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height="311" /> 1241 1242 </a> 1243 <div class="flex-1"> 1244 1245 <div class="post-eyebrow">Terrorism</div> 1246 <h3 class="post-card-title fs-6 fw-bold mb-1"> 1247 <a href="/news/cameron-arcand/2026/09/30/trump-confirms-call-with-netanyahu-over-flydubai-incident-perhaps-a-terrorist-n2683890" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 1248Trump Confirms Call With Netanyahu Over FlyDubai Incident: 'Perhaps a Terrorist' </a> 1249 </h3> 1250 <div class="small post-card-author"> 1251 <a href="/author/cameron-arcand" class="hover-link"> 1252 Cameron Arcand 1253 </a> 1254 </div> 1255 1256 </div> 1257 </div> 1258 1259 1260 1261 <div class="d-flex flex-column flex-md-row gap-1 gap-md-3 align-items-start" data-sec="post-card"> 1262 <a href="/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/09/30/feds-charge-10-foreign-nationals-with-illegal-voting-in-minnesota-n2683877" 1263 class="flex-shrink-0 post-image-link-horizontal post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 1264 <img 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2165s Enemies " class="post-image-horizontal" width="536" height="311" /> 2166 2167 </a> 2168 <div class="flex-1"> 2169 2170 <div class="post-eyebrow">Pete Hegseth</div> 2171 <h3 class="post-card-title fs-6 fw-bold mb-1"> 2172 <a href="/news/mattvespa/2026/09/30/a-retirement-party-that-might-have-exposed-pete-hegseths-enemies-n2683819" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2173The Retirement Party That Might Have Exposed Pete Hegseth's Enemies </a> 2174 </h3> 2175 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2176 <a href="/author/mattvespa" class="hover-link"> 2177 Matt Vespa 2178 </a> 2179 </div> 2180 2181 </div> 2182 </div> 2183 2184 2185 2186 <div class="d-flex flex-column flex-md-row gap-1 gap-md-3 align-items-start" data-sec="post-card"> 2187 <a href="/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/the-greatest-government-jobs-program-public-schools-n2683869" 2188 class="flex-shrink-0 post-image-link-horizontal post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2189 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/231/6384b12a-e703-4d1b-9233-dba06d92bf7b-536x311.jpg" alt="The Greatest Government Jobs Program to Ever Exist: Public Schools" class="post-image-horizontal" width="536" height="311" /> 2190 2191 </a> 2192 <div class="flex-1"> 2193 2194 <div class="post-eyebrow">Education</div> 2195 <h3 class="post-card-title fs-6 fw-bold mb-1"> 2196 <a href="/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/the-greatest-government-jobs-program-public-schools-n2683869" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2197The Greatest Government Jobs Program to Ever Exist: Public Schools </a> 2198 </h3> 2199 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2200 <a href="/author/dmitri-bolt" class="hover-link"> 2201 Dmitri Bolt 2202 </a> 2203 </div> 2204 2205 </div> 2206 </div> 2207 2208 </div> 2209 </div> 2210 2211 <div class="col-lg-4"> 2212 <div class="th-fq-col th-fq-stack"> 2213 2214 2215 <div class="d-flex flex-column flex-md-row gap-1 gap-md-3 align-items-start" data-sec="post-card"> 2216 <a href="/news/mattvespa/2026/09/30/roy-cooper-is-a-tax-maniac-n2683834" 2217 class="flex-shrink-0 post-image-link-horizontal post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2218 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/248/a8a22777-863d-4dee-bc11-f1acbf22a523-536x311.jpg" alt="Roy Cooper Is a Tax Maniac " class="post-image-horizontal" width="536" height="311" /> 2219 2220 </a> 2221 <div class="flex-1"> 2222 2223 <div class="post-eyebrow">Taxes</div> 2224 <h3 class="post-card-title fs-6 fw-bold mb-1"> 2225 <a href="/news/mattvespa/2026/09/30/roy-cooper-is-a-tax-maniac-n2683834" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2226Roy Cooper Is a Tax Maniac </a> 2227 </h3> 2228 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2229 <a href="/author/mattvespa" class="hover-link"> 2230 Matt Vespa 2231 </a> 2232 </div> 2233 2234 </div> 2235 </div> 2236 2237 2238 2239 <div class="d-flex flex-column flex-md-row gap-1 gap-md-3 align-items-start" data-sec="post-card"> 2240 <a href="/news/cameron-arcand/2026/09/30/private-sector-had-blockbuster-september-strong-report-n2683871" 2241 class="flex-shrink-0 post-image-link-horizontal post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2242 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/187/75721ad9-1e95-4387-b148-c7925a1514fc-536x311.jpg" alt="Trump Just Got Two Positive Numbers on the Economy" class="post-image-horizontal" width="536" height="311" /> 2243 2244 </a> 2245 <div class="flex-1"> 2246 2247 <div class="post-eyebrow">Jobs</div> 2248 <h3 class="post-card-title fs-6 fw-bold mb-1"> 2249 <a href="/news/cameron-arcand/2026/09/30/private-sector-had-blockbuster-september-strong-report-n2683871" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2250Trump Just Got Two Positive Numbers on the Economy </a> 2251 </h3> 2252 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2253 <a href="/author/cameron-arcand" class="hover-link"> 2254 Cameron Arcand 2255 </a> 2256 </div> 2257 2258 </div> 2259 </div> 2260 2261 2262 2263 <div class="d-flex flex-column flex-md-row gap-1 gap-md-3 align-items-start" data-sec="post-card"> 2264 <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/el-sayed-obbb-fact-check-n2683884" 2265 class="flex-shrink-0 post-image-link-horizontal post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2266 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/156/1b12d457-41e4-493b-bc28-28696f10555f-536x311.jpg" alt="Abdul El-Sayed Is Lying and Misleading Voters About the One Big Beautiful Bill" class="post-image-horizontal" width="536" height="311" />
2267 <span class="thm-badge thm-badge--corner thm-badge--bottom-start thm-badge--compact">Fact Check</span> 2268 </a> 2269 <div class="flex-1"> 2270 2271 <div class="post-eyebrow">One Big Beautiful Bill</div> 2272 <h3 class="post-card-title fs-6 fw-bold mb-1"> 2273 <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/el-sayed-obbb-fact-check-n2683884" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2274Abdul El-Sayed Is Lying and Misleading Voters About the One Big Beautiful Bill </a> 2275 </h3> 2276 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2277 <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link"> 2278 Amy Curtis 2279 </a> 2280 </div> 2281 2282 </div> 2283 </div> 2284 2285 2286 2287 <div class="d-flex flex-column flex-md-row gap-1 gap-md-3 align-items-start" data-sec="post-card"> 2288 <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/crowley-proposes-socialized-medicine-for-wi-n2683845" 2289 class="flex-shrink-0 post-image-link-horizontal post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2290 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/201/97e0b92b-3229-41a8-9bac-e5181b854d3a-536x311.jpg" alt="David Crowley Proposes Socialized Medicine in Wisconsin, Gets Testy When Asked How He'll Pay for It" class="post-image-horizontal" width="536" height="311" /> 2291 2292 </a> 2293 <div class="flex-1"> 2294 2295 <div class="post-eyebrow">Healthcare</div> 2296 <h3 class="post-card-title fs-6 fw-bold mb-1"> 2297 <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/crowley-proposes-socialized-medicine-for-wi-n2683845" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2298David Crowley Proposes Socialized Medicine in Wisconsin, Gets Testy When Asked How He'll Pay for It </a> 2299 </h3> 2300 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2301 <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link"> 2302 Amy Curtis 2303 </a> 2304 </div> 2305 2306 </div> 2307 </div> 2308 2309 </div> 2310 </div> 2311 2312 2313 </div> 2314 2315</section> 2316 2317 2318 <div class="my-3"> 2319 <div class="advs">Advertisement</div> 2320 2321 <div id="div-gpt-728x90_6" class="gpt-ad ad-250 gpt-header-expanded text-center"> 2322
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2422s Undercover Video, DOJ Announces Investigation Into Texas Majority PAC" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" /> 2423 2424 </a> 2425 <div class=""> 2426 2427 <div class="post-eyebrow">DOJ</div> 2428 <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2"> 2429 <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/doj-texas-majority-pac-n2683867" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2430Thanks to Townhall's Undercover Video, DOJ Announces Investigation Into Texas Majority PAC </a> 2431 </div> 2432 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2433 <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link"> 2434 Amy Curtis 2435 </a> 2436 </div> 2437 2438 </div> 2439 </div> 2440 2441 </div> 2442 <div class="col"> 2443 2444 2445 <div class="" data-sec="post-card"> 2446 <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/ms-rachel-parents-karol-markowicz-n2683775" 2447 class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2448 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2025/304/95830113-ca55-4d47-8e83-24bb355953cf-536x311.jpg" alt="Parents Shouldn't Trust Their Children With Ms. Rachel" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" /> 2449 <img class="thm-vip-badge " src="https://cdn.townhall.com/web/svg/thm/2024/badge-vip.svg" 2450 alt="VIP"> 2451 2452 </a> 2453 <div class=""> 2454 2455 <div class="post-eyebrow">Parental Rights</div> 2456 <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2"> 2457 <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/ms-rachel-parents-karol-markowicz-n2683775" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2458Parents Shouldn't Trust Their Children With Ms. Rachel </a> 2459 </div> 2460 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2461 <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link"> 2462 Amy Curtis 2463 </a> 2464 </div> 2465 2466 </div> 2467 </div> 2468 2469 </div> 2470 <div class="col"> 2471 2472 2473 <div class="" data-sec="post-card"> 2474 <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/mamdani-anti-semitism-plan-n2683839" 2475 class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2476 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/176/718ff7d4-3d00-431f-9f25-5a56e1f4e4b3-536x311.jpg" alt="Mamdani's Plan to Combat Antisemitism Sparks Outrage" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" /> 2477 2478 </a> 2479 <div class=""> 2480 2481 <div class="post-eyebrow">Antisemitism</div> 2482 <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2"> 2483 <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/mamdani-anti-semitism-plan-n2683839" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2484Mamdani's Plan to Combat Antisemitism Sparks Outrage </a> 2485 </div> 2486 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2487 <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link"> 2488 Amy Curtis 2489 </a> 2490 </div> 2491 2492 </div> 2493 </div> 2494 2495 </div> 2496 <div class="col"> 2497 2498 2499 <div class="" data-sec="post-card"> 2500 <a href="/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/joint-ai-declaration-n2683833" 2501 class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2502 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/252/682f1f91-3f0c-40ad-bdc9-f87da5a13175-536x311.jpg" alt="President Trump Just Secured a Major AI Safety Accord With Silicon Valley’s Biggest AI CEOs" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" /> 2503 2504 </a> 2505 <div class=""> 2506 2507 <div class="post-eyebrow">Artificial Intelligence</div> 2508 <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2"> 2509 <a href="/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/joint-ai-declaration-n2683833" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2510President Trump Just Secured a Major AI Safety Accord With Silicon Valley’s Biggest AI CEOs </a> 2511 </div> 2512 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2513 <a href="/author/dmitri-bolt" class="hover-link"> 2514 Dmitri Bolt 2515 </a> 2516 </div> 2517 2518 </div> 2519 </div> 2520 2521 </div> 2522 <div class="col"> 2523 2524 2525 <div class="" data-sec="post-card"> 2526 <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/we-voted-for-deportations-so-why-is-sen-jim-justice-calling-for-de-facto-amnesty-n2683865" 2527 class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2528 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2020/28/781da5f5-f302-4f00-ac31-b0c7e932170e-536x311.jpg" alt="We Voted for Deportations. So Why Is Sen. Jim Justice Calling for De Facto Amnesty?" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" /> 2529 2530 </a> 2531 <div class=""> 2532 2533 <div class="post-eyebrow">Illegal Immigration</div> 2534 <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2"> 2535 <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/we-voted-for-deportations-so-why-is-sen-jim-justice-calling-for-de-facto-amnesty-n2683865" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2536We Voted for Deportations. So Why Is Sen. Jim Justice Calling for De Facto Amnesty? </a> 2537 </div> 2538 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2539 <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link"> 2540 Amy Curtis 2541 </a> 2542 </div> 2543 2544 </div> 2545 </div> 2546 2547 </div> 2548 <div class="col"> 2549 2550 2551 <div class="" data-sec="post-card"> 2552 <a href="/news/cameron-arcand/2026/09/30/democrats-vote-against-stock-trading-and-vote-id-motion-heres-why-n2683875" 2553 class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2554 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2024/59/2398408b-ef42-4aea-b477-a4dfd6dac659-536x311.jpg" alt="Democrats Vote Against Congress Stock Trading Ban and Voter ID " class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" /> 2555 2556 </a> 2557 <div class=""> 2558 2559 <div class="post-eyebrow">Voter ID</div> 2560 <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2"> 2561 <a href="/news/cameron-arcand/2026/09/30/democrats-vote-against-stock-trading-and-vote-id-motion-heres-why-n2683875" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2562Democrats Vote Against Congress Stock Trading Ban and Voter ID </a> 2563 </div> 2564 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2565 <a href="/author/cameron-arcand" class="hover-link"> 2566 Cameron Arcand 2567 </a> 2568 </div> 2569 2570 </div> 2571 </div> 2572 2573 </div> 2574 <div class="col"> 2575 2576 2577 <div class="" data-sec="post-card"> 2578 <a href="/news/jeff-charles/2026/09/30/guess-which-state-is-using-taxpayer-dollars-to-house-pedophiles-near-children-n2683866" 2579 class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2580 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2018/252/8847b131-9c0c-49de-8382-229dbbf55fbf-536x311.jpg" alt="Guess Which State Is Using Taxpayer Dollars to House Pedophiles Near Children" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" /> 2581 2582 </a> 2583 <div class=""> 2584 2585 <div class="post-eyebrow">California</div> 2586 <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2"> 2587 <a href="/news/jeff-charles/2026/09/30/guess-which-state-is-using-taxpayer-dollars-to-house-pedophiles-near-children-n2683866" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2588Guess Which State Is Using Taxpayer Dollars to House Pedophiles Near Children </a> 2589 </div> 2590 <div class="small post-card-author">
2591 <a href="/author/jeff-charles" class="hover-link"> 2592 Jeff Charles 2593 </a> 2594 </div> 2595 2596 </div> 2597 </div> 2598 2599 </div> 2600 <div class="col"> 2601 2602 2603 <div class="" data-sec="post-card"> 2604 <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/stefany-shaheen-n2683792" 2605 class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2606 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/273/845b9dad-3d8a-497a-8d64-fde661eef9ce-536x311.jpg" alt="Stefany Shaheen Has Been Handed Everything by Her Mom. Now She Wants a Promotion to Congress." class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" /> 2607 2608 </a> 2609 <div class=""> 2610 2611 <div class="post-eyebrow">New Hampshire</div> 2612 <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2"> 2613 <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/stefany-shaheen-n2683792" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2614Stefany Shaheen Has Been Handed Everything by Her Mom. Now She Wants a Promotion to Congress. </a> 2615 </div> 2616 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2617 <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link"> 2618 Amy Curtis 2619 </a> 2620 </div> 2621 2622 </div> 2623 </div> 2624 2625 </div> 2626 <div class="col"> 2627 2628 2629 <div class="" data-sec="post-card"> 2630 <a href="/news/jeff-charles/2026/09/30/federal-jury-strikes-down-texas-sheriffs-surveillance-driven-traffic-stop-scheme-n2683825" 2631 class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2632 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/209/9d544712-11db-4b3d-8171-65e7878f4e9f-536x311.jpg" alt="Federal Jury Shatters Texas Sheriff’s Illegal AI Spying Scheme" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" /> 2633 2634 </a> 2635 <div class=""> 2636 2637 <div class="post-eyebrow">Lawsuit</div> 2638 <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2"> 2639 <a href="/news/jeff-charles/2026/09/30/federal-jury-strikes-down-texas-sheriffs-surveillance-driven-traffic-stop-scheme-n2683825" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2640Federal Jury Shatters Texas Sheriff’s Illegal AI Spying Scheme </a> 2641 </div> 2642 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2643 <a href="/author/jeff-charles" class="hover-link"> 2644 Jeff Charles 2645 </a> 2646 </div> 2647 2648 </div> 2649 </div> 2650 2651 </div> 2652 <div class="col"> 2653 2654 2655 <div class="" data-sec="post-card"> 2656 <a href="/news/cameron-arcand/2026/09/30/alaska-is-about-to-get-a-big-energy-project-n2683868" 2657 class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2658 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2025/346/798d4099-0cf3-4257-a201-abb85ca29e25-536x311.jpg" alt="Alaska Is About to Get a Major Energy Project" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" /> 2659 <img class="thm-vip-badge " src="https://cdn.townhall.com/web/svg/thm/2024/badge-vip.svg" 2660 alt="VIP"> 2661 2662 </a> 2663 <div class=""> 2664 2665 <div class="post-eyebrow">Energy</div> 2666 <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2"> 2667 <a href="/news/cameron-arcand/2026/09/30/alaska-is-about-to-get-a-big-energy-project-n2683868" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2668Alaska Is About to Get a Major Energy Project </a> 2669 </div> 2670 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2671 <a href="/author/cameron-arcand" class="hover-link"> 2672 Cameron Arcand 2673 </a> 2674 </div> 2675 2676 </div> 2677 </div> 2678 2679 </div> 2680 <div class="col"> 2681 2682 2683 <div class="" data-sec="post-card"> 2684 <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/court-halts-execution-of-christa-gail-pike-n2683864" 2685 class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2686 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2018/284/27e03fa9-3be1-44d0-abbe-ecfecd3cc64d-536x311.jpg" alt="Appeals Court Halts Execution of Tennessee Inmate Christa Gail Pike" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" /> 2687 2688 </a> 2689 <div class=""> 2690 2691 <div class="post-eyebrow">Crime</div> 2692 <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2"> 2693 <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/court-halts-execution-of-christa-gail-pike-n2683864" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2694Appeals Court Halts Execution of Tennessee Inmate Christa Gail Pike </a> 2695 </div> 2696 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2697 <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link"> 2698 Amy Curtis 2699 </a> 2700 </div> 2701 2702 </div> 2703 </div> 2704 2705 </div> 2706 <div class="col"> 2707 2708 2709 <div class="" data-sec="post-card"> 2710 <a href="/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/israeli-prime-minister-reveals-more-details-about-the-flydubai-terror-attack-n2683857" 2711 class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2712 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2025/196/e343624d-9a4b-412c-9dd6-d7537e83bdc5-536x311.jpg" alt="Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Reveals New Details About the FlyDubai Terror Attack" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" /> 2713 2714 </a> 2715 <div class=""> 2716 2717 <div class="post-eyebrow">Terrorism</div> 2718 <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2"> 2719 <a href="/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/israeli-prime-minister-reveals-more-details-about-the-flydubai-terror-attack-n2683857" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2720Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Reveals New Details About the FlyDubai Terror Attack </a> 2721 </div> 2722 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2723 <a href="/author/dmitri-bolt" class="hover-link"> 2724 Dmitri Bolt 2725 </a> 2726 </div> 2727 2728 </div> 2729 </div> 2730 2731 </div> 2732 <div class="col"> 2733 2734 2735 <div class="" data-sec="post-card"> 2736 <a href="/news/jeff-charles/2026/09/30/federal-judge-declares-mistrial-for-dc-councilman-caught-taking-bribes-n2683862" 2737 class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2738 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2018/122/96d7ebed-481a-4878-8691-38953636ef47-536x311.jpg" alt="Federal Judge Declares Mistrial for DC Councilman Caught Taking Bribes" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" /> 2739 2740 </a> 2741 <div class=""> 2742 2743 <div class="post-eyebrow">Crime</div> 2744 <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2"> 2745 <a href="/news/jeff-charles/2026/09/30/federal-judge-declares-mistrial-for-dc-councilman-caught-taking-bribes-n2683862" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2746Federal Judge Declares Mistrial for DC Councilman Caught Taking Bribes </a> 2747 </div> 2748 <div class="small post-card-author">
2749 <a href="/author/jeff-charles" class="hover-link"> 2750 Jeff Charles 2751 </a> 2752 </div> 2753 2754 </div> 2755 </div> 2756 2757 </div> 2758 <div class="col"> 2759 2760 2761 <div class="" data-sec="post-card"> 2762 <a href="/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/the-ftc-has-launched-an-investigation-into-top-ai-firms-n2683854" 2763 class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2764 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/271/5958e172-adf1-45c6-b2ac-c7b330bd2208-536x311.jpg" alt="The FTC Has Launched a Major Investigation Into Top AI Firms" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" /> 2765 2766 </a> 2767 <div class=""> 2768 2769 <div class="post-eyebrow">Artificial Intelligence</div> 2770 <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2"> 2771 <a href="/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/the-ftc-has-launched-an-investigation-into-top-ai-firms-n2683854" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2772The FTC Has Launched a Major Investigation Into Top AI Firms </a> 2773 </div> 2774 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2775 <a href="/author/dmitri-bolt" class="hover-link"> 2776 Dmitri Bolt 2777 </a> 2778 </div> 2779 2780 </div> 2781 </div> 2782 2783 </div> 2784 <div class="col"> 2785 2786 2787 <div class="" data-sec="post-card"> 2788 <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/scotus-3rd-country-deportations-n2683858" 2789 class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2790 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/183/8bcde194-f749-4b3d-b82e-9391951d9fa6-536x311.jpg" alt="President Trump's Immigration Agenda Handed Major Temporary Win at the Supreme Court" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" /> 2791 2792 </a> 2793 <div class=""> 2794 2795 <div class="post-eyebrow">Illegal Immigration</div> 2796 <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2"> 2797 <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/scotus-3rd-country-deportations-n2683858" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2798President Trump's Immigration Agenda Handed Major Temporary Win at the Supreme Court </a> 2799 </div> 2800 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2801 <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link"> 2802 Amy Curtis 2803 </a> 2804 </div> 2805 2806 </div> 2807 </div> 2808 2809 </div> 2810 <div class="col"> 2811 2812 2813 <div class="" data-sec="post-card"> 2814 <a href="/news/jeff-charles/2026/09/30/new-voice-cloning-scam-n2683799" 2815 class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2816 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/61/f2df5fff-6cff-462d-8fa2-20c26cb824ca-536x311.jpg" alt="Scammers Can Use Your Loved One's Voice to Extort You for Cash" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" /> 2817 2818 </a> 2819 <div class=""> 2820 2821 <div class="post-eyebrow">Crime</div> 2822 <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2"> 2823 <a href="/news/jeff-charles/2026/09/30/new-voice-cloning-scam-n2683799" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2824Scammers Can Use Your Loved One's Voice to Extort You for Cash </a> 2825 </div> 2826 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2827 <a href="/author/jeff-charles" class="hover-link"> 2828 Jeff Charles 2829 </a> 2830 </div> 2831 2832 </div> 2833 </div> 2834 2835 </div> 2836 <div class="col"> 2837 2838 2839 <div class="" data-sec="post-card"> 2840 <a href="/news/jeff-charles/2026/09/30/jack-smith-caught-spying-on-conservative-journalists-in-anti-trump-witch-hunt-n2683803" 2841 class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2842 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/22/c99794f0-a308-4508-8bf2-6d8a9b0971a0-536x311.jpg" alt="Jack Smith Caught Spying on Conservative Journalists in Anti-Trump Wit
2842ch Hunt" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" /> 2843 2844 </a> 2845 <div class=""> 2846 2847 <div class="post-eyebrow">First Amendment</div> 2848 <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2"> 2849 <a href="/news/jeff-charles/2026/09/30/jack-smith-caught-spying-on-conservative-journalists-in-anti-trump-witch-hunt-n2683803" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2850Jack Smith Caught Spying on Conservative Journalists in Anti-Trump Witch Hunt </a> 2851 </div> 2852 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2853 <a href="/author/jeff-charles" class="hover-link"> 2854 Jeff Charles 2855 </a> 2856 </div> 2857 2858 </div> 2859 </div> 2860 2861 </div> 2862 <div class="col"> 2863 2864 2865 <div class="" data-sec="post-card"> 2866 <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/stephen-miller-cnn-immigration-n2683837" 2867 class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2868 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2026/180/f5ef1ece-1ca5-4186-bf83-8652b543a496-536x311.jpg" alt="Stephen Miller Slams the Propagandist Corporate Media Over Immigration Coverage" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" /> 2869 2870 </a> 2871 <div class=""> 2872 2873 <div class="post-eyebrow">Stephen Miller</div> 2874 <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2"> 2875 <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/stephen-miller-cnn-immigration-n2683837" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2876Stephen Miller Slams the Propagandist Corporate Media Over Immigration Coverage </a> 2877 </div> 2878 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2879 <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link"> 2880 Amy Curtis 2881 </a> 2882 </div> 2883 2884 </div> 2885 </div> 2886 2887 </div> 2888 <div class="col"> 2889 2890 2891 <div class="" data-sec="post-card"> 2892 <a href="/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/spain-just-offered-a-look-into-a-future-run-by-socialists-n2683831" 2893 class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2894 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2018/279/89940ad4-5bfa-4b41-b9fe-d69bac88faf9-536x311.jpg" alt="Spain Is About to Become a Case Study in Socialist Failure" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" /> 2895 2896 </a> 2897 <div class=""> 2898 2899 <div class="post-eyebrow">Spain</div> 2900 <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2"> 2901 <a href="/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/spain-just-offered-a-look-into-a-future-run-by-socialists-n2683831" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2902Spain Is About to Become a Case Study in Socialist Failure </a> 2903 </div> 2904 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2905 <a href="/author/dmitri-bolt" class="hover-link"> 2906 Dmitri Bolt 2907 </a> 2908 </div> 2909 2910 </div> 2911 </div> 2912 2913 </div> 2914 <div class="col"> 2915 2916 2917 <div class="" data-sec="post-card"> 2918 <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/iraq-withdrawal-n2683841" 2919 class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2920 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2017/44/beac4eed-2564-4c21-9b1e-37fbe61f9d04-536x311.jpg" alt="After Two Decades, America Officially Withdraws From Iraq" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" /> 2921 2922 </a> 2923 <div class=""> 2924 2925 <div class="post-eyebrow">Iraq</div> 2926 <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2"> 2927 <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/iraq-withdrawal-n2683841" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2928After Two Decades, America Officially Withdraws From Iraq </a> 2929 </div> 2930 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2931 <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link"> 2932 Amy Curtis 2933 </a> 2934 </div> 2935 2936 </div> 2937 </div> 2938 2939 </div> 2940 <div class="col"> 2941 2942 2943 <div class="" data-sec="post-card"> 2944 <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/sc-mom-stabs-kids-50-times-n2683849" 2945 class="d-block post-image-link position-relative thm-inc"> 2946 <img src="https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/2022/32/2b98a630-6eb5-489e-9cec-c921653df3dc-536x311.jpg" alt="Another Mom Has Been Charged With Horrific Crimes Involving Her Children" class="post-image-vertical" width="536" height="311" /> 2947 2948 </a> 2949 <div class=""> 2950 2951 <div class="post-eyebrow">Crime</div> 2952 <div class="post-card-title fs-5 fw-bold mb-2"> 2953 <a href="/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/30/sc-mom-stabs-kids-50-times-n2683849" class="hover-link thm-inc"> 2954Another Mom Has Been Charged With Horrific Crimes Involving Her Children </a> 2955 </div> 2956 <div class="small post-card-author"> 2957 <a href="/author/amy-curtis" class="hover-link"> 2958 Amy Curtis 2959 </a> 2960 </div> 2961 2962 </div> 2963 </div> 2964 2965 </div> 2966 </div> 2967 </section> 2968 2969</div> 2970 2971 2972 2973<div class="fixed-bottom start-0 end-0 bg-body border-top py-2 trending-bar" style="z-index: 1040;" data-sec="trending-bar"> 2974 <div class="position-relative overflow-hidden" style="mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0%, black 32px, black calc(100% - 32px), transparent 100%); 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