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With polls opening Tuesday, President Trump spent Sunday campaigning in Iowa and Kansas while House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted Republicans can defy midterm history and hold their narrow majority. Fox News Power Rankings now place Kansas in Toss-up and Nebraska at Lean R, leaving Senate control genuinely undecided. Trump also warned he would "veto everything" if Democrats take Congress.
Rep. Haley Stevens broke with her own party Sunday and endorsed Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers over Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed, saying El-Sayed's campaign told her she was no longer welcome. Trump praised her "bravery" and "unprecedented loyalty" to Michiganders. Chuck Schumer countered that Senate Democrats remain united behind El-Sayed.
Gunfire erupted at three separate Deep Ellum locations between roughly 12:20 and 1:35 a.m. Sunday, killing four and wounding fifteen. Police Chief Daniel Comeaux says investigators have no evidence yet that the shootings are connected, and at least one person is in custody. Officers stationed two blocks away reached the scenes almost immediately and revived at least one victim.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth is holding firm against releasing the full unedited video of the September Caribbean drug-boat strike, offering it only to select congressional committees. Democrats including Rep. Adam Smith say they'll open investigations the moment the new Congress is seated, and Rep. Thomas Massie has joined Republican calls for transparency. Adm. Bradley testified in closed session that no "kill them all" order was ever given.
Tehran warned that "red lines are a thing of the past" and that there would be no geographic limits on retaliation if the US or Israel resume attacks. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed Trump hasn't decided, though strikes are considered unlikely before Tuesday's vote. Iranian negotiators spent a third straight day in Doha with Qatari mediators seeking an off-ramp.
Iran's IRGC Navy says two tankers struck mines while running an "unauthorized route" through the strait, with one supertanker left engulfed in flames. The IRGC claims both ships had switched off their navigation and identification systems to slip through covertly. Flags, cargoes, and crew conditions have not been released, and Iran's account of alleged US involvement is unverified.
Netanyahu's bloc landed 53 seats to Gadi Eisenkot's 48, with neither reaching the 61 needed to govern — Likud took 27, Eisenkot's Yashar 21, Bennett's B'Yachad 12. Arab parties won a record 19 combined seats, putting them in a decisive coalition-forming position. Turnout hit 77.7 percent, and President Herzog begins consultations after results are certified Wednesday.
The Bureau attributed Thursday's theft — the largest crypto heist ever recorded — to TraderTraitor, the same North Korean state-sponsored unit behind last year's $1.5 billion Bybit breach. Binance co-CEO Richard Teng described a "complex attack" involving a compromised laptop and self-erasing malware. Binance says it has reserves covering about 90 percent of the stolen assets and will fully reimburse customers.
NASA's Perseverance rover rolled past 28.10 miles on its odometer, edging out Opportunity's 28.06-mile mark — and it did it in five and a half years versus Opportunity's fifteen. Roughly 90 percent of that distance was driven autonomously, with the rover picking its own path across Jezero Crater. Mission engineers believe it could more than double the total before it's done.
A rare fossil has revealed Infernogallus jamesi, a small oviraptorosaur whose jaw muscles were built for mashing soft food rather than tearing flesh. That makes it the first dinosaur identified as a dedicated fruit eater. Researchers said the creature turned out "even weirder than we could have predicted."
