
President Donald Trump disparaged Somali immigrants during a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

Welcome to a Wednesday edition of Nightcaps ! I hope you're having a great week. I know I am. I had my first-ever virtual doctor appointment yesterday. I felt like George Jetson with higher-than-it-should-be cholesterol . It was incredible. I rolled out of bed. Threw on a sweatshirt and a ball cap (stayed in my sleeping shorts) and sat at my desk so the doctor could lecture me about what I should be doing if I want to not die. The only thing is I left kind of annoyed that I have been going to th

Vetting officials also flagged £1m loan when recommending he should be denied security clearance Key questions: did ‘mitigations’ cover links to China and Russia? Peter Mandelson’s associations with senior figures in China, Russia and Israel were among the concerns raised by the UK’s vetting agency when it concluded he should be denied clearance, multiple sources have told the Guardian. Mandelson’s links to China’s minister of finance, Lan Fo’an, the sanctions-hit Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska

President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with Republican congressional candidate for Kentucky, Ed Gallrein as they speak on stage at Verst Logistics on March 11, 2026 in Hebron, Kentucky.
Kenneth Iwamasa, Matthew Perry's former assistant, was sentenced to 41 months after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death. NBC News' Chloe Melas and Misty Marris report.

Fox News · Oct 8
The cast of "The Dan Le Batard Show" is still throwing a fit over New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart introducing President Donald Trump last week during a speech in New York City. On Wednesday, Le Batard criticized the New York media for not doing more to make Dart feel "uncomfortable." "If you want to be the quarterback who introduces Donald Trump during this time, then please, expound your thoughts," Le Batard began. "I want him put in a position [by the New York media] to sound educated

ABC News · Oct 8
NASA unveils $20 billion, 3-phase moon plan ABC News contributor and astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi discussed NASA's plan to establish a settlement on the lunar surface. May 27, 2026NASA unveils $20 billion, 3-phase moon plan May 27, 2026California man dies after attack outside his Trump-themed home May 27, 2026Climate change and flash droughts are fueling US wildfires: Experts May 27, 2026Biden sues DOJ to block release of audio recordings tied to special counsel probe May 27, 2026Impact of prop

ABC News · Oct 8
Dog sets off gun injuring woman in the arm A dog left alone in a truck apparently set off a shotgun shooting a woman in the arm outside a store. ABC News' legal contributor Brian Buckmire has the details. NY Reps. Goldman, Nadler visit Delaney Hall ICE detention center in Newark, NJ Russian cosmonauts perform space walk on the ISS Muslim participate in "stoning of the devil" ritual during Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia Sec. Hegseth departs Joint Base Andrews for Singapore Tracking the severe st

Fox News · Oct 8
A truly terrifying scene unfolded on the diamond in a Minor League contest in Virginia on Tuesday night. During just the second at-bat of the Single-A game between the Hill City Howlers (Cleveland Guardians) and Fayetteville Woodpeckers (Houston Astros), Fayetteville's Xavier Neyens was sitting on a 2-0 count in the batter's box. Hill City's Aidan Major threw a ball up in the zone, but Neyens jumped on it, sending a screaming line drive directly back toward the pitcher. In the blink of an eye, t