A Biden-appointed judge has ruled that the Trump Administration must cease the production and airing of government-funded advertisements ahead of the midterms. 

In other words, Trump can no longer promote the United States of America or his administration in government-funded ads.

The Department of Homeland Security told the court last night that there were “no plans” to air additional ads, while asking the judge to reject the request by progressive groups for an emergency order to block the ads.

Still, U.S. District Judge Jennifer Rochon ordered the Trump Administration to stop using DHS funds to create or disseminate the ads and to cancel any upcoming ad slots for a two-week duration as court proceedings continue.

The ads, which came under fire last week, feature Trump’s statements about draining the swamp, ridding the government of Communists, and liberating America “from these villains once and for all.” The White House has described the campaign as “educational and unapologetically patriotic” public service announcements, aimed at “reminding Americans to love their country and understand what makes it worth defending, at home, at our borders, and abroad.”

“This is the final battle. With you at my side. We will demolish the deep state. We will expel the war mongers from our government. We will drive out the globalists, we will cast out the Communists, Marxists, and Fascists. We will throw off the sick political class that hates our country. We will rout the fake news media, and we will liberate America from these villains once and for all,” Trump says in one of the ads.

At the end of the ad, a disclaimer reads: “Paid for by the U.S. Government.”

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Previously, Trump said that he would “gladly” pay for the ads himself.

“Well, I’m not running for office, first of all, and so the ads are, you know, given by me, but I’m not running for office, and I don’t talk about anybody,” he told reporters last month in the Oval Office.

“If I was talking about Dan Sullivan, if I was talking about anybody behind me that’s a politician like Nick, if I read that’s a political ad. But when I’m talking about making America great, making our country great, that’s a countrywide ad. That’s an ad for the spirit of our country.”

“Now, if somebody said that that’s wrong, I’ll gladly pay the money, but these are ads for the country. These aren’t ads — I’m not promoting, you have to understand, I’m not promoting a candidate. I’m not promoting myself because I’m not running for office. I’m promoting the country,” he added.

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Trump then announced last week that he planned to start paying for the ads with his own money and money from his super PAC MAGA Inc., despite the commercials not being campaign advertisements.

JUST IN: Trump Says He Will Pay for Ads After Leftists Lose Their Mind Over Nonpartisan Government Funded Public Service Announcements

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Highly popular GOP Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton ripped James Talarico for his prolonged absence and questionable claims that he had the flu.

Texas Democrat Senate nominee James Talarico finally surfaced on Friday after a noticeable two-week absence from the campaign trail.

Talarico’s campaign said the Texas Democrat was gone from the public for two weeks because he had the flu.

Talarico was so sickly that he hid from Texas voters for nearly two weeks during the last leg of the race to the midterm elections.

On Friday afternoon, Talarico was spotted at ACL Fest in Austin.

Does Talarico look like he had the flu for two weeks?

ACL Fest @jamestalarico https://t.co/edKAO21FMH

— Andy Langer (@Andylanger) October 9, 2026

On Sunday morning, it was revealed that Talarico may have had a mental health crisis and was holed up at the Lindner Center of HOPE in Ohio.

In a phone call placed by political strategist Rhein Amacher and independent journalist Nick Sortor to the Lindner Center, an employee allegedly confirms that Talarico had been “just discharged” from the facility on Saturday. He was seemingly discharged the day before, on Friday, but his discharge was likely not processed or finalized immediately. She did, however, confirm that he was at the facility.

Lindner Center HOPE released a statement on Sunday evening and said Talarico has never received treatment from the facility.

Representative James Talarico has never received treatment from Lindner Center of Hope.

— Lindner Center HOPE (@LindnerCtrHope) October 11, 2026

Later Sunday, Talarico changed his story about his doctor visit during an interview with MSNOW.

Talarico previously said he visited an urgent care in Dallas. On Sunday, he told MS NOW that he visited his primary care physician, presumably near his home in Austin.

On Sunday evening, during an appearance on Fox News, Ken Paxton called Talarico a liar.

The big story is 2 weeks is a long time to be away with the flu, and it’s just a very strange time to disappear,” Paxton said.

“He spent this entire campaign lying about his positions, all those things that you heard him say about boys and girls sports, which he’s voted for twice, voting for transitioning kids, voting for state income tax, voting not to secure the border and work with law enforcement….” Paxton said.

Paxton also said that Talarico just doesn’t have the strength to serve as a US senator.

“I don’t know whether to believe him about the flu or not, I just know that almost everything he says has been false about the campaign,” he said.

“He’s not strong enough… he’s not capable…the only thing he’s capable is lying to the voters,” Paxton said.

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RINO Senator Thom Tillis (NC) on Sunday lost it over the Trump Administration’s plans to live stream the execution of Fort Hood jihadist mass shooter Nidal Malik Hasan on December 3rd, arguing it’s one reason why War Secretary Pete Hegseth should not be in the cabinet.

Hegseth, he said, “needs to get the hell out of the Department of Defense.”

Hegseth announced last week that the execution of convicted Fort Hood Islamist terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan will be public, with American soldiers carrying out the firing squad at the very military installation where Hasan murdered 13 people and wounded 32 others in 2009.

“An Army major betrays his country, radical Islamist, kills a bunch of Americans at Fort Hood. Of course, we’re gonna do it at Fort Hood. We’re gonna do it on a Thursday. We’re gonna do it at 1 o’clock, which is when he did it,” Hegseth said. “We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public, because people need to understand that there’s serious consequences for these types of things.”

However, Tillis decried Hegseth, ridiculously claiming that the execution is “another example of where U.S. lives, American lives, will be put at risk.”

As The Gateway Pundit reported, Tilis went on an unhinged rant earlier in the interview, claiming that Trump’s deal with Russia to buy diesel fuel will also put American lives at risk. He’s just attacking everything Trump to sell his book.

(VIDEO) RINO Thom Tillis Says Trump’s Russia Diesel Deal is Illegal – Claims it “Absolutely” Puts American Lives at Risk to Promote His Book

"Terrorist organizations will use this as a recruiting tool. It will radicalize other people," he argued. "And this is not who we are. Look, the Fort Hood shooter should be put to death, but there is a — there's a way to deal with this that's proper, and there's a way to deal with this that's more improper than I have ever observed in my life."

He then whined about Hegseth, saying, "This is not who we are, and it's another example of why Pete Hegseth and all of his bravado needs to get the hell out of the Department of Defense, because he is a failed leader, and we need strong leadership supporting President Trump right now."

Asked to expand on his criticisms of Hegseth and whether he regrets voting to confirm him, Tillis teased his book again, bragged about "supporting presidents' cabinet picks dating all the way back to Obama," and then purported to care only about President Trump's legacy.

"I probably was a little subtle in my book — I dedicate a whole chapter to my biggest regret, so I think it's pretty clear that I regret that decision," he said.

"I made a mistake. I've admitted that I made a mistake, and now I want to try and put somebody in place that will help the president's legacy and make Americans safer. And that is not Pete Hegseth."

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Trump recently spoke about the plans to live stream the execution, saying, “they want to do that because they want to set an example. I wasn’t involved in that decision, but I understand the decision."

"He went in and killed 14 people; he badly, badly wounded 22 people — walked into a room, just started firing at everybody, screaming things that he shouldn’t be screaming. I guess they want to have it serve as an example, and I understand that very well,” he added.

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President Donald Trump is backing the decision by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon to livestream the upcoming firing squad execution of radical Islamist mass murderer and former Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan. https://t.co/ircH6slfC4

— The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) October 10, 2026

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At least five people are missing after Nepal was hit with another flood this weekend.

The flash flood completely destroyed a bridge and wiped out homes.

This time the flash flood was triggered by a landslide that blocked the Budhi Gangraki river.

The landslide formed a dam which later led to the flash flood.

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The AP reported:

Residents along the Budhi Gandaki river in north central Nepal evacuated on Sunday as flash flooding destroyed homes and other structures in the area.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority evacuated villagers and warned others to move to safer areas while remaining on alert until late Sunday.

The agency said at least five people are reported missing so far. The flash flood also damaged or destroyed four bridges, swept away about three dozen houses and damaged the construction site of a hydropower plant.

Several power and communication towers were also damaged along the riverside.

Nepal’s army said in a statement that it was continuing to rescue stranded people using helicopters and ground troops. They had rescued 49 people by Sunday afternoon.

In August a massive flood was triggered after a glacier collapsed near Langtang Lirung along the Nepal-China border.

More than 1,500 people died and 5,000 people remain missing after the avalanche led to a flash flood of water and debris.

The flood damaged more than 7,500 homes and displaced tens of thousands of residents.

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Republican nominee for Iowa Governor Zach Lahn was on “Fox News Sunday” with host Shannon Bream to talk about his candidacy in the 2026 midterm election.

Lahn explained that he supports Iowa farmers and that his family has been in agriculture for many decades. He also told viewers that he is not a politician and that this is his first time running for public office.

The Food and Environment Reporting Network had some concerns about President Trump’s tariffs and other issues, including the high cost of fertilizer.

“How will you manage that relationship? President Trump versus the people of Iowa, when you think they are in conflict?” Bream asked.

“From the very beginning, my campaign has been about how do we put farmers first in this. You know, my family has been involved in agriculture for a 130 years in this state,” Lahn said.

“I’ve been talking about the same things, about big corporations that are consolidating power, taking choice and competition away from our farmers, that are creating monopolies in the market,” Lahn continued.

“I’ve talked about things that even sometimes the President disagrees with, like importing more beef. I want to grow our herd here,” Lahn explained.

“I’ve been able to maintain an independent message on this because I’m not a politician. Never ran for office. This is my first time doing this,” Lahn said.

“I got in because of these issues. Because I’m watching what’s happening on the ground with our agricultural community,” Lahn said.

“The way you maintain an independent voice is that you get with the people on the ground, and that’s what I’ve done through townhall after townhall, meeting with people and understanding the issues they are facing,” Lahn explained.

“Washington DC will have their issues. I’m here to put Iowa first, and that’s what I’ve been doing since the very beginning of this campaign,” Lahn said.

Lahn also talked about the MAHA movement and said that Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr is doing great work with HHS.

“I think that you know, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has been trying very hard. He is an absolute warrior on these issues. What you run into is that Washington DC is a broken machine with entrenched interests, corporate influence, like permeating every part of it,” Lahn explained.

“As he is trying to root this out, he is facing an unbelievable amount of difficulty and pushback,” Lahn continued.

Watch:

WATCH: @ZachLahn, GOP nominee for governor in Iowa, says he will maintain an independent voice if elected. https://t.co/4wqHZ0JsvO

— Fox News Sunday (@FoxNewsSunday) October 11, 2026

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Tennis star and mega-millionaire, Coco Gauff, says it’s been difficult for her as a black woman in the United States.

She made the comments back in January at the Australian Open.

Gauff has it so rough that she is the highest-paid female athlete in the country world, despite low name-recognition and no obvious speaking skills.

According to reports, Coco made over $33 million last year. She made $8 million in on-court money and $25 million in endorsements.

It’s been rough.

Interviewer: Congrats. This is a bit of a heavier question to start, but you’re usually pretty outspoken about political issues, and I’m curious how you feel about the state of the US one year into the second Trump administration.

Coco Gauff: I mean, I think I’ve already stated my opinions in the past on how I feel about it. And yeah, I mean, I hope forward that we can have a lot more peace in our country. More kindness when the way we speak to each other about different topics and things like that.

But yeah, obviously I’ve been pretty vocal about how I felt. And yeah, I don’t feel at this point— I feel a bit fatigued talking about it just because of the fact that it is hard.

Also, I think being a Black woman in this country and having to experience things even online and seeing your marginalized communities being affected And knowing that I can only really donate and speak out, and I try my best to do that.

But yeah, I just hope that as time continues that we can reach a state where we’re not currently in and we keep moving forward. I posted that video of Martin Luther King yesterday, and that was kind of saying that we must keep moving forward even though things may not be as calm as it— as I would like it to be right now.

If Coco wanted more peace in the country maybe she would call out BLM, antifa or the DSA communists who are leading all the radical, violent protests in the US today.

That is evidently not something she has figured out.

This really gets old. Maybe she can go cry on billionaire Oprah’s shoulder.

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