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  1. World · Fri, Oct 23 · 6 AM CTDrone strike sinks cargo ship off NATO member Romania; one sailor dead, three missing, and Romania blames Russia
  2. World · Fri, Oct 23 · 6 AM CTUpdate: Oil spill reaches UAE beaches as tanker attacks multiply near Hormuz
  3. World · Fri, Oct 23 · 6 AM CTUpdate: Macron blames 'ultra-left groups' for riots and moves to ban protests ahead of Saturday
  4. World · Fri, Oct 23 · 6 AM CTFive Israelis wounded, two critically, in West Bank shooting; troops kill two gunmen
  5. White House · Fri, Oct 23 · 6 AM CTTrump invokes Defense Production Act to expand U.S. oil production and refining
  6. White House · Fri, Oct 23 · 6 AM CTTrump order targets mortgage insurance, title insurance and permitting to lower housing costs
  7. White House · Fri, Oct 23 · 6 AM CTTrump holds back most new Russia sanctions Congress passed; GOP senators push back
  8. White House · Fri, Oct 23 · 6 AM CTJustice Department appeals to 9th Circuit to stop California counting ballots from suspected noncitizens
  9. Supreme Court · Fri, Oct 23 · 6 AM CTSupreme Court lets New Hampshire bar student IDs for voting in the midterms, for now
  10. Supreme Court · Fri, Oct 23 · 6 AM CTTrump administration asks the Court to let Big Bend border wall construction resume
  11. White House · Thu, Oct 22Vance pauses Nebraska rally to lead crowd in the Lord’s Prayer as woman gets medical help
  12. White House · Thu, Oct 22Trump posts early-voting calls and endorsement lists for 12 states on X
  13. World · Wed, Oct 21 · 6 AM CTRussia frees retired American teacher Stephen Hubbard as Trump envoy Witkoff meets Putin
  14. World · Wed, Oct 21 · 6 AM CTUpdate: Iran's Guards now claim a third tanker hit a mine near Hormuz; maritime monitors say recent claims are unproven
  15. World · Wed, Oct 21 · 6 AM CTUpdate: France to deploy troops for Saturday's protests as curfews bring a calm night; more than 2,500 taken into custody
  16. World · Wed, Oct 21 · 6 AM CTBritain sends RAF Typhoon jets to help defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi missiles and drones
  17. White House · Wed, Oct 21 · 6 AM CTTrump and Vance launch fraud whistleblower rewards: $10,000 to $30,000 for tips that lead to charges
  18. White House · Wed, Oct 21 · 6 AM CTDHS launches nationwide ICE operation against illegal immigrants accused of SNAP food-stamp fraud
  19. White House · Wed, Oct 21 · 6 AM CTTrump tells North Carolina rally the Pentagon will invest $1.5 billion in chipmaking there
  20. White House · Wed, Oct 21 · 6 AM CTTrump urges data centers to pay communities a 'dividend' and says big ones must make their own electricity