Trump on the Democrat Shutdown: “All they have to do is agree to let’s go and we’re ready… This is purely Democrat. They’re doing some really bad things. I think they’re lost souls.”
Bernie Sanders: “If you don’t have any borders, you don’t have a nation… Trump did a better job. I don’t like Trump, but we should have a secure border. It ain’t that hard to do. Biden didn’t do it.”
Stephen Miller after an illegal alien truck driver in California killed three: “This is a Democrat-caused calamity… Newsom, in his state, has a policy to give CDLs to individuals who don’t know how to speak English and don’t know how to drive.”
Florida police have arrested a Colombian theft ring posing as landscapers. All five suspects, who are in the U.S. illegally, are now in jail with ICE detainers.
Trump on Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reportedly considering a large purchase of Ford F-150 trucks: “That’s great. She has good taste. That’s a HOT truck.”
Trump-endorsed New Jersey governor candidate Jack Ciattarelli was seen making his seventh and final stop at a polling location on the first day of early voting.
The New York Times reports that Timothy Mellon, a railroad magnate and heir to the Mellon family fortune, is the $130 million donor funding the U.S. military during the government shutdown. President Trump praised Mellon as “a great gentleman” and “a great patriot” without naming him.
The IDF confirmed a drone strike in southern Lebanon that killed Zayn al-Abidin Hussein Fatouni, a terrorist in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force. Fatouni led the group’s anti-tank missile unit and was involved in rebuilding Hezbollah’s infrastructure in the region, the military said.
Trump on the White House ballroom: “We’ve raised over $350 million. It’s a beautiful room… I don’t have any plan to call it after myself… we haven’t really thought about a name yet.”
Trump on the September inflation data beating expectations: “Very good. We have great financial numbers… We had a new stock market high — we’re doing great.”
French investigators have confirmed that the $102 million Louvre jewel heist was an inside job, with digital evidence linking a museum security staffer to the suspects. Authorities say over 150 clues, including DNA traces, support the case. The Louvre has since reopened amid nationwide outcry and a full security audit.
Israel will return to standard time overnight between Saturday and Sunday, marking the end of daylight saving time for the year. At 2 a.m. early Sunday, October 26, clocks will move back to 1 a.m., giving Israelis an extra hour of sleep. Daylight saving time will return on March 27, 2026. The time change coincides with that of the European Union, but not with the United States, which will switch back on November 2.
President Donald Trump has embarked on a five-day trip to Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea—his longest foreign visit since taking office—aiming to secure trade, mineral, and ceasefire deals before meeting China’s Xi Jinping on Thursday, where he hopes to strike a major agreement despite lingering tensions over his trade policies.
