Senior US military sources tell me that in fact 2 B1 bombers did takeoff from Dyess Air Force Base in Texas earlier today and flew toward Venezuela as seen on open source flight trackers. The President denied the report during a WH briefing. The original story was published by

Morning in Kherson. Russia is trying to erase the city. This is pure terror.

Scottish government spending on the platform now known as X had been close to £1m a year but dwindled to zero after the Tesla billionaire took over thetimes.com/uk/scotland/ar…

New data released Friday showed inflation heated up in September to a pace not seen since January, according to the first dataset to be released during the government shutdown. washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…

Social Security recipients get a 2.8% cost-of-living boost in 2026, average of $56 per month apnews.com/article/retire…

Average Obamacare premiums are set to rise 30 percent, documents show washingtonpost.com/health/2025/10…

US military takes steps to adapt new hypersonic weapons to mobile launchers - reuters.com/world/us-milit…

Social Security check increase is in line with inflation but trails key expenses washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…

Letitia James pleads not guilty in mortgage case Trump pushed washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Letitia James pleads not guilty in mortgage case Trump pushed washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Hegseth Orders Warships and Planes to Latin America, a Major Escalation nytimes.com/live/2025/10/2… via @NYTimes

Pentagon to use $130 million anonymous donation to help pay troops: The amount is less than a day’s worth of salaries. Fiscal policy experts say the move also raises legal questions. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

With East Wing gone, questions now turn to Trump’s ballroom donors: Ethics experts and Democrats say they are eager to know whether private donors behind the planned $300 million ballroom are poised to receive any benefits in return. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

A smuggled book changed his life. Now he’s built 500 prison libraries. washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2025…

The US military, which is tasked with serving the public not private interests, is now being paid by a wealthy private individual and Trump will not even say who. Greg Jaffe nytimes.com/2025/10/24/us/…

In federal shutdown, illegal BASE jumping booms at Yosemite washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

When ICE came for a U.S. citizen and Army veteran washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

Trump promised free plane tickets and $1,000 “exit bonuses” to immigrants who opted to self-deport. ProPublica spoke to a dozen Venezuelan immigrants who said they followed the president’s instructions, yet never received the promised assistance. propublica.org/article/trump-…