TDFP News Roundup 10/14/26
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Major banks debanked MAGA, pro-life and conservative groups, OCC report finds:
A new Office of the Comptroller of the Currency “Debanking Review” found that JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citibank, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, Capital One, PNC, TD Bank and BMO closed accounts or refused credit to MAGA merchants, pro-life causes, religious groups and disfavored industries such as firearms, oil and gas, and private prisons between 2020 and 2025, citing “reputation risk,” the New York Post reported. The CFPB announced an investigation into the banks Wednesday, and Comptroller Jonathan Gould called the report “irrefutable evidence” of discrimination.
Trump DOJ gives California 48-hour ultimatum over suspected noncitizen voters:
The Justice Department gave California Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Los Angeles County registrar Dean Logan 48 hours to review a list of suspected noncitizens who were sent mail-in ballots, the New York Post reported. Acting Deputy Attorney General R. Trent McCotter supplied a password-protected thumb drive of names, asked officials to “segregate — not cancel” the questioned ballots, and warned the federal government “will have no choice but to seek emergency relief” if the state does not comply.
Consumer prices jump 0.6% in September as gas surges:
The consumer price index rose 0.6 percent in September and is up 3.7 percent over the year, the Labor Department said Wednesday, Breitbart News reported. Gas prices jumped 9.1 percent and accounted for more than half of the monthly increase, energy is up 20.4 percent year over year, and core prices rose 0.3 percent for the month, while grocery prices dipped 0.1 percent.
Bessent unveils plan to limit health care tax credits to eligible Americans:
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled proposed rules raising verification requirements for the Premium Tax Credit used to buy health insurance on the exchanges, aiming to keep the credit from going to ineligible foreigners, Just the News reported. Bessent said the rules “close eligibility loopholes and ensure taxpayer-funded Premium Tax Credits are reserved for eligible Americans.”
RFK Jr. purges 189K dead or duplicate enrollees from subsidized coverage:
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that CMS removed subsidies from 189,000 enrollments involving deceased people or duplicate Medicare, Medicaid or CHIP coverage, Just the News reported. Kennedy said the move saves taxpayers $738 million in 2026 and $1.5 billion a year going forward, and that enrollees or their estates were given 30 days to correct any mistakes.
Vance warns legal action will follow if Omar probe uncovers fraud:
Vice President JD Vance told Fox News Digital the administration will not “butt in” on the Justice Department’s investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar after Monday’s HSI raid on her D.C. home, but warned that “if criminal wrongdoing is discovered or potentially fraudulent immigration is uncovered, then obviously there will be legal proceedings,” Fox News reported. Vance also said Omar shows “such disdain and such rage at the country that gave her a better life,” while Omar called the raid political intimidation.
Anti-war protesters repeatedly derail Hegseth at Army conference:
Protesters interrupted War Secretary Pete Hegseth at least five times in the first half hour of an autonomous-warfare panel at the Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting in Washington, calling him a “war criminal” and a “coward” over the Iran war, Fox News reported. Hegseth called it a “semi-coordinated” disruption and said “Iran really will never have a nuclear weapon” as security removed the demonstrators.
Trump announces ‘massive’ oil, gas and mineral exploration in Greenland:
President Trump posted on Truth Social that “Massive Oil, Gas, and Mineral Exploration is getting ready to begin in our new and beautiful Greenland,” calling the island second to none for U.S. and European defense, Fox News reported. The announcement follows a new U.S.-Denmark-Greenland security agreement signed last month that expands U.S. military access, though Greenland stopped issuing new oil and gas licenses in 2021.
EXCLUSIVE: Kansas Democrat Adam Hamilton voted for Harris, donated $500:
Kansas Democratic Senate nominee Adam Hamilton, who calls himself a “different kind of Democrat,” voted for Kamala Harris in 2024 and gave $500 to her campaign two days after Biden dropped out, Breitbart News reported, citing FEC records and Hamilton’s own video. Hamilton also called January 6 “a disqualifier” for Trump, as he challenges Republican Sen. Roger Marshall and Trump prepares to rally in Kansas on Oct. 19.
NYC comptroller Levine reverses pledge to reinvest pension funds in Israel bonds:
City Comptroller Mark Levine said he will not reinvest New York City pension funds in Israel bonds, citing “technical challenges” and financial considerations, despite promising during his campaign that the portfolio “should include investments in Israel and Israel bonds,” the New York Post reported. Former Comptroller Scott Stringer warned the decision “will further empower the BDS movement,” and Dov Hikind called Levine a “coward.”
Netflix to cut about 1,000 jobs, roughly 6% of its workforce:
Netflix is laying off roughly 6% of its workforce across product, technology, legal and human resources, according to a memo from co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters, CBS News reported. The cuts of about 1,000 positions, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, are the company’s largest since 2022, as Netflix shares have fallen nearly 43% over the past year ahead of its Oct. 20 earnings report.
Ukraine slams SpaceX for throttling Starlink amid Russian barrage:
Ukrainian officials said SpaceX limited Kyiv’s Starlink service without warning, capping usable speeds at about 100 mph and disrupting drone missions as Russia fired 39 ballistic missiles and more than 120 drones that left some 600,000 people without power, the New York Post reported. Presidential adviser Serhiy Beskrestnov said defense forces “did not receive a warning,” and Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski asked Elon Musk whether he was “playing politics with your products again.”
Container ship sinks near Strait of Hormuz after projectile strike:
The Singapore-flagged container ship GFS Pride sank near the Strait of Hormuz after being hit by a projectile, while the bulk carrier Cape Dao, struck Sept. 23, was also reported sinking after a failed rescue attempt, the Jerusalem Post reported, citing Reuters. It is the second vessel to sink since the U.S.-Iran war began Feb. 28, as Iranian officials said Tehran is using new tactics to keep oil prices high and influence the U.S. midterms.
Colombia becomes 10th country to open embassy in Jerusalem:
Colombia opened its embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday as new President Abelardo de la Espriella reversed predecessor Gustavo Petro’s break with Israel and restored a free trade agreement between the countries, the Jerusalem Post reported. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said Israel had “reversed most of the negative consequences of the Petro administration” in just two months.
IDF, Shin Bet raid Hamas and PFLP front charities in West Bank:
The IDF and Shin Bet raided the Addameer Charity Association in Ramallah and the Islamic Association for the Care of Orphans in Yatta, arresting five terrorist collaborators and seizing computers, documents and checkbooks bearing Hamas markers, the Jerusalem Post reported. The military said terrorists involved in the 2019 bombing that killed 17-year-old Rina Shnerb were working at Addameer at the time of the raid.
Explosion at Intel’s Kiryat Gat chip plant critically injures workers:
Three people were seriously injured in a blast at Intel’s Kiryat Gat factory that police suspect was a gas cylinder explosion involving nitrogen trifluoride, the Jerusalem Post reported. United Hatzalah said two men required resuscitation on the way to the hospital, and the mayor said the fire was extinguished with no danger to the public.
Former Ukrainian officer goes on trial over Nord Stream pipeline sabotage:
A former Ukrainian army officer, identified in court as Serhii K. and previously named as Serhii Kuznietsov, went on trial in Hamburg over the September 2022 explosions that damaged the Nord Stream pipelines, the New York Post reported, citing the Associated Press. Prosecutors charged him with causing an explosion, damaging property, disrupting public service and being an “accomplice to war crimes,” with court dates scheduled into February 2027.
White House accuses Tory leader Badenoch of spreading ‘fake news’ over Farage comments:
A U.S. official said anyone claiming Nigel Farage offered to cede the Chagos Islands to America “is peddling fake news and undermining the Anglo-American relationship, including, apparently, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch,” Breitbart News reported. The administration said it understood Farage to mean perpetual U.S. use of the Diego Garcia base, and Reform UK quipped “Calamity Kemi strikes again.”
MI5 chief tells Britons to ‘adapt,’ parents to flag radicalized children:
MI5 Director General Sir Ken McCallum told the British public “we have some adapting to do,” saying state-backed threats have quadrupled in a decade and now equal counterterrorism work, Breitbart News reported. He urged parents to talk to a teacher or trusted community member if their children are “being taken down some dark paths on the internet.”
Germany’s migration system has cost taxpayers at least €400 billion, author calculates:
Journalist Björn Harms, author of The Asylum Complex, calculated that Germany’s migration policy has cost taxpayers at least €400 billion since 2016, including about €242 billion in federal spending and over €100 billion from state budgets, Breitbart News reported. Harms found at least 4,437 taxpayer-funded accommodations housing roughly 295,000 people as of March.
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