Press review · Friday, 16 October 2026
16 October 2026
11,824 articles: 08 May 2025 – 27 October 2026
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bangordailynews.com
Susan Collins and Troy Jackson are still sparring over his ‘shut up’ remark
The exchange in the first 15 minutes of Thursday's debate captured a trait the candidates have shared across four meetings in two weeks: Neither shies away from a fight.
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nbcnews.com
Democratic Senate candidates swamp GOP rivals in fundraising
Plus, tensions boil over on the debate stage.
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yahoo.com
Trump DHS Is Building Deranged Case Against Ilhan Omar
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin admitted he wants to hit Omar with RICO charges.
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Public Executions Used To Be an 'Everyday Occurrence.' There's a Good Reason Americans Abandoned Them. (opinion)
The Trump administration's plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan ran afoul of a deep-rooted aversion to bloody displays of state power going back to the colonial era.
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thestar.com
Pierre Poilievre urges Albertans not to leave their fellow Canadians behind
The Conservative leader encouraged Albertans to “lock arms with Canadians who want to restore the promise of Canada.”
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Inside Katie Zacharia’s Family Life With Hollywood Producer Husband and 4 Kids as She’s ‘Fired’ From Donald Trump’s White House
Zacharaia, who recently replaced Karoline Leavitt as Trump's chief spokesperson, has spent years balancing her career with raising her kids.
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nbcnews.com
Katie Zacharia is out as White House press secretary after just 5 days on the job
Zacharia had come under scrutiny after a shaky first news briefing and the revelation that she represented herself as a lawyer but did not pass her bar exam after law school.
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President Trump’s Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Out After 5 Days on the Job
President Donald Trump‘s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, is already packing her bags after less than a week on the job. Though some reports claim that the 42-year-old was fired, Fox News reported...
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pro.stateaffairs.com
House Challengers Raise Millions as Polls Approach
Third-quarter campaign finance reports show Democrats outpaced GOP rivals in fundraising and spending in several key Michigan U.S. House districts.
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Days After Raiding Ilhan Omar’s Home, Trump Admin Is Reportedly Plotting To Strip Her Citizenship
The Trump administration’s targeting of Rep.
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pbs.org
Trump wants the midterms to be all about him. Based on Democrats' ads, they are happy to oblige
Many of the Democrats' ads accuse Republican opponents of siding with the president over voters, particularly on issues like tariffs and the Iran war, which they blame for jacking up costs.
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nbcnews.com
Republicans eye a potential opportunity in Minnesota in a tough midterm climate
The GOP hasn’t won a Senate race in Minnesota since 2002. But party strategists tell NBC News that they view the race as a potential opportunity to flip a seat.
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Trump's new press secretary faces intensified scrutiny over claims to be a lawyer
New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia's future appeared shaky Friday after three lackluster interviews with friendly outlets failed to beat back controversy over her claims to be a lawyer, as...
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theweek.com
Who benefits from Trump’s Russia diesel deal?
Prices remain high, but Putin gets a cash infusion
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Ilhan Omar's sister skips book tour event amid week of chaos following raid on progressive's DC home
Sahra Noor skipped a scheduled book tour event in Rochester, Minnesota, after reportedly being subpoenaed in the Ilhan Omar immigration fraud probe.
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Democrats in Michigan's big U.S. House, Senate races outraise GOP rivals
In Michigan's competitive congressional races, Democrats consistently topped Republicans in fundraising over the last three months.
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Trump Pal and Special Envoy Paolo Zampolli Out at State Department After Year-Long War Over Email Leaks
Paolo Zampolli has been fired from his position of special envoy at the State Department following a bizarre year-long war over email leaks, Politico reported.
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motherjones.com
"You Can See Everything" will make you question everything
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's new documentary is a masterful search for reality.
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Fearing Ken Paxton’s defeat in Texas, Trump tries pre-blaming John Cornyn
If the president genuinely believed Paxton was well positioned to win, he wouldn’t be looking for ways to shift the blame for this race away from himself.
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Where Is the Outrage Over Trump’s Racist Targeting of Ilhan Omar?
Donald Trump has long fantasized about deporting Representative Ilhan Omar. In 2019, Trump lashed out against Omar and her congressional colleagues Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna ...
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Huge Problem With Trump’s Twisted Revenge Plot Exposed
Donald Trump’s bizarre crusade against Rep. Ilhan Omar has a massive problem. The Minnesota congresswoman has been a constant thorn in the side of the president, and he has tried to remedy it by quest...
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US's AI task force sets path for study and reviews, leader tells CNBC
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 () - A new government task force on AI used its inaugural meeting to set up protocols, a risk study and various committees, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton told CNBC...
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Sean Hannity Grills Katie Zacharia After Disaster Debut
'What happened?' Fox News anchor asked Trump's new press secretary.
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nbcnews.com
Alaska Senate candidates clash over the Iran war, high prices and their times in office
Sen. Dan Sullivan attacked former Rep. Mary Peltola over reporting on high staff turnover and lobbying, while Peltola pointed to Sullivan’s increase in wealth while serving the public.
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sfchronicle.com
Election lawyers say they’ve never seen anything like the DOJ’s lawsuit against California
Election law scholars and former Department of Justice attorneys said they found the DOJ’s lawsuit seeking to block California from counting certain ballots to be head-scratchingly inept.
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Critics Floored by Sean Hannity’s Grilling of Katie Zacharia on Fox News: ‘She’s Cooked’
Hannity, who had initially defended Zacharia's debut appearance as “perfectly normal,” took a decidedly different approach when she joined him Thursday.
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mainepublic.org
Key takeaways from the final, fiery debate between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson
The debate featured lots of talk about Donald Trump, disparate views on the state of American democracy and a moment when Jackson told Collins to "shut up."
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Hegseth's TV instincts backfire as Trump rejects execution livestream
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - As he took to the stage this week at an Army event, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth remarked how much it looked like a TV set. The former Fox News host said that put h...
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Trump’s Slurs Come Back to Bite New Mouthpiece
President Donald Trump’s habit of belittling rivals who failed the bar exam has come back to haunt him as his new mouthpiece fends off questions about her legal credentials. Trump’s new White House pr...
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MAGA Senator Humiliated After Debate Question
A Trump-endorsed MAGA senator has exposed his own lack of preparation during a heated midterm debate. Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and his challenger in Alaska, Democrat Mary Peltola, took part in a “...
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nbcnews.com
Democrats eye a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity to flip state legislative chambers
With the national political winds at their backs, Democrats are targeting eight states for potential state government trifectas.
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Katie Zacharia says failing the bar exam was ‘inconsequential’ in describing herself as lawyer
‘Absolutely, absolutely across the board you can call yourself a lawyer,’ Zacharia claims she was told
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jpost.com
Israelis prefer unity gov't to another election, Benjamin Netanyahu falls behind Gadi Eisenkot | The Jerusalem Post
The Maariv poll also found that 48% of people think Gadi Eisenkot would make a better prime minister than Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had 41% support, giving Eisenkot a significant lead.
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Donald Trump Ally Who Introduced Him to Melania Loses Job After Bitter Feud
Paolo Zampolli, the man who says he brought Donald Trump and Melania Trump together, has lost his State Department post. His exit caps a months-long battle with a senior official and a swirl of legal ...
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Donald Trump Ally Who Introduced Him to Melania Loses Job After Bitter Feud
Paolo Zampolli, the man who says he brought Donald Trump and Melania Trump together, has lost his State Department post. His exit caps a months-long battle with a senior official and a swirl of legal ...
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Donald Trump’s Press Secretary Gives Bizarre Reason for Failing the Bar Exam
Katie Zacharia, the newly appointed press secretary for Donald Trump, has broken her silence on questions surrounding her legal credentials. She admitted she never passed the California bar exam and g...
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Donald Trump’s Press Secretary Gives Bizarre Reason for Failing the Bar Exam
Katie Zacharia, the newly appointed press secretary for Donald Trump, has broken her silence on questions surrounding her legal credentials. She admitted she never passed the California bar exam and g...
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Elon Musk Points to Trump Over Ukraine’s Starshield Restrictions
Elon Musk just threw the ball into Trump’s court over Ukraine’s Starshield controversy. The SpaceX CEO addressed who actually controls the military satellite network amid accusations of disrupted Ukra...
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Trump's new press secretary says China lacked 'proper' toilets
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia, who was appointed less than a week ago, said China lacked "proper toilets" in an interview that aired on Thursday.The press secretary, who previously lived ...
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alaskapublic.org
Sullivan, Peltola trade verbal blows, accuse the other of lying during ‘Debate for the State’
Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and his Democratic challenger, Mary Peltola, traded barbs over affordability, Alaska’s energy future and accused each other of lying.
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Elon Musk Points to Trump Over Ukraine’s Starshield Restrictions
Elon Musk just threw the ball into Trump’s court over Ukraine’s Starshield controversy. The SpaceX CEO addressed who actually controls the military satellite network amid accusations of disrupted Ukra...
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michiganpublic.org
Abdul El-Sayed, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaign in U.P. to mobilize Senate voters
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed campaigned across Michigan's Upper Peninsula with New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, touting healthcare and affordability as priorities.
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Trump's new press secretary admits failing California bar exam
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia has admitted that she failed a bar exam as questions mount over her legal credentials. In an unusually critical interview on Thursday, Fox News host Sean Han...
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Collins, Jackson trade jabs in final Maine Senate debate: 3 takeaways
The Iran war emerged as a major point of contention in the debate, with Jackson arguing that Collins had failed to use her powerful position as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee to help put...
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AOC and JD Vance's Michigan rally crowd sizes compared: Photos
Photos show crowds at rival Michigan rallies where AOC backed Abdul El-Sayed and JD Vance campaigned for Mike Rogers.
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New Trump Press Secretary Defends First Day Performance After Criticism: ‘I Really Stepped Up’
New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia defended her first few days on the job amid intense scrutiny, saying she felt she had “really stepped up” despite the fast onboarding process.
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Sean Hannity Puts Trump’s Press Secretary Through the Ringer: ‘What Happened?’
Noting that her debut was "widely panned," the Fox News host asked, "What happened?"
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The final lap? Two days on the campaign trail with Trump
Donald Trump is crisscrossing America to drum up votes for Republican candidates facing tough midterm election races, but the US president's rallies are often hijacked by his basking in the adulation ...
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nbcnews.com
Trump looms as tensions flare in final Maine Senate debate
The fourth and final face-off between GOP Sen. Susan Collins and Troy Jackson was the first in front of a live audience Thursday night.
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Trump press secretary faces scrutiny over legal credentials
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia has come under scrutiny over her professional credentials following a rocky first press briefing that raised questions about her suitability for the role. Cr...
