THE AI INDUSTRY'S CONTRADICTIONS TAKE CENTER STAGE IN WASHINGTON, SILICON VALLEY

LIBERAL NEWS
the BLUE PILL

Why hasn't the Trump administration decided the fate of TPS for Salvadorans? [Lean Left] — LA Times

Trump, campaigning in Ohio, says the midterms will bring a ‘big surprise’ [Lean Left] — NBC News

Vile Image Emerges of New White House Press Aide [Strong Left] — Daily Beast

Trump Is Using Your Taxpayer Money to Pay for Illegal Election Propaganda [Strong Left] — The Nation

Fans get first official look at Northwestern's long-awaited new Ryan Field [Lean Left] — Chicago Sun-Times

NRSC Chair Tim Scott leaves Georgia, North Carolina off his list of top Senate targets [Lean Left] — Politico

Kimmel Exposes Trump’s Desperate Losing Campaign Strategy [Strong Left] — Daily Beast

Bill Maher, 70, Fires Off Message to Trumpy New Bosses [Strong Left] — Daily Beast

Trump Uses Decades-Old Law to Collect Flock Data Nationwide [Strong Left] — New Republic

Illini stunned at home by Boilermakers [Lean Left] — Chicago Sun-Times

Trump’s Illegal Campaign Ads Are an Admission of Defeat [Strong Left] — New Republic

Trump urges supporters to call what he says is Tom Cotton's phone number [Lean Left] — Washington Times

Trump Impersonated Hitler at the United Nations [Strong Left] — The Nation

Why the War in Iran Is Likely to Heat Up Again [Lean Left] — New Yorker

In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s Fault [Strong Left] — New Republic

Trump has $90 for his “wonderful Seniors” [Strong Left] — Salon

Trump eyes an October campaign rally — in Alabama [Lean Left] — Politico

U.K.-Iranian national released on bail after arrest in security incident near base [Lean Left] — CBS News

HYPOCRITICAL NEWS

Trump Reprograms Government AI Chatbot to Stop Fact-Checking His Lies [Strong Left] — New Republic

The AI industry's contradictions take center stage in Washington, Silicon Valley [Center] — Axios

A fact-checked guide to Trump's talking points and falsehoods at midterm rallies - PBS [Center] — Google News US Politics

US Senator flubs facts in accusing former prosecutor of perjury - AFP Fact Check [Center] — Google News US Politics

Obama judge halts Trump firing bid as decades-old legal authority tees up possible major reversal [Lean Right] — Fox News Politics

Democratic mayors in red states launch new group to counter MAGA, far-left extremes [Center] — ABC News

Scott Bessent compares AI CEOs who warn of catastrophe to Hannibal Lecter: 'Stop me before I kill again' [Center] — Business Insider

Sam Altman: Don't treat AI like a 'religious force' [Center] — Business Insider

Elon Musk says Tesla is trying to prevent robotaxis from running over cats at night [Center] — Business Insider

White House announces one-time $90 rebate for some Medicare users [Center] — Business Insider

Inside America's $66 billion bet to beat China's shipbuilding empire [Center] — Business Insider

I left my husband and 3 kids for the first time for a work conference. I added 2 days at the end for some solo travel. [Center] — Business Insider

I worked 7 days a week while my husband couldn't work. Now I'm learning to slow down. [Center] — Business Insider

‘We’re Gonna Shove It Up Their A**!’ Defiant Trump Predicts Republicans Will Shock the Dems and ‘Unhappy’ Kaitlan Collins [Center] — Mediaite

Trump Makes His Case for Daylight Saving Time: ‘Less Crime’ and Happier Golfers [Center] — Mediaite

Three-Time Trump Voters Slam President as They Rewatch Campaign Promises: ‘His Middle Name Oughta Be Hyperbole’ [Center] — Mediaite

‘The Fix Is In!’ Megyn Kelly Vents Cornell 7 Are ‘F’d’ After Hochul Made Letitia James the Special Prosecutor [Center] — Mediaite

Tom Cotton Responds to Trump Posting His Phone Number Over Daylight Savings Time Rift [Center] — Mediaite

CONSERVATIVE NEWS
the RED PILL

Democrats Plan To Take Aim At Former Fox News Star If They Retake Congress [Strong Right] — Daily Wire

Dems demanding Venezuela brief face State Department fury as senators leave town before meeting [Lean Right] — Fox News Politics

Why The ‘Cornell 7’ Story Didn’t Actually Start Inside A Frat House [Strong Right] — Daily Wire

Brazil Election Features 20,000+ Candidates, Including Trump Impersonator and 'Samurai Taxi Driver' [Strong Right] — Breitbart

Freed Israeli Hostages Still Had Shrapnel in Their Bodies From Oct. 7 Attack [Lean Right] — Wall Street Journal

Trump DOJ Takes Second Look At Scandal That Brought Down Richard Nixon [Strong Right] — Daily Wire

California mayor accused of drunken behavior, racial slur, harassment in chief of staff's claim [Lean Right] — Fox News Politics

Want To Stop the Iran War? Don't Pay the Bill [Lean Right] — Reason

US Healthcare Workforce Shortage On Track To Nearly Double By 2040 [Strong Right] — Daily Caller

Firebrand GOP rep: Democrats side with Iran 'simply because they hate' Trump [Lean Right] — Fox News Politics

Nolte: Tom Cruise’s Climate Screed ‘Digger’ Opens to $8M, Deadly C+ Cinemascore [Strong Right] — Breitbart

Palestinians Stream Back to Northern Gaza on Foot [Lean Right] — Wall Street Journal

Socialist streamer Hasan Piker faces fury after pressuring Talarico to enact far-left policy if elected [Strong Right] — Fox News Politics

Dual UK-Iranian National Released on Bail After Being Held over Alleged Plot on RAF Air Base [Strong Right] — Breitbart

Hamas Releases Four Female Israeli Soldiers Under Gaza Cease-Fire Deal [Lean Right] — Wall Street Journal

New York Officials Rescue 34 Missing Children in 72 Hours: 'Every Family Deserves Answers' [Strong Right] — Breitbart

First round of October Social Security payments goes out in 11 days [Lean Right] — Washington Examiner

EXCLUSIVE: Major Political Party Leader In The Balkans Calls For Trump, Putin To Help Him Create New Christian Nation In Europe [Strong Right] — Daily Caller

Market Correlation

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 $84,828 (+0.4%).

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.

S&P 500 7,722.72 +0.73%

Nasdaq 27,190.86 +1.19%

Dow 51,176.96 +0.49%

VIX 15.31 -6.59%

10Y Yield 5.28% +0.76%

Dollar Index 101.93 -0.17%

Bitcoin 84,827.56 +0.39%

Gold 4,162.3 -0.95%

Oil WTI 91.11 -1.90%