Elon Musk pledged to give one of his SpaceX shares to “every kid in America” next year, the estimated giveaway would be worth about $10.5 billion

Federal authorities arrested more than two dozen foreign nationals in California, alleging they illegally registered and voted in U.S. elections as part of a broader Trump administration crackdown ahead of the midterms

On Sunday, President Trump officially endorsed Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection, nine days before Israel’s October 27th election

Russian President Putin has proposed meeting President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping next month to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, though Trump has not yet agreed to attend…separately, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has accused Trump of pressuring Ukraine to surrender to Russia

U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff plan to travel to Norway this week for talks on the Ukraine war, with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy expected to attend

The Supreme Court agreed to review an 1868 ban on distilling spirits at home after two federal appeals courts split over whether Congress had the constitutional authority to impose it

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer urged the FCC to reject a petition from the conservative group Club for Growth to allow political AI-generated robocalls ahead of November’s elections

Florida charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, alleging he authorized the 1996 shootdown of two civilian planes operated by the exile group Brothers to the Rescue, killing four people…the state case builds on federal charges announced in May, but whether Castro will ever face a U.S. trial remains unclear

U.S. homebuilder sentiment fell to its lowest level since June 2012 in October as rising mortgage rates, tariff-related costs, and immigration-related labor shortages weighed on construction and demand

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