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⛽️ The inescapable question Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios. Stock: Getty Images One issue is breaking through even among the most loyal Republican supporters: gas prices. Why it matters: Republicans promised to slash gas prices. The Iran war sent them soaring, up 37% since President Trump took office. Republicans call it temporary. There are limits to what voters will accept. On recent campaign trips where we joined Scalise and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), gas prices were the most frequent concern raised at events. These events drew GOP donors, activists and supporters who turned out to help Republicans win in November — not undecided voters. Zoom in: The first question Scalise fielded at a Nevada campaign event for O'Donnell was about high gas prices. "Everyone's always worried about gas prices," the attendee said, asking whether Republicans could do more to promote Trump's efforts to expand domestic energy production. Another attendee pointed to the gas-price difference between California and Oregon on a recent trip, and asked whether Congress could intervene to ease state restrictions. Scalise acknowledged the impact of the Iran war on gas prices — saying they'd fall once it's resolved — but blamed Democratic energy policies for making the U.S. more vulnerable to rising costs. Zoom out: Emmer faced similar concerns during a recent campaign trip through North Carolina and Virginia. "Four-dollar gas, five-dollar diesel, six-dollar diesel, totally unacceptable," Emmer told supporters at a North Carolina fundraiser. "But it ain't enough to make me vote for communists." Democrats "are talking about affordability. That's the problem. We need to be sensitive to the fact that gas and diesel are way up. Just sensitive to it because people are struggling," he told us in an interview. The big picture: Republican candidates are feeling the pressure too. Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton privately blamed the Iran war and gas prices for his campaign struggles, according to audio we scooped earlier in October. "It's the war, it's gas prices, it's diesel," Paxton told donors at a closed-door fundraiser last month, calling affordability "by far our biggest problem." The bottom line: "I don't think gaslighting works," House GOP conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) told us in an interview last month. "I think if you meet voters where they're at and you have an honest conversation with them ... that's pretty refreshing to them."

Singapore expands crackdown on Indonesian companies linked to haze Singapore will issue preventive notices to three more Indonesian companies to tackle and prevent forest fires in Kalimantan province that may have sent smoke across the border, the National Environment Agency said Monday. Read More.

Nvidia CEO urges German manufacturers to adopt AI, saying digital tech won't replace heavy industry Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged Germany's makers of cars and industrial machines to quickly adopt artificial intelligence to “re-engineer” the country's struggling business model by tapping its wealth of manufacturing data and expertise. Read More.

Musk pledges to give a share of his SpaceX company to 'every kid in America' Elon Musk on Monday pledged to give one share of his company SpaceX to “every kid in America” next year. Read More. ps:What a pathetic man! Instead of just paying off the national debt he'd rather buy an election!! Judge grills Trump administration over plans to overhaul Washington golf course A federal judge on Monday questioned the Trump administration’s claims surrounding its efforts to redevelop a historic Washington golf course, challenging its contention that a recent tree-cutting spree did not indicate work was moving forward on the project, which is temporarily blocked by a court order. Read More.

🏀 1 sports thing: Gators top preseason poll Data: AP. Chart: Axios Florida will start the men's college basketball season where the team ended two seasons ago: No. 1. The Gators were the overwhelming pick to top this year's preseason AP Top 25, nabbing 47 of the 59 first-place votes. 🐊 Florida started last season at No. 3, but crashed out of the poll entirely by early January. The Gators rallied to win the Southeastern Conference regular-season championship — only to get stunned by Iowa in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Go deeper.

✈️ A new search for wreckage tied to famed aviator Amelia Earhart turned up "no conclusive evidence" to support a theory that her aircraft sits in a lagoon in the South Pacific. Go deeper.

🇫🇷 French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is pushing for curfews to prevent more rioting and looting amid the cost-of-living and education protests rocking the country. Go deeper ...

Pay-for-play text rocks White House Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Photos via Getty Images Top Trump adviser Ric Grenell allegedly outlined a stunning pay-for-influence offer to a Turkish billionaire last year, Axios' Marc Caputo reports exclusively. The offer to Turkish businessman Turhan Mildon included access to "POTUS," "VIP events" and administration officials, according to a text message that the White House counsel is investigating. 🤳 The May 3, 2025, text to Mildon says: "Once the money comes to the company here, I will arrange the donation to Kennedy Centre [sic], and you'll be joining the VIP events and get close with the administration, even with POTUS." Administration officials say the text is key evidence in the White House's investigation of whether Grenell misappropriated a potential multimillion-dollar donation to the Kennedy Center, which he led at the time. Mildon is married to another Trump adviser: Alina Habba, former U.S. attorney for New Jersey. She stormed into the Oval Office on Oct. 9 and accused Grenell of hoodwinking her husband into making a Kennedy Center donation that never arrived, Axios first reported. Grenell has called the accusations "lies" and denied sending the text message. 💵 At the heart of the alleged scheme is a financial transaction involving a Houston-based defense company's software and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mildon and Habba's attorneys have told the White House. Mildon alleges that at Grenell's direction, he wired $17.6 million to Texas Armament & Technology. Mildon says the money was to be split in two parts: one for the Congo deal and nearly $6 million for the Kennedy Center. Habba told Trump it took 17 months for Mildon to learn the Kennedy Center never received the money he thought was included in the wire sent at Grenell's direction. It's unclear what the Congo contract was for, how it related to the Kennedy Center or what the financial specifics were. Keep reading.

Supreme Court agrees to review a Reconstruction-era ban on distilling spirits in private homes WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider whether Congress had the constitutional authority to impose a ban on distilling spirits in private homes more than 150 years ago. https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-distilling-spirits-reconstruction-ban-51131151865ded86093a99ec56451465?

The Story of Ruth Depending on whether you’re using a Jewish or Christian version, the Book of Ruth is placed between Judges and Samuel or between the Song of Songs and Lamentations. But wherever the story of Ruth appears in your Bible, you will want to find it and study it again after you read “Ruth—Big Theme, Little Book,” originally published in the August 1996 issue of Bible Review. In this article, Adele Berlin argues that Ruth illuminates the main theme of the Hebrew Bible: the continuity of God’s people in their land.—Ed. https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/hebrew-bible/the-story-of-ruth/?

👋 Good morning! Welcome back. In today's edition: A crazy day in college football, Rays go up 3-2, Valkyries out front, NFL Sunday scoreboard, Milwaukee's "Timeless" promotion, and more. Yahoo Sports AM is written by Kendall Baker and Jeff Tracy. Let's sports...   🏈 EXPANSION DEBATE CHAOS MEETS CONTROVERSY Unranked Auburn stunned top-ranked Georgia, marking the second straight week that the No. 1 team lost. (Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Saturday's historic college football chaos arrived just as the sport moves closer to a 24-team playoff, providing ammunition for both sides of the expansion debate. ICYMI: Five of the AP's top seven teams lost on the same day for the first time ever, with No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 5 Indiana, No. 6 Alabama and No. 7 Texas all going down. The rankings were shaken up so thoroughly that not a single team retained its position in Sunday's new AP poll. The timing: This came just two days after news broke of a reported "handshake agreement" between the College Football Playoff and ESPN to televise a new 24-team playoff beginning next season. The madness on the field immediately became Exhibit A for both sides of the expansion debate, with two competing arguments echoing across TV broadcasts and social media feeds all weekend: Anti-expansion: Saturday's upsets were seismic precisely because every loss carries enormous consequences, even in October. Under a 24-team format, most of those defeated heavyweights would barely suffer a scratch and season-defining losses would be more like a speed bumps. Why devalue the best regular season in sports? Pro-expansion: Look at all that parity! We need more playoff teams, not fewer. Saturday proved how many programs are capable of beating the nation's best, and a bigger field would give more of them a shot at a national championship. Why let a bad performance in October decide who gets to compete for a title when we could settle it on the field? What they're saying: Polling has shown that the vast majority of college football fans oppose a 24-team playoff. But regardless of where you stand, I thought Tim Tebow did a good job summing up what expansion will fundamentally change: "Before, it was about how consistent could you be throughout the season. Now it's about can you just get in and get hot at the right time. So it takes away the consistency. Before, you had to focus every week and you had to show up and you had to bring your best. Now, you can have weeks where you don't have to show up. And I think it changes … what college football is about." Bottom line: Saturday was either the best advertisement imaginable for a 24-team playoff or the strongest argument against one. It all depends on what you think college football should value most: The magic of its regular season, or the possibilities of its postseason. Good read: What was the most damaging loss from the chaotic college football weekend?   📸 SNAPSHOTS THROUGH THE LENS (Nick Cammett/Getty Images) ⚾️ Cleveland, Ohio The Rays have regained control of the ALCS, winning Game 4 (7-3) and Game 5 (3-1) over the weekend to take a 3-2 series lead and move within one victory of their third Fall Classic appearance (2008, 2020). Ace delivers: Tampa Bay's bats got the job done on Saturday, but it was Drew Rasmussen's arm (7 IP, 6 K, 1 ER) that paced the AL East champions on Sunday. The former Brewer is now 11-0 with a 1.73 ERA across his last 15 starts. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) 🏀 San Francisco, California The Valkyries' vaunted defense took care of business on Saturday at "Balhalla," where Golden State beat Atlanta, 68-64, to take a 1-0 lead in the WNBA Finals. Gabby Williams continued her dominant form with a game-high 26 points, including eight in the final three minutes to turn a narrow deficit into a narrow victory. From 10-0 to 0-10: The Dream entered the day riding a 10-game winning streak… and left having lost 10 straight Finals games. They're still searching for their first win on the sport's biggest stage after being swept in 2010, 2011 and 2013. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images) 🏀 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania LeBron James made his 76ers home debut in Friday's preseason finale, putting up 8 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in an overtime loss to the Celtics. Next up: The new-look Sixers travel to New York for tomorrow's season-opener against the reigning champion Knicks. Preseason takeaways: On the eve of Opening Night, it's a great time to absorb the basketball we saw during the preseason. What are teams trying to establish? What do they need to work on? And how much should you believe in your squad? (Brett Davis/Getty Images) ⚽️ Atlanta, Georgia Stop me if you've heard this one before: Lionel Messi just set a new MLS record. This time, he became the first player in league history with at least 15 assists in three straight seasons after setting up Miami's first goal in Saturday's 3-1 win over Atlanta. But wait, there's more: Messi then scored twice in a four-minute span, giving him 25 goals this season, five more than anyone else. With 40 goal contributions for second-place Miami, he's a virtual lock to win his third straight MVP.   🏈 WEEK 6 NFL SUNDAY: RAMS REELING, BOLTS BROKEN Rams QB Matthew Stafford walks off the field after the loss. (Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) The Rams entered the season as one of the biggest Super Bowl favorites in recent memory. Six weeks in, they don't even look like a playoff team. The latest low point: an 18-16 loss to the Cardinals as 12.5-point favorites, dropping them to last place in the NFC West at 2-4. "We won't win a game unless we figure out how not to beat ourselves. There's nothing positive I can say about today," head coach Sean McVay told reporters postgame. "A good, humbling day. This is the challenge in sports." Across town, it's even worse: The Chargers fell to 0-6* with a 22-6 loss to the Chiefs, leaving Los Angeles' two NFL teams with a combined 2-10 record. The Bolts didn't generate as much preseason hype as their SoFi Stadium** co-tenants, but they were widely viewed as being among the top contenders. Instead, they might be the worst team in the league. Packers WR Matthew Golden celebrates a touchdown with the Lambeau faithful. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images) More from Sunday: Packers 23, Cowboys 13 … Once upon a time, this was a storied rivalry. Not so much anymore. The Packers are 11-1-1 against the Cowboys since 2009 and haven't lost to "America’s Team" in over a decade (Oct. 16, 2016). Bills 33, Raiders 30 … For the fourth time this season, Buffalo's defense allowed 30+ points. And for the fourth time, Josh Allen and the offense bailed them out and they won. Texans 34, Jaguars 31 … The third and final London game ended on a walk-off field goal. Next up on the NFL's international slate: Steelers vs. Saints this Sunday in Paris. Browns 13, Ravens 10 … Cleveland (4-2) sits atop the AFC North after beating the Lamar Jackson-less Ravens, but Baltimore (4-2), Pittsburgh (4-2) and Cincinnati (3-2) are lurking. Steelers 26, Buccaneers 19 (OT) … After trailing 16-3 entering the fourth quarter, Pittsburgh roared back late to win back-to-back games for the first time this season. Patriots 26, Jets 19 … Feel familiar? It should. This was New England's 41st victory over Gang Green since 2000, the most wins by any team vs. any opponent in that span. Saints 34, Giants 27 … J.J. McCarthy nearly engineered an epic comeback after replacing Jameis Winston in the fourth quarter (243 passing yards in 11 minutes!). Is it his job now? Bears 31, Falcons 23 … Caleb Williams returned with a flourish after missing the last three weeks with a hamstring injury, completing 30 of 36 passes for 305 yards and a touchdown. Titans 26, Colts 20 … Tennessee scored 26 second-half points to earn its first victory and snap an 11-game losing streak to AFC South opponents dating back almost two years. Panthers 25, Eagles 14 … The Eagles looked like a potential dynasty 20 months ago. Less than two calendar years later, it's worth asking if they need to start a rebuild. *Full circle: The Chargers' starting QB the last time they began a season 0-6 (in 2000)? Jim Harbaugh, their current head coach. **Make yourselves at home: The Cardinals (2-0) have more wins at SoFi Stadium this season than the Rams (1-2) and Chargers (0-3) combined.   ⚾️ BRASS TICKET MILWAUKEE'S "TIMELESS" PROMOTION (Milwaukee Brewers) Eleven years ago, 1,000 Brewers fans paid $1,000 apiece for a ticket to any future home game. Now, with Milwaukee headed to the World Series for the first time in more than four decades, the lucky fans who held onto theirs can finally cash in. Timeless Ticket: The Brewers launched the unusual promotion in 2015, selling 1,000 "Timeless Tickets" for $1,000 each. The personalized, 1-pound brass tickets (Willy Wonka would be proud!) could be redeemed for any future home game, "whether it's this season, the year 2050, or the 7th game of the World Series." Fans who hadn't already redeemed their ticket were required to submit a form to secure their World Series seat. Ticket redemption "is subject to availability," according to the Brewers, who have been "working diligently on all inquiries." Fans who submitted requests are expected to learn today which game they'll attend and where they'll be sitting. Milwaukee hosts Games 1 and 2 on Friday and Saturday, plus Games 6 and 7, if necessary, the following weekend. Quite the value: The cheapest available ticket for Game 1 is currently $2,681 (via Gametime), and plenty of nosebleed seats are going for more than $3,500. Timeless Ticket holders, meanwhile, not only get their own much cheaper ticket but also the right to purchase three additional tickets at face value, subject to availability. Then vs. now: When the Brewers launched this promotion in 2015, it was a fun way to drum up some sales and attention for a team that rarely contended into October. Fast forward a decade, and that isn't exactly an issue anymore, as they've now reached the postseason twice as many times in the last nine seasons (8) as they did in their previous 49 (4).   📺 VIEWING GUIDE WATCHLIST: MONDAY, OCT. 19 Tropicana Field after the Rays won Game 2. (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) ⚾️ ALCS, Game 6 Who will face the Brewers in the World Series? We could get our answer tonight in St. Petersburg (8pm ET, TBS), where the Rays (up 3-2) will try to finish off the Guardians. Pitching matchup: Freddy Peralta (0.79 ERA in 11.1 IP this postseason) gets the ball for the home team, while the Guardians will deploy a bullpen game with ace Gavin Williams "not an option" after he went five innings on Thursday. 🏀 WNBA Finals, Game 2 The Valkyries host the Dream again this evening (8pm, USA) as they look to take a commanding 2-0 lead before the best-of-seven series shifts to Atlanta. Grit and grind: Don't expect an offensive shootout. These two defensive-minded teams combined to shoot just 32% (46-142) from the floor in Game 1, the second-worst FG percentage in Finals history. 🏈 Commanders at 49ers San Francisco brings its 5-0 record and NFL-best +61 scoring differential into a home matchup against Washington (8:15pm, ESPN/ABC), which will look to rebound from last week's clock mismanagement that resulted in a tie. Wrong kind of history: Unless the Commanders win tonight, the NFC East will become the first division since the merger (1986) to go winless in back-to-back weeks despite every team playing both weeks. Got plans tonight? Gametime is the best place to score last-minute tickets to the events in your city.   🏈 LET'S PLAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL TRIVIA Hoosiers WR Nick Marsh reacts after realizing he was out of bounds on the potential game-winning score. (Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) With Indiana's 22-game winning streak and Notre Dame's 16-game run both ending Saturday, which FBS team now owns the nation's longest active streak at 12 games? Hint: Big 12. Answer at the bottom.   🏀 FANTASY HOOPS DRAFT YOUR SQUAD! Yahoo Fantasy Basketball is back and better than ever. Grab your friends and play in a private league or join a public league to compete against other fans all season long. New way to play: High Score is our streamlined game format that features six weekly starters, with only their highest-scoring game each week counting toward your total. Spend less time managing your lineup and more time following the action. Draft your squad: Opening Night is tomorrow, so the clock is ticking!   Trivia answer: Utah

Bipartisan permitting bill in Congress could speed energy projects, but draws green critics WASHINGTON —Suddenly there’s hope for cutting the reams of red tape that can make getting new energy projects a seemingly endless slog. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/10/16/repub/bipartisan-permitting-bill-in-congress-could-speed-energy-projects-but-draws-green-critics/?

Immigrants from Ukraine, Sudan could soon lose protected status WASHINGTON — More than 100,000 Ukrainians and roughly 2,000 Sudanese immigrants are bracing for the possibility they’ll lose their humanitarian protections by Monday. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/10/16/repub/immigrants-from-ukraine-sudan-could-soon-lose-protected-status/?

Trump back on the road as analysts see more congressional races shifting in Dems’ favor WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has a flurry of travel on deck in the final frantic weeks leading up to the end of the midterm elections, in which the GOP is vying to maintain its control of both the U.S. House and Senate. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/10/16/repub/trump-back-on-the-road-as-analysts-see-more-congressional-races-shifting-in-dems-favor/? National scrutiny on mail ballots changed Utah’s elections system All Utah voters have automatically received a mail ballot since 2020. The reliably red state had championed universal mail voting. However, with voting under greater national scrutiny, Utah legislators rolled back universal mail voting. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/10/16/repub/national-scrutiny-on-mail-ballots-changed-utahs-elections-system/?

Last-minute Trump DOJ suit in California targeting noncitizen voters alarms advocates After the U.S. Department of Justice sued California over its refusal to remove voters the federal government alleges are noncitizens, voting rights advocates fear the Trump administration is violating a court order blocking it from rooting out noncitizens with states’ voter data. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/10/18/repub/last-minute-trump-doj-suit-in-california-targeting-noncitizen-voters-alarms-advocates/?

Feds unlikely to change abortion pill policy before next year The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said late Wednesday that it expects to complete its long-awaited safety review of abortion pills by mid-December and issue a report evaluating the results by March 2027. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/10/17/repub/feds-unlikely-to-change-abortion-pill-policy-before-next-year/?

In Florida, a first-time voter and fears of election interference at No Kings day of action Note: This story has been updated with information from a Tampa rally. Sam Kokales has a personal stake in the midterm elections. At 21, working toward a degree in business management from Florida State University, he finds himself in deep medical debt following two procedures for an abscess on his tonsils. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/10/17/in-florida-a-first-time-voter-and-fears-of-election-interference-at-no-kings-day-of-action/? The story Florida’s new driver licenses tell ain’t necessarily so More oranges, too, lots of oranges — a whole pile of oranges! https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/10/19/the-story-floridas-new-driver-licenses-tell-aint-necessarily-so/? Florida brings more charges against former Cuba president Raul Castro Former Cuban President Raúl Castro is facing more charges in Florida related to the 1996 downing of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles after the U.S. government indicted the former leader earlier this year. Read More.

Ukraine defies Trump with major attack on Russia Ukraine launched one of its biggest drone attacks this year on Russia overnight on Saturday, striking a key oil terminal despite President Trump’s demand that Kyiv stop targeting Russian energy infrastructure. It comes as tensions between the US and Ukraine are deepening after Trump exempted Russia from sweeping US economic penalties, raising fears that Kyiv could lose crucial American support. + Video: Ukraine strikes Russia in major drone attack + Read more: Trump slams Zelensky after Ukraine attacks Russia

15 days until critical US midterm elections President Donald Trump is hitting the campaign trail with renewed urgency as new polling paints a troubling picture for Republicans. With control of Congress at stake, CNN’s latest poll of polls shows Democrats leading Republicans 54% to 45% when voters were asked which party’s candidate they would support. Trump’s approval rating is also hovering at a career low around 34%, while growing dissatisfaction among Latino voters could hand Democrats a win in next month’s midterms — and help propel the party to congressional majorities. + Trump’s campaign blitz: The president will visit a different state each day this week + For subscribers: Plummeting Latino support for Republicans could swing the midterms + Video: Iran war has turned Iowa farm country into a midterm toss-up

Where the investigation stands Days after a deadly elementary school shooting in Bend, Oregon, investigators are examining evidence recovered from the gunman’s home as questions about his motive remain unanswered. The 16-year-old shooter, a former student at Silver Rail Elementary, returned to the school and opened fire inside a special needs classroom on Thursday, killing three students and a teacher. Officials said he had previously attended special needs classes at the school, though it remains unclear whether he was once enrolled in the classroom he targeted. + Read more: Where the investigation stands + Four lives lost: What we know about the victims

‘60 Minutes’ Legend Goes In on Trump After Bust-Up With Boss Is Leaked The show’s 35-year veteran put Trump’s obsession under the microscope. 60 Minutes legend Lesley Stahl delivered a scathing report on President Donald Trump’s federal election-meddling efforts just a week after an alleged editorial dust-up with her MAGA-curious boss, Bari Weiss. Stahl, 84, dove deep into how the Trump administration has attempted to undermine the reliability of elections, speaking with state and local officials about their unprecedented actions regarding election security on Sunday night’s episode. The 35-year-veteran correspondent first spoke with Fulton County Commissioner Dana Barrett about the administration’s January FBI raid on a local Georgia election facility. “In my wildest dreams, I never imagined that we would be raided by the FBI,” Barrett, a Democrat, told Stahl on 60 Minutes. In January, FBI officials stormed the Fulton County election office and seized hundreds of boxes containing ballots and voter rolls from the 2020 presidential election. Barrett described how dozens of federal agents, wearing vests and carrying guns, arrived at the warehouse with a criminal search warrant. She told Stahl she had no choice but to let them seize the ballots they were looking for, and that to this day, she still has no idea where they went. “I think it was all part of this concerted effort that’s happening nationwide to undermine faith in elections,” she said. Stahl also spoke with Utah Republican Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson, who agreed that the level of federal interference in elections was unheard of. “In the past two elections that I oversaw as lieutenant governor, the threats were all external. Non-state actors, cybersecurity threats, and other things,” she said. “But now we also have threats coming from within our own government. ”Henderson described how Trump’s Justice Department demanded their “statewide voter registration list,” which includes voters’ sensitive personal information. “They wanted things that we typically are required by law to keep private: Social Security numbers, full dates of birth, driver’s license numbers,” she said, noting that DOJ officials didn’t explain why they needed the confidential data. Henderson dismissed the government’s claim that noncitizen voting was a major problem, saying she found only 52 cases among the over 2 million votes cast in Utah. Stahl said that the figure calculated out to two-thousandths of 1 percent. The Utah Republican said the DOJ notified her last month that she was officially “under investigation,” but that she wouldn’t back down even despite the federal pressure. “I’m just doing my job,” she told Stahl. “I have to tell myself it doesn’t matter what the consequences are, if—as long as I feel like I’m doing what’s right.” Henderson continued, “I think this is an important thing for me to do—holding these guardrails, holding the line. Someone has to.” Stahl then turned her attention to Trump. “In America, elections are local. They’re run by towns and counties and states. It’s all in Article 1 of the Constitution. Congress makes laws regulating elections,” she explained. “But the president doesn’t have a role in running them. That hasn’t stopped Mr. Trump from signing two executive orders trying to create new federal voting rules.” She also highlighted just how frequently Trump, 80, has belabored his claims of election fraud in the 2020 election. “In the 21 months of President Trump’s second term, he has said, in so many words, the vote can’t be trusted more than 150 times,” Stahl said.Speaking with the DOJ’s assistant attorney general for civil rights, Harmeet Dhillon, Stahl pressed the Trump appointee on whether the president would go so far as to station federal ICE agents to polling locations. “There is no plan to do that,” Dhillon, 57, answered, adding that the idea that Trump would challenge the midterm results was just “paranoia.” “I don’t know what is going to happen, but I can tell you that absent some shocking contingency that is unexpected, there should be no interruption in the usual course of counting and certifying the results in the states,” she told Stahl. Stahl’s in-depth report on Trump comes just a week after a claim that she had a heated debate with CBS News editor-in-chief Weiss over a 60 Minutes segment on violent Israeli settlers. Insiders revealed to Status that Weiss, a fervent supporter of Israel and critic of media coverage in Gaza, inserted herself repeatedly into the editorial process behind the report and became “very, very hands-on.” Weiss and her deputy, managing editor Charles Forelle, were even thinking of shelving the report for a later date, but Stahl wasn’t having it. Stahl and Weiss then engaged in an “aggressive back-and-forth,” which resulted in the story coming to air last Sunday. The 60 Minutes veteran, however, privately discussed quitting, according to Status. “This is a ludicrous, twisted narrative. All ‘60 Minutes’ pieces go through a famously rigorous editorial process—which includes edits from editors. This piece received far fewer edits than most,” a CBS spokesperson said of the report at the time. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. https://www.thedailybeast.com/60-minutes-legend-lesley-stahl-goes-in-on-trump-after-bust-up-with-boss-bari-weiss-is-leaked?

Ford recalls more than 102K vehicles. See the affected models Ford Motor Company is recalling more than 102,000 vehicles due to a defect with the speedometer. https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4956625899485-ford-recalls-more-than-102k-vehicles-see-the-affected-models?

Here's an article from AP News on this: Macron condemns those who ‘sought to bring down the Republic’ after rioting mars nationwide protests PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday voiced the public’s “anger” and “shame” over rioting and looting during nationwide protests against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools. At least 2,400 people were arrested. https://apnews.com/article/france-protests-violence-looting-f5ce07c2ef46ad0c02c6ff7018532a59? also this might matter explain the problem, which reminds of of what has been happening here: France’s yellow vests: Who they are, what they want, and why PARIS (AP) — Yellow vest protesters remain a force in French politics despite ups and downs in the five months after their movement started. As President Emmanuel Macron announces long-awaited responses to their grievances Thursday, here’s a look at their movement: https://apnews.com/general-news-84b32c4da6a14d2e9c56e3d90a0ec1ed ps:When reading this article it talks about the president of France being a president for the "rich" which is pretty much what we have here in the U.S. a president who is a president for and only the rich!!!!!

Houthi rebels strike Yemen’s government forces, killing at least 53 CAIRO (AP) — Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck Yemeni government forces with ballistic missiles on Monday, killing at least 53 soldiers at a military camp in one of the deadliest attacks since a resurgence in fighting this summer, Yemeni military officials said. https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthis-saudi-fighting-6afad4ec4c22dcccd379152ea87cb0e2?