President Donald Trump offered a $1 million reward for reports of voter fraud in past elections or the 2026 midterms, payable if the report leads to an arrest and conviction. He did not say how the rewards would be funded; his announcement comes as election officials and state attorneys general raise concerns about possible federal interference and the administration’s voter-fraud claims.
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Trump announced the reward in a Truth Social post on Monday.
He repeated the offer to reporters before boarding Air Force One for a campaign rally in Mississippi.
The reward would be paid only after the reported person is arrested and convicted.
Trump did not disclose how he would pay for the rewards.
The announcement comes ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections.
Democratic state attorneys general expanded coordination efforts this month to counter possible federal interference in the elections.
In 2020, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick offered $25,000 for election-fraud tips.
A 2021 Washington Post report said the first payout under Patrick’s offer went to a Pennsylvania poll worker whose tip led to a conviction for voting twice.
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President Donald Trump said he would pay $1 million for information about voter fraud in past elections or the 2026 midterms if it leads to an arrest and conviction. The White House and Justice Department have not explained how the reward would be funded or administered. The offer comes amid federal investigations and legal disputes over alleged election fraud and voter eligibility.
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Trump announced the reward on Truth Social on Monday, eight days before the November 3 midterm elections.
The offer covers reports about alleged fraud in past elections and the 2026 midterms, and requires an arrest and conviction.
Trump did not specify how people could submit tips, who would decide whether a tip qualified, or where the money would come from.
The Justice Department said it deferred to the White House when asked whether it would administer or fund the reward.
The Justice Department said on October 20 that it had charged 113 people in 20 states with illegal voting or registration offenses over the previous seven weeks; the charges are allegations, not findings of guilt.
The Justice Department sued California over ballots linked to more than 20,000 people it described as likely noncitizens; state officials dispute the federal claims.
A federal judge rejected the Justice Department’s bid for Georgia’s unredacted statewide voter list, and the administration has appealed in several voter-record cases.
Trump and Vice President JD Vance had announced a separate $25 million reward program for reports of fraud involving federal programs.
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A coordinated effort is training clergy to help keep the peace at polling places on Election Day. The effort includes a minister, a rabbi and an imam, according to a report by Deema Zein.
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The effort brings together a minister, a rabbi and an imam.
The group is coordinating an effort related to Election Day.
The effort trains clergy.
The training aims to help keep the peace.
The effort focuses on polling places.
Deema Zein reported on the effort.
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FRANCE 24 checked three viral videos shared as evidence of recent unrest in Europe. The footage came from a 2017 march in Poland, military event preparations in Portugal, and an August protest in Argentina—not recent demonstrations in Europe.
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A video viewed more than a million times on X was falsely described as showing millions protesting in Poland; it depicts the country’s annual Independence Day march in 2017.
The Poland video has resurfaced with misleading captions over the years, including claims that it showed unrest in France.
Military vehicles shown in Porto were part of preparations for Army Day, held from October 20 to 25, not a deployment against protesters.
Portugal’s city website said thousands of soldiers arrived in Porto for events showcasing the military.
Police, not the army, handled recent demonstrations in Portugal; police dismantled housing protest camps in Porto and Lisbon on Sunday, arresting more than 30 people.
Footage said to show Italian protesters removing a US flag was filmed in Buenos Aires in August.
The Buenos Aires footage showed a flag being removed from a hotel during a protest linked to a law on private property introduced by President Javier Milei.
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The Justice Department charged James Comey with two counts related to alleged leaks of national defense information in 2016, marking the third time the Trump administration has brought criminal charges against him. Comey’s lawyers say the case concerns a previously investigated New York Times article and argue the filing came after the statute of limitations expired and should have required a grand jury indictment.
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Federal prosecutors filed the charges in Washington, D.C., on Monday.
The government alleges Comey leaked information in 2016 and conspired with an unnamed person to provide it to a national news outlet.
Comey’s attorney, Patrick Fitzgerald, said the case relates to a New York Times article published on October 5, 2016.
Prosecutors filed the charges as an “information,” a charging document that is not approved by a grand jury.
Comey’s lawyers asked the court to dismiss the case, arguing that the statute of limitations expired and that the law required a grand jury indictment.
A judge previously dismissed a separate case accusing Comey of lying to Congress after finding the prosecutor had been unlawfully appointed.
Earlier this year, the Justice Department charged Comey in North Carolina over a social media post showing seashells arranged to spell “8647.”
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Israel is holding its first parliamentary elections since the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces opposition, and the vote is partly a referendum on his response to the attacks and the war that followed.
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Israel is holding parliamentary elections on Tuesday.
The election is the first since the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023.
Israel has been on a war footing since the attacks.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces an opposition challenge.
The vote is partly a referendum on Netanyahu’s tactics.
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Court records show the Justice Department is working to bring a third criminal case against James Comey, the former FBI director. Comey said he is innocent, is not afraid, and believes in the independent federal judiciary.
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Court records show the Justice Department is working to bring another criminal case against Comey.
The proposed case would be the third criminal case against Comey.
Comey previously served as FBI director.
Comey said, “I'm still innocent.”
Comey said he is not afraid and believes in the independent federal judiciary.
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President Donald Trump announced a $1 million reward for tips about voter fraud. He said the payment would go to people whose tips lead to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for fraud in past elections or the 2026 midterms.
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Trump announced the reward on a Monday afternoon.
The reward is $1 million.
The offer covers alleged voter fraud in past elections and the 2026 midterm election.
Trump said tips must lead to an arrest and conviction for the reward to be paid.
The announcement came about a week before the midterms.
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Jordan said its air force struck armed groups in Syria in retaliation for an attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Karak that killed nine people. Syrian state media reported that at least five civilians died in the strikes, while Jordan said it coordinated the operation with Damascus and Syria’s government said it was investigating the attacks.
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The church attack took place during a funeral in Karak on Friday and wounded more than two dozen people.
Jordanian authorities arrested three men in Karak after a dawn shootout; all three were wounded.
Jordan identified the suspects as brothers Hazzah and Mishal Zaidan Mohammad and their brother-in-law, Ahmad Sami Hussein.
Jordan’s Public Security Directorate said the suspects were not linked to an organized group and that authorities found a large cache of munitions.
Jordan said its strikes killed or wounded members of armed groups and destroyed several vehicles but did not name the groups or specify the strike locations.
A Syrian health official said at least five civilians, including women and children, were killed in the strikes in Daraa province.
Jordan declared three days of mourning after the church attack; no group had claimed responsibility, and the motive remained unknown.
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Busted musician James Bourne says his younger brother Chris donated a kidney to him after doctors told him he had a few years left to live. Bourne said both brothers are recovering from surgery and that he is already starting to feel better.
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James Bourne, 43, said his health condition was serious, but he has not shared further details.
Bourne said doctors told him he had a few years left to live.
His younger brother, Chris, donated one of his kidneys to him.
Both brothers are recovering from their transplant operations, according to Bourne.
Bourne dropped out of a Busted and McFly arena tour in September 2025 because of health problems.
Chris replaced his brother on the tour.
Busted had four UK number-one singles before splitting up in 2005.
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Sealed documents that surfaced Monday show the Trump administration has accused former FBI Director James Comey of two counts involving the unlawful disclosure of national defense information. Comey has not been indicted in this case, denies wrongdoing, and says the prosecution efforts amount to political retribution.
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The charges concern the alleged unlawful dissemination of information related to national defense.
Comey has not been indicted in the case.
Comey denies wrongdoing.
This is the third criminal case the Trump administration has sought against Comey since Trump returned to office in January 2025.
Comey criticized the prosecution efforts in a video posted on Substack.
Comey said he believes in the independence of the federal judiciary.
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The Trump administration is seeking to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey over an alleged disclosure of classified information. The Justice Department filed the allegations without going through a grand jury, which Comey’s lawyers argue makes the case legally invalid.
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The allegations were disclosed in documents unsealed Monday in federal court in Washington.
The Justice Department accuses Comey of disclosing classified information.
The administration bypassed a grand jury in seeking the prosecution.
Comey’s lawyers say the case is legally invalid.
The article describes this as the third attempt to charge Comey.
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Anthropic has publicly filed for an initial public offering with U.S. market regulators. The filing reported $16.3 billion in revenue and a net loss of more than $80 billion in the first half of 2026, and included nearly 100 pages on investment risks.
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Anthropic submitted a public IPO filing to U.S. market regulators.
The filing reported $16.3 billion in revenue for the first half of 2026.
Anthropic's net loss exceeded $80 billion in the first half of 2026.
The filing included nearly 100 pages covering risks of investing in the company.
The program also reported that part of London's Oxford Street has been pedestrianised.
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President Donald Trump is traveling to Mississippi on Monday to campaign for Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. Hyde-Smith faces Democrat Scott Colom, a district attorney, in a race the article describes as surprisingly competitive.
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Trump is holding a rally in Mississippi on Monday.
The rally aims to turn out Republican voters.
Cindy Hyde-Smith is the Republican incumbent senator from Mississippi.
Hyde-Smith is facing Democrat Scott Colom, a district attorney.
The article describes the Senate race as surprisingly competitive.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris has visited Mississippi.
Democratic Sens. Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Cory Booker of New Jersey have also made stops in Mississippi.
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Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes barred Senator Flávio Bolsonaro from leaving the country and ordered him to surrender his passports within 24 hours, shortly after his reported loss to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The order cites a police investigation into alleged money laundering and separately bars Bolsonaro from contacting a lawyer linked to the case; Bolsonaro said he would pursue legal action against Lula’s election victory.
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The ruling cancelled Bolsonaro’s passports, including his diplomatic passport.
Federal police are investigating Bolsonaro over possible involvement in a money-laundering scheme.
The investigation concerns betting companies suspected of being used to launder about £680 million.
The ruling bars Bolsonaro from contacting lawyer Willer Tomaz.
Bolsonaro said police served him with the order after he visited his father, Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest in Brasília.
Bolsonaro denied saying he would leave Brazil if he lost the election, despite comments by his brother Eduardo Bolsonaro urging him to do so.
Bolsonaro said he would file a case seeking to disqualify Lula’s election ticket over alleged abuse of economic power.
Bolsonaro has not publicly conceded defeat or withdrawn his demand to annul the election.
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The Justice Department filed a charging document seeking to accuse former FBI Director James Comey of two Espionage Act violations related to allegedly sharing national defense information. Comey has not been indicted or charged by criminal complaint; the department said it filed the document to preserve the statute of limitations while its investigation continues.
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Prosecutors seek two counts under the Espionage Act.
The allegations concern transmitting national defense information to someone not entitled to receive it.
The Justice Department filed an information, a type of charging document often used when a defendant plans to plead guilty.
The department said it filed the information to preserve the statute of limitations before it expires.
Comey has not been indicted by a grand jury or charged by criminal complaint.
Comey's attorney, Patrick Fitzgerald, said Comey maintains his innocence.
The article describes this as the Justice Department's third attempt to bring criminal charges against Comey.
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The Justice Department asked Washington state to set aside ballots from more than 400 people it suspects registered to vote without U.S. citizenship. The department said it identified 1,500 votes cast by those people in past elections and asked state officials to verify their eligibility before counting any ballots they cast in next month’s midterm election.
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The Justice Department sent its request in a letter to the Washington Secretary of State’s Office.
The department identified more than 400 people it suspects registered to vote without U.S. citizenship.
It said those people cast 1,500 votes in prior elections.
The department asked the state to set aside any ballots the people cast in next month’s midterm election while officials check eligibility.
Washington has more than 5 million registered voters.
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Serbia’s student-led Student List won the October 25 parliamentary election with 52.45 percent of the vote and 138 seats, defeating the list backed by outgoing President Aleksandar Vučić. Supporters said they trained thousands of election monitors and reported suspected fraud, which they said helped protect the vote.
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The Student List received 52.45 percent of the vote and won 138 seats in Serbia’s National Assembly.
The Aleksandar Vučić – United Serbia list received 39.2 percent of the vote and won 103 seats.
The Student List challenged the Serbian Progressive Party, which had dominated Serbian politics for 14 years.
The student movement grew after a railway station canopy collapsed in Novi Sad on November 1, 2024, killing 16 people and prompting protests over corruption.
A Student List supporter said the movement trained at least 16,000 people to serve as official election monitors.
Supporters also trained about five people per polling station for mobile teams to monitor suspected fraud outside polling places.
Reported concerns included unofficial voter lists, carousel voting, payments to voters, and intimidation.
Turnout was 69 percent, with more than 4.4 million people voting.
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The Justice Department charged former FBI Director James Comey with two counts related to the alleged disclosure of sensitive national defense information in 2016. A federal judge unsealed the complaint on Monday after Comey requested its release.
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The Justice Department charged Comey on Oct. 5.
The case involves alleged disclosure of sensitive national defense information in 2016.
Comey faces two counts.
A federal judge granted Comey's request to unseal the complaint on Monday.
The article describes this as the third time the Justice Department has charged Comey.
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Yael Natra, 61, flew from Toronto to Tel Aviv to vote in Israel’s upcoming election after previously deciding not to vote since moving to Canada. She said the far right’s rise to power and the stakes of the election changed her view.
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Natra left Israel for Canada about 20 years ago.
She had not considered returning to vote because she no longer lived in Israel.
Natra spent thousands of dollars to travel from Toronto to Tel Aviv.
The trip covered nearly 6,000 miles.
Natra said the far right’s rise to power convinced her that she needed to vote.
The election is the first since the Hamas-led attacks in 2023 and the ensuing regional wars.
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