Few notes on this story - Trump allies have for years taken paid work on behalf of Russia’s allies in Bosnia, whose goal is to destabilize the greater Balkans and the EU But all the nationalist parties gained ground in Bosnia this week, not just in Republika Srpska. Things getting worse & even more polarized there nytimes.com/2026/10/06/us/po…

This is insane. THREE different Hurricane forecast cones are now simultaneously aiming at the North American continent.

NEW - EXCLU - Trump has considered reigniting the war against Iran after the midterms But now the White House told the Pentagon to draw up plans for a strike *before* Election Day Trump allies hope it could provide GOP with a boost. No final call yet theatlantic.com/national-sec…

EXCLUSIVE | Several people involved with Trump-endorsed Rep. Mike Collins’ Senate campaign have ties to a group founded by a former Ku Klux Klan leader. thedailybeast.com/trump-cand…

Trump Might Order Another Iran Strike Before the Midterms. Pentagon planners are crafting options though no final decision has been made. w/the great @JonLemire theatlantic.com/national-sec…

“#Trump’s retreat from law enforcement against corporate crime is a signal to Big Business that if you’re big enough, rich enough, and connected enough with Trump’s inner circle, there are no consequences for breaking the law,” said @RickClaypool. commondreams.org/news/trump-… #USA

The ancient Greeks also gave us a pretty well-known account of what happens when passion and strength give way to hubris and lead a great power to embark on ill-conceived military adventures with unclear and ever-shifting goals

A blackout in Kyiv. Due to power outages, some water pumping stations have also been left partially without power.

This is a development that caught my former VA Statehouse reporter eye.. former GOP Senate Majority Leader Tommy Norment- a legend in state Republican circles.. is endorsing Sen. Mark Warner’s re-election. richmond.com/news/state-regi…

Peculiar line from Trump, who ran explicitly on not touching social security and now invites attacks that he may try to

President Trump says that the US does not believe that a Russian laboratory worker died from exposure to a bioweapon, adding that the Kremlin has since insisted the situation at an anti-plague institute is “under control.”

EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Trump personal attorney adds Dem operative as client, says DOJ treating him unfairly thehill.com/regulation/court…

Trump confirms he is seeking to build a Camp David-style presidential retreat at his Florida golf club, adding it's an ideal location for “all future presidents” to use. “They could spend the weekend there, like a retreat,” he said from the Oval Office. “And if they want to do that, I’d certainly be willing.”

I've skeptical the cash grab in Republika Srpska would actually be a problem for the White House. But 👀

A massive measles outbreak in Pennsylvania is "now the deadliest and nearly the largest the United States has had in decades" cnn.com/2026/10/07/health/pe…

This should be fun.

Trump is unable to find Michael Dell, who is standing directly behind him: "Trump: I want to thank Michael, wherever he may be. Everyone else: He's right there."

Athens' days as a Great Power came to an end following an ill-fated intervention in a distant land that lasted far longer than planned and required a prolonged naval commitment.

Trump says Russia isn't saying much but they say it's under control

Q: Is the plague in Russia a bioweapon? TRUMP: "Well we don't think so. We're going to find out soon enough, but we don't think so" "And if you listen to them, it's under control. You know. People have said that before about other things." "They're saying it's very much under control"