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Trump Denies Report He Wants the Briefing Room Turned Into a Pool, Says He 'May Move' the Press Corps
Trump's Oct. 24 post came four days after a New York Times report, a day after his former press secretary said on TV that he had been "flirting" with the idea, and 11 days after a judge ruled that his ban on three outlets was likely unconstitutional.
Cook Political Report Moves 19 House Races Toward Democrats and Now Rates 220 Seats as Favoring the Party
In its Oct. 23 update, the forecaster projected a Democratic gain of 12 to 22 seats in the Nov. 3 midterms. Republicans say races are won district by district, and House Speaker Mike Johnson has asked President Trump for more campaign money.
Full 5th Circuit Rules 10-7 That the Constitution Does Not Require Bond Hearings for Immigrants Held Under Trump Detention Policy
The ruling covers Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, while the Supreme Court separately decides whether federal immigration law itself requires the hearings.
Trump Lifts 50% Tariff on Plywood, Seaweed and Other Canadian Goods Sought by Sen. Collins, Adds Carpets, Paints and Freezers, Effective Oct. 30
An Oct. 23 proclamation takes some packaging, equipment and seaweed imports off the 50% Canada tariff list after Maine Sen. Susan Collins asked for relief, and puts dozens of other Canadian products on it.
Migration Policy Institute Estimates About 660,000 U.S. Deportations in Fiscal 2026, Below the White House's 1 Million Goal
The think tank's report, based on federal data through July 2026, counts 980,000 deportations since January 2025. Arrests inside the country are growing. About 80% of the people deported had no criminal conviction, and the White House says the count misses its bigger result.
Early Vote Tops 19 Million as of Oct. 23; AP Finds Advance Voting Up From 2022 in Several Senate Battleground States
AP says early voting in Texas is up 74% from the same point in 2022, and up more than 30% in North Carolina, Maine and Ohio. Georgia and Michigan are about even with 2022, and analysts warn that early totals do not show who will win.
Judge Bars DHS Election-Related Interviews in Nine States When Agents Know or Suspect the Person Is a U.S. Citizen
Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín ruled that DHS's door-knocking likely violates the Voting Rights Act and called its list of targets unreliable. DHS says its agents are rooting out election fraud. The order takes effect Friday afternoon unless an appeals court steps in.
DHS Says About 101,000 Ukrainians and 1,800 Sudanese 'Retain Protection' Past Oct. 19 TPS Expiration Date, Sets No End Date
The department said a decision will come 'at the appropriate time.' Federal law appears to extend the status six months when no decision is published on time, but DHS has not said whether it reads the law that way.
Trump and Vance Announce $25 Million Fraud Tip Reward Program; Trump Says He Will Decide Who Gets Paid
The Justice Department's written rules offer tipsters $10,000 to $30,000, while Trump told reporters payouts would be a 1% commission with "no limit." YouTuber Nick Shirley received the first award, a $10,000 check, at the Oval Office event on October 20, two weeks before the midterm elections.
Long Beach Mayor Asks for Independent Probe After U.S. Citizen Is Hurt in Oct. 17 ICE Arrest; DHS Says Agents Used 'Minimum Amount of Force'
Ricardo Gonzalez's family and local officials say federal agents blocked his e-bike, used a Taser on him and broke his arm. DHS says he was arrested after damaging a government vehicle while agents were trying to arrest someone else.
Witkoff Meets Putin in St. Petersburg a Day After Oslo Talks With Zelensky; Russia Frees American Stephen Hubbard, 74
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff brought ceasefire proposals from Norway and asked Putin to restart three-way talks with Ukraine. Putin raised economic ties with Washington and announced the release of a Michigan man held since 2022.
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Fired NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox's Appeal, Leaving Appeals Ruling for Trump in Place
The Oct. 19 order gave no explanation. It leaves standing a December 2025 appeals ruling that upheld Trump's January 2025 removal of Wilcox, and it follows the Court's June ruling in Trump v. Slaughter overruling Humphrey's Executor.