President Trump says he brokered an energy infrastructure ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, though it wasn’t clear whether the two warring parties were actually on board.
The Kremlin hasn’t commented on the reported “energy ceasefire,” and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Axios the deal was “news for me.”
A back and forth campaign has seen Russia repeatedly strike the Ukrainian energy grid with missiles while Ukraine has targeted Russian oil refineries using drone swarms.
The Army’s largest annual convention kicks off this week amid upheaval atop the military’s largest service and tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
The Association of the United States Army conference in Washington will draw tens of thousands of Army personnel, defense industry leaders and other stakeholders from around the world. The annual gathering will put the Army, its modernization push and other key policy priorities front and center.
The conference, which opens as the Iran war enters its eighth month, will also serve as a showcase for drones, robots, missiles and missiles, surveillance equipment and more.
This is believed to be the first AUSA conference with no Senate-confirmed Army secretary or chief of staff. Sources say former Sec. Dan Driscoll and former Gen. Randy George, the Army’s previous chief of staff, clashed with Hegseth and his inner circle on a host of matters.
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is trying to make inroads with Black voters with less than a month to go before the midterm election.
He’s trying to knit together Democratic constituencies with competing demands: Arab American voters who helped power his primary win, Black voters who preferred his opponent, and Jewish voters who remain wary of his views on Israel.
To bridge these divides, he’s touted the endorsement of the Congressional Black Caucus and appeared with former Vice President Kamala Harris. He’s set to campaign with former President Barack Obama on Oct. 24, the first day of in-person early voting in Michigan.
El-Sayed has also apologized to Jewish leaders for his remarks after the March attack on Temple Israel in suburban Detroit, during which he condemned the attack but said “hurt people hurt people” and “violence always begets violence.”
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders hit the road on behalf of Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson this weekend.
The duo promoted a far-left agenda that has become increasingly appealing to Maine residents who are overwhelmed by the high cost of living and fed up with President Trump.
Sanders joined Jackson for a three-city campaign swing in the Maine race, which is now a dead heat.
At each stop, the pair said Trump and congressional Republicans have left working-class voters behind.
And finally … Another community was left divided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and its aggressive attempts to enforce immigration laws.
Department of Homeland Security officials said Oscar Bergal, a Dominican man, was shot in the neck. His criminal record includes convictions for grand larceny and theft, along with other prior arrests. The agency says officers fired in self defense after Bergal tried to drive at them.
Immigrant rights activists say the ICE shooting Thursday in the Bronx is a case of out-of-control agents endangering the life of a 28-year-old man and his 5-year-old son.
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