TDFP News Roundup 10/13/26
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White House asks Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as U.S. ambassador to Greece:
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia announced in her first briefing Tuesday that the Trump administration has asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as U.S. ambassador to Greece amid allegations involving financial dealings, treatment of embassy staff, and relationships with foreign business interests, Fox News reported. "We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign. She has been a wonderful asset to the team, and we wish her well," Zacharia said, one day after President Trump told reporters he was "looking at" removing her and was "not happy."
DHS had probable cause and ‘compelling evidence’ for Ilhan Omar home raid, report says:
Authorities who raided Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home Monday have “compelling evidence” of criminal activity and are nearing the end of the investigation, The Post Millennial reported, citing the New York Post. Former assistant U.S. attorney Jonathan Fahey said a D.C. judge’s warrant means probable cause a federal crime was committed and evidence would be found at her home; sources pointed to immigration-record issues, including disputed age at naturalization, while Omar called the raid an attempt to “weaponize federal law enforcement.”
Fox News Power Rankings: Democrats poised to take House as generic ballot lead widens:
The latest Fox News Power Rankings project Democrats taking House control with an edge in about 219 seats—and a path toward as many as 237—while Republicans are projected to keep about 198, with rural voter backlash over gas, diesel, and grocery prices accelerating leftward shifts in additional districts, Fox News reported. The Senate remains a toss-up at 47–47 with six decisive toss-ups, and Minnesota moved from Likely D to Lean D this week.
Trump-linked MAGA Inc. pulls funding from New Jersey and Iowa House battlegrounds:
MAGA Inc. is reallocating planned midterm spending away from districts held by Reps. Tom Kean, R-N.J., and Marianette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, after polling showed their re-election chances growing slim, a source familiar with the plans told Fox News Digital. The Congressional Leadership Fund is also pulling cash from those districts—and reportedly from Michigan’s 8th and Ohio’s 1st—to reroute into stronger races as Fox’s Power Rankings show Democrats with a House majority edge.
FBI Operation Blackout hits African scam compounds with 28 arrests and millions frozen:
The FBI’s Operation Blackout netted 28 arrests across African countries, seized more than 350 devices, identified at least $11 million in potentially freezable funds, helped take down about 3.7 million social media accounts, and identified more than 100 trafficked workers for repatriation, Fox News reported, citing FBI Director Kash Patel. Officials said the global campaign targets foreign scam compounds that prey on Americans through overseas raids, asset seizures, and infrastructure disruption.
Virginia ends Medicaid coverage for sex-change procedures for minors:
Virginia’s Department of Medical Assistance Services will no longer cover gender-affirming procedures, including certain drugs and hormones, for children under 18 on Medicaid and under 19 on CHIP, effective Oct. 13, The Post Millennial reported, citing a provider bulletin obtained by Libs of TikTok. DMAS Director Steve Ford said the change follows an August Trump administration HHS/CMS final rule ending federal Medicaid funding for such treatments for minors, while mental-health coverage remains unchanged; Gov. Abigail Spanberger said her office is “looking at every option available.”
Trump says US may have gone ‘too far’ killing Iranian leaders, complicating talks:
President Trump told a Youngstown, Ohio, rally that Washington “might have gone too far with the leaders because we don’t know who the hell we’re dealing with anymore” after U.S. strikes killed senior Iranian officials, the Jerusalem Post reported. He said “nobody wants to be the president of Iran,” reiterated Iran will not get nuclear weapons, and claimed U.S. operations sank all 159 Iranian naval vessels—echoing JD Vance’s earlier remarks that Washington remains uncertain how decisions are made inside Iran’s leadership.
Israeli resident indicted for plotting ISIS-linked terror attack in Jerusalem’s Old City:
An 18-year-old resident of Umm el-Fahm was indicted Tuesday for planning a terrorist attack against IDF soldiers in Jerusalem’s Old City and pledging allegiance to ISIS, the Jerusalem Post reported. Israel Police and the Shin Bet seized digital materials after a month-long investigation into national-security offenses, terrorist-organization membership, and preparing a terrorist act; the case follows a recent series of ISIS-related arrests and indictments in Israel.
Zelensky says Ukraine got ‘no early warning from our partners’ on Russian strikes:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday Kyiv “received no early warning from our partners” on a recent Russian strike and called ballistic-missile launch intelligence “one of the most critical issues,” the Washington Examiner reported. He said Ukraine halted strikes on Russian energy infrastructure after President Trump’s energy ceasefire announcement while Russia continued attacking Ukrainian energy and critical infrastructure across 19 regions; Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Kyiv still receives U.S. intelligence despite earlier cutoff threats.
Poland accuses Russia of coordinating arson attack on Starlink satellite station:
Poland accused Russian intelligence of coordinating a September arson attack on Starlink infrastructure in Wola Krobowska, about 25 miles south of Warsaw, Just the News reported. Two Turkish citizens were arrested in Germany in connection with the suspected sabotage; intelligence minister Tomasz Siemoniak said authorities have “no doubt” Russian services were behind it, and the Associated Press linked the incident to more than 210 Europe-wide cases Western officials believe are tied to Russia.
Supreme Court agrees to hear CREW lawsuit seeking Elon Musk DOGE records:
The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear a Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington lawsuit seeking public records from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, Just the News reported. CREW argues DOGE is a federal agency subject to FOIA, while the Trump administration says it is a presidential advisory body exempt from the law; last year the high court already limited a broader lower-court disclosure order.
Anthropic warns AI ‘worms’ may self-replicate across home devices by year-end:
Anthropic warned in a new report that small AI models it terms “worms” may be able to replicate across smart-home devices such as smart ovens and off-brand Android TV boxes by the end of the year, with “no centralized point” to shut them off, the Washington Examiner reported. The company said the worst-case scenario is a swarm of agents running on hardware that is not under human control and urged hardening systems against such replicators.
Coast Guard exploring basing cutters in Panama for anti-cartel mission:
The U.S. Coast Guard is evaluating whether to station cutters in Panama as part of a broader Western Hemisphere crackdown on cartel activity, the Washington Examiner reported. Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday directed Atlantic Area commander Vice Adm. Jo-Ann Burdian to review creating a Western Hemisphere Expeditionary Cutter Squadron; Burdian said if approved, forces would need to be in place by year-end after PANAMAX 2026 training showed the value of permanent cutter presence.
Mike Johnson urges Trump to rethink livestreaming Nidal Hasan firing-squad execution:
House Speaker Mike Johnson encouraged President Trump to reverse plans to livestream Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan’s firing-squad execution, warning a video could become “a recruiting tool for future terrorists,” the New York Post reported. Johnson said he “wouldn’t be watching” and that not all Republicans favor the idea; War Secretary Pete Hegseth had announced public access to the execution, while Vice President JD Vance also said he would not watch if it were livestreamed.
Polish police arrest man suspected of plotting to assassinate PM Donald Tusk:
Polish police detained a man in his 60s in Lower Silesia on suspicion of planning to assassinate Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz after tracing him through internet posts, Breitbart News reported. Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński said the suspect was active in radical online groups using hateful language and calling for violence; security spokesmen described threats to the country’s top leaders as “deadly serious.”
Germany: nearly 4 in 10 long-term welfare recipients are foreign nationals:
Figures from Germany’s Federal Employment Agency, requested by the AfD, show about 37.8% of people who have received Bürgergeld “citizen’s allowance” for at least five years are foreign nationals—versus roughly one in five of the overall population—Breitbart News reported. About 1.4 million people have been on the benefit for five-plus years; the AfD called for requiring long-term recipients to do community service and cutting off those who refuse.
Farage accuses PM Burnham of hypocrisy after Russia-Brexit interference comments:
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage accused Prime Minister Andy Burnham of hypocrisy after Burnham suggested on a podcast that Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum, then rowed back in Parliament, Breitbart News reported. Farage said Burnham cannot be trusted on British sovereignty and cited Burnham’s past insistence the referendum was settled—until he became prime minister—after Burnham clarified he did not mean Russia successfully changed the outcome.
Pope Leo XIV arrives at Rome’s Gemelli hospital for lung nodule surgery:
Pope Leo XIV was admitted Tuesday to Rome’s Gemelli hospital ahead of afternoon surgery to remove a lung nodule that will determine whether the lesion is malignant, the New York Post reported, citing the Associated Press. The 71-year-old American pontiff waved to well-wishers on arrival; the Vatican canceled audiences through Oct. 20 for an expected weeklong stay, and oncologists said prognosis would be “excellent” if any cancer is caught early.
Gunman opens fire on California KBAK/KBFX newsroom in second drive-by attack:
A gunman fired into the KBAK/KBFX newsroom in California early Tuesday, the second attack on the station after a similar shooting Friday night, the New York Post reported. Surveillance video showed a black vehicle pull up before muzzle flashes from the driver’s side; police said ten shots hit a conference room and office Friday before additional gunfire Tuesday, with no employees hurt and the perpetrator still at large.
At least eight stabbed at South Korea shopping mall; 59-year-old detained:
At least eight people were stabbed at a shopping mall in Incheon, South Korea, before bystanders subdued a 59-year-old suspect, Just the News reported. A witness told Yonhap the attacker appeared to have knives strapped to both hands and began stabbing shoppers on the basement level before continuing up an escalator; one woman in her 20s went into cardiac arrest and underwent surgery.
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