All 12 B-1 Lancer bombers have been pulled from RAF Fairford after a foiled terror plot against the base. According to the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, the five suspects arrested were then released on bail. We break down why that decision is drawing scrutiny.Also on today's Monday Rundown: Trump rallies in Ohio for Jon Husted and Vivek Ramaswamy and goes after Sherrod Brown The New York Times' latest polls look grim for Republicans, but their track record includes some big

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Vláda Roberta Fica v rozpočte naplánovala zodpovednú konsolidáciu – lenže až pre svojich nástupcov. Schváli rozpočet aj Taraba? V lotyšských parlamentných voľbách stredopravá strana vyhrala nad proruskými populistami. V Španielsku pokračujú protesty, premiérovi Pedrovi Sánchezovi sa nepodarilo presadiť plán na zlepšenie bytovej krízy. Donald Trump sa pred únosom venezuelského prezidenta radil s Grokom.

What happenedA new Alliance for Youth Power PAC/YouGov poll found Donald Trump deeply unpopular among Michigan voters ages 18 to 29: 78% viewed him unfavorably and 19% favorably. AlterNet reports that the survey, released Monday less than five weeks before the November election, also showed young voters favoring Democratic candidates by wide margins in Michigan’s statewide races.Among respondents, 61% planned to vote for Democrat Jocelyn Benson for governor, compared with 26% for Republican John

What happenedRawStory reports that Sen. Thom Tillis defended his vote to confirm Attorney General Todd Blanche after “The View” co-host Ana Navarro challenged Blanche’s refusal to examine reported payments by Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev toward Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding celebrations in the Bahamas. When Tillis called Blanche qualified to give President Donald Trump honest advice, Navarro shouted, “Oh, come on!”According to the report, ProPublica said Kremlev contributed hundreds of thousands of

What happenedRawStory reports that two unnamed U.S. sources briefed Drop Site News on a classified CIA assessment warning that Israel could face civil war or “total collapse.” The August report, titled “Fracture From Within,” reportedly described several pressures converging ahead of Israel’s October 27 elections. Neither RawStory nor Drop Site News obtained the document itself, and the reporting does not establish that collapse is imminent.According to Drop Site News, the assessment cited economic

What happenedRawStory argues that Senate Republicans’ hostile questioning of former special counsel Jack Smith reflected loyalty to Donald Trump and an effort to divert attention from the Epstein files. At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, Republican senators Eric Schmitt and John Kennedy attacked Smith’s credibility, while ranking Democrat Dick Durbin welcomed him. Smith answered questions without invoking the Fifth Amendment.The article says Schmitt tried to connect Smith to Fulton

What happenedRawStory columnist Jason Miciak argues that Donald Trump is pressing ahead with a federally supported AI and data-center expansion despite mounting opposition from voters, including Republicans. The column says local communities are objecting to electricity costs, water use, land consumption, and public subsidies, while GOP candidates are struggling to defend the policy.Citing Axios, Miciak reports that the Republican National Committee warned Ohio Senate candidate John Husted that

The race for some of the EU’s most coveted diplomatic jobs is under way.Zoya Sheftalovich and Nick Vinocur unpack why this year’s routine EEAS rotation is attracting unusually strong interest from senior Commission officials — and what it says about the mood in Brussels. Then, we head to France, where a wave of student protests is spilling into the presidential campaign, sharpening the contrast between Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Marine Le Pen and adding to what one government adviser called a “maxi

What happenedRawStory reports that California Republican gubernatorial nominee Steve Hilton released a campaign ad depicting one young woman helping another mark a mail ballot for him while they sit on a bed beneath a Pride flag. Hilton, a former Fox News host endorsed by Donald Trump in April, called the spot provocative and funny before releasing a video saying he regretted the pain it caused.Christian nationalist pastor Jack Hibbs denounced the ad as “grotesque” and portrayed lesbianism among

What happenedAlterNet reports that, in a 75-minute interview with Time, President Donald Trump rejected unfavorable polling, blamed the press for public understanding of his statements, defended “annihilating” Iran as a means of creating peace, and declined to rule out invoking emergency powers around the approaching midterm elections. When asked whether ICE agents would be sent to polling places, he said he had not considered it; when asked about the Insurrection Act, he said he “could use

What happenedNine U.S. service members wounded in an Iranian drone strike said Pentagon medical care left them navigating serious injuries largely on their own. According to RawStory’s account of Associated Press reporting, the March 1 strike at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, killed six troops and injured dozens on the second day of the war.The soldiers described delayed evacuation, inadequate transport, missing combat-wound documentation, outpatient treatment for severe injuries, and long waits for

What happenedAccording to RawStory, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Consumer Protection Division sent a small central Texas pediatric practice a 28-item demand in December seeking 10 years of vaccine records, internal policies, and details of every benefit received from vaccine manufacturers. The letter instructed the pediatrician, identified only as Rachel, not to disclose the request and said citing the CDC’s childhood vaccination schedule would not adequately answer it.Rachel reported

What happenedAlterNet reports that a Nebraska family nearly lost childcare because the state took unusually long to renew its subsidy. Parent Josh Wigginton said repeated calls failed, an email to his caseworker bounced back, and the uncertainty threatened a routine that allows both parents to work.Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services acknowledged temporarily longer processing times across programs, including childcare assistance. Spokesman Jeff Powell attributed the slowdown partly to

What happenedRawStory reports that President Donald Trump’s 51-day bombing campaign against Yemen’s Houthis ended in a hastily accepted truce that failed to eliminate the group and gave it time to rebuild. Trump launched Operation Rough Rider on March 15, 2025, promising complete annihilation; by May, after more than 1,000 strikes and an estimated cost exceeding $1 billion, he declared victory and accepted an Oman-brokered ceasefire.The Houthis continued attacking during the campaign, according to

What happenedAlterNet reports that Fox Business host Stuart Varney and UBS managing director Jason Katz presented a Treasury-bond sell-off as a “generational opportunity” for investors wealthy enough to endure the economic strain. Katz acknowledged that the price was painful but said conditions were “not as bad” for high earners who could buy bonds and wait.The segment also described corporate growth as heavily dependent on artificial intelligence. Varney said investors needed to see AI spending

What happenedAlterNet reports that the FBI acknowledged possessing nine training videos, totaling about 75 minutes, used to instruct more than 1,000 agents reviewing Jeffrey Epstein investigative files. According to a sworn FBI declaration described by legal analyst Allison Gill, two videos taught agents to flag documents containing specified names—including Donald Trump’s—for supervisory review.Gill sought the videos and related PowerPoint decks through a December 2025 Freedom of Information Act

What happenedAlterNet reports that Robert Jeffress, a prominent evangelical pastor and longtime Donald Trump ally, said he would not ostracize congregants who vote for Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico over Republican nominee Ken Paxton in Texas. Jeffress told New York Times columnist David French that he would explain his objections to Talarico but ultimately tell such a congregant to follow their conscience and return to church the next Sunday.The article presents that tolerance as a