This Forbes investigation is a must-read. Donald Trump pulled in roughly $1.4 billion from crypto in 2025, plus more than $200 million from real estate, and faced a projected tax bill north of $500 million. So his company donated the "development rights" to his Jupiter, Florida golf course to a land trust, argued the course was a natural habitat worth protecting, and kept right on running the club. Forbes estimates the write-off could land around $825 million. He has done this at least five times since 2005. New York's attorney general alleged two of those appraisals were inflated. In Doral, he claimed a deduction of up to $323 million, more than double what he paid for the entire resort. A month after the Jupiter deal, he sued the IRS. The settlement his own Justice Department signed bars claims against him over matters that "could be pending," language that appears broad enough to cover this year's taxes. A federal judge found the case was brought to manipulate the judicial process. And the man now running the IRS, who took the job as this deal was being assembled, has a home backing onto those same Jupiter fairways. This is absolutely ridiculous. Nobody should be able to use the presidency to write his own tax bill. forbes.com/sites/danalexande…

Trump White House attorneys are evaluating whether to issue mass pardons to junior staffers — as Trump allies press the administration to protect lower-ranked officials from prosecution and other legal challenges, according to two sources familiar with the conversations. washingtonsun.com/whitehouse…

Trump says that if Republicans lose in North Carolina he will use the power of his office to deny US Marine Corps veterans’ claims for medical treatment for cancer and other life threatening diseases resulting from decades of water contamination by toxic chemicals at Camp Lejeune

NEW: Trump’s mega Venezuelan oil deal, signed by Hegseth and Rubio, benefits an unknown group of investors and was intentionally crafted to keep the next U.S. president or future leaders of Venezuela from undoing it. @propublica saw the secret contract: propublica.org/article/trump…

Google announced a $6 million contribution in Nebraska on Monday aiming to lower energy bills for Omaha Public Power District customers. nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/n…

With high demand for motor fuels across Nebraska, I have signed an executive order to help ease the burden and ensure timely access to fuel for Nebraskans. This executive order temporarily allows vehicles transporting gasoline to exceed weight limits by up to 10% and reiterates the federal Hours of Service waiver. These actions will help ensure more fuel reaches the communities that need it most. ⛽️ 🚚 📈

President Trump announces at his Kansas rally that USDA is rolling out $8 billion in fuel relief payments for farmers amid high diesel prices. USDA tonight says it’s tapping an internal (much fought over on Capitol Hill) fund to provide the payments - which are structured like disaster aid. Farm state GOP lawmakers are still pushing for another +$11 billion in aid for farmers hit by tariffs and high fuel costs in a separate year-end package.

JD Vance makes a recommendation on who to vote for in the midterms: "Vote for the people who have solutions to lower the cost of gas, don't vote for the people who made the problem to begin with."

Nebraska's early vote is a WARNING sign for Pete Ricketts. Registered Democrats lead in a state Trump won by 20. Nebraska Early Vote as of 10/16 🔵Democrats - 34,620 (44.8%) ⚪️Independents - 13,091 (16.9%) 🔴Republicans - 29,580 (38.3%) With the early vote: Osborn (I) +7.0

When asked by Tony Dokoupil about recent polling that indicates many voters are concerned about corruption and believe President Trump is prioritizing his own personal business interests while in office, Vice President JD Vance said, "I've never seen anything like that from the president." "Yes, D.C. is a corrupt town," Vance continued, but "I have not seen a single shred of evidence that he participates or sanctions in that corruption."

NEW: The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.

Ashley Hinson claims Josh Turek supports "allowing kids to change their gender at school and not tell their parents"