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🗳 Obama Campaigns for Ohio Democrats in Cleveland Oct. 24

Former President Barack Obama will travel to Cleveland on October 24 to campaign alongside Ohio Senate candidate Sherrod Brown and gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton, both Democrats.

The visit is part of Obama's broader pre-election outreach effort ahead of Election Day.

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⚖️ FTC Seeks Contempt Order Against "Pharma Bro" Shkreli

The FTC and seven state attorneys general have asked a federal judge to hold Martin Shkreli in contempt, alleging he has "flagrantly and repeatedly" violated his lifetime ban from the pharmaceutical industry since his 2022 prison release.

In a 37-page filing, regulators say Shkreli traded pharma stocks — including Pfizer and Moderna — through an account with a $10 million starting balance, and publicly broadcast industry opinions via YouTube, X, and Reddit. A July trading challenge is cited as direct evidence. The filing calls the documented trades "likely just the tip of the iceberg," quoting Shkreli from a livestream suggesting he conceals additional accounts from federal scrutiny.

Regulators are seeking a fine equal to profits from banned trades and "clear and escalating consequences" for future violations. Shkreli, convicted of securities fraud in 2017, served over four years in prison and was ordered to pay a $64.6 million penalty.

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🗳 Trump Warns He Could Be "Last Republican President"

President Trump declared at a Monday political rally that he would "be the last Republican president" if Democrats win control of Congress and the White House in the next two elections.

"I will be the last Republican president because they will add about twelve more electoral votes," Trump said, referencing what he described as Democratic efforts to expand the electoral map.

The remarks came during a campaign-style address, with Trump warning that structural electoral changes could make future Republican victories impossible.

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⚡ Oil Prices Rise as Trump's Energy Ceasefire Stalls

Oil and gas prices climbed Monday after President Trump's declared "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine failed to gain traction from either side.

Markets struggled to assess how the announcement might ease a deepening global oil supply crisis, compounded by the ongoing Middle East conflict. Neither Russia nor Ukraine moved to implement the proposed ceasefire terms.

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🪖 U.S. Commander Urges NATO To Keep Arming Ukraine

The U.S. Supreme Allied Commander Europe called on NATO allies Monday to respond forcefully to Russian hybrid threats and continue supplying weapons to Ukraine through the alliance's PURL program.

Speaking at the Warsaw Security Forum, the commander's remarks push back against reports that Washington may cut off arms transfers to Kyiv amid diplomatic fallout from President Trump's diesel deal with Moscow.

The statement signals continued institutional support within NATO's military command for arming Ukraine, even as U.S.-Russia diplomacy creates uncertainty over the alliance's posture.

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💵 Hall and Woodford Win 2026 Nobel Economics Prize

U.S. academics Robert Hall and Michael Woodford won the 2026 Nobel economics prize for "microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Monday.

Hall is affiliated with Stanford University and Woodford with Columbia University. The prize, worth 12 million Swedish crowns ($1.2 million), is the final Nobel awarded this year. Committee Chair John Hassler said their work means the world is "better equipped to deal with shocks in the economy, such as energy crises or sudden changes in how much households consume."

Their models are now used by central banks and finance ministries worldwide to guide monetary and fiscal policy responses to economic disruptions.

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🇷🇺 GOP Senator: Trump's Russia Diesel Deal May Be Illegal

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Sunday that President Trump's diesel supply deal with Russia may be breaking the law and will put American lives at risk, adding to growing bipartisan criticism of the arrangement.

Trump announced Friday that Russia agreed to supply diesel to global markets, and his administration temporarily lifted U.S. sanctions on Russian fuel — sanctions originally designed to cut off Moscow's war revenue in Ukraine.

Tillis said he believes there is a "legitimate" legal concern with the move, making him one of the most prominent Republicans to publicly challenge the president's decision on Russia policy.

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