Trump at the reflecting pool: “We had a war with Iran. We won.” Seconds later: “It’s not a war. We’ve done very little fighting.”

Elizabeth Warren: “Washington is a tough place right now. It is a mean and nasty place right now. “And it is a place where a medical miracle has taken place, something never before seen on the face of the Earth.

The co-pilot who had the devastating conversation with ATC as the business Learjet plunged towards Greenacres, Florida yesterday: 20-year-old Nathalia Gadelha who qualified as a pilot when she was 17. Her family confirmed her death to NYP.

Allies are preparing for Trump to lash out like a petulant child if he loses the Midterms.

www.politico.eu

Allies fear Trump will target NATO in case of midterm loss

Trump is preparing to offer a “protective” pardon to Musk if the Democrats win the Midterms. Guess they’ll just have to strip his federal funding instead.

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Trump Says He Would Offer Pardons to Musk, Aides If Necessary

“As political backstabbings go, it was one of the worst.”

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A Strange Case Of Treachery

Poland is deploying counterterrorism units to its border with Russian Kaliningrad after European and domestic intelligence warned of possible sabotage and armed incursions.

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Operacja specjalna służb mundurowych przy granicy. Szef KGP ujawnia kulisy

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has quit after failing to push through his budget proposals. He was also one of the biggest roadblocks to the use of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.

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Belgian prime minister quits after budget talks fail as king mulls whether to accept his resignation

A staggering 2500 Russian casualties in Ukraine in just one day.

I admire Abdul El-Sayed’s authenticity in this election campaign when taking on a very powerful lobby. On 60 Minutes:

Trump: “If I ran against any of the Democrats, we would win by 30 points right now.”

Russia has hacked Ukraine’s air raid alert system. It’s now showing warnings of radiation, chemical attack and street fighting.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni tells ANSA her support for Ukraine may cost her politically, but she will not change course.

A business jet has crashed into a trailer park in Greenacres, Florida.

UK Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is always just one step away from blowing up the Tories. She ruled out a pact with Farage so she could benefit from tactical voting, then today refused to rule out becoming allies with Rupert Lowe’s Restore. This Restore⬇️

Good news.

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Judge tosses DOJ’s attempt to delay Alaska Senate results if Republican loses — The Washington Post

This is appalling. Made the right choice not to select her.

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Democrat Haley Stevens endorses Michigan GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers — The Washington Post

Chickens. Roost. Serbia’s central bank has shut down Alta Bank, a lender popular among Russians, over deteriorating finances and suspected money laundering, FT reports. The move comes days after Vučić’s election defeat, amid reports of large withdrawals and transfers abroad.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to remain in office through the end of Trump's term even if Democrats regain control of Congress and launch investigations against him, WaPo reports.

Meet the Press: “Is a vote for a Republican candidate a vote for the Trump agenda?" Senator Tim Scott: "There's no doubt that President Trump has said himself that the midterm election is about him…His agenda, without any question, is on the ballot."