A 35-year-old Albany woman pledged allegiance to ISIS and plotted to bomb the New York State Capitol and kill state senators — the FBI caught her buying bomb supplies and arrested her this week. Investigators used surveillance including Flock license plate cameras to help build the case — the same technology cities keep canceling contracts for over privacy concerns. We ask if this changes that debate. Then Treasury Secretary Bessent says the U.S. will unveil "the toughest sanctions in history" against Iran at a press conference Monday, calling it an "Economic D-Day." Shouldn't a plan meant to crush an enemy's economy stay secret instead of being previewed days in advance? All of it today.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a former Soros currency trader, surprised markets by doubling Treasury's bond buyback program to push interest rates down. It worked for about 24 hours — yields dropped sharply Wednesday. By Thursday, Wall Street had figured it out and rates bounced right back up, essentially erasing the whole intervention. Total failure, and it puts Bessent at odds with Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. More people are leaving California, no surprise there. And yes, apparently Prince Harry and Meghan Markle moving back to the UK is today's big headline. We ask — who cares? — but cover it anyway since it's everywhere. All of it today.

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Another DSA win in Florida, another round of headlines treating it like an unstoppable wave — but nobody's reporting the growing list of DSA candidates who have actually lost this cycle. We put the real numbers on the table. Congressional candidate Darline Graham admitted on a debate stage she didn't know the answer on Taiwan policy because she's not a foreign policy expert. Refreshing honesty or a disqualifying moment? And how many members of Congress actually know more than she does? The US and Canada just landed a full free trade deal — zero tariffs, after months of fighting. And Moderna and Merck announced their personalized mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in a major melanoma trial, sending the stock soaring. Would vaccine skeptics actually take this one? All of it today.

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Primaries today in Florida, Alaska, Wyoming, and California's 14th District to replace Eric Swalwell — all playing out under newly redrawn maps with DSA candidates thrown into the mix, making these races genuinely hard to call. A polling company called Median Strategies just admitted its widely shared polls showing huge leads for Karen Bass and Francesca Hong were completely fake, created as a social experiment to see if bogus numbers could spread unchecked. It worked — Bass's own campaign shared it. And the bond market is sending a warning — 30-year Treasury yields just hit 5.27%, the highest since 2007, driven by inflation, the Iran war, tariffs, and government spending. We break down what that means for your mortgage. All of it today.

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The DNC officially ended Iowa's decades-long run as the first Democratic primary state, replacing it with South Carolina for 2028, followed by Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Michigan, and Virginia. The stated reason is better representing Black and Latino voters — but let's not forget Iowa is the state that launched Barack Obama, and he never forgot it. Here's the interesting wrinkle — the DSA's base is heavily white and highly educated, a group that's a much smaller slice of South Carolina's Black-majority primary electorate. Could this calendar shift quietly weaken the socialist movement's national path? And Iran's 60-day window to reach a full peace agreement expired over the weekend with no deal. Now it looks like economic pressure is the only real lever still being worked. All of it today.

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Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty in federal court Friday, admitting in his own words that he shot Brian Thompson and knew exactly what he was doing. Sentencing is set for December 18th. Within hours his lawyers filed to have the state murder case dismissed on double jeopardy grounds — we explain what that means and why prosecutors say they'll fight it. Then a difficult but important story — sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln, now on the longest carrier deployment on record, have attempted to go overboard amid reports of exhaustion and mental health struggles during this extended Iran deployment. We talk about it honestly, and note that if you or someone you love is struggling, the 988 Lifeline is there. The good news — the USS George Washington is finally on its way to bring them home.

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Wholesale inflation came in at 4.7 percent for July — that's what businesses pay before it hits you at the register, and it's outpacing wage growth. We break down what that means for your budget. A surprise federal hearing tomorrow has everyone talking — Luigi Mangione may plead guilty to stalking charges, which could set up a major double jeopardy fight to try to kill the pending state murder case. We walk through how that legal argument actually works. Flock cameras have helped solve millions of crimes, and some cities are canceling contracts over privacy worries — I say they catch criminals and don't violate anyone's rights. And General Jack Keane thinks Iran is simply running out the clock, stretching this standoff all the way to the midterms. All of it today.

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Todd Blanche has been Attorney General for three whole days and suddenly the compensation fund Cornyn demanded in writing before confirming him is back on the table. Shocking. Francesca Hong led Wisconsin's governor primary by double digits in the polls and lost to David Crowley by less than half a point. We break down what that says about DSA's real strength, especially with a progressive winning big in Minnesota the same night. Medicare for All is back as a campaign talking point — sounds great until you imagine your cancer treatment run like the DMV, but worse. And today's CPI report shows 3.4 percent inflation, down one-tenth of a point — that is not prices falling, no matter what you're hearing. Prices are still going up. All of it today.

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The full Air Force One plane-swap story is out, confirming the Secret Service swapped Trump onto a backup plane in Turkey because of a credible threat. Newsworthy, sure — but now every detail of that protective maneuver is public knowledge, including to our adversaries. That's a real security problem. RFK Jr. and Trump signed an order cutting the recommended childhood vaccine schedule from 17 to 11. So who do you believe, the politician or the doctor? Normally the doctor, easily. But Fauci's ego damaged that trust for everyone. My answer — ask your own pediatrician, not a press conference. Problem solved. All of it today.

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Wednesday, Thursday, Friday — the Iran deal was going to be done "any day" every single day last week. Today it still isn't. Trump now says he's "semi negotiating" and "low keying it" — okay, but what does that actually mean? Meanwhile Iran has flipped the script and is issuing its own demands to us. This looks like a mess of our own making. Tomorrow is a big election day — primaries in Wisconsin, Vermont, and Minnesota will test whether the Democratic Socialist wave keeps rolling, and South Carolina holds a special election to fill Lindsey Graham's seat. We preview it all today.

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