https://jamoke.news/Top political news from outlets across the spectrum, ranked by how many cover each story.en-usThu, 15 Oct 2026 16:02:14 +0000https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-trump-says-fort-hood-shooter-s-execution-will-not-be-livestreamedhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-trump-says-fort-hood-shooter-s-execution-will-not-be-livestreamedThu, 15 Oct 2026 15:57:27 +0000President Trump on Thursday said the livestreamed execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the former U.S. Army major who killed 13 people in the 2009 attack on Fort Hood, would not go forward. Trump cited the substantial criticism that had accompanhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-claim-that-trump-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-is-a-lawyer-comes-undehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-claim-that-trump-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-is-a-lawyer-comes-undeThu, 15 Oct 2026 15:31:10 +0000Katie Zacharia, a former Department of Homeland Security spokesperson, will be the next White House press secretary, President Trump said Friday.The big picture: Zacharia will take over the podium from Karoline Leavitt, a Trump loyalist whohttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-ap-report-rep-ilhan-omar-s-phone-seized-and-relatives-subpoenaed-in-crhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-ap-report-rep-ilhan-omar-s-phone-seized-and-relatives-subpoenaed-in-crThu, 15 Oct 2026 14:52:17 +0000Federal agents seized the phone of Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., when they searched her Washington, D.C., home this week as part of a federal investigation into potential immigration-related crimes, and they have sent roughly a dozen subpoenas out ihttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-james-talarico-raises-quarterly-record-of-64-million-in-texas-senate-rhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-james-talarico-raises-quarterly-record-of-64-million-in-texas-senate-rThu, 15 Oct 2026 15:42:09 +0000Talarico casts himself as a moderate who would put Texans’ needs over party allegiances amid close contest against Republican Ken PaxtonJames Talarico, the Texas Democratic nominee for Senate, sat face to face with skeptical Republicans andhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-doj-gave-california-a-voter-list-a-48-hour-deadline-and-a-threat-of-cohttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-doj-gave-california-a-voter-list-a-48-hour-deadline-and-a-threat-of-coThu, 15 Oct 2026 15:04:35 +0000The Trump administration is threatening emergency court action unless California officials investigate potential ineligible voters within 48 hours and set aside ballots from anyone whose citizenship they cannot verify, according to two lethttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-ossoff-georgia-republicans-do-not-want-the-president-to-comehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-ossoff-georgia-republicans-do-not-want-the-president-to-comeThu, 15 Oct 2026 15:30:50 +0000Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), who is running for reelection, said Wednesday that Republicans in Georgia “do not want” President Trump to campaign for them in the Peach State. “I know for a fact, because I talked to some of the Republican officehhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-elon-musk-and-other-donors-pile-94-million-into-house-republican-efforhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-elon-musk-and-other-donors-pile-94-million-into-house-republican-efforThu, 15 Oct 2026 12:52:05 +0000Elon Musk's team reached out to Republicans in late August to discuss a train wreck they all saw coming: Unless the GOP poured more money into Texas immediately, the state's Senate race could be lost in a matter of weeks.Why it matters: Thahttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-el-sayed-s-troubling-tieshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-el-sayed-s-troubling-tiesThu, 15 Oct 2026 10:30:51 +0000Republicans have spent months griping privately to Fox News about coverage they argue is helping Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan's Democratic nominee for Senate, moderate his image. The frustration boiled into public view Tuesday when President Trhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-trump-invokes-executive-privilege-in-kennedy-center-legal-fighthttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-trump-invokes-executive-privilege-in-kennedy-center-legal-fightThu, 15 Oct 2026 15:54:31 +0000President Trump has directed his White House counsel to examine explosive allegations dropped on him Friday in the Oval Office:Former Trump attorney Alina Habba told the president that another one of his top advisers — former Kennedy Centerhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-maryland-s-lone-republican-house-member-calls-woman-rude-for-laughinghttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-maryland-s-lone-republican-house-member-calls-woman-rude-for-laughingThu, 15 Oct 2026 14:53:53 +0000Republican candidate Chris McGowan and Democratic candidate Dave Dawson will meet face-to-face for a debate Wednesday as they seek the U.S. House seat in Iowa's 4th Congressional District.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-the-republican-strategy-to-salvage-the-midtermshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-the-republican-strategy-to-salvage-the-midtermsThu, 15 Oct 2026 14:42:32 +0000President Donald Trump's midterm roadshow to rally the GOP is stopping Wednesday in swing-state Arizona and a Republican-leaning U.S. House district in Montana.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-ftc-subpoenas-openai-anthropic-in-safety-incidents-probehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-ftc-subpoenas-openai-anthropic-in-safety-incidents-probeThu, 15 Oct 2026 14:42:20 +0000The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent subpoenas to OpenAI and Anthropic as part of a federal probe into the potential risks their AI models pose to consumers. An agency spokesperson confirmed to The Hill that the agency has sent the compahttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-multiple-states-report-suspicious-packages-with-white-powder-at-electihttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-multiple-states-report-suspicious-packages-with-white-powder-at-electiThu, 15 Oct 2026 14:30:31 +0000Election officials in three states have reported suspicious packages were sent to their offices in the past week, only a few weeks out from the midterm elections. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said Wednesday that U.S. Postal Service https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-florida-s-democratic-senate-nominee-angie-nixon-gets-more-love-on-tikthttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-florida-s-democratic-senate-nominee-angie-nixon-gets-more-love-on-tiktThu, 15 Oct 2026 14:19:00 +0000Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is on the cusp of leading his party to midterm victory and reclaiming his title as Senate majority leader.Winning the majority isn't guaranteed. But this son of Brooklyn, who has been in public https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-ukraine-hits-russian-refinery-as-starlink-satellite-services-are-restohttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-ukraine-hits-russian-refinery-as-starlink-satellite-services-are-restoThu, 15 Oct 2026 12:42:46 +0000Ukraine's Starlink and Starshield satellite services — critical tools in its war against Russia that were unexpectedly throttled this week — have been restored to full capacity, a Ukrainian official tells Axios.The official also said that Uhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-trump-announces-montana-super-range-at-midterm-rally-for-pentagon-to-thttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-trump-announces-montana-super-range-at-midterm-rally-for-pentagon-to-tThu, 15 Oct 2026 12:07:56 +0000During a rally in Montana, President Trump announced that the state will receive a new Defense Department 'super range' for testing advanced weapons and technologies.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-inflation-jumps-amid-rising-fuel-prices-how-it-impacts-americanshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-inflation-jumps-amid-rising-fuel-prices-how-it-impacts-americansThu, 15 Oct 2026 11:19:49 +0000Inflation jumped to 3.7%, driven by gas and diesel prices triggered by the U.S. war with Iran. NBC’s Christine Romans joins TODAY to break down which categories will see price increases and what’s behind the spike in costs.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-enough-is-enough-it-s-time-for-america-to-end-executionshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-enough-is-enough-it-s-time-for-america-to-end-executionsThu, 15 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000An opinion piece by Yasmin Cader argues for the abolition of the death penalty following several botched executions and the Pentagon's announcement of plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-authorities-investigate-letters-with-suspicious-substances-sent-to-conhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-authorities-investigate-letters-with-suspicious-substances-sent-to-conThu, 15 Oct 2026 15:59:19 +0000Federal authorities are investigating letters with “suspicious substances” that have been mailed to congressional and election offices nationwidehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-appeals-court-revives-virginia-school-boards-suits-against-trump-adminhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-appeals-court-revives-virginia-school-boards-suits-against-trump-adminThu, 15 Oct 2026 15:54:48 +0000A split federal appeals court panel on Thursday revived two Virginia school boards’ lawsuits against the Education Department challenging threatened federal funding changes over their policies concerning transgender students. It wipes a judhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-former-cruz-spokesperson-it-s-going-to-be-a-bad-night-for-republicanshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-former-cruz-spokesperson-it-s-going-to-be-a-bad-night-for-republicansThu, 15 Oct 2026 15:49:18 +0000GOP political operative Rick Tyler said on Wednesday that the Republican Party is facing “a lot of problems” headed into the November elections, as the GOP vies to maintain control of both chambers of Congress. During an appearance on CNN’shttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-suspicious-mail-with-dsa-linked-return-address-triggers-fbi-capitol-hihttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-suspicious-mail-with-dsa-linked-return-address-triggers-fbi-capitol-hiThu, 15 Oct 2026 15:47:22 +0000Senior Capitol Hill staff were warned about suspicious letters containing unknown substances mailed to multiple congressional offices nationwide.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-us-senator-susan-collins-writes-off-allegations-of-corruption-as-complhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-us-senator-susan-collins-writes-off-allegations-of-corruption-as-complThu, 15 Oct 2026 15:43:28 +0000The Republican, who is up for re-election, refutes claims the convicted ex-CEO of defense contractor Navatek madeUS senator Susan Collins of Maine has dismissed allegations that she traded federal contracts for campaign cash as “completely https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-obama-presidential-center-s-costs-balloon-to-1-billion-after-initial-3https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-obama-presidential-center-s-costs-balloon-to-1-billion-after-initial-3Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:40:09 +0000Former President Barack Obama’s center in Illinois’s largest city is set to cost over triple what original estimates projected, following years of costly delays in building the campus. In 2016, the former president chose Chicago’s Jackson Phttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-could-dan-osborn-shake-up-nebraska-s-senate-racehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-could-dan-osborn-shake-up-nebraska-s-senate-raceThu, 15 Oct 2026 15:38:29 +0000Dan Osborn’s independent bid is turning Nebraska into an unexpectedly competitive Senate battleground. Join The Hill’s senior vice president of editorial content, Bill Sammon, and Decision Desk HQ's chief elections analyst, Geoffrey Skelley