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Trump’s Alaska Visit Is About More Than Oil. The Arctic Is the Real Prize

OCT 14, 2026 AT 09:00 AM ET

President Trump is highlighting tax relief, a proposed $54 billion natural gas investment, and billions in military infrastructure during his Alaska visit. But behind the announcements lies a much larger competition over energy, critical minerals, national security, and America's position in the Arctic.

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Melania Trump Wants America's Children Ready for the AI Revolution

OCT 14, 2026 AT 08:45 AM ET

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Trump’s Industrial Comeback Plan Is Bigger Than Factory Jobs

OCT 14, 2026 AT 08:30 AM ET

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Trump Signs New Law to Turn American Music Into a Tourism Powerhouse

OCT 13, 2026 AT 09:00 AM ET

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Made in America Is Making a Comeback. But How Big Is It?

OCT 13, 2026 AT 08:00 AM ET

The White House says American manufacturing is entering a new era, with factory hiring recovering, production expanding in key industries, and billions in corporate investment commitments. The numbers reveal genuine progress, but the bigger story is whether tariffs, tax incentives, and technological change can rebuild America's industrial strength for the long term.

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Talarico Under Fire. Texas, This Race Is Far From Over.

OCT 12, 2026 AT 10:22 AM ET

A nine-day absence, explosive allegations, and growing questions surrounding James Talarico have intensified the Texas Senate race. But controversy is not defeat, and the outcome will be decided by voters on November 3—not by headlines, speculation, or political predictions.

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Trump Names Katie Zacharia. The White House Just Got a New Political Powerhouse.

OCT 10, 2026 AT 07:28 PM ET

Karoline Leavitt set a formidable standard. Now President Trump has selected Katie Zacharia, a lawyer, media strategist and trusted America First advocate to carry his message into one of Washington's most consequential political battles. Katie's first words reveal that she understands exactly what the assignment demands.

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Braking: A Live Execution in America After Nearly 90 Years

OCT 9, 2026 AT 08:40 AM ET

For generations, executions in America have taken place behind prison walls. That could change on December 3, when the U.S. military plans to execute convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad—and livestream the execution to the public. It would be the first U.S. military execution since 1961 and an extraordinary return of public access to capital punishment after nearly nine decades.

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Trump’s Industrial Push Is Moving From Tariffs to Factories, Shipyards and Paychecks

OCT 9, 2026 AT 08:14 AM ET

A $15 billion steel complex in Iowa. A $3.7 billion shipyard in Maryland. Billions more targeting nuclear power, natural gas, medicines and American-made medical supplies. The announcements coming out of Washington are beginning to reveal something larger than a collection of factories: the Trump administration is trying to redraw America’s industrial map—and rebuild the supply chains behind American economic and national power.

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President Trump Presents National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology and Innovation

OCT 9, 2026 AT 07:30 AM ET

Elon Musk. Jensen Huang. Lisa Su. Sergey Brin. Michael Dell. Satya Nadella. President Donald Trump brought six of America’s most influential technology leaders together Thursday to receive the nation’s highest honors in science and technological innovation. But the ceremony carried a message larger than the medals: Washington increasingly sees artificial intelligence, semiconductors, computing, space and scientific discovery as strategic assets in America’s competition for the future.

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Mamdani Flipped the Oct. 7 Narrative — and Made Israel the Villain

OCT 8, 2026 AT 08:35 AM ET

On the third anniversary of the Hamas massacre that killed roughly 1,200 people and carried 251 hostages into Gaza, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani acknowledged the attack—then devoted much of his statement to accusing Israel of genocide, apartheid and war crimes. The backlash is about more than politics. It is about whether a day commemorating deliberately murdered civilians should have been turned into an indictment of the country they belonged to.

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70 Million Children Now Have Trump Accounts — Parents Have One Step Left

OCT 8, 2026 AT 08:06 AM ET

Nearly 70 million American children now have a tax-advantaged investment account in their name, according to the White House. More than 60 million were created automatically—and for millions of families, the next step is simply claiming the account so contributions can begin building for the child's future.

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Latinos Are Hesitating To Vote Republican. But They Are Not Going Democrats

OCT 7, 2026 AT 11:25 AM ET

Something important is happening inside the Latino electorate. Some Hispanic voters who helped Donald Trump achieve historic Republican gains in 2024 are reconsidering their support. But the movement is not simply a return to the Democratic Party. A large bloc remains skeptical of both sides—and their decision may come down to something much more practical than party loyalty: what has actually changed in their lives.

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Tropical Storm Isaias Is Coming To Gulf Coast Residents

OCT 7, 2026 AT 10:04 AM ET

Tropical Storm Isaias has formed in the Gulf and could become a hurricane by Thursday as it moves toward the northern Gulf Coast. No coastal warnings were in effect early Wednesday, but the National Hurricane Center is already telling residents along the U.S. Gulf Coast to closely monitor the storm. For FPTN readers from Louisiana through Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, this is the time to prepare—not panic.

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Trump Moves to Cut Diesel Costs — Saving Truckers Up to $100 Per Fill-Up

OCT 7, 2026 AT 08:29 AM ET

The White House is moving directly at one of the costs buried inside almost everything Americans buy: diesel. President Trump has temporarily opened tax-exempt dyed diesel to highway use and ordered federal tax relief through the end of the year, with the administration estimating savings of up to $100 on some truck fill-ups. The significance goes far beyond truck stops—diesel helps move food, construction materials, livestock and consumer goods across America.

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Blakeman Is Still Behind. But New York Is Getting Interesting.

OCT 5, 2026 AT 02:16 PM ET

Kathy Hochul continues to lead New York’s race for governor, but Bruce Blakeman has produced several single-digit results in a state Democrats have dominated for years. The polls are inconsistent—not a straight Republican surge—but they are exposing something worth watching: New York’s argument over taxes, affordability, immigration, public safety and the increasingly progressive direction of New York City is beginning to reach far beyond the five boroughs.

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A Houston Synagogue Plot Cannot Be Ignored In Midterms

OCT 4, 2026 AT 04:54 PM ET

An alleged plot to attack Congregation Beth Israel in Houston was stopped before lives were lost. For Christians watching antisemitism, religious liberty, public safety and the direction of American culture, the case is another reminder that midterm elections are not background politics. The people elected in November will help write the laws, oversee law enforcement and decide what kind of country religious communities will live in.

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Trump Is Sending $90 + $500 Back to Americans This October

OCT 3, 2026 AT 03:45 PM ET

More than 20 million Medicare beneficiaries are about to receive a direct $90 payment from a federal fund that has existed since 2008 but was never previously used this way. Another $500 check is going for seniors directly back into their hands.

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Something Is Happening in America Churches

OCT 3, 2026 AT 03:22 PM ET

After decades of decline, new research shows an unexpected change in American churches. Attendance is rising, younger adults are returning, and spiritual openness is growing. Could we be witnessing the beginning of something much bigger?

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Trump Says Paxton Has to Win

OCT 2, 2026 AT 08:24 AM ET

President Trump came to North Texas to talk trucks, tariffs and American manufacturing. But standing inside Peterbilt’s Denton plant, he made the political message just as clear: he wants Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate, and he is tying that race directly to the economic agenda Republicans are asking Texans to defend.

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Newsom Signs Muslim Holidays. Is CA Setting Up Sharia Law?

SEP 30, 2026 AT 05:01 PM ET

California has added Islam’s two major holidays to state law, giving qualified public employees additional flexibility and allowing schools to close under existing procedures. Critics are calling it another step toward the normalization of Sharia, reopening a much larger constitutional debate that FlashPoint has been warning about for months: Where does religious accommodation end, and where must American civil law remain supreme?

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These Are the President’s Words: America Enters the Era of “Super Intelligence”

SEP 30, 2026 AT 09:43 AM ET

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring that the federal government should begin moving beyond the language of “Artificial Intelligence.” The new terminology is “Super Intelligence” — and the order makes clear that the White House sees what is coming as far bigger than another generation of software.

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What Are Women’s Sports For?

SEP 29, 2026 AT 09:43 AM ET

Trump’s latest push on college athletics is about NIL money, transfers and the financial survival of smaller sports. But underneath it is a more fundamental question America has spent years avoiding: if the women’s category is not ultimately protected by biological sex, what exactly is that category designed to protect?

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NEWS FLASH: America Is Building Steel Again. Why Isn’t That the Bigger Story?

SEP 29, 2026 AT 09:21 AM ET

A $15 billion Iowa steel complex, the first new U.S. iron-ore mine in half a century and thousands of jobs should be more than a campaign-season footnote. Behind the politics is a much larger question about whether America is rebuilding the industrial capacity it will need for the next generation.

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