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Noem Posts a Dog and a Rifle, and Commenters Think of Cricket

Kristi Noem marked South Dakota's pheasant opener with a photo of herself, a rifle and a dog named Foster. The post drew 2.2 million views on X by Saturday afternoon, per Newsweek, and thousands of comments pointing back to the dog she wrote about shooting.

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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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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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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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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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Trump Says Neither He Nor Musk Throttled Ukraine's Starshield

President Trump told reporters he did not order the slowdown of SpaceX's military satellite service in Ukraine, does not think Elon Musk did, and does not know who did. Reuters, Musk and the White House have each described the matter differently, and the question remains unresolved.

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