A deliciously tidy peace deal appears overnight, and the man who brought it is already polishing his Nobel speech — between Truth Social posts and press photos. Blaze Media Read More.
A government shutdown, a rule change and 107 nominees later — the Senate performed the political equivalent of stuffing a parade into a mail slot and calling it bipartisanship. Hilarity and indignation ensued in equal measure. Read More.
A biting parody of the day James Comey traded memos for a microphone in federal court — arraigned on alleged false statements and obstruction, he pleaded not guilty and promised strict adherence to legal diction. Read More.
Reuters says spot gold vaulted past $4,000 while silver sprinted toward $49, juiced by Fed-cut fever, ETF inhaling, central-bank hoarding, a weak dollar, and that “shutdown spice.” Read More.
A deal that reads like a geopolitical yard sale — US troops, Pakistani logistics, Taliban reservations, and a trunk full of Afghan minerals all trying to fit into one SUV. ZeroHedge Read More.
A federal judge declined to instantly stop the feds from sending Guardsmen to Chicago, which means lawyers will argue while soldiers board buses. Read More.
A government shutdown turns next year’s COLA from a boring bulletin into an edge-of-your-seat thriller — because why give numbers when you can give drama? (SSA expected Oct. 15; BLS furloughs may delay the inflation report). Read More.
CNBC reports Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill revives expiring breaks and allows some costs at 100% deduction—a boon for Main Street, with IRS rules still pending. Read More.
A coalition of shareholders and state officials are asking Tesla investors to vote down the board’s plan to hand Elon Musk a $1 trillion performance package — mostly because their wallets have feelings. Read More.
A rousing Quantico speech rebrands bureaucracy as battlefield and suggests peace is the inevitable side-effect of being extremely, aggressively prepared to fight. The secretary’s rollback plan reads like a fitness memo crossed with a motivational poster. Read More.
A brief, gleeful poke at the shutdown melodrama: the president says he can “reshape” government via layoffs, Democrats cry about health credits, and America watches the bureaucracy audition for extinction. Read More.
Washington’s favorite soap opera just turned into a demolition derby as Trump and Russ Vought slam the brakes on D.C.’s gravy train, sending Democrats into full-on toddler tantrum mode over their $1.5 trillion spending spree. Read More.
Washington slapped a giant “Closed For Maintenance” sign on the federal maze, and the press called it apocalypse. Flights might crawl, science is paused, and Chuck Schumer’s piggy bank just found the Arctic. Read More.
A brisk, deadpan look at how YouTube’s $24.5 million settlement turned into the fanciest apology money can buy — complete with ballroom plans and humblebrags. Read More.
A brisk, headline-ready takedown of Moscow’s morning routine, courtesy of Vice President JD Vance and a president who thinks “paper tiger” doubles as foreign-policy jargon. Read More.
