BREAKING: Vice President JD Vance announced that the administration is suspending Microsoft's access to the permanent labor certification program amid an ongoing investigation. https://bit.ly/3WfMm1p

'OPERATION SAFE CALIFORNIA': ICE has reportedly begun an operation to go after the "worst of the worst" as well as noncriminal illegal migrants in California. https://bit.ly/47JgEfw

MIDTERM MESSAGE: Sen. Ron Johnson told NEWSMAX he hopes “sanity prevails” in the 2026 midterms and said Democrats are putting electoral gains ahead of America’s interests. https://bit.ly/4zseX25

“The kind of language that we saw from Zohran Mamdani yesterday was just obscene. And I think it shows we have real problems, because this is a fight for Western civilization against those who would seek to destroy it.”

— Rep. Randy Fine reacted to Mamdani’s Oct. 7 statement

https://youtu.be/QFG8O-celAg

BREAKING: President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States will not attack Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, announcing in a Truth Social post that discussions with Tehran are productive and the U.S. blockade will remain in place. MORE: https://bit.ly/3Vr9ZE7

SKID ROW CRACKDOWN: NEWSMAX correspondent Joe Moeller reports from the heart of Los Angeles’ Skid Row as federal agents and local law enforcement conduct a sweeping operation targeting alleged drug trafficking.

https://youtu.be/wT5-Wu9Xtzk

READY TO DIE FOR AMERICA: Heather Penney was prepared to fly her unarmed F-16 into a hijacked airliner on September 11th to protect Washington D.C. She reflects with @Greta on the heroism and sacrifice of Flight 93, and why she still believes America's best days are worth fighting for, on today's "Greta Wire" podcast. https://youtube.com/live/QvETaSDLQ6o

New polling shows Florida's races for governor and U.S. Senate are unexpectedly competitive, raising Democrat hopes of major upsets in a state that has become one of the nation's most reliable Republican strongholds. https://bit.ly/3UhPlpx

ARCH LAWSUIT: The Arlington County Board in Virginia filed a lawsuit opposing the construction of the Triumphal Arch, becoming the first governmental body to take legal action against President Donald Trump's planned monument. https://bit.ly/3TTUsfx

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is walking and eating again after surviving a botched lethal injection, her attorneys said. Pike, 50, survived two doses of execution drugs and was left with burned, blistered arms, according to her lawyers. https://bit.ly/4hXoM0W

'PUTTING AMERICA FIRST': DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin told NEWSMAX that Vice President JD Vance was 100% right to suspend Microsoft from the federal green card program over its H-1B hiring and layoffs. https://bit.ly/4rTGpmC

CASH FOR FOOD STAMPS: Nick Shirley exposes an alleged food-stamp cash scheme in Seattle, while “The Right Squad” demands accountability for taxpayers and debates whether the system needs stronger safeguards.

https://youtu.be/Iq-4a8p6Uj4

AMERICAN WORKERS FIRST: Vice President JD Vance announced Microsoft’s suspension from the federal labor certification program amid an investigation, accusing the tech giant of replacing American workers with foreign hires. https://bit.ly/479z7li

JUST IN: Hurricane Isaias strengthened into a powerful Category 3 storm Friday as it barreled toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, where residents were making final preparations for potentially life-threatening storm surges, destructive winds and flooding. https://bit.ly/4zrtATi

“You can’t broadcast an actual killing.”

— Judge Napolitano said Hasan’s death sentence is valid, but the proposed public broadcast is “probably unlawful.”

https://youtu.be/ujcXpb2kPKs

“If you enter this country illegally, if you commit a crime and you’re illegal here, we are going to pursue you. We’re going to hunt you down. We’ll arrest you, and we will send you back.”

— DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin vowed to continue immigration enforcement, rejecting calls from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to take a pause

https://youtu.be/BLLFlwdUcMc

BIG-MONEY BOOST: Former President Barack Obama has reportedly raised more than $13.6 million for Democrats since last year, including $3.6 million at a single Virginia fundraiser, as he launches a new ad blitz to rally voters ahead of November’s midterms. https://bit.ly/47cnXw9

WORKERS ARE WINNING: Speaking at the NEWSMAX NPolicy Summit in Washington, D.C., Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the bottom 40% of working Americans are doing better under President Donald Trump's economic agenda, with rising wages, expanded energy production, deregulation and new children's investment accounts. https://bit.ly/4rWuPY5

OpenAI’s annualized revenue approached a reported $50 billion at the end of September, roughly $20 billion below the figure previously reported. https://bit.ly/3VFTnZd

"The people in New York should have a mayor who deals with the problems of New York City and not with Hamas."

— Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon said NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is promoting hostility toward Israel and the Jewish community while failing to focus on the city's problems.

https://bit.ly/3TMxgQ8