State Department approves $2.1 billion Patriot interceptor sale to Ukraine, paid by Canada, Germany, and Norway, after Ukraine’s president accused the Pentagon of delaying deliveries.
US Mideast commander insists Hormuz’s US-backed southern route is safe and open as Britain’s navy logs October as the war’s worst month for ship attacks.
Rubio signs memo diverting nearly $49 million Congress set aside for contraception in low-income countries to energy costs for unnamed partners.
UN Ambassador Waltz says Rubio expelled a Cuban diplomat accused of shoving a US diplomat, after Cuban delegates confronted him onstage during his embargo speech.
Iran says four oil tankers struck its sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, accusing them of using an illegal shipping lane the US promotes.
Pentagon inspector general refuses nine senators’ bipartisan request to investigate Musk’s Starlink slowdowns that Ukraine says hampered its interception of Russian attack drones.
Qatar-led mediators press Iran to admit UN nuclear inspectors for sanctions relief before a week of massive US-Israeli strikes expected after the midterms.
Internal emails show then-28-year-old DOGE affiliate Jeremy Lewin signed USAID’s mass firings while its HR office had no record of him as an employee.
Trump urges making Venezuela the 51st state while touting 1 million barrels of its oil, pitching the idea to oil billionaire Harold Hamm.
UN Ambassador Waltz holds up a photo of Fidel Castro’s Rolex to defend the Cuba embargo, a day before the 34th annual vote to end it.
Trump approves letting defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro into the US, after Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered him to surrender his passport.
Iran says it will host Saudi Arabia’s defense minister for security talks, the same day Saudi forces intercept an Iran-backed Houthi missile aimed at Riyadh.
Saudi forces intercept a Houthi missile the Iran-backed group says targeted Riyadh’s main airport, hours after flights resumed following deadly strikes there.
Musk admits SpaceX throttled Ukraine’s Starlink for over a week, disrupting front-line drone missions, saying its military broke the terms with offensive strikes.
Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan says Trump rejected Tehran’s offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the US lifted its naval blockade of Iranian ports.
Former Homeland Security Secretary Noem created fake State Department letterhead to announce her own new job on X, Politico reports.
US Embassy in Canada accuses three Canadian politicians, including Ontario Premier Ford, of meddling in the midterms, and Prime Minister Carney says they lack merit.
Defense Secretary Hegseth’s office tried to cancel troops’ role in the NFL’s first Paris game after protests Trump attacked, partly relenting at State Department urging.
Trump tells a Florida rally a warship returning from Iran will stop 50 yards off Cuba, then Rubio will “finish up the deal.”
Trump replaces Canadian tariffs Maine Sen. Collins says she got lifted with new ones, the White House reveals less than an hour after her announcement.
National Intelligence Director Clayton warns Rubio that Iran’s lethal plots against Americans abroad have reached advanced stages, as the State Department weighs embassy staffing changes.
Agriculture Department reopens New Mexico ports to Mexican livestock Monday, days after screwworm cases put much of southern New Mexico in an infested zone.
US Ambassador Huckabee’s cable warns Trump’s Gaza plan may lack staff as the Pentagon draws down, two weeks after he blamed only Hamas for delays, POLITICO reports.
Trump phones Musk to lift the Starlink speed cap crippling Ukraine’s drones, The Wall Street Journal reports, after denying he knew who ordered it.
US and Israel plan renewed Iran strikes after the midterms, Israeli sources tell ABC News, as the White House vows no attack before then.
US repositions troops at Middle East bases as it did before the Iran war began, 13 days before the midterms, a source tells ABC News.
Musk ordered last week’s Starlink slowdown that left some Ukrainian drones useless, The Wall Street Journal reports, though Musk posted that the president decides such limits.
US resumes warning Ukraine of Russian ballistic missile strikes after last week’s cutoff, Zelenskyy says, as Trump again blames him for no deal.
Defense Secretary Hegseth meets Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for hours at an air base on an unannounced visit, eight days before Israel votes.
Trump tells Kansas rally France was “burned to the ground by migrants, jihadists, and communists,” though its protests are over schools and fuel prices.
Florida charges former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, 95, in the 1996 shootdown of two Miami exile planes, five months after a federal murder indictment.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says Pentagon is holding Patriot missiles Europe paid for, as Trump says it’s time for “somebody else to negotiate” for Ukraine.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu releases call telling Trump they have “a job to finish” in Iran, eight days before Israel votes.
Ambassador to Israel Huckabee calls West Bank settlers’ beating of an American photojournalist “terror,” as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu calls it “alleged.”
Trump endorses Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu nine days before Israel votes, as Netanyahu says their partnership will eliminate the Iranian threat within two years.
Saudi Arabia downs two Iran-backed Houthi ballistic missiles and a Riyadh-bound drone, a week after a missile killed 13 at the capital’s airport.
Trump waives the Russia sanctions law he signed last month, citing “national interest,” a week after announcing a deal with Putin for Russian diesel.
Strait of Hormuz shipping attacks hit busiest month since March, with one ship sunk, after Trump rejected Iran’s offer to end the war, monitor says.
Former Homeland Security Secretary Noem’s Western Hemisphere envoy title expired last month, but she now advises Deputy Secretary of State Landau on the same portfolio.
State Department ousts envoy Zampolli, the friend who introduced Trump to Melania, hours after Politico revealed his email war with Deputy Secretary Landau.
Canadian Prime Minister Carney says US is trying to break Canada to “own us” as Alberta votes Monday on starting toward a separation referendum.
White House and Pentagon ready plans to hit Iran with “mother of all bombs,” a week after Trump promised no attack before the midterms.
Watchdog sues to remove Trump son-in-law Kushner as envoy in Iran, Ukraine and Gaza talks, citing no Senate confirmation or financial disclosures.
Attacks on ships near Strait of Hormuz hit wartime high of at least 10 since Sunday, after traffic recovered to 80% of prewar levels.
Trump forces out Ambassador to Greece Guilfoyle a day after leaving her fate open, saying “we didn’t like what we were reading.”
State Department bars US government employees from Saudi airports without special approval, as Saudi-led coalition strikes Houthi oil sites across western Yemen.
Trump says he is “looking at” firing Ambassador to Greece Guilfoyle, as Senate GOP Whip Barrasso calls reports she sought a donor’s $100,000 “concerning.”
Iran-backed Houthis threaten “swift and painful” response if US joins Saudi strikes, after a week of Riyadh airport attacks killed at least 20.
US takes custody of fugitive Alvaro Pulido, accused of bribing Maduro officials for $2 billion-plus in contracts, a month after partner Alex Saab pleaded guilty.
Trump announces a Russia-Ukraine “energy ceasefire” that Ukrainian President Zelenskyy calls “news for me,” as Russia strikes a Kharkiv power plant hours later.