Stormont budget being set in London would be ‘profound failure’ – O’Toole Finance Minister John O’Dowd said the financial offer from the UK Government ‘falls well short of what is needed’. Evening Standard · Oct 5
Sen. Thom Tillis believes Trump could react recklessly if the Republicans lose in the midterms, and warns of a ‘dictator king’ scenario Tillis is about to leave the Senate. We Got This Covered · Oct 5
Kristi Noem allegedly approved a $108 million Boeing 737 for DHS on her last day in a questionable deal. Now she asks for the story to be retracted DHS reportedly bought five planes from a firm whose chairman gave $10,000 to Noem's PAC We Got This Covered · Oct 5
Donald Trump Has Exact Same Posture as Bullwinkle, Michael Che States on Saturday Night Live Michael Che compared Donald Trump's unusual posture with cartoon character Bullwinkle during SNL's Weekend Update, linking the gag to the president's rebranding of artificial intelligence as 'Super Intelligence'. International Business Times UK · Oct 5
Man Who Allegedly Tipped off Congress About Howard Lutnick and Epstein Ties Reportedly Found Dead Simon Andriesz, a former Wall Street banker, reportedly died by suicide at 57 after sharing documents with Congress that raised questions about Howard Lutnick's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. International Business Times UK · Oct 5
Donald Trump Faces 25th Amendment Calls After Claiming He Knows More About Everything Than Anyone Donald Trump's claim at an Ohio rally that he knows more about everything than anyone else has prompted renewed online calls for the 25th Amendment, without any formal action announced. International Business Times UK · Oct 5
School Board Member's Objection to No-Indigenous-School-Team-Logos Claim Can Proceed as a First Amendment claim, though only as to his own right to wear "Wantagh Warriors"-related gear at games and school functions. Reason · Oct 5
Vivek Ramaswamy invites a 10-year-old on stage at a Donald Trump rally. Then he tries to lift him up and nearly drops him: ‘Big guy!’ He won’t be watching that replay anytime soon! We Got This Covered · Oct 5
Parades Commission ‘reached irrational conclusion’ in permitting Drumcree march A barrister for the Garvaghy Road residents is challenging the decision in Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal. Evening Standard · Oct 5
Trump's 'Explosive Diarrhea' Has Become a Bizarre Midterm Talking Point, Columnist Arwa Mahdawi Argues Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi argues that foodborne illness outbreaks linked to lettuce, jalapeños and sprouts have become an unlikely Democratic campaign issue ahead of the US midterms. International Business Times UK · Oct 5
RAF Fairford ‘safe’ after US withdraws bombers, Downing Street says The withdrawals follow the arrest of six individuals over the past week in connection with a suspected terror plot targeting the base. Evening Standard · Oct 5
Whistleblower who exposed Jeffrey Epstein/Howard Lutnick links dies in mysterious circumstances "Simon Andriesz deserved better. Rest in peace." We Got This Covered · Oct 5
Established beyond doubt Gyanesh Kumar changed Form 6 illegally, unilaterally: Rahul Gandhi In a bold statement, Rahul Gandhi accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of unlawfully changing Form 6 without consensus. The Supreme Court confirmed that these alterations to electoral rolls were not sanctioned. Gandhi emphasized the need for accountability for the CEC and his colleagues. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh further… The Economic Times · Oct 5
Can Doctors Diagnose Donald Trump From Video Clips? The Goldwater Rule and the $75,000 Libel Case Behind It Explore the Goldwater Rule, which bars American Psychiatric Association clinicians from offering professional opinions on public figures they have not examined. Learn its origins and limits. International Business Times UK · Oct 5
Evening Standard · Oct 5 Hillingdon Reform leader condemned for 'stoking hatred' after machete attack The Met Police said claims about the ethnicity of the perpetrators was ‘speculation’
Evening Standard · Oct 5 Swinney has ‘nothing to explain’ over accusations of misleading Holyrood The First Minister was accused of misleading Holyrood on the UK Government’s pension reforms.
Reason · Oct 5 The Federal Government Ran Up a $2 Trillion Deficit in 2026 Congress hasn’t balanced the budget in 25 years.
The Economic Times · Oct 5 Disha Salian death probe: Aaditya Thackeray may be planning to go abroad, claims BJP leader Nitesh Rane said that Aaditya Thackeray might have skipped the protest due to fear of arrest while claiming he may leave the country. Rane alleged Thackeray's link to the Disha Salian death case, repeating his name in the FIR multiple times. Subsequently, Rane demanded investigating agencies to question Thackeray and…
International Business Times UK · Oct 5 Nancy Guthrie Ransom Text Scam: Sheriff Warns Public Not to Send Money After Latest Note Ruled Not Credible Nancy Guthrie investigators have dismissed a new demand for her release. Learn how agents traced an earlier impostor and where to send tips.
The Economic Times · Oct 5 Proves all institutions working without fear, democracy in action: BJP on SC notice on pleas against EC BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra emphasised the Supreme Court's issuance of notices as evidence of independent institutional functioning. He noted that the court's actions followed standard democratic and judicial processes while involving necessary discussions. Patra addressed previous claims of fear and dictatorship, asserting the existence of a democratic atmosphere in the…
International Business Times UK · Oct 5 Kristi Noem DHS Bought Five Jets From a Political Donor at a Steep Markup Before She Left Office Documents show DHS bought five planes from a Noem donor's firm at a steep markup as she left office, part of a $464 million fleet that has sat grounded for months.
The Economic Times · Oct 5 Anant Kumar Singh won't support Neeraj Kumar, but won't speak against him either: Rajiv Ranjan Singh Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh has mediated a dispute between JD(U) MLA Anant Kumar Singh and MLC Neeraj Kumar. Singh has agreed not to publicly criticise Kumar, despite his grievances regarding past party actions. Lalan noted that Singh remains unwilling to support Kumar in the upcoming election. Neeraj Kumar filed…
International Business Times UK · Oct 5 Epstein Whistleblower Dies at 57 After FBI Declined To Investigate His Lutnick Tip Years Earlier Simon Andriesz warned the FBI about Howard Lutnick's Epstein ties in 2020 and was ignored. Five years on, the whistleblower is dead at 57, and Congress has lost its key source.
International Business Times UK · Oct 5 Is Nancy Guthrie Alive? FBI Reward Tops $100,000 Eight Months After Ransom Note Death Claim Eight months after Nancy Guthrie vanished, the FBI reward reaches $100,000, a ransom note claims she died, yet no body or suspect has surfaced.
International Business Times UK · Oct 5 FBI Training Videos Told Agents to Flag Epstein Files Mentioning Trump for Review; DOJ Is Withholding Them, Journalist Claims Allison Gill says FBI sources linked Trump mentions to a flagging process for Epstein records; a DOJ filing confirms nine training videos remain withheld in an FOIA lawsuit.