ‘The Economy, Stupid’: Political Corruption Giving Inflation Run For Its Money As Top Voter Issue” HERE)

Trump Doubles Down on Obama Criticism as His Voice Starts to Give Out amid Campaign Rally Blitz

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President Trump doubled down on his criticism of Barack Obama even as he struggled to keep his voice amid a nearly nonstop midterm campaign rally blitz to keep his Republicans in control of Congress.

“I should save my voice because Barack Hussein Obama, have you heard of him?” he told a crowd in Mississippi on Monday night, pointing to the former president’s Saturday claims that Trump was too concerned with White House renovations.

“I didn’t take any time,” Trump said. “I literally do it when I walk home from the Oval.”

He also blasted Obama for bringing the Cheesecake Factory into the argument, calling it “a very successful company.”

“He doesn’t like successful companies,” Trump said.

Obama, while campaigning for Democrats in Ohio Saturday, told supporters Trump “should be on HGTV” due to his focus on construction. (Read more from “Trump Doubles Down on Obama Criticism as His Voice Starts to Give Out amid Campaign Rally Blitz” HERE)

Trump Re-Endorses Netanyahu Ahead of Israeli Election: ‘We Have to Finish the Job’ Against Iran

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President Donald Trump renewed his endorsement of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday evening, urging Israelis to reelect him in Tuesday’s election with a renewed call to “finish the job” against Iran.

“Vote for Bibi Netanyahu for Prime Minister, we have to finish the job that we started!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

In his renewed endorsement, Trump credited his partnership with Netanyahu for military successes against Iran, citing operations that targeted the regime’s nuclear facilities and devastated its armed forces.

“Bibi and I have had a great relationship in winning together,” Trump wrote, pointing to Operation Midnight Hammer, which targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities, and Operation Epic Fury, the broader U.S. military campaign against the regime.

“Then we did Operation Epic Fury, and Iran now has No Navy, No Air Force, and both their Military and Economy are in shambles,” he declared. (Read more from “Trump Re-Endorses Netanyahu Ahead of Israeli Election: ‘We Have to Finish the Job’ Against Iran” HERE)

Trump Signals More Iran Strikes — ‘We May Do It a Little Bit Further’

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President Donald Trump warned Thursday that the United States may launch further strikes against Iran, as Washington and Israel prepare for a possible new offensive following the November midterm elections.

“We’ve knocked the hell out of them. And we may do it a little bit further,” Trump told reporters.

Asked how the war with Iran could affect the midterm elections, Trump acknowledged the political costs of military action but defended his decision to confront Tehran.

“One way, they love it because I’m doing what should have been done by other presidents. And another way, maybe they don’t. There’s a price to pay, which I knew immediately when I did it,” he said.

“But we can’t let Iran have a nuclear weapon,” Trump insisted.

(Read more from “Trump Signals More Iran Strikes — ‘We May Do It a Little Bit Further’” HERE)

Awkward: JD Vance’s Face Turns Bright Red as Trump Delivers Telling Response When Asked for His 2028 Endorsement

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Donald Trump refused to endorse JD Vance as he stood behind him in the Oval Office on Tuesday.

Trump was asked about an interview Vance gave the day before where he said he believed the President would endorse him if he ran in 2028.

‘Well, I tell you this, he’s a very talented person,’ Trump said. ‘And he’s a very good person, but I literally – I don’t think we’ve ever talked about.’

Vance standing behind him, said: ‘No, sir. I said that too.’

The Vice President’s face appeared to turn red and he laughed as the focus in the room turned to him.

Trump continued: ‘I don’t talk about it with him, he doesn’t talk about it with me. It’s early. We are very early right now, we have to get through the midterms, we’ll see how it goes.’ (Read more from “Awkward: JD Vance’s Face Turns Bright Red as Trump Delivers Telling Response When Asked for His 2028 Endorsement” HERE)

Russia, Ukraine Reach Energy Cease-Fire ‘Effective Immediately,’ Trump Reveals — Catching Kyiv Off-Guard

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President Trump announced Sunday that Russia and Ukraine have reached an energy cease-fire — which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed despite calling it “news” to him.

“Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine,” Trump posted on Truth Social, days after he roiled Kyiv by unveiling a diesel purchasing deal with Moscow.

“Both parties have agreed. Do not break it! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

Trump’s announcement appeared to catch Kyiv off-guard.

“The cease-fire announcement was news for me,” Zelensky told Axios’ Barak Ravid after Trump’s Truth Social post.

“But if Russians agree to an energy cease-fire Ukraine will agree. If President Trump negotiated it with Putin — please tell us when the cease-fire begins — we are ready and we will accept it,” he said. (Read more from “Russia, Ukraine Reach Energy Cease-Fire ‘Effective Immediately,’ Trump Reveals — Catching Kyiv Off-Guard” HERE)

DOJ Investigating Five Major News Networks for Alleged Boycott of White House Events

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating several major television networks for an alleged boycott of events at the White House after President Donald Trump banned CNN and other outlets.

The investigation is probing ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, and Fox News, as officials with the DOJ have reportedly told those networks to hand over internal communications and documents related to their joint coverage, a Daily Mail article published Sunday read.

“The inquiry centers on the White House television pool, a decades-old arrangement under which broadcasters take turns recording presidential events and distributing footage to other news organizations,” the Mail report stated.

The news came after President Trump in September said he was banning Politico, MS Now, and CNN from the White House for allegedly reporting fake news, according to Breitbart News.

NBC News cited a DOJ official in its report on the investigation:

“Members of the television press pool have boycotted covering White House events. Group boycotts among commercial competitors can violate the Sherman Act. The Antitrust Division is simply investigating to determine whether these news organizations have violated the antitrust laws,” department spokeswoman Emily Covington said Saturday.

(Read more from “DOJ Investigating Five Major News Networks for Alleged Boycott of White House Events” HERE)

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Trump Rips into Volodymyr Zelensky — Insisting it’s Time for Ukraine to ‘Get a New President’

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President Trump ripped into Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday insisting that it’s time for Ukraine to “get a new president.”

The fiery comments came just hours after his administration announced a deal to have Russia supply 300,000 metric tons of diesel to the US and global energy markets.

The president described the arrangement as a direct response to Zelensky’s continued targeting of Russian oil refineries – even after Trump asked him to stop the attacks.

“I said to him: ‘do what you want, don’t hit refineries,’” Trump told reporters as he left the White House Saturday afternoon en route to a rally in Tennessee.

He hammered Zelensky for failing to bring about an end to the Ukraine war, which began with Russian strongman Vladimir Putin launching a full-scale invasion in February 2022.

“You’ve lost 30% of your country and you’ve had over a million people killed. … I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president,” Trump fumed.

“Zelensky could have settled this war many times – many many times. And he chooses not to. Very difficult. It’s a war that should have never been started,” he continued. (Read more from “Trump Rips into Volodymyr Zelensky — Insisting it’s Time for Ukraine to ‘Get a New President’” HERE)

Zelenskyy Furious as Trump Announces Deal to buy Russian Diesel

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Donald Trump is on a fresh collision course with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European allies after his stunning agreement to buy Russian diesel upended years of US and western pressure on the Kremlin to end its war against Ukraine.

Zelenskyy reacted furiously to Trump’s announcement of the deal with Vladimir Putin on Friday, calling it “absolutely terrible” and “not fair and not honest”.

The Ukrainian president said “back room deals” with the Russian leader would give Putin more chances on the battlefield. On Saturday morning, Ukrainian officials reported that a Russian attack had killed 12 people in the south-east, including three children, and Moscow claimed its troops were advancing in the east.

In a move likely to create a fresh crisis with Washington’s Nato allies, Trump announced the deal with Putin on his Truth Social network, saying it was essential to reduce fuel prices in the US, which have soared as a result of his decision to go to war against Iran.

“I have just concluded a highly successful discussion with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia,” he said, to deliver millions of tonnes of diesel fuel over the next few months. (Read more from “Zelenskyy Furious as Trump Announces Deal to buy Russian Diesel” HERE)

ABC News Issues Correction After Appearing To Quietly Delete Story About Trump Family Member

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ABC News on Friday published a corrected version of an apparently deleted article from earlier that week which drew conclusions about the business dealings of President Donald Trump’s eldest sons.

Without an immediately clear public explanation, ABC News appeared to take down from its website an Oct. 7 report which attributed a $2.5 billion investment into U.S. defense contractor Anduril to 1789 Capital, a venture capital firm founded in 2022 for which Donald Trump Jr. serves as a partner.

The retracted piece, which ABC News originally headlined “Trump sons’ investments have won billions in Pentagon contracts since his election,” was apparently republished after being revised under a new headline, “New shipyard announced amid earlier Democratic concerns about potential conflicts of interest.”

In addition, an editor’s note was included in the revision published online, reading, “CORRECTION: A version of this story published on Oct. 7 contained errors in the description of certain company investments, government contracts and event chronologies. After subsequent reporting, this version contains corrected information and additional context regarding some of those investments, contracts and events.”

The Daily Caller News Foundation reached out to ABC News and 1789 Capital for comment. (Read more from “ABC News Issues Correction After Appearing To Quietly Delete Story About Trump Family Member” HERE)