Trump DHS scrambles to salvage billion-dollar deal after contractor departs in scandal
[Strong Left]
— Raw Story
Suspect in FlyDubai incident was previously identified as security risk: Officials
[Lean Left]
— ABC News
Fans get first official look at Northwestern's long-awaited new Ryan Field
[Lean Left]
— Chicago Sun-Times
Trump loses bid for Jerome Powell prosecution as his DOJ refuses to reopen probe: report
[Strong Left]
— Raw Story
Dominion still has pending lawsuits against election deniers such as Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell
[Lean Left]
— CNN
India’s Cockroach movement launches new protests over changes to voter roll
[Lean Left]
— Guardian World
Obama judge halts Trump firing bid as decades-old legal authority tees up possible major reversal
[Lean Right]
— Fox News Politics
Housing Action Illinois sues HUD as Trump administration brands nonprofit 'radical left NGO'
[Center]
— Chicago Sun-Times
Socialist streamer Hasan Piker faces fury after pressuring Talarico to enact far-left policy if elected
[Strong Right]
— Fox News Politics
Bosnia Heads Into Sunday Election With Country’s Postwar Order Under Strain
[Strong Right]
— Daily Caller
California mayor accused of drunken behavior, racial slur, harassment in chief of staff's claim
[Lean Right]
— Fox News Politics
Editor Daily Rundown: Man Attempts To Plow Jeep Into Maine Wire Reporter
[Strong Right]
— Daily Caller
Three college students face federal charges over alleged threats against Trump ahead of campus rally
[Lean Right]
— Fox News Politics
Federal Contractors Responsible for 'Biased' Alcohol Study Should Be Punished, Oversight Committee Says
[Lean Right]
— Reason
Trump’s first-year government overhaul delivers change Washington hasn’t seen since the 1960s
[Lean Right]
— Fox News Politics
U.S. equities are trading higher: the S&P 500 +0.73% at 7,723, the Nasdaq +1.19% at 27,191, the Dow +0.49% at 51,177. The VIX sits at 15.3 (-6.6% today), inside its normal range.
The 10-year Treasury yield is climbing at 5.28% — the number behind mortgage rates and Washington's interest bill. The dollar index is at 101.9 (-0.2%). Elsewhere: gold down 0.9% at $4,162/oz; WTI crude down 1.9% at $91.11/bbl; Bitcoin at $84,689 (-0.2%).
Among big names, TSLA leads gainers at +4.65%, while COIN lags at -3.32%. Rate moves and energy prices feed straight into the political fight over inflation — match this against the headlines above.