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Justice Dept 1 of 6

US takes custody of fugitive Alvaro Pulido, accused of bribing Maduro officials for $2 billion-plus in contracts, a month after partner Alex Saab pleaded guilty.

Saab now cooperating against Maduro

Source: NBC Miami

October 11, 2026

War 2 of 6

Trump announces a Russia-Ukraine “energy ceasefire” that Ukrainian President Zelenskyy calls “news for me,” as Russia strikes a Kharkiv power plant hours later.

Similar announcement a month ago failed

Source: NBC News

October 11, 2026

Fighting Back 3 of 6

Federal judge orders Trump administration to immediately halt taxpayer-funded ads featuring Trump three weeks before the midterms, finding challengers likely to win.

Suit cites federal propaganda spending ban

Source: Axios

October 11, 2026

Congress 4 of 6

Seven senators, four of them Republicans, demand Trump reverse his Russian diesel deal, saying it defies the 2022 law banning Russian energy imports.

Required explanation never sent to Congress

Source: UPI

October 11, 2026

Good Government 5 of 6

Pima County, Arizona, expands program pairing behavioral health specialists with police on homelessness and fentanyl calls, using about $400,000 a year in opioid settlement money.

Funding lasts about three years

Source: KVOA Tucson

October 11, 2026

War 6 of 6

Iran-backed Houthis strike Riyadh’s airport again and Dammam’s a day after killing an American, as Democratic Sen. Murphy warns the war is “spiraling out of control.”

Murphy was at airport day before

Source: CBS News

October 11, 2026

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