Border

Mamdani and 100-Plus Officials Ask Garage Owners to Keep ICE Out

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and more than 100 elected officials have sent a letter asking private parking lot owners not to make their property available to federal immigration agents. The Department of Homeland Security says ICE operations will continue.

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Trump Picks a Side in Israel With Nine Days to Go

President Trump gave Benjamin Netanyahu his full endorsement on Sunday, nine days before Israel votes, and in the same post said America would have to do the work in Iran itself if Israel had a different leader.

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Culture

The NFL Says the Steelers-Saints Game in Paris Is Still On

The NFL says the Oct. 25 Steelers-Saints game at Stade de France will go ahead as scheduled, after mass protests in France that the BBC, as relayed by Front Office Sports, said brought at least 1,200 arrests. The league's statement reached us through Front Office Sports and ESPN.

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Politics

Obama Weighs In on the Ilhan Omar Citizenship Probe

Barack Obama, in a social media post as reproduced by CNN, said the full weight of the federal government is being brought down on Rep. Ilhan Omar. President Trump says the matter is up to the Justice Department, and Omar has not been charged.

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Politics

Bessent Says No Russia Sanctions Came Off, Only the Diesel Embargo

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended President Trump's waiver of a Russia sanctions law on Meet the Press, saying the only thing lifted was the embargo on Russian diesel. Zelensky and members of Congress have criticized the waiver, and whether a waiver amounts to lifting sanctions is contested.

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Politics

California Voters Get the First Say on a Billionaire Wealth Tax

California voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to levy a one-time 5% surtax on billionaires' wealth, with most of the money going to healthcare. The New York Post reports that Gov. Gavin Newsom is among the opponents, though that detail could not be independently confirmed.

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Politics

Trump Waives Russia Sanctions in the Law Named for Lindsey Graham

President Trump has signed an order waiving Russia-related sanctions and tariffs in a law named for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. Lawmakers in both parties, including Republican Sens. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn, are criticizing it, and the White House says it is protecting peace talks.

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