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Oct 10, 2026 - World

The Trump administration pushed a key U.S. ally to carry out strikes on Iran in a bid to “avoid political fallout” before the midterms, according to an explosive report from The Jerusalem Post published on Saturday — a report that two U.S. officials denied within hours of its publication.Citing a report from the Hebrew-language Israeli newspaper Maariv, The Jerusalem Post details a supposed pressure campaign from the Trump administration to urge Israel into carrying out strikes on Iran “over the past two weeks.”“Washington wanted Israel to assume the political risks of a military operation ahead of the US midterm elections, rather than US President Donald Trump,” The Jerusalem Post’s report reads, citing Maariv’s report.“American officials reportedly believed Israel would be interested in striking Iran before its own elections, while a US operation ahead of the midterms could have negative political consequences for Trump.”Trump’s approval among Americans has plummeted to career lows in large part due to his deeply unpopular war against Iran, which continues to keep fuel prices elevated. On Saturday, the average cost of diesel fuel was $6.28, around 25 cents lower than the all-time high reached late last month. The average cost of regular fuel was $4.37 on Saturday, far above the $3.10 recorded a year ago.According to The Jerusalem Post, the Trump administration had since “backed down from its demand, at least for now,” citing Maariv’s reporting. Two U.S. officials and an Israeli official denied the report, according to Axios’ Barak Ravid.Trump has ramped up threats to resume strikes on Iran in recent weeks, including as recently as Friday during a rally in New York, warning that he may opt to “finish it off” if Iran refused to accept a deal.Two U.S. officials and one Israeli official denied this report and told me the U.S. didn't ask Israel to initiate a strike against Iran before the elections— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) October 10, 2026

Oct 10, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump drew a fierce wave of backlash after he suggested a U.S. ally fighting off an invasion should replace its leader.Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had "better d— well stop" striking oil refineries in Russia, arguing the attacks were affecting diesel and hurting American farmers. "I think it's time for Ukraine to get a new president," he said, per clips of the moment.When a reporter pointed out that Ukrainians are suffering under Russian attacks, Trump doubled down. "I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal," he said.The remarks set off a swift outcry online, with critics accusing Trump of doing Russian President Vladimir Putin's bidding. The progressive MeidasTouch political news network called him "the enemy of the free world" in a post on X."Anybody enabling this individual is a traitor to the United States," MeidasTouch continued, referring to Trump."Trump is a coward. Zelensky is a warrior," echoed former GOP congressman Joe Walsh. "Trump is a pathological liar. Zelensky is a truth teller. Trump is a scoundrel. Zelensky is a hero. Trump kisses Putin's a—. Zelensky is kicking Putin's a—. Trump is a traitor to the free world. Zelensky is defending the free world.""I think it's time for the US to get a new president," suggested Kate Bohuslavska, a social media personality who runs the Kate from Kharkiv account."It's time for America to get a new president," agreed national security expert and political commentator Paul Rieckhoff. "One who stands with freedom instead of with Putin.""Someone should explain to the US president that appointing Ukraine's president is not part of his job description," shot back Ukrainian politician Anton Gerashchenko. "Looks like we're having another Oval Office crisis.""Trump is Putin's b—," blasted policy consultant and journalist Adam Cochran. "We must free Congress from its spinelessness and hold Trump accountable."

Oct 10, 2026 - World

A Trump Cabinet member's wife drew backlash with a claim about children killed in war that critics branded an "outrageous lie."Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy, whose husband Sean Duffy serves as President Donald Trump's transportation secretary, claimed Saturday that Ukraine has killed "a million kids on the Russian side," according to a clip shared by journalist Aaron Rupar.Campos-Duffy did not specify to what figure she was referring. Critics suggested the "kids" in question were Russian soldiers sent to fight in the war Moscow launched with its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and her remarks quickly drew condemnation online from journalists, former intelligence officials and Russia analysts."Outrageous lie," blasted Jeffrey Evan Gold, an attorney and legal analyst, in a post on X. "Russian soldiers are not kids. And Putin did that.""You can see where this is going," remarked The Daily Beast columnist Julia Davis."What an insane, defamatory lie," railed HuffPost White House correspondent S.V. Dáte."Lost count of how many bits of misinformation and completely false claims were made in this short Fox News clip," lamented Christopher Miller, the chief Ukraine correspondent for the Financial Times."By 'kids,' I assume she means soldiers from an occupying force that has been bombing, raping and torturing its [way] across Ukraine," suggested Russian-born national columnist Cathy Young. "Disgraceful.""This is a joke," fumed national security analyst and former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos."So Ukrainians are now monsters," bristled Kate Bohuslavska, a Ukrainian social media personality who runs the popular account Kate from Kharkiv. "What's next, they will sanction us? Help Russia bomb Ukraine?""Sean Duffy's wife in particular seems *aggressively* wrong about Russia and Ukraine on a regular basis," chided disinformation researcher and popular blogger Jim Stewartson. "Like it's her job to flip the narrative upside down.""Rachel Campos-Duffy is consistently one of the most ignorant people on television on the most criminally-dishonest platform in the history of media," political strategist Jon Evans sounded off. "Add the fact that Russia has infiltrated the Republican Party, and it's all very dangerous Kremlin propaganda."

Oct 10, 2026 - World

Donald Trump still can’t let the Nobel go.On Saturday morning, a few hours after a late-night Truth Social rant about losing the Peace Prize, the president posted about it again. This time he misspelled it.“I settled 8 WARS, am close to ending or settling 2 more, got all of the Israeli hostages back, including the final 28, both living and dead, had hundreds of hostages, from countries all over the World, released and sent back home, won a war in Venezuela, and captured the violent dictator who so viciously ran that country,” Trump wrote at 8:04 a.m. Eastern.He added that he had stopped Iran “from obtaining a Nuclear Weapon — AND MUCH MORE!”“Yet, with all of that I, or the United States of America, did not get the Noble Peace Prize. WOW!”His first post went up Friday at 11:39 p.m. Eastern. That one ran nearly 600 words, called the committee’s choice “an indelible stain on Norway,” and dismissed the winner, former International Criminal Court judge Navi Pillay, as someone “who nobody has ever heard of.”He’s getting little sympathy. CNN reported Friday that Trump’s quest for the prize “is now the butt of the joke.”The Nobel committee praised Pillay “for her efforts to promote peace and international law.” Last month, Trump urged countries to quit the ICC.

Oct 10, 2026 - World

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is breaking with Donald Trump over his new diesel deal with Vladimir Putin. She says he’s ignoring the tools Congress just handed him.“A few weeks ago, Congress overwhelmingly passed legislation to increase sanctions and tariffs on Russia,” Murkowski wrote on X late Friday. “The President should be using those authorities instead of allowing Russia to export diesel, rake in revenues, and continue its catastrophic war in Ukraine.”“We can discuss Russia’s return to global energy markets once the war is over,” she added, “but in the meantime, we need to cut off everything fueling it.”Her post linked to an Associated Press report on the deal, headlined “Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy.”The deal comes as diesel prices hit record highs in farm states during harvest season, the New York Times reported Friday. Fuel prices have climbed nationwide since Trump launched his war against Iran, and Republicans are scrambling to hold on to seats three weeks before the midterms.The plan has already run into trouble. Hours after the U.S. eased sanctions on Russian fuel exports, Ukrainian drones hit a major oil export terminal in Rostov-on-Don and set it on fire, Al Jazeera reported.It wasn’t Murkowski’s only break with the administration this week. She also criticized the Pentagon’s decision to livestream the firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan.“I would expect this from terrorists and dictators, but not here in America,” she wrote.A few weeks ago, Congress overwhelmingly passed legislation to increase sanctions and tariffs on Russia. The President should be using those authorities instead of allowing Russia to export diesel, rake in revenues, and continue its catastrophic war in Ukraine. We can discuss Russia’s return to global energy markets once the war is over, but in the meantime, we need to cut off everything fueling it.https://t.co/KPkEoDy1Np— Sen. Lisa Murkowski (@lisamurkowski) October 10, 2026