News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that the Pentagon will cut the number of its generals and admirals by roughly 20% by the start of next year.
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) October 1, 2026 at 3:48 PM
[image or embed]
The U.S. Treasury Department took "unprecedented action" Thursday targeting a shadow banking network with ties to Russia that the Iranian regime has used to evade sanctions. Read more:
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) October 1, 2026 at 3:25 PM
[image or embed]
Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich will lead a Pentagon study of the future of warfare dubbed "Project Meridian," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced today.
— Axios (@axios.com) September 30, 2026 at 5:39 PM
[image or embed]
Family of Renee Good sues US government and Trump officials over her fatal shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. https://cnn.it/4rLtWSa
— CNN (@cnn.com) October 1, 2026 at 10:46 AM
[image or embed]
BREAKING: New ICE guidance bans high-speed car chases and sets tighter rules for traffic stops, a memo obtained by the AP shows.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) October 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
[image or embed]
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether ICE’s unprecedented mandatory detention policy — which lower courts have rejected more than 20,000 times — is legal.
— Politico (@politico.com) October 1, 2026 at 9:39 AM
[image or embed]
Senior leaders at Customs and Border Protection were cut out of the decision to use their agency’s funds for a national ad buy featuring President Trump and learned about it from a news report, according to a DHS official.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) October 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM
[image or embed]
Judge rules Trump can’t fire court-appointed prosecutors politi.co/4ymRizT
— Politico (@politico.com) October 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
[image or embed]
Judge permanently dismisses charges against a former US Olympian initially accused of vandalism, citing Trump's ongoing threats https://cnn.it/47tsaeO
— CNN (@cnn.com) October 1, 2026 at 12:34 PM
[image or embed]
Layoffs in the U.S. have fallen to a four-year low, while employers' hiring plans are up 3% this year, according to new labor data.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) October 1, 2026 at 1:30 PM
[image or embed]
The US Postal Service said it will take a series of extraordinary measures to ensure the delivery of millions of ballots for next month's 2026 congressional elections, including extending hours at some retail branches reut.rs/4xUa2Wk
— Reuters (@reuters.com) October 1, 2026 at 2:52 PM
[image or embed]
President Trump says he’s considering pre-emptively pardoning members of his administration before the end of his second term, referencing how President Joe Biden pre-emptively pardoned a slew of people who worked in his administration at the end of his presidency.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) October 1, 2026 at 1:40 PM
[image or embed]
Four astronauts blasted off Thursday on a space station mission that will stretch until spring, among them a Canadian whose wife will give birth while he’s away.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) October 1, 2026 at 11:35 AM
[image or embed]
