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Police in Providence have released a man who was held as a person of interest in the Brown University shooting. The attack left two students dead and nine others injured. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley says the investigation is moving in a “different direction." The first victim has been identified as sophomore Ella Cook. President Donald Trump paid his respects to the victims and wished the injured a speedy recovery.

Authorities are still investigating a shooting that took place at Sydney’s Bondi Beach that killed 15 people during a Hanukkah celebration. Police say two gunmen opened fire on a crowd of about a thousand people. One of the shooters died during the exchange of gunfire and the other is in the hospital. The shooting is being condemned all over the world as an anti-Semitic attack.

An ISIS terrorist ambush in Syria killed two U.S. National Guard troops from Iowa and a U.S. civilian interpreter. An Iowa police chief identified his son, Nate Howard, as one of the two soldiers killed. Names of the other victims are expected to be released later today. The ISIS terrorist was killed, and five people suspected of having a connection to the gunman were arrested. Trump is warning of a "very serious retaliation." Lawmakers are encouraging the continued cooperation to totally dismantle ISIS.

The U.S. is increasing pressure on Venezuela, sanctioning three nephews of First Lady Cilia Flores, two of whom are known narcotics smugglers. it comes after the U.S. seized an oil tanker with alleged links to terrorist groups. Venezuela calls the action piracy, while the White House says the U.S. intends to take the oil from the vessel.

The Indiana State Senate voted down a new congressional map yesterday 31-19, that would have favored Republicans. That's despite having a 40-10 Republican super-majority in the chamber. The redrawn map would have given Indiana Republicans all nine of the state's U.S. House seats, two more compared to what they currently have. Republicans and Democrats are separated by just 3 seats in the U.S. House, and redistricting could determine control of the chamber in the 2026 midterms.

Days of torrential rain have triggered historic flooding in Washington state, leaving families stranded, sweeping away homes, and prompting rescues. Tens of thousands remain under evacuation orders. The storms have shut roads and halted Amtrak service between Seattle and Vancouver. Officials warn the powerful atmospheric river is pushing rivers toward record levels.

The Senate, is preparing to vote on two healthcare bills today. One bill is a clean extension of the Obamacare tax subsidies for the next three years. The other bill is a plan that would take the money granted to the subsidies and put them into health savings accounts to help Americans pay out-of-pocket health costs. The U.S. House of Representatives, meanwhile, passed a massive $901-billion defense policy bill on Wednesday. The bill now heads to the Senate before heading to President Trump's desk.

The Federal Reserve has approved a quarter-point rate cut in a divided vote. Chair Jerome Powell called the move a close call. President Trump criticized the cut as too small and said higher rates are holding back the economy. Trump is weighing potential candidates to replace Powell when his term ends in May.

President Trump has officially launched his new immigration “Gold Card” offering a fast-track U.S. residency for non-citizens who donate $1 million and pass vetting. The announcement comes as the administration also moves to tighten the Visa-Waiver Program. Travelers from 42 countries would be required to submit five years of social media history and other personal data.

President Trump unveiled a $12 billion farm aid package at a round-table meeting with cabinet members and American farmers on Monday. $11 billion will be given to row-crop farmers and an additional $1 billion will be sorted out for specialty crops. This comes as Trump is expected to visit Pennsylvania on Tuesday to discuss the U.S. economy, with the White House pointing to cheaper gas and falling rent prices.

The Trump administration is rolling out a billion-dollar plan to make America’s airports healthier and more family-friendly. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled the initiative on Monday at Reagan National Airport. He outlined new federal grants to help airports improve traveler health and comfort. The upgrades could include healthier food choices, expanded nursing spaces, children’s play areas and even workout stations.

Democrats and reporters are pressuring President Trump to release footage of a military strike that killed two alleged drug smugglers who survived an earlier strike. During a heated exchange, Trump explained to a reporter why he's directing the strikes in the first place, telling her every boat strike saves 25,000 American lives. The pentagon is now reviewing the footage to determine what can be released publicly.

President Trump unveiled a $12 billion farm aid package at a round-table meeting with cabinet members and American farmers on Monday. $11 billion will be given to row-crop farmers and an additional $1 billion will be sorted out for specialty crops. This comes as Trump is expected to visit Pennsylvania on Tuesday to discuss the U.S. economy, with the White House pointing to cheaper gas and falling rent prices.

The Trump administration is rolling out a billion-dollar plan to make America’s airports healthier and more family-friendly. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled the initiative on Monday at Reagan National Airport. He outlined new federal grants to help airports improve traveler health and comfort. The upgrades could include healthier food choices, expanded nursing spaces, children’s play areas and even workout stations.

Democrats and reporters are pressuring President Trump to release footage of a military strike that killed two alleged drug smugglers who survived an earlier strike. During a heated exchange, Trump explained to a reporter why he's directing the strikes in the first place, telling her every boat strike saves 25,000 American lives. The pentagon is now reviewing the footage to determine what can be released publicly.

White House Border Czar Tom Homan says the Trump administration has thus far located 62,000 children who were illegally smuggled into the United States. Homan alleges that the Biden administration lost track of 300,000 minors. He says those children were smuggled into the country during the previous administration, and says the Trump administration has been actively searching for them.

President Trump became the first U.S. president to host the Kennedy Center Honors, celebrating artists from Sylvester Stallone to Gloria Gaynor and KISS. At the event, officials praised the arts as a unifying force, while Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell highlighted new fiscal discipline. Trump also weighed in on the Netflix–Warner Brothers merger, calling it a major market shift.

Lawmakers are gearing up to vote on the defense policy for 2026. This year's bill codifies 15 of President Trumps war-department related executive orders, including stripping the Pentagon of DEI, CRT and climate initiatives. Enlisted service members will also get a 4% pay raise, and codifies Trump's deployment of troops to the border to combat illegal immigration and drugs.

The Pentagon says U.S. forces have carried out another strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Eastern Pacific, killing four suspected narco-terrorists. The announcement came as Congress reviewed a previous operation that killed two survivors from an earlier strike. Top Senate Republican Tom Cotton defended the operation, while Democrats called the classified footage troubling.

Homeland Security says an ICE operation in Minneapolis has led to multiple arrests of what the agency calls “the worst of the worst” criminal illegal immigrants. The Metro Surge operation began Monday. Many of those arrested are Somali nationals, with cases ranging from gang affiliations to sexual-conduct convictions and felony smuggling. Other charges include aggravated assault and domestic violence.

The mid-terms are looking more favorable to republicans in Texas after the Supreme Court approved the republicans new map. GOP candidates will now have a better opportunity to flip Democrat seats in 5 Texas districts. Though the five potential gains in Texas could be offset by 5 potential gains in California, after voters approved a new map last month that favors Democrats. Now, Florida is the latest in a string of states that are working to redrawing congressional lines.

President Trump has rolled back Biden-era fuel-economy rules, saying the move will lower car prices and protect U.S. auto jobs. The White House argues the old standards were too costly and pushed electric vehicles on consumers. Officials say the change could cut car prices by about $1,000 and save Americans more than $100 billion.

ICE officers have arrested an Afghan man on suspicion of providing support to a regional branch of the ISIS terror group. He is the third Afghan national to be arrested in just over a week, raising questions about a Biden-era program for refugees after the Taliban takeover in 2021. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is expanding social media vetting for applicants for all H-1B visas.

President Trump said on Wednesday that land strikes on Venezuela will start very soon, and that these strikes will go beyond pressure campaign on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Trump also doubled down on his defense of the September 2nd strike in the Caribbean, saying that every boat that's taken down saves 25,000 American lives. He says that drugs coming in through the sea are down by 91% since the strikes began.

The push for a negotiated end to the nearly four-year war hit another stalemate this week, after a five-hour meeting in Moscow between U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, ultimately producing no results. The Kremlin described the talks as constructive, but said compromises had not yet been found.

Republican Matt Van Epps was projected to win a special election yesterday, to fill a vacant U.S. House of Representatives seat. Van Epps thanked Trump multiple times following his projected victory, padding the leader in the chamber heading into next year’s midterm elections. Van Epps is a former commissioner of the Tennessee Department of General Services, and defeated Democratic opponent, state Representative Aftyn Behn.

President Trump held his ninth Cabinet meeting of the year on Tuesday, as scrutiny grows over a deadly boat strike in the Caribbean. Some lawmakers claim Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ordered a second strike that killed two survivors, calling it a war crime. Hegseth denies it, saying Admiral Frank Bradley made the call and that it was the right decision under the “fog of war.” Trump defended the strikes, saying they saved hundreds of thousands of American lives, and warned that land strikes on cartels are coming soon, not just in Venezuela, but in any country sending illicit drugs into the U.S.

Nearly 72 million people are under winter weather alerts from the Rockies to southern New England, as forecasters say a rapidly strengthening storm is forming over the eastern United States on Nov. 2. This is the third storm this week sweeping across the country. It's expected to set new low-temperature records, along with snow, rain, and a chance of Gulf Coast tornadoes. The FAA says some airports could see delays.

The White House is defending a second strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean. The White House says Vice Admiral Frank Bradley ordered the follow-on strike and acted within his legal authority. The strike, however, is raising questions, and Congress is now investigating, with Bradley set to brief lawmakers this week.

The White House says the Trump administration is feeling very optimistic about the peace process between Russia and Ukraine. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is traveling to Russia to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. A Kremlin spokesman said the talks on Nov. 2 will be held behind closed doors. He declined to specify what issues the two are set to discuss.