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U.S. Edition · LATEST HEADLINES · Monday, November 2, 2026

President Trump walks the South Lawn after stepping off Marine One, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. Allison Robbert, AP. He is not speaking. It is not Dubuque, not Salina, and not the reflecting pool.

The midterms

Trump spoke in Iowa and Kansas. More than 54 million have voted.

AP, Sunday night: two hours in Dubuque, nearly 90 minutes in Salina. The Monday speech at the reflecting pool is scheduled, not given. The photograph is the South Lawn on Monday morning, not either rally.

The Rocket News · Dubuque, Iowa · November 2, 2026

Desks

Politics More

Mike Rogers and Haley Stevens at a service at Perfecting Church in Detroit, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. Jose Juarez, AP. Both are in the frame. It is the church, not the endorsement video.

Michigan

Haley Stevens endorsed Mike Rogers in Detroit.

AP, Sunday: the Democrat who lost Michigan’s Senate primary stood with the Republican at Perfecting Church and then endorsed him. El-Sayed said none of it matters. The photograph is that service.

The midterms

Trump heads to Iowa and Kansas. More than 52 million have voted.

President Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Sioux City, Iowa, Oct. 22, 2026, one hand raised. Evan Vucci, Reuters. It is not Sunday in Iowa or Kansas. Those rallies had not started.

The White House

The White House is mapping how to govern if Democrats win.

The midterms

Trump put the Kansas and Iowa rallies back on.

President Trump stands with both hands raised at a campaign rally in Sioux City, Iowa, Oct. 22, 2026. Evan Vucci, Reuters. It is not Sunday in Dubuque, and it is not Kansas.

States More

People vote at Midtown Mall in Anchorage, Oct. 30, 2026. Emily Mesner, Reuters. It is not Sunday’s ruling. The judge and the two Sullivans are not in this frame.

Alaska

A judge threw out the Alaska ballot suit.

Reuters, Sunday: Judge Sharon Gleason dismissed the Justice Department’s bid to hold up certification if Dan Sullivan loses to a namesake. The department will appeal. The photograph is Anchorage on Oct. 30, not the ruling.

Alaska

The Justice Department pressed Alaska. More than 49 million have voted.

Voters arrive at Midtown Mall in Anchorage on Oct. 30, 2026. Emily Mesner, Reuters. It is not the two Dan Sullivans, and Mary Peltola is not in the frame.

Alaska

Peltola said she did not know about the other Dan Sullivan.

Mary Peltola speaks to a reporter at a picket for Horizon Air flight attendants, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, in Anchorage. Becky Bohrer, Associated Press. It is not Thursday's denial. The other face is turned away.

Texas

Texas early voting is at 6.3 million. South Carolina is up 83 percent.

World More

Traffic passes a banner of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Oct. 26, 2026. Majid Asgaripour, WANA, via Reuters. It is not Doha, and the negotiators are not in this frame.

Iran

Iran's negotiators spent a third day in Doha.

Reuters, Sunday: a third day of talks with Qatar, aimed at ending the war. The two-day plan to reopen Hormuz is not a deal. The photograph is Tehran on Oct. 26, not Doha.

Diplomacy

The G20 skipped the photograph with Lavrov.

Ed Miliband, Radoslaw Sikorski and Marco Rubio at the G20 head table in Atlanta, Oct. 30, 2026. Megan Varner, pool, Reuters. Nameplates also read African Union and Argentina. Sergei Lavrov is not in this frame.

Diplomacy

Witkoff shook Putin's hand, and Hubbard is free.

Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin shake hands at Constantine Palace, both men in dark suits, curtains behind them.

Canada

Alberta voted to stay in Canada.

A voter walks toward the doors of a polling place behind a yellow Elections Alberta sign.

World War More

Hormuz

Iran's Guard says two tankers exploded on mines.

Reuters, Sunday: the Revolutionary Guard Navy, through Iranian state media, said two tankers hit mines on a route it called unauthorized. This desk is not confirming the blasts, and it is not Friday’s Louise 1.

Ukraine

Russian strikes cut power to hundreds of thousands.

Iran

A small boat mined a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, seen from Musandam, Oman, on Oct. 23, 2026. Reuters. It is not the Louise 1, and no crew is named.

Ukraine

A missile hit Kyiv before midnight. One person was killed.

Economy More

The U.S. Capitol, framed by fall foliage, Sept. 28, 2026. Kylie Cooper, Reuters. It is not a trading floor, and it is not Sunday’s session. Markets were closed.

The budget

The deficit is still about 6 percent. That count is Friday's.

Reuters, Friday in New York: investors see no fix for a deficit around 6 percent of GDP and a $2 trillion gap, whoever wins Tuesday. The photograph is the Capitol on Sept. 28.

Oil

Brent settled at $117.64. WTI settled at $104.12.

A pumpjack in the Permian Basin near Midland, Texas, October 8, 2025. It is not Friday’s settlement, and it is not the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil

Oil fell before New York. Brent was $114.10.

A pumpjack in the Permian Basin near Midland, Texas, October 8, 2025. It is not Thursday morning's price.

Markets

Oil rose before New York. Saudi did not confirm a strike.

Tankers on the water in the Strait of Hormuz, June 22, with mountains behind them. This is not a Saudi refinery.

Science More

Crew Dragon Freedom hits the Pacific under its parachutes, bringing four astronauts home.

Space

Four astronauts splashed down off California.

SpaceX brought Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot, and Andrey Fedyaev home on Thursday after eight months. They had gone up in February to replace a crew sent home when a NASA astronaut fell ill.

Video · Associated Press

Maryland

Maryland now flags a heart warning on a mammogram.

The Court

The Supreme Court heard Boulder’s climate suit and did not decide it.

The Supreme Court on Monday heard Boulder’s suit to make Exxon and Suncor help pay for climate damage. It did not rule.

Science

Wildfire smoke is lifting ground-level ozone, researchers say.

Wildfire smoke over Lower Manhattan. Researchers say that haze is also lifting ground-level ozone.

Technology More

Rescuers and residents shelter in an underground garage during an air-raid alert in Kyiv, Sept. 28, 2026. Gleb Garanich, Reuters. It is not Monday’s hack, and no one in this frame is named.

Cyber

False alerts went out on Ukraine's air-raid app.

Reuters: Ukraine’s air force said the public alert app was hacked, with false nuclear, chemical and Oreshnik warnings. Russia said its own emergencies app was hit. The photograph is Kyiv on Sept. 28, not the hack.

The arsenal

Ukraine’s drones still run on Chinese parts.

A Ukrainian soldier kneels in a field and works on a small drone.

Visas

Vance suspended Microsoft from a green-card program.

Video · The White House

Vice President JD Vance, hands raised at the lectern, said Microsoft abused the visa system.

Technology

Google wants Hollywood to stop being afraid of its tools.

Google is funding films and shorts, through a venture called 100 Zeros, to make Hollywood less afraid of its tools.

Mexico More

Mexico

Trudy is a tropical storm, and the warnings are down.

At 8 a.m. Mountain time the center was about 190 miles west-southwest of Cabo Corrientes, with winds near 60 mph. No coastal watches or warnings were in effect. The National Hurricane Center said it should become post-tropical by early Tuesday.

Mexico

Hurricane Trudy is 150 miles west of Manzanillo.

Hurricane Trudy’s eye sits offshore on a Sunday morning satellite, the Mexican coast to the right of the storm.

Pacific

Hurricane Trudy is 170 miles south of Manzanillo.

Hurricane Trudy, seen from a satellite, still offshore south of Manzanillo on Saturday morning.

The Pacific

Hurricane Simon is crawling off Jalisco.

A wave from Hurricane Simon breaks over a Pacific seawall as two people watch from the walk.

Sports More

Brewers fans at Tropicana Field after Game 5, Wednesday, Oct. 28, one holding a sign that reads World Series champs. It is not Friday's parade in Milwaukee. This caption does not name a face.

Baseball

Milwaukee schools are closed. The Brewers parade is today.

The Associated Press: Milwaukee Public Schools canceled Friday classes for a downtown parade and a fan fest at Henry Maier Festival Park. The photograph is Wednesday night in St. Petersburg, not the parade.

Baseball

The Brewers won the Series, 4-1.

Brewers players in World Series hoodies celebrate on the field after the last out. Wednesday night, Oct. 28, Tropicana Field. It is not the first pitch.

Baseball

The Rays walked off the Brewers, 4-3.

Ben Williamson, in a white Rays jersey, is doused after a walk-off. His face is in the frame.

Baseball

Milwaukee beat the Rays, 10-1.

Robert Gasser, number 54, in a navy Brewers jersey and a yellow cap, delivers a pitch in the World Series.